As you’ve seen, there’s no direct public transport connection between LCY and LHR.Drive time can be expected as 1 - 2 hours, depending on traffic.
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link to a page on
Rome2Rio with six ways to make the trip.
in part as far as public transport: What companies run services between London City Airport (LCY), England and Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station, England?
There is no direct connection from London City Airport (LCY) to Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station. However, you can take the train to Canning Town DLR Station, take the walk to Canning Town station, take the subway to Baker Street station, take the subway to Paddington station, take the walk to London Paddington, then take the train to Heathrow Terminal 5. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from London City Airport (LCY) to Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground Station via Canning Town DLR Station, Canning Town station, and Green Park station in around 1h 20m.
I found one reference in a TripAdvisor closed thread regarding public transport indicating it might be nfaster than a car if during congested traffic.
The DLR plus Underground journey is step free from start to finish. The terminal building at LCY is about two minutes' walk from the DLR station, which has escalators or lifts from the ticket hall to the plaforms. There are lifts at Canning Town as well. The change from one platform to another involves a short walk and will take no more than three or four minutes, including waiting for the lift.
At Green Park there are lifts, but it's far easier to take the escalator up to the ticket hall from the Jubilee line platform then another down to the Piccadilly line platform for the train to LHR T5. The connection via lift *does* involve a long hike but the escalator route does not. I make the change at Green Park fairly often (and made the change at Canning Town a couple of months ago) with bags in tow, and whilst slower than when unecumbered, it is far from difficult.
The walk from the Underground station to the lifts at T5 will take one minute. The lifts go straight up to Departures.
If you can change your ticket without paying a lot of money, National Express does offer busses between LGW and LHR, if your connection can’t be made at LHR.
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