Essentials

London Heathrow Airport looks set to become the busiest in the world, transporting almost 90 million passengers a year from five terminals. From the airport, 15 miles west of Central London, the Heathrow Express whisks you into London Paddington Station in 15 minutes.

Airport code

LHR

Airport website

Heathrow Airport website

Airport tel

0870 000 0123 (from UK only)

No. of terminals

Five.

Distance from city centre

15 miles (24km) west of London.

Transport between terminals

Walkways link Terminals 1, 2 and 3 (allow around ten minutes for transfer). A free Heathrow Express shuttle bus links Terminals 4 and 5 with the other terminals.

Airport parking

There are car parks at all five terminals, including short- and long-stay, business and valet parking. Courtesy coaches are provided from the business parking and long-stay areas of Terminal 5. Online pre-booking is considerably cheaper than standard parking fees.

Time Zone

GMT precisely (+1 in summer).

Useful tips

It's worth bearing in mind that, due to Heathrow's size, it can take a long time to get to some departure gates (up to 20 minutes), so don't get carried away in duty free and risk missing your flight.