UK / London / Airports / LHR [T4 & T2 Only (Airside Smoking Cages)]
Oct 28, 2015, 2:41 am
#16
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Smoking after terminal change T5->T3 LHR
Hi all!
I'm travelling to LAS in mid November and will arrive at T5 in LHR and due to the BA changes, this time I had to change to T3.
I know how to get out of T5 after arriving there to have a cigarette, but don't know if this works at T3 also.
When I take the bus to T3, is there a way to get to the border/customs to leave the building and an easy way to get back in?
Many thanks in advance!^
I'm travelling to LAS in mid November and will arrive at T5 in LHR and due to the BA changes, this time I had to change to T3.
I know how to get out of T5 after arriving there to have a cigarette, but don't know if this works at T3 also.
When I take the bus to T3, is there a way to get to the border/customs to leave the building and an easy way to get back in?
Many thanks in advance!^
Nov 11, 2015, 2:21 am
#17
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Hi all!
I'm travelling to LAS in mid November and will arrive at T5 in LHR and due to the BA changes, this time I had to change to T3.
I know how to get out of T5 after arriving there to have a cigarette, but don't know if this works at T3 also.
When I take the bus to T3, is there a way to get to the border/customs to leave the building and an easy way to get back in?
Many thanks in advance!^
I'm travelling to LAS in mid November and will arrive at T5 in LHR and due to the BA changes, this time I had to change to T3.
I know how to get out of T5 after arriving there to have a cigarette, but don't know if this works at T3 also.
When I take the bus to T3, is there a way to get to the border/customs to leave the building and an easy way to get back in?
Many thanks in advance!^
Nov 14, 2015, 4:49 am
#18
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Hi all!
I'm travelling to LAS in mid November and will arrive at T5 in LHR and due to the BA changes, this time I had to change to T3.
I know how to get out of T5 after arriving there to have a cigarette, but don't know if this works at T3 also.
When I take the bus to T3, is there a way to get to the border/customs to leave the building and an easy way to get back in?
Many thanks in advance!^
I'm travelling to LAS in mid November and will arrive at T5 in LHR and due to the BA changes, this time I had to change to T3.
I know how to get out of T5 after arriving there to have a cigarette, but don't know if this works at T3 also.
When I take the bus to T3, is there a way to get to the border/customs to leave the building and an easy way to get back in?
Many thanks in advance!^
Aug 27, 2016, 9:04 am
#19
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Another smoking at LHR question
I'm arriving on CX, T-3 I believe, transferring to a BA flight to EDI (domestic). I believe this goes out of T-5. I have five hours between flights. Can someone please explain the sequence I need to follow? I assume I will clear immigration and customs at LHR since I'm transferring to a domestic? Will I just be able to leave the airport at T-3 and go landslide to T-5? Any help would be appreciated.
I'm arriving on CX, T-3 I believe, transferring to a BA flight to EDI (domestic). I believe this goes out of T-5. I have five hours between flights. Can someone please explain the sequence I need to follow? I assume I will clear immigration and customs at LHR since I'm transferring to a domestic? Will I just be able to leave the airport at T-3 and go landslide to T-5? Any help would be appreciated.
Aug 27, 2016, 9:29 am
#20
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With 5 hours your best option is to clear immigration and customs at T3 and make a free landslide transfer to T5 using the Heathrow Express. This will give several opportunities to knock some additional minutes off your life expectancy. 
Aug 27, 2016, 9:59 am
#21
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Visit the Smoking Lounge forum
Another smoking at LHR question
I'm arriving on CX, T-3 I believe, transferring to a BA flight to EDI (domestic). I believe this goes out of T-5. I have five hours between flights. Can someone please explain the sequence I need to follow? I assume I will clear immigration and customs at LHR since I'm transferring to a domestic? Will I just be able to leave the airport at T-3 and go landslide to T-5? Any help would be appreciated.
I'm arriving on CX, T-3 I believe, transferring to a BA flight to EDI (domestic). I believe this goes out of T-5. I have five hours between flights. Can someone please explain the sequence I need to follow? I assume I will clear immigration and customs at LHR since I'm transferring to a domestic? Will I just be able to leave the airport at T-3 and go landslide to T-5? Any help would be appreciated.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smoki...ports-lhr.html
Aug 27, 2016, 8:22 pm
#22
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Can someone explain how to do this? Flying into 3 five hours in transit connecting to a domestic UK flight out of 5. Would like to exit at 3 to get a nicotine fix (coming off a long haul). Am I collecting luggage at 3 and clearing immigration/customs? Is this what is normally done? So I'm following signs that say what? How is transfer from international to domestic normally done at LHR? Since I want to step out at 3 am I doing something different?
Any help appreciated!
Any help appreciated!
Aug 28, 2016, 3:56 pm
#23
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This'll get you land side much quicker to enable you to enjoy a much needed smoke. Avoiding the airside bus transfer will also add minutes on to your life expectancy.
Aug 29, 2016, 1:43 am
#25
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If it's only tagged to LHR, you'd need to collect it in T3, wheel it with you over to T5, and give it to BA there
With all the BA "enhancements" around through checking luggage, including the apparent bullying of other OneWorld airlines to stop making BA look bad by doing any better, through checking isn't the certainty that it was before. Certainly ask Cathay to through-check if you can though! Check the baggage tag receipt to be sure
Aug 29, 2016, 2:28 am
#26
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If you bag is tagged through to EDI, then you won't see it until you get to Edinburgh. UK != USA in this regard
If it's only tagged to LHR, you'd need to collect it in T3, wheel it with you over to T5, and give it to BA there
With all the BA "enhancements" around through checking luggage, including the apparent bullying of other OneWorld airlines to stop making BA look bad by doing any better, through checking isn't the certainty that it was before. Certainly ask Cathay to through-check if you can though! Check the baggage tag receipt to be sure
If it's only tagged to LHR, you'd need to collect it in T3, wheel it with you over to T5, and give it to BA there
With all the BA "enhancements" around through checking luggage, including the apparent bullying of other OneWorld airlines to stop making BA look bad by doing any better, through checking isn't the certainty that it was before. Certainly ask Cathay to through-check if you can though! Check the baggage tag receipt to be sure
If it is checked through, immigration will happen in LHR but customs will happen in EDI.
If the OP wishes to smoke then he will need to enter the UK properly by heading to "Arrivals" at LHR immigration rather than "Flight Connections" (but it may be a good idea to do this regardless of whether you want to smoke or not, if your connection is not tight).
Aug 30, 2016, 1:52 am
#27
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As we now have a dedicated smoking forum, I'm going to move this over to prevent it becoming a drag. Please continue to discuss this topic in the smoking forum.
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Aug 4, 2017, 3:15 pm
#30
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For those transferring and not going landside at LHR; according to the BA forum, there's a smoking den / cage by the connections bus at T3. May be useful to someone ^
Read post #49 here
Smoking lounge at LHR T5
Read post #49 here
Smoking lounge at LHR T5
Last edited by mikeyfly; Oct 28, 2017 at 2:22 am