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.

Advance Purchase Hoppa Bus Tickets
(using National Express Travel Planner)

Hotel Hoppa Prices, Timetables & Ticketing

Flat fare of £4 per person on any Hotel Hoppa service.

Children aged 3-15 years £0.50. Children under 3 free.

Tickets can be purchased from machines at the airport or hotels serviced.

Tickets can also be purchased on-line using a credit card (use 'info/book' link above).


Hoppa Buses pick up from the main entrance of each hotel on the route. At passenger terminals there are specific bus stops for the Hoppa Buses that are well signposted.


Hoppa Buses Terminals 1 & 3
Route ID Hotels Visited Public bus alternative routes from bus station
H1 Holiday Inn M4, Crowne Plaza, Novotel 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, Thistle. 50,75,76
H5 Quality Hotel, 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

Hoppa Buses run broadly from 05:30 to about 23:00 (see individual hotels detailed below)

* Routes where the public bus alternative is free
Hoppa Buses Terminals 4 & 5 (note routes H55, H57, H58 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 Road), Renaissance, Sheraton. Ariel
Ibis, Ramada Jarvis, Premier Inn Bath Road. Park Inn.		 423 bus T5 not Ramada or Premier Inn
555 T4. not Ramada/ Premier/Sheraton
H55 Quality Hotel, Marriott Windsor. (Terminal 5 Only) 77,78 bus to T5 only
H57 Travelodge Terminal 5 (Terminal 5 Only) No direct buses
H58 Comfort Inn, Premier Inn M4/J4 (Terminal 5 Only) No direct buses
Routes where the public bus/train alternative is free;
+ The Heathrow Express train links the central area with Terminal 5 every 15 minutes and is free
+ The Heathrow Connetc train links the central area with Terminal 4 every 15 minutes and is free .
+ 482,490 public bus 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 05:30 to about 23:00 (see individual hotels detailed below)

* Routes where the public bus alternative is free
Hoppa Buses - First & Last Buses (last checked 12th May 2010)
  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 22:41 30/40 04:00 13:05 40 04:20 23:20 40
Crown Plaza 04:30 22:41 20/30 04:21 23:51 30 04:21 23:32 30
easyHotel 03:57 22:41 40/45 03:57 13:05 40 03:57 14:45 40
Holiday Inn (Bath Rd) 04:27 23:33 15/20 04:20 23:26 30 04:20 23:37 30
Holiday Inn Ariel 04:12 23:39 20/30 04:03 23:51 30 04:03 23:40 30
Holiday Inn M4 J4 04:20 22:41 20/30 04:25 23:51 30 04:25 23:32 30
Ibis Hotel 04:15 23:39 20/30 04:06 23:51 30 04:06 23:36 30
Jurys Inn 05:00 22:35 45 04:39 23:50 30 04:29 23:19 30
Marriott Heathrow 04:23 23:39 30 04:18 23:30 30 04:18 23:19 30
Marriott Windsor 04:05 23:25 30 - - - 03:55 23:50 30
Novotel 04:24 22:41 20/25 04:18 23:51 30 04:18 23:32 30
Park Inn Heathrow 04:15 23:49 15/20 04:24 23:26 30 04:24 23:37 30
Premier Inn Bath Rd 04:19 23:25 20 04:13 23:51 30 04:13 23:40 30
Premier Inn (M4 J4) 04:03 22:41 30/45 - - - 04:22 23:20 40
Quality Hotel 04:00 23:15 30 04:30 21:30 30 04:30 21:30 30
Radisson Edwardian 04:20 23:39 20 04:15 23:30 30 04:15 23:19 30
Ramada Jarvis 04:30 22:54 45 04:09 23:51 30 04:09 23:40 30
Renaissance 04:23 23:49 15/20 04:30 23:26 30 04:30 23:19 30
Sheraton Heathrow 04:21 23:33 20/40 04:15 23:26 30 04:15 23:37 30
Sheraton Skyline 04:26 23:39 20 04:22 23:30 30 04:22 23:19 30
Thistle 04:15 23:33 20/30 04:32 23:51 30 04:32 23:32 30
Travelodge Central 04:35 22:35 45 - - - - - -
Travelodge Terminal 5 - - - - - - 05:00 23:30 20/30

Local Buses to Hotels (Many Free)

A curious policy is being operated by the owner of Heathrow Airport - BAA. The Official Hoppa Bus charges £4 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 £2.00.

The 285 bus (pictured right) is one of many, but may be particularly attractive as it is set low for ease of boarding and its layout has facilities for luggage. It is also frequent, running every 10 minutes much of the time and runs a 24 x 7 schedule.


Heathrow free buses route map


Hotels with free local buses to Heathrow Central (Terminals 1 & 3)
Hotels Bus Routes
Holiday Inn Bath Road 75,76,105
Park Inn, Renaissance, Radisson, Marriott (Heathrow), Sheraton Skyline 105,111,140,285,555,556,557
Sheraton, Thistle (100m walk) 75,76
Jurys Inn 285,555,556,557
Following hotels get off at Sheraton Skyline for free fare about 200m from hotels
Holiday Inn (Ariel), Ibis, Berkely Suites 105,111,140,285,555,556,557

Hotels with free local buses to Heathrow Terminal 5
Park Inn, Renaissance, Radisson, Marriott Heathrow, Sheraton Skyline, Holiday Inn (Bath Road) , Sheraton, Thistle (100m walk), Ariel, Ibis (100m walk) 423
Jurys Inn (from Hatton Cross), Hilton (from T4) 482, 490