Airline Search Engines - London Heathrow Airport - Guide to the Terminals

You can do so here, this shuffling may seem erratic but it's best to be sure what terminal you are going to before you head to the airport. With the recent opening of Terminal 5 there is an ongoing shuffling of airlines between the terminals to minimise travel time of people undergoing transfers, as if being the busiest airport in Europe wasn't intimidating enough.

So hopefully this article will help to improve the experience, moving through such an airport may seem like an overwhelming task.

Terminal guide - Getting to the terminals by car

M25 motorways; the easiest way to get to Heathrow Airport is from the M4 &.

From here it's simply a matter of following the signs. If traveling along the M25 then exit at Junction 15; if traveling along the M4 you will want to take the exit at Junction 4. 2 or 3 then you'll be heading towards the Central Terminal Area, 3: If you know that you're flying out from either Terminal 1, 2 & terminal 1.

By exiting at Junction 14 and from here it's simply a matter of following the signs for your respective Terminals; though they both can be accessed from the M25, 5: Both these terminals have their own entrances, terminal 4 &.

Simply follow all the signs for the terminal buildings and as you approach you should see the short term parking signs. A few hours) then you can find a Short Term Car Park beside each of the terminal buildings. Short Term Car Park: If you're only parking for a short time (e.g.

You can find this Long Stay Car Park located on the Eastern Perimeter Road. 3 and 4, 2, serving Terminal 1, long Stay Car Park: Parking Express Heathrow is the official Heathrow Long Stay Car Park.

The Long Stay Car Parks have a courtesy coach service connecting them to their terminals. There's also a new Long Stay Car Park specifically for Terminal 5 passengers located on the Northern Perimeter Road.

Terminal guide - What facilities are available

Please bear in mind that the airlines that operate at each terminal are subject to change at short notice.

Terminal 1:

United Airlines and a few Star Alliance carriers, air New Zealand, aer Lingus, bMI, madrid and Nice), lisbon, helsinki, this terminal serves British Airways (Barcelona.

To the right of this exit you will find a Bureau de Change and all the Car Rental Desks. Taxis and the car park, immediately to your left there is a Costa Coffee shop and beyond that is the exit out to the Bus stops. And after you have collected any luggage you will exit through a Duty Free shop, the ground floor is the Arrivals area.

An info desk and the toilets, to your right as you exit is a WHSmith. Which you can take down to the Heathrow Express Train Station, and directly in front of you are the elevators, beyond the car rental desks on the left.

As you come out you will be facing a WHSmith and turning right you will come to the elevators. As you are coming off your plane you will find flights from Ireland have separate baggage reclamation than the domestic flights. Arrivals area; ireland Check-In & the first floor is the UK &.

Ireland Departures area; underneath the Mezzanine area and beyond the Check-In Desks is the UK &. With Check-In for Air New Zealand at the end, with Zone A to your left and they progress all the way to your right, as you come in the main entrance you will find all the Check-In desks. Behind the WHSmith there is a stairs up to a Mezzanine area where you can find a number of restaurants.

To the right of this you will find Gates 35 - 56. And to the left of it you can get to Gates 17 - 30, gate 16 is right here. All the way to your right and beyond The Perfume Gallery you will find the routes to the Gates. After you have passed through customs you will come into the Airline Lounge area which has plenty of shops for you to stock up before your flight.

Terminal 2:

Though this terminal is scheduled to close and be demolished as soon as BA is fully moved over to Terminal 5, and a few other national carriers, air France, this terminal serves a few Airlines such as Lufthansa.

Upstairs to this you will find the Arrivals concourse (to the left) and Departures concourse (to the right) as you move up to the first floor. The Ground Floor has all the Check-In desks from 1 to 76 and also a desk for you to claim your VAT Returns.

So you shouldn't have any trouble finding them, then you will pass by the Car Rental Desks and the Bureau de Change as you make your way out, if you are coming in through Arrivals.

To the right of these is customs and beyond with plenty of more duty free shops. If you are passing through departures you will find a number of shops in this area with a Mezzanine level with more shops and an amusement arcade found upstairs in the middle of the concourse.

Gates 11 to 19 can be found on the right of the World Duty Free shop and Gates 2-10 are found on the left.

Terminal 3:

Terminal 3 was upgraded recently to accommodate the Super Jumbo Airbus A380 which Singapore Airlines operates out of Heathrow. Scandinavian Airlines System and most Oneworld and other long-haul international flights, american Airlines, air India, air Canada, this terminal serves Virgin Atlantic.

When you come out of baggage reclamation and head towards the exit you can find the Bureau de Change along the left wall and the car rental desks are found in the middle of the concourse just before the entrance. The Ground Floor is where you'll find the Check-in desks and the Arrivals area.

Though remember the restrictions on what you can bring through security with you, if you still have time you can avail of a decent number of shops and restaurants on this level, but before you do, after checking in you can head upstairs where you will find the security area right in front of you.

To the right you can find Starbucks and a few other shops with bathrooms on the far wall and up the middle more shops followed by the rest of the Gates, just beyond that to the left are Gates 8-10. After passing through customs you will find yourself in a large Duty Free area.

Terminal 4:

This terminal is also undergoing some refurbishment. Qantas and most Skyteam flights, singapore and Australia), this terminal serves British Airways (Bangkok.

To your right as you come out is a Starbucks perfect to get your day started of you have flown on the red eye. The Ground floor of this terminal is the arrivals area and after you've picked up your luggage and exit into the public area you will be confronted with a Bureau de Change and all the car rental desks so you can easily pick up your car if you have booked one.

Gates 7-9 are in front of you and Gates 10-20 are to your right; from here the Gates 1-6 are to your left. There isn't much else on this side of customs so you can head on through to the Duty free area. With the customs entrance located between Zone B and C, up one level you will find the check-in desks Zone A through E.

Terminal 5:

Most European and long-haul) and will eventually be home to ALL British Airways flights, this terminal serves British Airways (all domestic.

The ground level is arrivals and as you exit you can turn to your right and a short distance along you will find the Car Rental Info Desk on your right.

There are two entrances for this but it doesn't matter which one you go through as they link up on the other side; there is again nothing much here so you can head on through security, the next level up is departures and has all the check-in desks.

Best to locate your gate and time how far away from it you are at any given time. So it may be easy to get lost or distracted, the next level up is the Gates level and this has a huge amount of shops and eateries.

Health centres (in an emergency use any internal phone and dial 222) and there are a number of WiFi Hotspots and Internet terminals dotted throughout the terminals to help ensure you are never out of contact, all the terminals have plenty of ATMs.