London Heathrow Airport - Maps, Information, guide and location

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London Heathrow Airport Map and Information (LHR), UK

London Heathrow Airport Map

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This London Heathrow Map shows the location of the airport Terminals and transport locations. Click the name of the airport in the left column below to highlight the location on the map.

 

Heathrow Airport Map

 


London Heathrow International airport  information and guide

London Heathrow Airport map   Heathrow Airport Information   Airport hotes at Heathrow 
Location of London Heathrow International airport  How to get to airport  Rail   Coaches  Local buses
Flight information and airline information   Car Parking   Car    Travel Insurance

 

 

 

Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport. Regarded as the hub of the aviation world, over 90 airlines have made Heathrow their .

 

The airport has:

 

Location of London Heathrow airport (LHR), how to get to the airport and general information

Airport Information Desk

Airport information is available from the information desk located in each terminal, operated by BAA Heathrow. The information desk on the Terminal 1 arrivals concourse is open from 06:30-23:00 daily

Location of London Heathrow International airport LBA

Located 24km west of Central London . The airport has has 2 tube (London underground) stations, one for terminals 1, 2 and 3, and the other for terminal 4

 

Terminals at Heathrow Airport

There are a full range of facilities, including

Terminals 1, 2 and 3 are all located in the centre of the airport and are within walking distance of each other via underground walkways. Terminal 4 is located on the south side of the airport, and can be reached from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 via the free inter-terminal transfer service on the Heathrow Express train, which takes approximately eight minutes.

Ensure you know the correct terminal to use to save a lot of time if flying from Heathrow

Terminal 1 Heathrow Airport

Airlines using Heathrow Airport Terminal 1

Guidance Information only - Please check with your airline

 

Departures

There are several cafes, restaurants and bars on the Mezzanine level  above United Airlines Check ins

 

There are some shops and small cafes / coffee bars on check in level

 

Check-in & Departures for:

 

Arrivals

In the baggage retreval hall is a London underground ticket office

 

There is an information desk, a seperate bus information point in the Arrivals lounge after customs

Arrivals & baggage reclaim

 

 

Buses, Coaches, Trains & London Underground Tube

Buses, Coaches, Trains & London Underground Tube are all located centrally between Terminals 1 and 3. The sign posted Access route is via underground walkways with escalators & lifts at the ends

 

Terminal 1 Map

 

Click Downloadable BAA Terminal 1 Map  pdf

 Terminal Heathrow Airport - Closed

Terminal 2 closed in November 2009 and is to undergoing a modernisation program costing around 1 billion pounds sterling that will involve the demolition and rebuilding of a new terminal 2.

 

Terminal 2 had been in operation for 54 years and has served over 300 million passengers

 

Expected reopening of the new Terminal 2 is 2004

 

 

 

Terminal 3 Heathrow Airport

Airlines using Heathrow Airport Terminal 3

Guidance Information only - Please check with your airline

 

 

 

Departures

Check-in is located on the ground floor at the front of the building and departures is above check-in on the first floor.

 

Arrivals

Arrivals is located on the left at the north end of the building on the ground floor.

Downloadable BAA pdf Terminal 3 Map

 

National Express Terminal 3

National Express have bus stops for terminal 3 - More information

Terminal 4 Heathrow Airport

Airlines using Heathrow Airport Terminal 4

Guidance Information only - Please check with your airline

 

Departures

Check-in is located on the first floor of the terminal. The roof of Terminal 4's short term car park is on the same level giving passengers direct access.

 

Arrivals

Arrivals is located on the ground floor of the terminal.

Downloadable BAA pdf Terminal 4 Map

 

National Express Terminal 4

National Express have bus stops at terminal 4 - More information

Terminal 5 Heathrow Airport

Airlines using Heathrow Airport Terminal 5

Guidance Information only - Please check with your airline

 

Bus station Terminal 5

Terminal 5 Bus station on Arrivals level just outside of Terminal building

 

National Express coach stops 13-16 - National Express counter just inside the terminal building from bus stop 11. More National Express information
Hotel Hoppa stops 26, 27 - Local Hotel Transfer Service
Local Buses stops 7, 8, 9

Reading Railair Services Stop 10
Oxford Express services Stop 11
Woking Railair Services Stop 12

 

There is a Coach waiting area just inside the terminal building at the right of the building looking at it from the outside

 

Terminal 5 Bus Route Map

 

Downloadable Terminal 5 Bus Route Map in PDF format

 

How to get to Airport - Public Transport

London Underground  London Underground - The Tube  London Underground

The London Underground, often refered to as "The Tube", line from Cockfosters in North London via Central London to Heathrow is the Piccadilly Line.

 

Trains are cheap extremly frequent, about every 5 minutes, but both stations and trains can be very crowded, especially at morning and evening rush hours. 

 

Handling luggage at peak hours in crowded london tube stations is an experience to be missed

 

There are many connection points from other Lines along it's length

 

There are 3 Underground stations at Heathrow

 

The trains destination is on the front of the train, and also on illuminated signs above the platform at the boarding tube station

 

At busy times , or if you board the wrong train you can always get off at Hatton Cross Tube station, and catch the correct train - usually the following one.

 

There are also other methods of getting to the airport from Hatton Cross

 

  London Undeground Tube Map

Download a London Underground  London Tube Map (an Adobe reader is required to view the map)

 

Central Bus Station

Local Buses   

 

A2 service

From King Cross station - Russell Square - Euston Station - with more stops enroute

Hotel Transfers  Hotel Hoppa bus

Hotel Hoppa buses run between Terminal 1, 2 and 3 and the major hotels situated near the airport.

The service runs frequently from 05:30 to 23:30 hours approximately. To purchase a ticket, or for more information, visit the Bus and Coach Information desk in the arrivals area of Terminals 1, 2 or 3. Ticket prices are £3.00 each way. Children aged between 5 and 15 years travel free with each adult. Children under five travel free.

Terminal 4 passengers should take the Heathrow Express train service free of charge to one of the other three terminals in order to catch the Hotel Hoppa.

Services depart every 14 minutes throughout the day apart from services to the Comfort Inn, the Quality Hotel and the Slough / Windsor Marriott, which depart hourly during the day and half hourly at peak times.

The hotels served by the Hotel Hoppa are:

Ariel

Comfort Inn

Crowne Plaza

Heathrow Marriott

Holiday Inn, M4 J4

Holiday Inn (A4, Bath Road)

Ibis

Le Meridien

Novotel

Radisson Edwardian

Renaissance

Sheraton Heathrow

Sheraton Skyline

Slough / Windsor Marriott

Thistle

Travel Inn

Quality Hotel

 

Nearest Rail and Train Connections

Rail and Train Connections

Stations  All central London stations

  Rail Transport - Time tables and secure online booking

Central London to from Heathrow

You can easily travel to Heathrow from the central London stations via underground tube system or by the

 

Heathrow Express .  Paddington - Heathrow

Heathrow Express is the fastest way between Heathrow Airport Central Station and London Paddington station. Trains depart every 15 minutes, with a journey time of 15 minutes to Heathrow Airport Central for terminals 1, 2 and 3.  For terminal 4 use the Free Heathrow Connect shuttle bus

 

The train continues to terminal 5 taking a few minutes more.

 

Heathrow Express operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The trains leave Paddington and Heathrow from early morning until late at night. Carriages are clean, spacious and air-conditioned with friendly staff on-hand and easy access for wheelchairs and push chairs. Express TV gives the latest BBC news updates and mobiles can be used throughout the journey or choose our ‘Quiet Zones’ for a telephone and TV free environment. Trains offer both First and Express Class carriages. Whether your customers are traveling for business or pleasure, Heathrow Express is the perfect stress-free way to start or finish your journey.

You can easily  transfer between London Paddington station to other London rail stations or areas of London via the London Underground .   London Underground maps

 

Tube (Underground)

London Underground's Piccadilly Line. 

 

There are 3 Tube stations at Heathrow Airport. All  are in Travelcard zone 6

Piccadilly Line provides you with a quick, cost-effective route to the airport from the capital. Journey time is under an hour with trains every 5 - 10 minutes.  Very roughly the underground is open between 5 am to midnight.

Tickets are available at the London Underground stations. Most Underground stations have ticket machines.   London Underground maps

Underground walkways link the Heathrow stations with the terminals.

Reading Railair    Reading rail station - Heathrow Airport

The Reading Railair is a frequent coach service that operates between Reading rail station and Terminals 1,2 and 3.

Express coaches operate daily every 20 minutes and the journey takes 40 minutes to Terminal 1 (1 hour to Terminal 4). The single fare is £10, return £11.50, a saver return £17.50.

Frequent trains operate from Reading to and from the west and south west of England and to South Wales

Woking Railair    Woking rail station - Heathrow Airport

Luxury coaches provide a direct link from Woking rail station to Heathrow Airport.

Woking Railair coaches operate every 30 minutes and take just 40 minutes. The single fare is £8.00, a day return is £10.00 and a period return is £16.00.

Trains operate from Woking station to the south of England. Some of the towns you can reach from Woking are: Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Bournemouth, Guildford and Basingstoke.

Watford Railair   Watford Junction rail station - Heathrow

A coach link from Watford Junction rail station provides a connection between Virgin Trains services and Heathrow.

The Watford Railair operates ½ hourly from 05:30 to 22:35 from Heathrow and 06:55 to 23:35 hours from Watford Junction seven days a week. The journey takes about 40 minutes to Terminal 1 (1 hour 5 minutes to Terminal 4). A single ticket costs £4.00 and a return is £6.00.

From Watford Junction there are trains to Northampton, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.

Feltham Railair   Feltham rail station - Heathrow Airport.

The 285 local bus service connects Feltham rail station with Heathrow Airport.

The service operates every 10 minutes between Heathrow central bus station and Feltham rail station and costs £1 per adult per single journey. During the night a night bus service N285 operates every ½ hour. The central bus station is located close to Terminals 1, 2 and 3.

Passengers traveling from Feltham to Terminal 4 should change at Hatton Cross station and take one of the free bus services to Terminal 4 - 555/6/7.

National Coach Connections

Heathrow has one of the busiest coach stations in the UK. Frequent services connect Heathrow with more than 500 local and national destinations. There are a number of different coach operators with National Express being the largest of them.

 

National Express Coaches at Heathrow

 

National Express Destinations Direct  to / from Heathrow Airport

Most major Towns, Cities and many other Airports have direct services from Heathrow including Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford, Cambridge and Glasgow.

 

Click for National Express downloadable Map in PDF format showing destinations to / from Heathrow Airport

 

National Express Bus Stops at Heathrow Airport

 

National Express Operate the majority of nationwide services from London Heathrow

National Express

 

 

 

Terminals 1 & 3

National Express coach services arrive and depart from the Central Bus Station
which is only a 5 minute walk from the terminal buildings via the lift,
escalators and travelators .

 

Terminal 4 arrivals level

National Express coach services use stops 13 and 14 right outside the terminal building at arrivals level.

 

Free transfers to the Central Bus Station & T5 can be made at stop 7 outside arrivals.

 

Terminal 5

National Express coach services use stops 13-16 right outside the terminal building.

 

A free connection service between all Heathrow Airport terminals is available on our coach services or by traveling on Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express train services.

 

 

London Airport Transfers

Heathrow - Gatwick

The National Express 700 runs every 15 - 20 minutes from outside Terminals 1, 3 and 4.
National Express coaches (707/ 717/ 727/ 797) operate ½ hourly service from the central bus station at Heathrow for Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and from outside Terminal 4 arrivals.

These services takes approximately 70 minutes to Gatwick's North and South Terminals and the cost is £17.00 for an adult

 

Heathrow - Stansted

National Express coaches (717/ 727/ 797) operate at ½ hour or 1 hour intervals to Stansted. The journey time is 90 minutes. Coaches run from the central bus station for Terminals 1, 2 and 3 and from outside Terminal 4 arrivals. They set down outside the terminal at Stansted.

 

Travel Insurance

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London Heathrow Airport Car Parking

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London Heathrow airport hotels

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