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London, England

London Heathrow Airport
05:27 LOCAL · 66°F CLEAR · 2 RWY · ELEV 83 FT
Cancellations
5
of 301 departures on the board
Weather
66°F CLEAR
Observed 04:20 UTC · EGLL
Departures next hour
7
busiest hour on the board is 50
Terminals in use
T2 · T3 · T4 · T5
with flights on the board now

Inside each terminal

Check-in, security, the station link and how to change terminals — verified against the airport's own pages.

Terminal 2

The Queen’s Terminal hosts 31 airlines on the official finder — Lufthansa, United, Singapore Airlines, Air Canada and ANA among them. It shares its rail and tube stations with Terminal 3, and the Aerotel over in T3 Arrivals is a pedestrian-tunnel walk away.

From the train & tram station

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station (Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express) and the shared Piccadilly line stop sit under the campus, a signposted subway walk from the doors; the Central Bus Station is directly above the tube.

Changing terminals

Trains inside the airport are zero-fare: tap contactless or collect a transfer ticket from the platform machines. T4 is a 4-minute ride on the free transfer train, every 15 minutes; T5 is one stop on Heathrow Express or the Elizabeth line. Connecting airside? Follow the purple signage to the free shuttle bus, every 10 minutes.

Accessibility

Request help through your airline no less than 48 hours before flying. Staff recognise the sunflower lanyard, and the airport will prepare a personalised accessibility guide from an online form.

Verified from official airport sources · View sources
Airline–terminal assignments — Which terminal? (official finder)
T2 profile — Terminal 2 guide
Free inter-terminal trains, tube and H30 bus — Free Travel map (PDF)
Station locations per terminal — Local buses (stations & stops)
Assistance booking and lanyard — Assistance and accessibility
In-terminal hotels — Hotels near Heathrow
Verified 4 August 2026

Terminal 3

Open since 1961 and first in Britain to install moving walkways, T3 is Virgin Atlantic territory, joined by American, Delta, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and — unusually — part of the British Airways schedule, the only carrier split across two terminals. The Aerotel sits inside the Arrivals hall, and No1 Bedrooms rents airside rooms after security.

From the train & tram station

Same shared campus stations as T2: Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express at Terminals 2 & 3, the Piccadilly line beneath the Central Bus Station, all reached by connecting subways.

Changing terminals

Free rail is the trick here too — transfer ticket or contactless tap, then 4 minutes to T4 on the every-15-minutes train, or one stop across to T5. Airside connections ride the purple-signed shuttle instead of leaving the secure zone.

Accessibility

Request help through your airline no less than 48 hours before flying. Staff recognise the sunflower lanyard, and the airport will prepare a personalised accessibility guide from an online form.

Verified from official airport sources · View sources
Airline–terminal assignments — Which terminal? (official finder)
T3 profile — Terminal 3 guide
Free inter-terminal trains, tube and H30 bus — Free Travel map (PDF)
Flight connections channel — Connecting flights guide
In-terminal hotels — Hotels near Heathrow
Assistance booking and lanyard — Assistance and accessibility
Verified 4 August 2026

Terminal 4

Recently refurbished and stacked with 31 airlines — Qatar Airways, KLM, Air France, Etihad and Korean Air lead the list — T4 sits south of the runways, apart from the central campus. Until the works finish, its multi-storey car park is closed (since 23 June 2026) and all passenger parking runs from Zone A of the T4 Park & Ride, first two hours free.

From the train & tram station

T4 has its own Elizabeth line and Underground stations a short walk from Arrivals. Mind the tube quirk: the Piccadilly loop is one-way, so reaching the T4 tube stop from the central terminals means changing at Hatton Cross.

Changing terminals

The free transfer train to Terminals 2 & 3 leaves every 15 minutes and takes 4 minutes. For T5, either change trains there or take the free H30 bus, which crosses the Cargo Area every 20 minutes from early morning to late night.

Accessibility

Request help through your airline no less than 48 hours before flying. During the T4 works, Zone A adds a staffed Assisted Services Hub, accessible shuttles and marked wheelchair equipment areas.

Verified from official airport sources · View sources
Airline–terminal assignments — Which terminal? (official finder)
T4 profile — Terminal 4 guide
T4 car park closure and Zone A — Changes to Terminal 4
Free inter-terminal trains, tube and H30 bus — Free Travel map (PDF)
T4 free transfer train — Heathrow Express (airport page)
Assistance booking and lanyard — Assistance and accessibility
Verified 4 August 2026

Terminal 5

The UK’s largest free-standing building exists for two airlines only: British Airways, whose main hub this is, and Iberia. Everything else about it is oversized too — its own M25 spur, driverless parking Pods, and the Sofitel joined to the building by a covered walkway.

From the train & tram station

Underground, Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line all stop beneath the terminal, with the bus and coach stops on the Arrivals level above them.

Changing terminals

To the central campus, ride Heathrow Express or the Elizabeth line free — the operator itself advertises the zero-fare hop, ticket machines on the platform. For T4, the free H30 bus runs every 20 minutes, or change trains at Terminals 2 & 3.

Accessibility

Request help through your airline no less than 48 hours before flying. Staff recognise the sunflower lanyard, and the airport will prepare a personalised accessibility guide from an online form.

Verified from official airport sources · View sources
Airline–terminal assignments — Which terminal? (official finder)
T5 profile — Terminal 5 guide
Free inter-terminal trains, tube and H30 bus — Free Travel map (PDF)
Station locations per terminal — Local buses (stations & stops)
Assistance booking and lanyard — Assistance and accessibility
Verified 4 August 2026

Concourse breakdown

Gates, airlines and what's worth your time in each concourse.

Gates
Airlines
Worth knowing
Lounges
2
Lufthansa, United, Singapore Airlines, Air Canada, ANA, Turkish Airlines, Aer Lingus, Air India, SWISS, SAS, TAP Air Portugal, and 20 more
31 carriers by the official finder — the deepest airline roster alongside T4.
Plaza Premium · No1 Lounge
3
Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Delta, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, Japan Airlines, Finnair, Alaska Airlines, British Airways (a share of flights), and 10 more
Serving passengers since 1961; the UK’s first moving walkways ran here.
No1 Lounge · My Lounge · Clubrooms
4
Qatar Airways, KLM, Air France, Etihad Airways, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Saudia, China Eastern, China Southern, Vueling, WestJet, and 20 more
Recently refurbished; its multi-storey car park closed in June 2026 for rebuilding.
Plaza Premium
5
British Airways (most flights), Iberia
The UK’s largest free-standing building, reserved for BA and Iberia alone.
Club Aspire · Plaza Premium

Airline and gate assignments verified against the airport's official terminal guide and our own departure board, 4 August 2026.