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Heathrow Airport - Flights - UK Airports - Airport Parking
Address: Heathrow Point West, 234
Bath Road, Harlington,
Middlesex UB3 5AP
Country Dialling Code: 44
Telephone: 08700 000123
Fax: 020 8745 4290
E-mail:
lhr1feedback@baa.co.uk
Web Site:
http://www.baa.co.uk
Location: Located 24km (15m) west of central London.
Time Zone: GMT (GMT +1 between Apr-Oct)
Number of Terminals: 4
Transfer between Terminals: Transfer between Terminals
1, 2 and 3 and Terminal 4 is free on the Heathrow
Express train.
Driving Directions:
Terminals
1, 2 and 3 are close together in the centre of Heathrow
and can be reached via the following motorways:
M4 Junction 4, M25 Junction 15, A4 (local road).
Terminal 4 is on the south side of Heathrow and
is reached via the following motorways: M4 Junction
3, M25 Junction 14, A30 (local road).
Car Parking:
Several
car parks are available; a free shuttle service
travelling between the Terminals and the long-term
and business car parks is provided. Valet parking
is available at all four terminals. Disabled drivers
can request assistance from customer service staff
at the car parks. Motorbikes can park free of charge
at designated areas at each terminal. There are
also special areas where cyclists can leave their
bikes.
Public
Transport and Taxis:
Transport
to the city: the frequent Heathrow Express (tel:
0845 600 1515; web site:
http://www.heathrowexpress.co.uk
) train service to London Paddington station takes
15-20 minutes. Trains leave every 15 minutes and
run 365 days a year. From Paddington: the Hotel
Express coach (a fare is payable) takes visitors
to hotels in the area. The airport is also on the
Piccadilly underground line, which can take passengers
into central London, via Knightsbridge, Green Park,
Leicester Square and Kings Cross underground stations.
Tubes run every five mintues at peak times and every
nine minutes off-peak. From Kings Cross station,
passengers can connect with mainline train services
to the north of England and to Scotland. Bus services
include Airbus Heathrow shuttle (tel: 020 7222 1234;
web site:
http://www.airbus.co.uk)
to Victoria or King’s Cross rail stations (journey
time: one hour) and the Railair bus to Feltham rail
station in south-west London. At night, the N97
bus service travels to central London every 30 minutes.
London's black taxi cabs also service Heathrow Airport
(journey time into central London approximately
60 minutes.
Information
and Help Desks:
Information
desks are available in each terminal. There is a
London Tourist Board centre in the underground station.
Help desks are also located throughout the airport,
where passengers can seek assistance by using a
courtesy phone and can also look at terminal maps.
Airport
Facilities:
There are
ATMs and bureaux de change facilities throughout
the airport, as well as post offices in Terminals
2 and 4. Stamps can be bought in newsagents and
book shops in each terminal and there are post boxes
after passport control. Left luggage offices can
be found in each terminal, whilst lost property
can be reclaimed from the Airport Lost Property
Office. There are wide variety of shops in each
terminal including music shops, book shops, newsagents,
clothing accessories shops, electrical goods shops,
pharmacies, sunglasses shops, shoe shops, sweet
shops and perfumeries. There are also numerous restaurants,
bars, fast food outlets, coffee shops, pubs and
sandwich bars throughout the airport. There is a
chapel beside the control tower outside Terminal
2 and a free spectators' viewing area on the roof
of Terminal 2.
Conference
and Business Facilities:
Business
facilities: wall-mounted credit-card-paid fax machines
are available throughout the airport. The business
centre in the Queen’s Building (tel: 020 8759 2434)
offers 20 meeting rooms, a conference suite, online
computers, faxes, photocopiers, videoconferencing
and audiovisual equipment.
Disabled
Facilities:
Information
for passengers with disabilities or special needs
is available from Heathrow Travel-Care either
at counters or by phone (tel: 020 8745 7495),
or from Tripscope (tel: 020 8580 7021). Detailed
access information is also available on the airport
website. Telephones are accessible to wheelchair
users and there are text phones for hearing-impaired
travellers.
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