Location details, contact information, airlines, departure and arrival flight status, transportation, facilities and services, parking, special passenger amenities, nearby hotels and answers to passengers' frequently asked questions.
Heathrow Airport, opened on January 1, 1946, is the largest and busiest in Europe and is continuously growing. It operates with numerous domestic and international flights, not only within Europe but also with international flights around the world.
Official Website: heathrow.com - FACEBOOK
Number of Terminals - 4 - Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5, open 24 hours a day. Terminals 2 and 3 are linked through a pedestrian underpass, and there are free trains every 15-20 minutes to buildings 4 and 5.
Annual passenger traffic: 19.4 million passengers went through it in 2021.
Tel: +44 844 335 1801. There are information desks in the Arrivals area of every terminal and passenger ambassadors throughout the enclosure in purple uniforms. On the ground floor of Terminal 5, there are also help screens.
Heathrow airport is located 24 km (15 miles) to the west of London.
See MapThere are 2 ways to rent a car. You can BOOK IN ADVANCE with any of the companies listed below, or you can simply show up on the same day to see what’s available. It is always advisable to book in advance.
Car rental companies at the airport
There are several parking areas with security personnel, in addition to free spaces for motorcycles and valet parking service in every terminal from 5:00 am to 10:30 pm. Passenger drop-off zones at each terminal forecourt and parking spaces reserved for the disabled.
Three parking lots with shuttles to the terminals every 10-15 minutes. The first 30 min. have no charge.
Areas closer to terminals 2, 3 and 5, with faster and more frequent bus transfer services.
Exclusive car park for passengers flying out from Terminal 5, with automatic vehicles to the building.
Disabled facilities at London Heathrow Airport include:
Help points at Heathrow Airport area located in the car parks, terminal forecourts, within the terminals themselves at the baggage reclaim halls. These help points feature two telephones, one for calling a Skycap porter and the other for travellers requiring special assistance.
Assigned spaces for wheelchair passengers within the male and female toilets. There are also unisex accessible toilet facilities throughout the airport.
Each terminal at the airport has allocated special assistance areas before and after the security control. All of them are equipped with induction loops.
In the short-stay parking area there is blue/orange badge parking available, and close to these areas are help phones to call for assistance.
In the business and long-stay car parks, the blue/orange badge parking spaces are located near the bus stops and administration offices.
For general advice and information regarding special assistance facilities, call Tel +44 208 757 2700 (terminals 2, 3 and 4), Tel +44 208 283 6415 (Terminal 5) or the Heathrow minicom service for deaf or hard of hearing (Tel +44 208 745 7950). Don’t forget to call your airline at least 48 hours before your flight.
Latest updates: October 20, 2022