kelusa

walk/get from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 at London Heathrow Airport? I've found a good fare but I wouldn't arrive at LHR until 8.30am and then I'd depart from Terminal 3 at 12pm but you have to check-in 3 hours before then (i.e. 9am) so if it is quite a treck then I'd probably be cutting it rather short. Any ideas?
Cheers.

seang

I reckon 20-30 minutes

spalen

You can check on www.baa.co.uk website (british airport authority) they should have transit times between terminals. There is a bus betwen 3&4 and 1&2 every ten minutes , 1&2 are connected via walkway, 3&4 are connected also by walkway.

kelusa

Thanks. I've searched the baa.co.uk site for ages now and I'm giving up because I can't seem to find it.

Pollyana

Who are you flying into Terminal One with? ( assume you are flying in!) - check with the airline as they may be able to check your bags right through. For example, if flying in from Glasgow, you may be able to check your bags and yourself in at Glasgow, and get boarding cards for the whole trip, with your bags transferred for you. That way you don't need to check in again at Heathrow.

Also, there is a walkway/travellator connection between 1,2 and 3. 4 is the isolated one, across the runway on the other side of the airport.

KatieStar

Me and DH went from terminal 1 to 3 recently. I reckon it probably took half an hour. We had to negotiate moving walkways and a bus trip. Would you not be better booking a flight right the way through? We were booked in right from Belfast to Brissie, made the whole thing much easier, plus gave us more luggage allowance on the domestic flight, also meant our luggage was transferred for us.

Katie

Amazulu

I reckon about 15mins.

GinaUK

From the public shopping area in Terminal 1 to the public shopping area in Terminal 3 does take probably 15 minutes (if you're not pushing a luggage trolley). But the original poster will be arriving at a gate in Terminal 1 and then has to get to a check-in desk at Terminal 3.

With lots of luggage that can be quite a trek (and exhausting). Why not fly down the night before and stay at an airport hotel?

Gina

kelusa

Thanks everyone! That's exactly what I've decided to do - I'm staying at the Jury's Inn Heathrow Airport - £60 for the room for the night which seems pretty reasonable to me. Anyone else got any other bargin hotels very close to Heathrow Airport they'd like to share?