Save 50% Off Tickets for Heathrow Express in London

Visiting London this summer?  From now until September 5th the Heathrow Express, London’s fastest rail link from Heathrow Airport to Paddington Station, is offering 50% off return journey tickets for groups of 2 or more people.

The Paddington Station in Central London

This special summer offer is only valid for online bookings, not at Heathrow Express ticket offices, station ticket machines, or on board the train. Purchases must be made before September 5, 2010 with the return journey within one month of the outward journey. Children must be accompanied by a minimum of 2 paying adults, and all passengers must be traveling together at all times.

Ticket prices for an Express Class return ticket are £32.00 for adults and £16.00 for children between the ages of 5 and 15 years.  With 50% off the total ticket price, this means a family of two adults and two children can save £48 and a group of 4 friends can save £64!

If you are traveling with a group of four or more on the weekends, take advantage of the Group Weekender tickets. Save up to 50% per person on Express Class single tickets, valid only on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. This deal is only available at the ticket desk. If children are including in the group of four, they must be traveling with at least two adults. Ask a staff member at the ticket desk for more information.

The Heathrow Express was launched in 1998 and operates seven days a week.  With 150 services running each day, departing every 15 minutes from 5:10 a.m. to 11:25 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 5:10 a.m. to 12:55 a.m. on Sundays.  It takes just 15 minutes to get from Paddington Station in central London (map) to Terminals 1 and 3 at Heathrow aiport (map), 25 minutes to Terminal 4, and 21 minutes to Terminal 5, on average.

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