Oxford bus/coach directly to Heathrow

The bus terminal at LHR for National Express and local busses is between T2 and T3, connected by moving walkways and escalators and very well signed. There is a National Express Oxford bus that leaves every twenty minutes.

https://book.nationalexpress.com/coach/#/choose-journey?journeyType=single&departureStopId=57286&destinationStopId=49073&departureDate=28%2F08%2F2024&departArrive=DepartAfter&outboundTime=09:00&returnDate=28%2F08%2F2024&departArriveReturn=DepartAfter&returnTime=00:00&adults=1&children=0&infants=0&euroAdults=0&euroChildren=0&euroSixtyPlus=0&euroInfants=0&ouiAdults=1&ouiChildren=0&usingCoachCard=false&youngPersonCards=0&seniorCards=0&disabledCards=0&partnerId=NX&campaignId=DEFAULT&request_locale=en&numResults=4

Use the official Transportation for London site to look up city tube, bus and train connections.

https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/

From Heathrow to your hotel, the BEST way to the Sheraton would be either by taxi or private car hire. A less expensive way would be to take the Piccadilly line to Green Park and from there it's a short walk to your hotel.

From London to Oxford, you can take the train from Paddington Station. You can also get one from Marylebone station that is cheaper but takes longer.

You can find the schedules here:

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

You can also take a bus from London to Oxford. These are operated by Oxford Tube. This will take twice as long as the train from Paddington

From Oxford to Heathrow you can take a coach called The Airline

If you are going to T3, the Central Bus Station is located close to T2 but is an easy, underground walk to T3. If arriving at T3, you would take the same walk part way to the Underground station (Piccadilly line).

Which hotel near T3?

There is a National Express Oxford bus that leaves every twenty minutes.

That bus is NOT operated by National Express. It is the Oxford Bus Company the Airline service. National Express will sell it as a third party service but you will be looking in vain for a NE bus on the run. However National Express do run their own service- the #210 to Wolverhampton every 90 minutes (which starts from Gatwick Airport),

Also National Express do NOT run from central London to Oxford, except for one overnight bus to Liverpool. That service is run entirely by the Oxford Tube (again National Express will sell it as a 3rd party, but all the buses are in Oxford Tube livery). That bus runs from a kerbside stop between Victoria Railway and Victoria Bus/Coach Stations.

Hi, Susan, Frank's directions are accurate and show you how to get from Heathrow to London; London to Oxford, and Oxford back to Heathrow. As he said about getting to London, the easiest (aka best) way is to get there by taxi or private car. But that's expensive. I don't like expensive when I can avoid it, so I generally use public transportation, and it's very easy as long as you don't have a lot of luggage. I generally just bring one carry-on and a personal bag, so your mileage may vary. :-)

Definitely take the Airline bus that Frank linked to, which will get you from Oxford directly to Heathrow. It's a very nice and comfortable ride, relatively inexpensive and there are regular trips leaving every hour. I took it this year in April and it was great. You get on the bus at the Gloucester Green bus station in Oxford (where the Wednesday market is). The day I went, it was not crowded at all, but I wouldn't take chances and would get there about 10 minutes early. There are other stops around town where you can pick up the bus, but it's easier and probably better to get it at the origin to ensure a seat.

My understanding is the ticket office at the Central Bus Station has closed, but the buses are still using the station. BTW, it is a great way to get to Oxford. I took the Airline Bus in 2022 and the bus was nice & clean and we literally zipped up to Oxford with no probably.

My understanding is the ticket office at the Central Bus Station has closed, but the buses are still using the station.

Laurie Beth, I just paid on the bus using Tap and Pay. In fact, that's what everyone did.