ShenfieldHeathrow Terminal 4
No direct trains on a weekday - change at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, taking about 92 minutes for £21.50 off-peak (£24.60 peak).
Journey time
about 92 min
Changes
Change at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
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.
No direct trains on weekdays
No direct trains run Shenfield to Heathrow Terminal 4 on a weekday - the service turns back before it gets there. Change at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3: that takes about 92 minutes including a typical 7-minute wait, and costs the same - pay as you go charges for the journey, not the number of trains.
Direct trains do run at weekends: 4 on a Saturday and 8 on a Sunday.
Where you change
There is no weekday direct train. Take an Elizabeth line train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 and change there for Heathrow Terminal 4. Allow about 5 minutes for the change; the typical wait is 7 minutes.
The 92 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 Shenfield
The direct trains only - changing at Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 is usually quicker than waiting.
Saturday 21:26 – 22:36 · 4 trains
Sunday 07:26 – 21:11 · 8 trains
The two stations
Shenfield
- Zone
- C
- Step-free
- Street to train
- Change for
- National Rail (Greater Anglia)
Heathrow Terminal 4
- Zone
- 6
- Step-free
- Street to train
- Change for
- Piccadilly line
Common questions
How long does the Elizabeth line take from Shenfield to Heathrow Terminal 4?
How much is the Elizabeth line from Shenfield to Heathrow Terminal 4?
Do I need to change trains from Shenfield to Heathrow Terminal 4?
What time are the first and last trains from Shenfield to Heathrow Terminal 4?
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.