TfL fares will apply to the Elizabeth line, ensuring affordable and integrated travel for customers when the railway opens through central London later this year.
From December 2018 Elizabeth line pay as you go fares within Zones 1-6 will be the same as the fares on existing TfL services, bringing savings to many. All customer service and travel information on the line will also be fully integrated with TfL’s other services and all existing travel concessions and discounts will apply.
Journeys on the Elizabeth line from east London stations such as Canary Wharf or Whitechapel through central London to stations in the west such as Paddington or Ealing Broadway will cost the same as an equivalent Tube journey.
Additionally, from Sunday 20 May TfL Rail services will start running between Paddington and Heathrow Terminals 2/3 and 4. This new service will replace the existing Heathrow Connect service and part of the Great Western inner suburban service. Heathrow Express is not affected by the changes.
Pay as you go fares will be accepted across the route all the way from Paddington to Heathrow for the first time. Customers travelling to and from Heathrow using pay as you go on TfL Rail services from within Zones 1-6 will never pay more than the daily cap of £12.50. Travelcards covering Zone 6 will also be valid on TfL Rail to Heathrow. Fares will be cheaper or in line with the current standard fares charged for Heathrow Connect.
Construction of the Crossrail project is now 90 per cent complete. The new trains were driven through the central tunnels last month as part of the testing programme and we remain on schedule to open Elizabeth line services in December this year, transforming the way people travel around London and the South East.
The Elizabeth line will open in stages. From December 2018 three separate services will run: Paddington (Elizabeth line station) to Abbey Wood via central London; Paddington (mainline station) to Heathrow (Terminals 2/ 3 and 4); Liverpool Street (mainline station) to Shenfield.
By December 2019 the Elizabeth line will be fully open, with services running from Reading and Heathrow in the west through the central tunnels to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.
For more information about the Paddington to Heathrow services and fares please see our press release here. For further information on the Elizabeth line and the staged opening programme please visit www.tfl.gov.uk/elizabeth-line