Heathrow terminal 4 contacts. The best ways to get from Heathrow airport to the center of London
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London Heathrow Airport, terminal 4: arriving - departing
Heathrow Airport is located within the city, 24 kilometers west of central London. The airport has 5 passenger terminals and one cargo terminal.
In this article, we will talk in detail about the passenger terminal No. 4, where Aeroflot planes make several flights every day. The most common questions for tourists flying to London for the first time: where to go when getting off the plane, how to get from Heathrow Airport to central London and back, what is the Heathrow metro station, where to see the map and photo of terminal 4 of the airport, how to find the TAX FREE tax refund point and other services.
For transfers (connections) and the layout of the terminals, see.
Terminal 4 halls
The location of the halls in the terminal building can be seen on the sign by the elevator.
At the zero level of the terminal is located Arrival Hall(Arrivals). Zero level in England in our understanding is the first floor.
On the first level of the terminal (for us - floor 2) there are support services.
On the second level of the building (floor 3) is located departure hall(Departures).
Actually lower level(–1) is the metro station "Heathrow Terminal 4".
Arrivals Hall
Where to go from the plane? The most common answer to this question is that you need to go along with other passengers. Another landmark to follow is the Arrivals (arrivals) and Baggage reclaim (baggage claim) signs.
Even if you only have carry-on baggage and do not need to receive baggage, your itinerary will pass through the baggage claim area.
Passport control. On the way to passport control, the flow of passengers is divided into two directions: citizens of the European Union follow the sign “Passports from European Economic Area and Switzerland only”, all the rest follow the sign “All others”.
In addition to your passport at passport control, you must present a LANDING CARD card, which you will be asked to fill out on the plane (in block letters and only in English).
If you did not fill out the card on the plane, you will have to fill it out in line at passport control. The waiting time in the queue can be half an hour, and one and a half: it depends on the number of passengers who arrived with your flight, and on the number of flights going through passport control at the same time.
The passport control officer may ask you several questions regarding the purpose of your visit, time of stay, place of residence, and others, depending on the situation. Therefore, prepare answers and have at hand an invitation, a return ticket, a hotel reservation or other documents confirming the answers to these questions.
Baggage claim area. If you have only carry-on luggage and do not need to receive luggage, go to the customs inspection area.
For passengers who handed over their suitcases for transportation in the luggage compartment of the aircraft, in the baggage claim area (Baggage reclaim) you need to find a conveyor onto which the suitcases are unloaded from your flight. The number and name of the flight are indicated on the information board. In order not to confuse suitcases, check the baggage tag number on the suitcase with the number on the voucher that you received when you checked in your baggage.
Customs. The passage to the customs corridors is located in the center of the baggage claim hall. If you have goods to declare, you must use the red corridor with the "Goods to declare" sign. In the absence of declared goods, you must use the green corridor with a sign "Nothing to declare". Through this corridor you will exit to the area for meeting (Meeting Point).
Welcome area. The photo below shows the greeter area of Terminal 4, and on the map of the arrivals hall (see above) you can see the location of cafes, shops, services and exits to public transport. The diagram also shows the direction (red arrows) where you need to go to get to the metro.
How to get from Heathrow to London
Metro. The most economical way to get from Heathrow to central London is to use the underground (Underground). After going down the elevator from the arrivals hall (Arrivals) to the level “-1”, you will get to the subway station “Heathrow Terminal 4” along a small corridor.
To the left, in front of the turnstiles, there are vending machines and a ticket office where you can buy tickets for the metro. There are several options travel tickets, which are described in detail in the article about the metro.
For owners travel card"Oyster" (Oyster) will be enough to check the balance in the machine and replenish it if necessary.
The Oyster Card fare from Heathrow (zone 6) to the center (zone 1) will be £3.10 (off-peak hours) or £5.10 (weekdays between 6:30 am and 9:30 am), a trip on the same route on a single-use paper ticket will cost £6 (2017 fares).
The Piccadilly Line runs from Heathrow to central London. The road to the stations in the city center (for example, green park, Piccadilly Circus, Holborn), where you can transfer to other metro lines, it will take about an hour.
The first and last trains depart from Heathrow Terminal 4 at 05:02 / 23:35 (05:46 / 23:15 on Sundays). There are six trains every hour. All of them have a stop at Heathrow Terminals 2,3 station. They do not enter the Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
TfLRail train, which replaced the previously running Heathrow Connect, departs from terminal 4 every half hour. It makes six stops along the way (Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 Rail Station, Hayes & Harlington, Southall, Hanwell, West Ealing, Ealing Broadway) and arrives at Paddington Station. Travel time - 33 minutes, cost - £10.50.
In the area of Paddington station there are many hotels with a relatively low price level with good transport accessibility central regions London. You can see prices and book a hotel, as well as see its location on the map below.
If London is not the final destination of your flight, it will be useful to read the article: "How to get from terminal 4 to Heathrow terminals 2, 3, 5, transfer scheme". There is a diagram with routes between terminals for different modes of transport and information on actions in various situations.
Taxi. In addition, you can pre-order transfer, for example, in the booking service KiwiTaxi, which gives a number of advantages (reliability, safety, comfort) compared to finding a local taxi:
- the transfer price will be known before the trip and will not change;
- you can pre-order child seats and cars for non-standard luggage;
- the driver will be waiting for you in the arrivals area with a name plate;
- in case of a flight delay, the driver monitors the arrival time (no surcharges);
- it is possible to order any class of car (out of 12);
- operators communicate in Russian, Russian-speaking drivers are provided.
How to get to Heathrow Terminal 4 from London
After a stay in London, the return journey by tube to Heathrow Airport will no longer raise questions. You can first study the route of the trip by choosing more convenient stations for transfers. For example, at the Green Park station there is an elevator for transfers, which is convenient for passengers with heavy luggage. On the metro map, stations with an elevator are marked with the corresponding icon as wheelchair accessible.
Important. Trains on the Piccadilly Line can run to multiple destinations from the same platform. If, for example, Uxbridge is listed as the final station on the head car and on the electronic boards of the platform, then this train will take you far from Heathrow. You should only board the train to Heathrow Terminal 4. Multiple terminal numbers can be listed as the final station, but you should only board the train that mentions Terminal 4. If the train is coming, for example, to terminals 1, 3, 5, then you need to get off at Hatton Cross station and transfer to the train going to terminal 4. You will be warned about this in the car by audio messages. Information about the end station is displayed on electronic displays on platforms and in train cars.
After reaching the elevators along the corridor, go up to level 2 Departures (departure hall).
Departure hall
If you have purchases that require a TAX FREE refund, do so before checking in your purchases. Reserve additional time for processing the return and waiting in line (at least half an hour).
TAX FREE refund. To find the TRAVELEX tax refund point at Heathrow Terminal 4, go to F&G zone departure hall and take the elevator (at the end of the hall on the right) from the second level to the first. At the tax refund office, in addition to the completed purchase tax refund forms, you may be asked to show your passport, plane ticket, the purchases themselves and receipts for them. Do not remove them far away and do not cut off the tags from the purchased goods.
Information about tax free refund points in Russia can be found.
Registration area. Check-in counters for Aeroflot flights and baggage drop-off (DROP OFF) for those who checked in via the Internet are located in zone E of the departure hall.
Important. Shift out hand luggage in checked baggage all items prohibited for transportation in the cabin of the aircraft: piercing and cutting with a blade length of more than 6 cm, liquids of more than 100 g, etc. Otherwise, you risk losing your favorite folding knife, purchased perfumes and drinks.
After checking in and checking in your luggage, you can go to the pre-flight screening and control area.
Control zone (Heathrow security control). The entrance to the pre-flight screening area is located in the center of the hall and is marked with signs "All departure gates" (all exits to the aircraft).
Before going through the control, you must place in a transparent resealable plastic bag the liquids, creams, gels and pastes you have in your hand luggage with a capacity of 100 ml or less (1 bag per person). Packages are available at the entrance to the control area.
In this zone you and yours hand baggage they will scan, if necessary, inspect, take away all items prohibited for transportation in the cabin of the aircraft and release them into the departure area and duty free. While in the departure area, keep an eye on the electronic boards for messages about your flight. After receiving information about the number of the exit to the plane (gate) and the beginning of boarding, try not to be late for the plane, carried away by shopping DUTY FREE.
For tourists traveling through Moscow, articles with information about Moscow airports may be useful.
From them you can find out the fare for each type of transport, timetables and stops, frequency, schemes with a route, prices for parking personal vehicles and parking places. Detailed explanations were given about the actions of air passengers at the airport and the work of support services in the terminal.