Hotel Hoppa Heathrow - Hotel Transfer Bus

And Alternative Local (Sometimes Free) Alternatives

Heathrow Hotel Hoppa Bus
Heathrow Hotel Hoppa Bus

Heathrow Hotel Transfers :

Unlike most international airports, Heathrow's hotels are not allowed to operate their own hotel shuttle vehicles. The only exception is the Hilton Hotel that runs a bus between Terminal 5 and the Hilton Hotel only.

Instead fixed route "Hotel Hoppa " buses are operated, each route services two or three Heathrow hotels. There are two sets of routes from each hotel. One services Terminals 1 and 3, the other Terminals 4 and 5. A very few hotels do not service Terminal 4 at all.


It is also possible to use alternative free local buses to many hotels - of course this somehow isn't brought to the attention of most travelers.

Hotel Hoppa Prices, Timetables & Ticketing

Tickets Purchased On-line / From Ticket Booths

£4 per person one way, £7 per person return
Children travel free (2 children per fare paying adult).

Tickets Purchased From Bus Driver

£4.50 per person one way, £8 per person return

Children travel free (2 children per fare paying adult).

Hotel Hoppa Ticket Machine Terminal 3

Hoppa Buses pick up from outside the arrivals hall of each of the passenger terminals.

The Hoppa Hotel Buses are well signed, just look up and the Hoppa Buses are signed together with the car parking and car hire shuttle buses, London Underground and Heathrow Express trains

When you get to the bus bays check you are at the right stop, Hotel Hoppa buses normal depart from several bus bays for the different Hotel Hoppa bus routes.

Also remember that several chains have more than one hotel at Heathrow served by different Hotel Hoppa routes. These include Holiday Inn (4), Sheraton (2), Marriott (2), Travelodge (2) and Premier Inn (2).


On the way back to the airport from the hotels remember there will be 2 different routes from each hotel. One serves Terminal 4 and 5, the other serves 1 and 3.


There are ticket machines at most bus stops like the one pictured right. They take cash (UK cash and no change given) and credit cards. You can also buy tickets from the Central Bus Station ticket office between Terminals 1 and 3 and the British Hotel reservation centre kiosks in Terminals 1 and 3.


Hoppa Buses Terminals 1 & 3
Route ID Hotels Visited Public bus alternative routes from bus station
H1 Holiday Inn M4, Crowne Plaza, Novotel, Premier Inn M4 No direct public buses
H2* Park Inn , Renaissance. 105,140,285 (24x7) + N9 Night Bus
H3* Marriott, Radisson Edwardian, Sheraton Skyline. 105,140,285 (24x7) + N9 Night Bus
H4* Holiday Inn (Bath Road), Sheraton, Arora. 50,75,76
H5 Holiday Inn Express Terminal 5, Marriott Windsor 75,76
H6 Ariel Holiday Inn, Ibis, Premier Inn (Bath Road) 105,111+ N9 Night Bus
H7 Ramada Jarvis, Travelodge Central 105,111+ N9 Night Bus
H8 Comfort Inn, Premier Inn (M4/J4), easyhotel. No direct buses (though 140 bus easyHotel)
H9 Jurys Inn 285 (24x7) + London Underground
H10 Hilton Terminal 5 No direct buses

Hoppa Buses run broadly from 04:30 to about 23:30 (see individual hotels detailed below)

* Routes where the public bus alternative is free
Hoppa Buses Terminals 4 & 5 (note route H55 serve Terminal 5 only)
Route ID Hotels Visited Public bus alternative routes from bus station
H51 Holiday Inn M4, Crowne Plaza, Novotel, Thistle No direct buses (423 bus Thistle to T5 only)
H53* Marriott, Radisson Edwardian, Sheraton Skyline, Jurys 423 bus to T5. 555/7 bus to T4.
H54* Holiday Inn (Bath Rd),Renaissance,Sheraton,Park Inn. 423 bus to T5. 555/7 bus to T4.
H55 Holiday Inn Express, Marriott Windsor.(Terminal 5 Only) 77,78 bus to T5 only
H56 Holiday Inn Ariel, Ibis, Ramada , Premier Inn Bath Rd. No direct buses
H57 Travelodge Terminal 5, Hilton Terminal 5 No direct buses
H58 Comfort Inn, Premier Inn M4/J4 No direct buses
Routes where the public bus/train alternative is free;
+ The Heathrow Express train links the central area with Terminals 4 and 5 every 15 minutes and is free
+ 482,490 public bus services connects Terminal 4 & 5 and are free.
Free Hotel Buses
Hilton Heathrow - At T4 has own bus every 30 minutes between hotel and Terminal 5
Heathrow Lodge - Runs its own minibus on demand to all terminals.

Hoppa Buses run broadly from 04:30 to about 23:30 (see individual hotels detailed below)

* Routes where the public bus alternative is free
Hoppa Buses - First & Last Buses (last checked 3rd January 2012)
  Central Terminals 1 & 3) Terminals 4 Terminals 5
* Times from Central
based on Terminal 3		 First Bus
From
Hotel		 Last Bus
From
Term*		 Av
Freq
(mins)		 First Bus
From
Hotel		 LastBus
From
Term		 Av
Freq
(mins) 		First Bus
From
Hotel		 LastBus
From
Term		 Av
Freq
(mins)
Comfort Inn 04:00 23:43 40/45 - - - 04:20 23:20 40
Crown Plaza 04:30 23:43 20/30 04:21 23:51 30 04:21 00:02 30
easyHotel 03:57 23:43 40/45 - - - - - -
Hilton Terminal 5 04:15 23:33 30 04:16 23:23 20/30 04:16 23:34 20/30
Holiday Inn Express 04:00 23:27 30 - - - 03:50 23:50 30
Holiday Inn (Bath Rd) 04:28 23:33 20/30 05:15 23:36 30 05:15 23:47 30
Holiday Inn Ariel 04:17 23:34 20/30 04:03 23:50 30 04:03 23:39 30
Holiday Inn M4 J4 04:20 23:43 20/30 04:25 23:51 30 04:25 00:02 30
Ibis Hotel 04:20 23:34 20/30 04:06 23:50 30 04:06 23:39 30
Jurys Inn 05:00* 20:22* 60 04:46 23:50 30 04:46 23:39 30
Marriott Heathrow 04:44 23:50 20/30 04:34 23:23 30 04:34 23:34 30
Marriott Windsor 04:05 23:37 30 - - - 04:05 23:50 30
Novotel 04:25 23:43 20/30 04:18 23:51 30 04:18 00:02 30
Park Inn Heathrow 04:15 23:41 15/20 05:19 23:36 30 05:19 23:47 30
Premier Inn Bath Rd 04:24 23:34 20/30 04:15 23:50 30 04:15 23:39 30
Premier Inn (M4 J4) 04:03 23:43 40/45 - - - 04:23 23:20 30
Radisson Edwardian 04:40 23:50 20/30 04:31 23:23 30 04:31 23:34 30
Ramada Jarvis 04:30 22:57 45 04:10 23:50 30 04:10 23:39 30
Renaissance 04:23 23:41 15/20 05:25 23:36 30 05:25 23:47 30
Sheraton Heathrow 04:26 23:33 20/30 05:31 23:36 30 05:31 23:47 30
Sheraton Skyline 04:48 23:50 20/30 04:37 23:23 30 04:37 23:34 30
Thistle 04:20 23:33 20/30 04:32 23:51 30 04:32 00:02 30
Travelodge Central 04:36 22:57 45 - - - - - -
Travelodge Terminal 5 - - - 04:22 23:23 20/30 04:22 23:34 20/30
* No services on H9 between 10:00 and 16:00 to/from Jurys Inn to/from Terminals 1 + 3

Local Buses to Hotels (Many Free)

A curious policy is being operated by the owner of Heathrow Airport - BAA. The Official Hoppa Bus charges to each hotel. At the same time BAA subsidises all public buses so that any journey from the terminals to anywhere on the perimeter roads is completely free.

In many cases these buses stop right outside the hotel entrance.


Buses are free as long as you get off/on the buses on the perimeter roads of the airport, (where many hotels are). All of these buses go onto local towns, the maximum fare is £2.30.

Many of the buses run a 24x7 schedule and all run from early morning until late evening.

Heathrow Local Buses - More Details


Hotels with free local buses to Heathrow Central (Terminals 1 & 3)
Hotels Bus Routes
Holiday Inn Bath Road 105, U3

Park Inn, Renaissance, Radisson, Marriott (Heathrow), Sheraton Skyline,

Holiday Inn (Ariel), Ibis, Berkely Suites

 105,111,140
Sheraton, Thistle (100m walk) 75,76
Arora International 75,76, U3
Jurys Inn (get off at Hatton X Underground) 285,555
Hotels with free local buses to Heathrow Terminal 4

Park Inn, Renaissance, Radisson, Marriott (Heathrow), Sheraton Skyline,

Holiday Inn (Ariel), Ibis, Berkely Suites

 555
Jurys Inn (from Hatton Cross Underground Station) 482, 490,555,724

Hotels with free local buses to Heathrow Terminal 5
Park Inn, Renaissance, Radisson, Marriott Heathrow, Sheraton Skyline, Holiday Inn (Bath Road) , Holiday Inn Ariel, Ibis, Arora International, Thistle, Sheraton 423
Jurys Inn (from Hatton Cross), Hilton (from T4) 482, 490, 724