National Express Coaches to and from Heathrow
National Express coaches cover 98% of the UK including local stops in England, Wales and Scotland. They will take you to and from Heathrow Airport at all times to make sure you are on time for your flight or destination.
They often run special offers and are one of the cheapest ways to get around. With cheap tickets on clean, comfortable and prompt coaches and friendly drivers, you may even want to consider taking one of their Eurolines coaches to your next European destination!
Using a dedicated coach service from National Express means that you will also save money on airport parking which can sometimes be located quite a way from the terminals. This way you will be dropped of at the terminal door!
Your friendly driver will help you with your luggage while you board and make your way to your clean, comfortable and spacious seat. National Express coaches also have on board washrooms and have been designed to make your journey as comfortable and relaxing as possible.
Latest Coach Travel Offers from National Express
Destinations & Departure Points
Whether you are looking to get between Heathrow airport and Gatwick or further out locations like Glasgow, you will find a coach to suit your particular journey requirements at a great price!
National Express offers the only direct airport connection and links all the four major London airports, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports. They operate 100 services a day between Heathrow and Gatwick which takes around 1 hour.
Pick up and Drop Off
Terminals 1, 2 and 3
Pick up and drop off points for terminal 1, 2 and 3 are located at the Central Bus Station, which is just a short walk from the check in area and is clearly signposted from around the airport.
Terminal 4
National Express coaches will pick up and drop you off at stops 13 and 14 just outside the terminal 4 building.
Terminal 5
National Express Coaches to Terminal 5 will use stops 13-16 just outside the terminal building for pick up and drop off.
Between Heathrow Airport Terminals
National Express operates a free coach service between London Heathrow terminals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 are quite close to each other and you can walk between them, but terminal 4 is a separate building as is the new terminal 5.
You can also use the free transfer between all the Heathrow terminal buildings operated by the Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express train services which are clearly signposted at Heathrow, and more information can be found by visiting airport information desks withn the airport terminals.
There are many local stops which you can book to and from, but some of the main destinations and departure points and the duration of the journeys are shown below.
Popular Heathrow Routes and Journey Times
| Travel Between |
Journey Time |
Notes |
| Heathrow-Gatwick |
1 hour |
Direct Service, 100 per day |
| Heathrow-Bournemouth |
2 Hours |
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| Heathrow-Bristol |
2 hours |
Departing on the hour |
| Heathrow-Bath |
2 hours 35 minutes |
Not Direct Service |
| Heathrow-Cardiff |
3 Hours |
Via Bristol & Newport - Hourly Service |
| Heathrow-Cambridge |
2 Hours 40 Minutes |
Via Stansted, Half Hourly/Hourly Service |
| Heathrow-Cheltenham Spa |
2 Hours 35 Minutes |
Via Swindon |
| Heathrow-Oxford |
3 Hours 25 Minutes |
Direct Service |
| Heathrow-Stansted |
1 Hour 20 Minutes |
3 services per hour |
| Heathrow-London |
1 Hour |
Regular Service |
Discounted & Concessionary Coach Fares
Group Fares
Travelling on a National Express coach can be one of the cheapest and easiest ways for a group of you to get around the UK or abroad. Group discounts are available for 4 or more passengers travelling together to and from Heathrow airport, with prices starting from just £90 return on popular routes. So if you are travelling out of or into Heathrow to and from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Newport, Swansea, Warwick or Wolverhampton as a group your journey will work out at just £22.50 each! Plus you save on parking charges at the airport, and lots of hassle, just hand your bags to your driver, board the coach and sit back and relax in complete comfort.
Find out more and buy tickets from National Express Group Fares.
Students and Young People
For full time students and young people aged 16-26 National Express offer some brilliant discounts and special offers though their Coachcard. The Coachcard will cost you just £10 for a year or £25 for 3 years, and means you can save up to 30% on coach travel across the UK. you will also benefit from some really unique special offers exclusive to Coachcard holders. So if you fall into this category and travel by coach regularly or are planning a few trips, you could save a lot of money!
Apply for a National Express Coachcard.
Over 60's
If you are over 60 years old, you will qualify for an automatic discount on coach travel with National Express. This discount, which can save you up to 50% off a regular fare, will be worked out automatically when you book your tickets, you don't need to pay for a concession card or something similar which saves hassle as well as money! Over the course of the year, during off peak travel times, you can get up to 50% off your fare for coach services in England, Wales and Scotland. If you book your ticket during a peak travel period (Fridays throughout the year, Saturdays in July and August and during Easter, Christmas or New Year holidays) you can still qualify for discounts of up to 30%.
Find out more and book tickets with National Express Over 60's Fares.
Family Discounts
Families can make great savings when travelling by coach to and from Heathrow airport, and across the UK. National Express have special concession cards for families called Coachcards and they cost just £8 or £16 for a whole year of discounted travel for children (aged 3-15) depending on the number of adults and children travelling. You can choose from their 1plus1 (£8 per year) or 2plus2 (£16 per year) Coachcards. 1plus1 allows one child to travel free when accompanied by a full paying adult, and 2plus2 allows 2 children to travel free when accompanied by 2 full paying adults. Under 3's always travel free on National Express coaches.
Find out more and get your Family Coachcard discount card.
Eurolines Coaches
As an alternative to flying, why not take a coach trip with National Express Eurolines for your next European adventure? It will take a bit longer to get to your destination but the savings you can make are well worth the extra travelling time. You can even choose to get an overnight coach, sleep on the way and wake up in your chosen European location!
With prices starting at just £19 one way for trips from London Victoria station to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Cork and Dublin what are you waiting for!
Eurolines are Europes largest regular coach network and are connected with many European coach and companies so they can offer the best prices across 500 destinations throughout Europe and Ireland!
They offer "Funfares" which are the cheapest Eurolines fares to European cities, but you will need to book in advance to get hold of one. Funfares are also only available when booked online, as e-tickets so postal delivery and collection of the tickets are not possible.
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Coach
Travelling by coach has been proven to be one of the most environmentally friendly forms of public transport. National Express are very proud that they are helping people to cut down on their carbon footprint and want you to join in with cutting down the UK's carbon emmissions, so have created an emmissions calculator to enable you to see how big your carbon footprint is and how much you can cut that down by travelling by coach!
