Free London Underground services and shuttle trains (Elizabeth Line and Heathrow Express) are available for inter-terminal transfers between Heathrow Terminals 2&3 and Heathrow Terminal 4.
We recommend that you allow the following times when connecting between terminals: Within Terminal 3: 60 minutes. Between Terminal 3 and Terminal 5: 90 minutes.
We recommend that you allow the following minimum connection times: 1 hour for connections within the same Heathrow terminal. 1 hour 30 minutes for connections that require travel between terminals at Heathrow.
Most (but again, not all) airports connect international terminals airside. When you're connecting from an international flight to a domestic one, you'll always have to exit and reenter security as you'll need to go through customs and immigration (unless you have gone through preclearance aboard, which is rare).
We recommend that you allow the following minimum connection times: 1 hour for connections within the same Heathrow terminal. 1 hour 30 minutes for connections that require travel between terminals at Heathrow.
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.
Use the eGates for quicker entrya national of an EU country, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the USA.
There are five terminals at Heathrow: Terminals 1 (currently closed), 2 and 3, which are connected and a short walk from each other. Terminal 4. Terminal 5; the A Gates are in the main terminal building, B and C Gates are in separate satellite buildings connected by a transit train from the main terminal.
EEA immigration waiting times are meant to be around 25 minutes or less. In March 2022, Terminal 2 was running at 87.68 per cent efficiency whilst Terminal 3 was running at 96.51 per cent efficiency and Terminal 5 at 98.75 per cent.
It depends on how your ticket was booked. If your flights were booked under one ticket, your bags will be checked through to your final destination. If your flights were booked under separate tickets, you will need to collect your bags and recheck them before your connecting flight.
EEA immigration waiting times are meant to be around 25 minutes or less. In March 2022, Terminal 2 was running at 87.68 per cent efficiency whilst Terminal 3 was running at 96.51 per cent efficiency and Terminal 5 at 98.75 per cent.
Airlines flying from Heathrow Terminal 5Terminal 5 is normally exclusively used by just two airlines; BA and Iberia. British Airways, with the majority of their flights departing from Terminal 5, fly long haul, Iberia fly to Madrid whilst Iberia Express serve Gran Canaria and Tenerife North.