The Tube from London Heathrow to Victoria Station

From Heathrow to Victoria requires one connection from the Picadilly (dark blue) to the District (green) or Circle (yellow) Tube line. You can change at Gloucester Road or South Kensington stations. Or changing earlier on the route, such as at Baron's Court, may be less crowded than the central area stations. Total travel time is under an hour. See also http://www.tfl.gov.uk/.

I also need to go to Victoria Station from Heathrow. I've been told though that there are no escalators or elevators at Victoria Station so if you have luggage you'll have to carry it up steps. I don't know if that matters to you or not. Does anyone know if it's a lot of steps?

You need to change. The previous post mentioned a few options, I will add another very easy one.

Get off the Piccadilly Line from Heathrow at Hammersmith, there the Piccadilly line shares a platform with the District Line, which means you simply walk 20 feet or so to the other side of the platform and wait a few minutes for the next train.

As mentioned, there are a number of stations shared between the Piccadilly and District or Circle line, but it may mean walking up and down stairs or quite a distance to get to the right platform, at least at Hammersmith it is very easy....not positive about the others

There are National Express buses that depart the different terminals of Heathrow during the day for the Victoria Coach Station. 6GBP. You'll need to know which terminal you will be departing from to work the bus website. Check out http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx

Paul gave you great advice. I will repeat it so that you know how helpful it is. Hammersmith is where you should change lines. It is so easy. I was given this advice on my first trip and did not ask why. (the person who gave it to me was very knowledgeable so i just did it) It was only later that someone explained how much lugging of suitcases would be involved if I switched at one of the other stations where the 2 lines intersect. (up and down stairs, escalators, etc) I have since been in some of these stations and will always be grateful to Mr. Patel who insisted I change at Hammersmith.

Yes, you do have to change as the others have said and definitely change at Hammersmith. I got this advice from this forum as well and it is so on point about how easy it is.

Judy,

as others have pointed out, you have to make a transfer.

but so you know once you get a hang of the tube you will love it. Once you get to whatever transfer point you choose, stop and look around to see how they "depict" where you need to go.

What you will notice is that the lines are color coded with the name of the line. take note of which one you want and go from there along with the end point of the line.

just so you know Victoria station is real busy. it will be controlled chaos when you get there, but for me i love it eventho i hate crowds but it reminds me im there and not at work.

you can also pickup some handy pocket maps at the station. i use them to study where im going eventho there are maps one the walls and trains. i also use them when i get home to plan/look at where the stops are for my next trip back.

and yes, there are stairs in victoria station as with others.

happy trails and "mind the gap"

@ Bonnie,

" Does anyone know if it's a lot of steps?

alot is relative.

i use/go to the victoria train station area and there are approx 2 flights of stairs. im sure there are more on the platforms. i dont pay attention to the stairs since they are just there.

happy trails.

I think it is important to stress that changing at Hammersmith makes the journey easier, and changing at Gloucester Road, South Kensington or Baron's Court makes the journey more difficult. That's the value of the Helpline.

The stairs are a little daunting at Victoria if you aren't expecting them because they are wide and go straight up, with people coming down them at the same time. I've never counted them but I'd say its something like a storey and a half.

I was using those very stairs just a few days ago. Shame I didn't look - but I didn't expect the question.

Barons Court is also a cross platform change between the District and Piccadilly Lines. It is however a bit more exposed to the elements. The station itself is a Grade Ii listed building because it preserves some unique features, although that is probably of specialist interest only.

The platform access and interchange facilities at Victoria are in the process of being upgraded and eventually will be step free. They aren't yet, and the building work adds to the congestion.

So that I understand, if a person gets off at Hammersmith and gets on the Piccadilly line there would be no steps at Victoria Station to deal with. Is that correct?

Thank you for the information in this thread!

Mike

Thanks, Emma.

Mike