Change in Heathrow Express ticket prices to Paddington Station?

[YaYaCruiser]

We are traveling on NCL Star Oct. 23; arriving in London on Oct.21.  When we started this booking process, we found Heathrow Express tickets for 5 euros into London Paddington, but can't find that rate now.    Are we overlooking something?  Any advice on the best way to travel from Heathrow to Paddington Station (or closer to our hotel, Ibis Earl's Court) would be most appreciated.  

 

Thanks in advance!

[gumshoe958]

Heathrow Express sells advance tickets at a variety of different prices starting at £5.50, but the cheapest fares are strictly limited and once they sell out the price goes up to the next level (£7.50), then the next and so on. So it looks like you missed out on the cheapest tickets.

 

But the easiest route from Heathrow to your hotel would actually be the Piccadilly line tube, which runs direct to Earl’s Court every 5-10 minutes. Your hotel is about a 10 minute walk from the station. The fare is £3.40 at peak times Mon-Fri, or £2.10 at all other times if you use a contactless payment card, Apple/Google Pay or an Oyster card. A paper ticket is £6.70.

[Island2Dweller]

If your hotel is in Earls Court, you absolutely don't want any train to Paddington.  That's nowhere near your hotel!

As mentioned above, Piccadilly line is frequent and cheap.  Do not attempt to buy any paper ticket, used bank card or phone/smart watch to open the platform barrier.  (Paper tickets are priced to be painfully expensive to discourage use - the transport authories want to nudge you to electronic payment)

[Langoustine]

7 hours ago, YaYaCruiser said:

we found Heathrow Express tickets for 5 euros into London Paddington

First, you didn't find any tickets for Euros because GB doesn't use Euros but Pounds. Second, Paddington is not near your hotel.

[Meander Ingwa]

If you have google maps on your phone you should be able to easily find your walking route from. Earls Court station to your hotel 

[Cotswold Eagle]

On 7/27/2023 at 5:32 PM, gumshoe958 said:

Your hotel is about a 10 minute walk from the station

That walk will take you past West Brompton underground station, so you could change at Earls Court and take a  District line train heading to Wimbledon one stop to there, to shorten the walk if you have significant luggage. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Cotswold Eagle

[YaYaCruiser]

Geez, Langoustine, aren't you a ray of sunshine! LOL Who peed in your Post Toasties?

Please forgive me as I misspoke about euro/pounds.  And I'm fully aware that Paddington isn't near our hotel; we're just examining options using HE and connecting with the underground. Perhaps you could make some gracious and polite recommendations?

[YaYaCruiser]

@ Cotwold Eagle thank you for a workable suggestion.

 

Edited July 29, 2023 by YaYaCruiser

[Meander Ingwa]

@YaYaCruiser if you are an adventurous eater, there are a lot of interesting places around the station neighborhood