Heathrow Terminal 4Shenfield
Only 2 direct trains on a weekday - change at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, taking about 108 minutes for £21.50 off-peak (£24.60 peak).
Journey time
92 min direct, 108 min changing
Changes
2 direct trains a day
Adult single
£21.50 off-peak (£24.60 peak)
What it costs
£21.50 off-peak (£24.60 peak) for an adult single with contactless or Oyster. Peak fares apply when you touch in between 06:30 and 09:30 or between 16:00 and 19:00, Monday to Friday. Everything else is off-peak, including all day Saturday and Sunday and public holidays.
Daily and weekly capping limits what you pay across all TfL services, so several journeys in a day often cost less than the singles added up.
Direct trains are limited
Only 2 direct trains run Heathrow Terminal 4 to Shenfield on a weekday - the service turns back before it gets there. Unless one happens to be next on the board, change at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3: that takes about 108 minutes including a typical 19-minute wait, and costs the same - pay as you go charges for the journey, not the number of trains.
Direct trains are more frequent at weekends: 2 on a Saturday and 7 on a Sunday.
Where you change
Direct trains are too rare to wait for. Take an Elizabeth line train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 and change there for Shenfield. Allow about 5 minutes for the change; the typical wait is 19 minutes.
The 108 minutes above is measured across real connections in the timetable - each train matched to the next one you could actually catch, not two journey times added together.
Departures from Heathrow Terminal 4
The direct trains only - changing at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 is usually quicker than waiting. First 22:45, last 23:15 on weekdays.
Mon-Fri 22:45 – 23:15 · 2 trains
Saturday 22:45 – 23:15 · 2 trains
Sunday 07:33 – 22:00 · 7 trains
The two stations
Heathrow Terminal 4
- Zone
- 6
- Step-free
- Street to train
- Change for
- Piccadilly line
Shenfield
- Zone
- C
- Step-free
- Street to train
- Change for
- National Rail (Greater Anglia)
Common questions
How long does the Elizabeth line take from Heathrow Terminal 4 to Shenfield?
How much is the Elizabeth line from Heathrow Terminal 4 to Shenfield?
Do I need to change trains from Heathrow Terminal 4 to Shenfield?
What time are the first and last trains from Heathrow Terminal 4 to Shenfield?
Times from the national timetable data (2026-08-21); fares from the TfL single fare finder. Engineering work can change weekend times - check the live board on the day.