How long are immigration queues at Heathrow Terminal 5?

Your flight will probably use a gate at one of the satellite terminal buildings at T5, so the walk from the airbridge to passport control could take 10 or 12 minutes. There may or may not be a queue - you could wait 10 minutes but you might find that immigration will take 30 minutes.



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Many flights from the United States arrive at Heathrow between 6:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. (local time) each day, so this is when you can expect long lines at immigration. Similarly, each Sunday from 5 p.m. onwards many Brits will be returning from weekends away so there will likely be long waits.

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How long does it take to clear customs at Heathrow? On average, it takes between 30 minutes and 1 hour to clear customs and immigration at Heathrow Airport.

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How do I avoid immigration queues at Heathrow? Once the check is made successfully, the gate opens automatically for you to walk through. Using e-gates helps you to avoid the queues and get through passport control more quickly. A Passenger Ambassador is available to help should you need it.

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Heathrow Terminal 5 handles more passengers than any other terminal in the UK – even when busy single-terminal airports are included. In September an average of 100,000 passengers arrived or departed each day from T5, which is the main hub for British Airways.

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For British and European passengers, the “service level agreement” that Heathrow airport has with UK border force is for almost everyone –95 per cent of passengers – to be through passport control in 25 minutes. For other nationalities, the time is 45 minutes.

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When to arrive. We recommend getting to the airport three hours before your flight if you're travelling internationally, or two hours if you're travelling domestically or to Europe.

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Heathrow Terminal 5 handles more passengers than any other terminal in the UK – even when busy single-terminal airports are included. In September an average of 100,000 passengers arrived or departed each day from T5, which is the main hub for British Airways.

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It runs at 98% capacity most of the time with flights landing & taking off every 30 seconds. Quiet & Heathrow don't really go together. Brittraveller: As far as I'm aware Sunday is almost always the busiest day of the week at Heathrow, particularly in summer.

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The bad news is that the time it takes can vary wildly depending on which airport you travel through and when you land. Customs will take a lot longer if a bunch of flights all land at the same time, but, on average, it takes about 20 minutes or less to get through customs.

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I have been at T5 at around 5.45am every week since May. That early in the morning, there aren't really any queues to speak of. With it being half term this coming week, it's likely to be a bit busier but 5am would be absolutely fine IMO.

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From 3 hours before your flight departure, but not before the earliest opening time of 03:30. From 2 hours before your flight departure, but not before the earliest opening time of 03:30.

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Overall, it all depends on what type of traveller you are. If you can bear spending an extra few minutes in the queue, then it may not be worth the spend. But if you're travelling with small kids or on a tight turnaround, an Airport Fast Track pass might just save you a headache.

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