Heathrow Airport Guide
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Access
There are five Heathrow Airport railway stations: Heathrow Central, Heathrow Terminal 4, Heathrow Terminal 5, Heathrow Terminal 2 and the Heathrow Express rail link the Central Terminal Area to London Paddington station to the north west. The journey between central London and Heathrow Terminal 5 takes about 45 minutes and is roughly on a par with the journey from London Paddington to Reading via Slough; this is considerably slower than most high speed connections. The Central Bus Station is immediately outside Terminals 1, 2 & 3 arrivals.
The London Underground serves Heathrow, with the Piccadilly line having four stations: Hatton Cross and Heathrow Central serving Terminals 2 and 3, and Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminal 5 Station serving Terminal 4/5, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). The precise fare from each of these stations to within any one Zone of central London varies depending on the specific station, but are typically in the region of 70 pence. Special fares apply for travel between Heathrow and anywhere on the Underground network, whether in London or elsewhere within zones 6–9.
There are also two railway stations in the airport, including Heathrow Airport and the more central Heathrow Terminal 5 (on the Hayes and Harlington lines). Terminals 4 and 5 of Heathrow Airport can be reached more directly (without changing at Heathrow Central) using trains on the single-tracked Heathrow branch of the Network West London Line. From Heathrow Central bus station, services run to many areas in the city. The 27 bus runs to London Bridge and Victoria Coach Station every 12 minutes from Terminals 2 and 3, with a journey time of 10–15 min.
The coach takes slightly longer, around 20 min, to Victoria. Heathrow Airport's public transport network, Heathrow Connect, serves Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5, and partially serves Terminal 4. Trains depart every 15 minutes for Central London on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground. and not forgetting the outskirts of the city. WiFi with unlimited usage time is set up throughout the hospital. The capacity for internet access has been expanded in order to ensure seamless and uninterrupted access for as many users as possible.
Bus And Coach
It is mainly National Express coaches that operate this route, supplemented by a number of smaller local bus operators including Surrey Coaches, Atlas Roadcar and London Buslines. National Express tickets can be bought either from the coach driver (cash only) or from the ticket office at Heathrow Central bus station on the arrivals concourse at Terminal 5. The western terminus of National Express route X80 is Heathrow/Terminals 2 & 3. It runs every 15 minutes between 6:00 am and midnight (there are no night-time departures from Heathrow).
Most bus services from Heathrow are run by the airport operator, BAA, under the banner of Heathrow Connect, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). They feature frequent stops at London localities including (Earl's Court and Clapham Junction in the West, Camden Town, Notting Hill, Fulham and Putney in the North, Richmond and Twickenham across the river in the South-West, and Kingston upon Thames in South-East). There are also direct services to Richmond Upon Thames, Dartford (for Bluewater), Epsom and Tadworth.
Other destinations. National Express, long distance coaches that are part of Britain's largest bus operator, operates from the large Heathrow Central bus station serving Terminals 2 and 3, and also from bus stations at Terminals 4 and 5. There national express services for tour companies between London and popular destinations such as Bath, Cambridge, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and York. In addition there are a number of local coach services run by independent firms. Buses from Heathrow go to central London, Windsor and a lot of other areas in Greater London and the Home counties.
The fare is £5. 50 (as of 2012) and can be paid in cash when boarding, by Ox Oyster card or by credit/debit card. The former Heathrow is now a large Interchange on the National Rail network. Most of the buses are run in competition with National Rail services. There are various bus services that provide access to the Heathrow and the areas around it. This would include four new stations at Camberwell New Cross Gate, The Prince's Hospital, Old Kent Road and Lewisham.
Car
The official '''Heathrow Airport'''website has information regarding public transport, under the 'plan your journey'section. Buses operate from all terminals every seven to eight minutes and Heathrow Centurion Station (fastest journey between Terminals 1 and 3 is 3 minutes) is located in Central Terminal Area (CAA). Narita Express makes two runs daily from the airport at a price of around ¥3,500 (return). At the car parks pick-up and drop-off, short stay is for a maximum of 30 minutes and long stay is for a maximum of 4 hours.
You can now order and pay for bus tickets on the TfL website or any TfL ticket vending machine using Oyster pay as you go. You just need to touch in at your origin on your journey to Heathrow and touch out after collecting your luggage. To ensure that parking demand is met, two Park & Ride schemes are operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings. They serve 14 car parks around the margins of the airport, and are connected to terminals by free shuttle bus.
The free Heathrow Express rail service serves Terminals 1 and 3; Terminal 5 is connected free by a frequent coach service. Heathrow is accessible via the nearby M4 motorway or A4 road (Terminals 23), the M25 motorway (Terminals 4 and 5) and the A30 road (Terminal 4). There are drop-off and pick-up areas at all terminals and short and long-stay multi-storey car parks. All the Heathrow forecourts are drop-off only. Heathrow Airport is accessible from London via the M4 motorway (London to the west and south-west of London), the A4 road from Central London and Western Essex and Hertfordshire, and the A30 from Southern England.
Cargo
Cargo airlines usually carry cargo to the point of origin and then transfer it to another aircraft for the remainder of its journey, thus avoiding multiple loading and unloading operations. It is not uncommon for a given flight in Europe to be operated by up to four different carriers, each operating a section of the flight, such as the ground segment from the departure airport to a transfer hub,the same carrier operating the next stage of the flight from that hub, and so on, until finally another carrier takes over at the destination airport.
With more flights than ever arriving at HEL from more cargo only airlines, one would thing the airport has seen a drop in passenger numbers. But that isn't the case, the number of passengers coming through HEL has been fairly steady over the last few years. In fact, in 2017, it was up for a third year in a row to more than 9 million passengers passing through HEL. What is behind this apparent contradiction?.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Heathrow has seen a large increase in cargo only flights, not only by already established carriers at the airport operating cargo only flights using passenger aircraft, but also a number of cargo only airlines. Their operations have required an uplift in aircraft parking facilities. Cargo only flights at Heathrow increased from 34,000 tonnes in September 2008 to 37,000 tonnes in December 2008. Austrian Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Emirates and KLM Cityhopper have all put in large scale orders for passenger aircraft that will be converted into cargo use only.
This lower cost option is attractive to many import and export businesses. While there are around 25 cargo only operators worldwide, in 2008 only 4 cargo only companies were active at Heathrow. Dealing with cargo-only airlines is so far a novelty in most countries, and the impact on both the industry and the airports is yet to be determined. To drive directly to a terminal, follow signs for Long Stay Car Parks. Category:Transport in London.
Flight Movements
Aircraft destined for London are usually routed to one of four holding points located along the extended runway centerline. The holding points are designated "1-4", from north to south, and each point is 2 minutes flying time northwards from the preceding one (at full operating speed). For example, aircraft assigned to holding point 2 would fly through points 1 and 3 (2 minutes north of each) before reaching its assigned position. ATC clearance for an aircraft destined for Heathrow will specify a particular holding point.
The word "push" is used colloquially instead of "holding point", This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). Over-flying aircraft initiate a call-up on their assigned frequency upon passing holding point 4; this identifies the flight as ready for ATC instruction, which. There are four holding points, indicated by a row of lights on the ground, to the north and east of the airport, between Heathrow and its western runway. Aircraft destined for Heathrow join one of these holding queues, with nearer points preferenced over those further away.
A fifth holding point (not aligned to any runway) is located to the south, southwest of the terminal area. In general, at busy times with good visibility, aircraft will join the holding queue immediately after take-off from an approach aerodrome (approximately 18 miles east or west). At poor visibility and when close to capacity,[clarification needed] the use of an approach radar-capture procedure is used: large aircraft follow two parallel arcs around a V. There are four main holding points to the west of the airport.
Holding points A and B allow aircraft to be easily added into the system, cleared into position and separated from arriving and departing traffic. To enter either hold, an aircraft must first fly a heading of 345° until it reaches 3 nautical miles from the runway, then turn directly towards the final approach path (QFE257°) at a speed of 140 knots. To exit the hold, aircraft must similarly turn to a heading of 094° after clearing the runway threshold, which puts them safely away from all other aircraft.
From there they can join one of 2 parallel tracks for departure. The spacing between these tracks is 1000 ft (300 m). Heathrow is at the centre of the world's busiest airspace, with around 1,200 flights moving in and out every day. This means that on an average day (and every day is an average day at London Heathrow) there are almost one hundred individual aeroplanes flying above you at an altitude of 6,500ft.
Heathrow Airport is the busiest international airport in the world by total number of passengers and by number of landings. Simply because of its relative obscurity, this gave me the impression that these would be the perfect subjects for a photography-led project. Some of these have been as a result of changing demographics and developments in the surrounding areas, while others were due to operational problems. Some of these stations have been repurposed, others stand disused or have been demolished, and some remained undeveloped beneath the streets of London.
Future Expansion And Plans
In 1979 the Duddington and Longford schemes were published, proposing up to seven additional runways in their final proposed forms, with only Duddington being a fully formed plan. By 2010, Heathrow Airport reported that over 70 such schemes have been studied. During the 1990s, the airport proposed a major expansion onto land to the east and north of the existing airport which would have included up to nine runways. This scheme was called "Heathrow 2000" and had the support of the government at that time although no commitment was made.
Hotel Access
Airport transport. The airport is served by the "N-Judah" light rail line of the San Francisco Municipal Railway which connects to downtown and several other Muni lines. The tunnels also connect with BART's Millbrae Station, which offers connections to SFO on BART from the East Bay. Passengers can ride these light rail vehicles for free to travel within San Francisco upon proper identification, with a valid ticket required to board trains beyond downtown. From the airport, passengers can also catch several buses to nearby cities such as Palo Alto and South San Francisco, or take a taxi.
Hotel Hoppa is the only ground transportation between the airport and downtown Detroit, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). It serves both individuals and customers attending conventions. Hotel Hoppa buses are scheduled to arrive at and leave from the McNamara Terminal at :15 and :45 after the hour. The fare is $18 one way. When purchased online in advance, fares range from $12-$16 depending on service selected, with a discount for tickets purchased 72 hours in advance of service.
Hotel Hoppa provides 24/7 airport shuttle service between airports and hotels with the most popular hotels in the area, including Hilton Atlanta Airport, Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel, Residence Inn Atlanta Airport North/Sandy Springs and Hampton Inn & Suites Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson. Rooms are reserved for a nightly rate of $39. 95 with the option of free cancellation up to one day prior to scheduled arrival time. Hotel Hoppa buses leave the airport every 10 to 24 minutes from 5:15 am to 1:15 am weekdays, 6:15 am to 12:15 am Saturdays and 6:30 am to 11 pm Sundays/holidays.
Buses arrive at the South Station Bus Terminal, the Fifth Avenue/East Broadway subway station and are also available at Logan Airport (Woburn), North Station, South Station Bus Terminal and downtown. Buses are wheelchair-accessible. The Hotel Hoppa shuttle bus connects all terminals to the major area hotels. Hotel Hoppa bus network connects all terminals to major hotels in the area. Transport for London (TfL) was created in 2000, in a merger of the Greater London Authority, the GLC and London Regional Transport.
Incidents And Accidents
In 1979, the Conservative government proposed a major expansion of Heathrow but gave no firm commitment. An Inquiry was set up to consider the various options, and in 1983 published its report backing the third runway option. The so-called "Official Inquiry" or "Gatwick Inquiry" after the airport it regarded as an alternative to Heathrow, was led by Sir Ronald Edwards. The Labour Party won the general election in May that year and the government announced in June 1983 that there would be no third runway at Heathrow.
However, political pressure for a new airport grew. In 1988, the Airport Development Review Group (ADRG) was set up with representatives from all local authorities within 70 miles of any of the shortlisted airports – Heathrow,. In the mid-1990s, the Greater London Authority (GLA) proposed a three runway solution for Heathrow, which was given planning approval by the Government of the day in 1996. This decision was overturned following a legal challenge initiated by four local authorities and followed by a public inquiry headed by Sir Patrick Coghlin.
As a result, there are environmental restrictions on the use of Heathrow's northern and southern boundaries (an area known as "the western extension area"). In 2009, an Airports Commission chaired by Sir Howard Davies was again convened to examine plans for expansion at Heathrow, and concluded that building a third runway anywhere in the south west quadrant would give the greatest net economic benefit. In 2003 the GLC's transport functions were taken over by TfL.
Inter-Terminal Transport
Sidewalks in the terminal are divided into entry, departure (non-UK and Ireland), and transfer sections. The "non-UK and Ireland" area contains a number of duty-free shops while the "transfer" section is where passengers who need to connect to another part of the terminal or another Heathrow airport shuttle need to walk. Finally, there is the "departure" section for passengers who have checked in, but not yet cleared security. There are four terminals at Heathrow and the most important thing to remember about moving between terminals is that there is no direct indoor walking route between any of them.
Terminals 2 and 3 are connected by a dual level moving walkway system Terminal 4 is connected to the single level Terminal 5 via a short walk (takes about 10 minutes) across the runway, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). The coaches arrive for the airport via rail and road, drop off passengers and collect new ones, then go to a reclaim area to have their arrivals screened. 7 kilometres / 88. 2 miles. However, by 1994 four runways had been cancelled leaving just proposals for terminals and passenger facilities on a 900-acre (3.
Location
The airport is surrounded by the largest grouping of settlements in the UK. These are Feltham to the north, Hatton to the south, Cranford to the west and Harlington, Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames to the east. All are within the London Borough of Hillingdon (in other words, inside London's M25 motorway). Apart from Hounslow, these are all villages. Heathrow Airport lies between the towns of Stanwell to the north, Harlington to the west, Colnbrook to the east and Harmondsworth to the south.
Without road or rail transport connections, it has become a significant bottleneck in air transport capacity and connectivity, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). A. Heathrow falls entirely within the bounds of the London borough of Hillingdon, although the airport itself, along with several surrounding settlements, is located in the adjoining London boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Windsor and Maidenhead. A325 road. To the east is the large village of Feltham. London Heathrow Airport takes up around a third of the parish's area, with other areas used for storage by British Airways (mainly in March 2010), and active farmland.
New Transport Proposals
The Airport Commission has proposed a new high frequency rail link to Heathrow airport from Waterloo station, but only if the commission's chosen "extension" option for a third runway is developed. This scheme involves construction of a tunnel between Staines and Heathrow, which will carry a dedicated line running nonstop between Waterloo and Heathrow terminals 2 and 3. A Heathrow Southern Railway (HSR) company was created in 2011 with the aim of establishing an improved rail link to Heathrow Airport, as an alternative to taking the western approach via Staines.
The HSR project was ended after losing public support following the shortlisting of "Heathrow Hub" as the preferred site for expansion, amid concerns that this project could become a white, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). The Transport for London (TfL) document A Vision for the Rail Network in Great Britain beyond 2015 (4th edition, February 2007) identified two options for development that are relevant to Heathrow Airport. The first would connect Heathrow directly with both Euston and King's Cross via Old Oak Common; the second would develop a new rail hub at Old Oak, creating connections between the Great Western Railway (GW) services from Paddington to Heathrow and northern destinations, plus the Crossrail line passing through Paddington, and additionally make it possible to extend the London Overground line to High Wycombe.
TfL estimates that an investment of £1·5bn is required to extend the London Overground line from. BAA, the operator of Heathrow Airport, had proposed a scheme called "Heathrow Hub" to link Heathrow with Birmingham New Street via High Speed 1 (HS1), using a viaduct and four stations at Old Oak Common, West Drayton, Southall and Hayes & Harlington. This line would have paralleled the Great Western Main Line as far as Old Oak Common and the Chiltern Main Line as far as Southall.
The intention was for this scheme to include interchanges with Crossrail and HS2 at Old Oak Common, in addition to links with other rail services. Currently, most rail connections with Heathrow airport run along an east-west alignment to and from central London; there are no connections between Heathrow and any other stations in western Greater London or on the Thameslink route to Bedford, Luton and Brighton. Various schemes have been proposed over the years to resolve this.
Public Transport
Heathrow Airport is connected to Central London via the London Underground. The Piccadilly line provides direct service from Terminal 2, 3 and the Heathrow Central station. The journey will take approximately 40 minutes and an off-peak ticket costs £5. 50. The Heathrow Express connects Heathrow Airport with Paddington Station in just 15 minutes. An adult ticket costs around £20 (or £15 for Children). There are also National Rail trains that connect to Heathrow Airport in under 30 minutes with a third of the cost of a Heathrow Express ticket, but they are rarely used by passengers to access the airport due to limited connections and convenience, except when arriving at Terminals 4 and 5 by taking the Windsor Link Railway from Sl.
London Heathrow being located as far as 15 miles (24 km) from Central London and its limits, the airport's public transit connections to the British capital are provided solely by rail because of lack of surface access: planes cannot taxi or takeoff from streets, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). The only direct access by surface comes from a tunnel which was opened in 2003. Trains operate to London Paddington station via Heathrow Airport railway station, on the Heathrow branch of the Great Western Main Line, with stations at Heathrow Central and Orient Way.
There is a high-frequency bus service operated by Metroline for Terminals 2 and 3, and for Terminals 4 and 5. The station at the northern end of the airport, Heathrow Central, serves all five terminals. National Express operates direct express coach services to central London from Heathrow Terminal 5; the service takes 25 minutes to Victoria Coach Station with an off-peak frequency of every 30 minutes. A route X26 bus also runs directly from Terminal 5 to Hayes by-pass.
There is a free shuttle bus service between Terminals 2 and 3 served by Heathrow's Central Bus Station. National Express coach services from Heathrow connect the airport to several UK towns and cities. Buses from central London serve Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5. There are a number of bus companies serving the airport; the largest is London Buses. Most hotels run shuttle services to Heathrow Terminals. Emails and letters from the public often end up a cyclone of sound bites, fragments and statements that seem like they’re from alternate realities.
Regulation
The CAA published a consultation paper "Heathrow Charging Policy for Domestic Passengers" in July 2007. The regulation to cap Heathrow's landing charges at inflation plus 1% was replaced with a system of price control whereby the airport must not obtain a revenue surplus on a measures-based pricing (MBP) basis. It is for the Department for Transport to determine MBP so as to ensure that the airport makes no more than a fair rate of return that reflects the 'measured profitability'of the business.
If Heathrow makes less than its fair rate of return, it may reduce charges in order to increase traffic and profits, but not vice versa. Heathrow has used this captive market to charge airlines higher charges than its major competitors, making its customers pay higher prices. Since 2003 it has increased the landing charges to airlines by 5. 3% more each year than inflation, resulting in a cumulative increase of 61% after the total of 19 hikes.
The CAA's original intent was that Heathrow would instead charge a steady price per plane and so spread the cost across all airlines (which would also benefit low cost carriers) and avoid acts of retaliation or retribution by airlines against Heathrow in response to high landing charges. Heathrow’s dominance in the London aviation market has been a result of both protectionism by the UK government (which owns nearly all of Heathrow through its stake in BAA) and restrictions on competition from other airports.
Runway And Terminal Expansion
In 1988, after the successful opening of Terminal 1, Heathrow was operating with only 35% capacity. An expansion programme to increase capacity began with Terminal 5 in 1992 and the construction of Heathrow Airport Station that year. Terminal 4 opened in 1983; the former Marine Air Terminal (closed in 1978) was converted to a new terminal for private aviation (opened November 1985) and the demolition of the MEL passenger building (south of T5, used as cargo handling facilities) allowed expansion to take place at T5.
In 1988 the government decided not to expand Heathrow now but to build a new airport at offset, either north west or north east of London, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). A public enquiry into the expansion proposals was held in 1990-91 but the idea. By preventing new runways from being built at other airports, there was little incentive for airlines to invest in them, meaning Heathrow remained dominant. 6 km2) site to be funded with private finance.
Security
Heathrow is guarded by its own police service, the British Transport Police (BTP), as well as various other law enforcement agencies including the Metropolitan Police and Immigration officers from UK Visas & Immigration. The airport's dedicated security measures include CCTV surveillance cameras covering almost all areas of the site, ground-based radar and around 200 armed police personnel who regularly patrol the airport perimeter. A special Royal Navy squadron, known as the Maritime Support Unit, is on constant patrol in the nearby Thames estuary to intercept aircraft that may attempt to fly into the airport without permission.
The airport has its own police force of around 50 officers, which is supplemented by the Met, and the British Transport Police, which covers all transport hubs in the UK. In 2005, these were bolstered by the newly formed Thames Valley Police Aviation Policing Unit. The British Transport Police also has a permanent presence at Heathrow. This includes sub-station No. 42, which is responsible for policing Heathrow Airport itself. There are two checkpoints for general aviation apron traffic and two more for terminal access.
Taxi
Taxi stands are available at all terminals, and follow an hourly rate (€36 per hour on weekdays, €41. 50 per hour on Friday and Saturday nights), or a price per kilometre depending on the time of day (daytime: €0. 39/km after 8am, €0. 33/km before 8am; nighttime: €1. 01/km after 6pm, €0. 83/km before 6pm). Although taxis can be found outside the terminal building, it is advisable to pre-book a taxi with your service provider of choice upon arrival at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Taxis charge a flat rate of $45 from the airport to any point in Manhattan (except for trips from the airport to Staten Island, which incur a $10 fare surcharge), This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). [ 123 ] This is true for all yellow taxis in Manhattan, regardless of the operator. The distance fee applies for trips from JFK Airport to destinations in Queens and Brooklyn, including JFK Airport Heliport. [ 125 ]. Transport in London is facilitated by the famous London Underground, commonly referred to as the tube.
It is easy to get a ride on the London Underground with approximately 700 stations in operation. The buses are also an inexpensive mode of transportation. A taxi is one of the easiest and most reliable ways to get into the city. The flat rate to/from the airport to downtown was recently increased to $50, but this is still cheaper than most other options. The taxi services operated at the airport are,,, and.
Terminals
Terminal 5 was marked for closure following Heathrow's acquisition of London City Airport. London City already had a peak time service frequency of 250 flights per day, which would have exceeded capacity on the runways had both airports been allowed to continue to operate at full capacity. In November 2018, it was reported that the government intended to transfer all aviation from LCY to Heathrow by December 2020, with T5 ceasing operations then.
According to British Airways, all remaining routes were transferred to T2 and T3 in April 2020; however, by the end of June 2020, they had set up a temporary check-in facility in T5 for travellers originating from or terminating at LCY. Furthermore, all loung. Terminal is a 2013 American science fiction thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast including Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, J. C. MacKenzie, Corey Stoll, and Sarah Shatz.
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Terminals typically provide baggage claim, ticketing and the opportunity for passengers to purchase food, drink and other products before boarding the aircraft or vessel. The Underground uses several railways and alignments that were built by main-line railway companies. The Underground uses several railways and alignments that were built by main-line (or pre-Grouping[note 1]) railway companies, some of which continue as freight-only lines. Aviation movements on the southern of the three terminal aprons are restricted to those on behalf of passengers using the South Terminal.
Train
There is a train station in Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5 with Heathrow Connect services connecting Terminals 1, 2 & 3 to London Paddington. Terminal 4 is served by the Heathrow Express trains which go direct into Paddington in 20 minutes and run every 15 minutes. The Piccadilly line of the London Underground has a station at the airport with services going east to central London and west through the West End and over to Earl's Court in 90 minutes (this journey is free if using an Oyster Card).
Heathrow Airport has five terminals, connected by a central shuttle service and the Heathrow Express rail link, This Week In London (thisismargate.co.uk). Each terminal has at least two railway stations for handling services to and from London Paddington station; facilities include a mixture of intercity trains, high-speed trains, and commuter trains. Some stations have an underground passage to the adjacent terminal building. Heathrow Airport is served by National Express, Heathrow Connect and London Buses. The fastest direct route is the X90 which runs between Heathrow and Central London (Victoria coach station) in around an hour.
Other services (route 910) run to the Covent Garden area of central London ending at Tavistock Square. There is an AirTrain monorail link between Heathrow Airport's terminals, and a railway station served by the Heathrow Express train. Trains run every 15 minutes to London Paddington station in central London, via Rayners Lane. The journey time into London is 15 minutes. Many bus companies operate coach services 24 hours a day between Heathrow and London. National Express is the main operator, running services to and from Heathrow under the Q-prefix codes with large blue logos on the front of the coach, with a destination board at the back.
