The official Heathrow Hoppa buses do not run 24x7 and are less frequent than most of the public bus routes. Many of the buses run a 24/7 schedule and all run from early morning until late evening. Go beyond the perimeter roads and you pay the normal bus fare.

In many cases these public buses stop right outside the entrance of many Heathrow hotels.īuses are free as long as you get off/on the buses on the perimeter roads of the airport and travel to and from the passenger terminals. Heathrow Airport subsidises all public buses, most of which are the famous red London buses so that any journey from the Heathrow Airport terminals to anywhere on the perimeter roads is completely free. Previous policy in place before Covid and kept as reference for when the temporary measures end We are hoping these changes will be short-lived and once Heathrow’s financial health has been restored, we plan to introduce an improved programme of subsidised and sustainable travel for our colleagues, communities and passengers'. From 12 June 2021 the remaining buses will no longer be free. From this date, some bus services in the Heathrow Free Travel Zone were no longer free (4, 7, 8, 442, 555). In November 2020 we announced that we would be suspending the Heathrow Free Travel Zone (FTZ) and end some other local transport subsidies, effective from 1 January 2021. 'COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on Heathrow’s finances. Below is the statement from Heathrow explaining the decision:Ĭhanges to subsidies for public transport

Unfortunately the Covid-19 Pandemic hit airports really hard and one of the consequences of this at Heathrow was the removal of the free bus zone around the airport. Local buses to Heathrow hotels were often free Local buses at Heathrow Airport Including FREE public buses to Heathrow Airport hotels

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