Dec 30, 2015, 9:51 am
Last edit by: KARFA
Welcome to this guide. If you are arriving at LHR and connecting to, from, or within T5 than this guide should help provide some practical information about how your connection will work. There are a number of types of connections which you may end up doing at T5 and hopefully all should be covered in this guide.
- General Layout of LHR and T5 - including information on underground walkways
- Arriving and Departing Gate Information
- Diagram of FCC
- Diagram of DUB Arrivals Area
- Arriving from the UK - Connections and Arrivals
- Arriving from DUB - Connections and Arrivals
- Arriving on an International Flight (not inc. DUB) - Connections and Arrivals
- T5B to T5B Connections, T5C to T5C Connections, and T5B to T2/3/4 Connections
- T2/3/4 to T5 Connections
- Arriving at T5 and Crossing the UK Border at T2/3/4, Connecting to an AA Flight Departing From T3, Checked Bags, Connections to LCY/LGW Flights, Duty Free
- New FCC in LHR T3 (July 2018)
A Guide to Connecting at LHR T5
Jul 25, 2019, 2:11 pm
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Minimum Connect Times: Connecting at LHR Incoming airline AA Outgoing airline EY Flight type International to International STANDARD.D/D...D/I...I/D...I/I. ONLINE .45 1.15 1.15 1.30 OFFLINE .45 1.15 1.15 1.30 ** OR * ARE ALL **-** II 1.00 TRM 2 - 2 **-** II 1.15 TRM 3 - 2 **-** II 1.30 TRM 4 - 2 **-** II 1.30 TRM 5 - 2 **-** II 1.15 TRM 2 - 3 **-** II 1.10 TRM 3 - 3 **-** II 1.30 TRM 4 - 3 **-** II 1.30 TRM 5 - 3 **-** II 1.30 TRM TN - 3 **-** II 1.30 TRM 2 - 4 **-** II 1.30 TRM 3 - 4 **-** II 1.00 TRM 4 - 4 **-** II 1.45 TRM 5 - 4 **-** II 1.30 TRM TN - 4 **-** II 1.30 TRM 2 - 5 **-** II 1.30 TRM 3 - 5 **-** II 1.45 TRM 4 - 5 **-** II 1.00 TRM 5 - 5 **-** II 1.30 TRM 3 - TN **-** II 1.30 TRM 4 - TN
Jul 25, 2019, 2:33 pm
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Apologies if I’ve missed this somewhere in the (very thorough) wiki but could anyone confirm whether it’s possible to check bags airside when connecting using the flight connections buses T5-T2? The reason for this is that I’m arriving on BA and leaving on BE, and now that their interline agreement is cancelled and it needs to be booked on separate tickets I’m wary of trying to make a remotely tight connection with checked luggage. My luggage will meet BA’s hand luggage rules but not the rather smaller allowance for Flybe’s DH-8, so ideally I would arrive into T5 with my hand luggage, use the buses airside, then check in my case. Does this work?
(I’ve tried this with both Flybe and Heathrow twitter teams who both gave different and unconvincing answers).
thanks in advance.
(I’ve tried this with both Flybe and Heathrow twitter teams who both gave different and unconvincing answers).
thanks in advance.
Jul 25, 2019, 4:33 pm
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Having seen something out of the corner of my eye on a recent T2 flight, what I think you best do is take the bags with you through to airside T2, so through security, and then take them to the gate for checking there. The airline desks are after security at T2, and I don't think Flybe have a presence there either, so you best do it at the gate. Due to the size of the Flybe's aircraft, a lot of thing have to go into the hold anyway. If it's within your ticketed allowance I don't envisage a problem.
i suppose the other option is to use flight connections to get T5-T2 but then head landslide through passport control and check straight back through... not necessarily much slower than clearing airside passport control but a fair bit quicker than landside transfer.
Aug 11, 2019, 1:35 pm
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I am sure this is covered but my searching skills seem to be letting me down.
We are flying on separate tickets from USA to LHR and then on to CPH with inbound and outbound at LHR at T5. No checked baggage. I am a little confused by the ready to fly and conformance and biometrics things on separate tickets. Can we just act as connecting passengers and use FCC or must me go landslide and then back through security at T5A? We have USA passports so should have epassport gate access and have a good amount of time between flights so going landslide should be ok, but just want to be sure I understand the options in case our inbound is late.
We are flying on separate tickets from USA to LHR and then on to CPH with inbound and outbound at LHR at T5. No checked baggage. I am a little confused by the ready to fly and conformance and biometrics things on separate tickets. Can we just act as connecting passengers and use FCC or must me go landslide and then back through security at T5A? We have USA passports so should have epassport gate access and have a good amount of time between flights so going landslide should be ok, but just want to be sure I understand the options in case our inbound is late.
Aug 11, 2019, 1:46 pm
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We are flying on separate tickets from USA to LHR and then on to CPH with inbound and outbound at LHR at T5. No checked baggage. I am a little confused by the ready to fly and conformance and biometrics things on separate tickets. Can we just act as connecting passengers and use FCC or must me go landslide and then back through security at T5A? We have USA passports so should have epassport gate access and have a good amount of time between flights so going landslide should be ok, but just want to be sure I understand the options in case our inbound is late.
Sep 4, 2019, 2:27 am
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Having said that, if you are planning on getting married in AUH 2 hours after arrival, I think you need to replan. In other words, context and details matter.
Oct 3, 2019, 6:41 am
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Hello everyone.
Transferring from IB3164 (From MAD) onto BA055 (to JNB) thanks to a switch of route due to IB cancelling their MAD-JNB route.
Both flights on the same ticket.
IB 3164 land at 17:55 and BA055 takes off at 19:05, giving 70 minutes.
It seems boarding start 10 minutes after our scheduled landing time !
Is this enough time ?
I think we will have to go through security again.
Will we need to panic and sprint through T5, asking nicely to go to the front of the security queues ?
Any tips for shortcuts / speeding things up ?
Ta.
Transferring from IB3164 (From MAD) onto BA055 (to JNB) thanks to a switch of route due to IB cancelling their MAD-JNB route.
Both flights on the same ticket.
IB 3164 land at 17:55 and BA055 takes off at 19:05, giving 70 minutes.
It seems boarding start 10 minutes after our scheduled landing time !
Is this enough time ?
I think we will have to go through security again.
Will we need to panic and sprint through T5, asking nicely to go to the front of the security queues ?
Any tips for shortcuts / speeding things up ?
Ta.
Last edited by Sisyphus1carus; Oct 3, 2019 at 6:54 am
Oct 3, 2019, 10:18 am
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Hello everyone.
Transferring from IB3164 (From MAD) onto BA055 (to JNB) thanks to a switch of route due to IB cancelling their MAD-JNB route.
Both flights on the same ticket.
IB 3164 land at 17:55 and BA055 takes off at 19:05, giving 70 minutes.
It seems boarding start 10 minutes after our scheduled landing time !
Is this enough time ?
I think we will have to go through security again.
Will we need to panic and sprint through T5, asking nicely to go to the front of the security queues ?
Any tips for shortcuts / speeding things up ?
Ta.
Transferring from IB3164 (From MAD) onto BA055 (to JNB) thanks to a switch of route due to IB cancelling their MAD-JNB route.
Both flights on the same ticket.
IB 3164 land at 17:55 and BA055 takes off at 19:05, giving 70 minutes.
It seems boarding start 10 minutes after our scheduled landing time !
Is this enough time ?
I think we will have to go through security again.
Will we need to panic and sprint through T5, asking nicely to go to the front of the security queues ?
Any tips for shortcuts / speeding things up ?
Ta.
Boarding usually starts no earlier than 45 mins before departure for long hauls so I expect a 1905 flight will start at 1820 at the earliest, and you don't have to be there when boarding starts so you have more time than you think. I would say probably stick to the airside route via the flight connections centre (there is a fast track channel) unless you end up getting off with more than an hour to go and can use the e-passport gates and TFW in which case going landside would be my preferred option.
So I wouldn't be too concerned unless you are quite late arriving tbh. 70 minutes is more than sufficient.
Oct 3, 2019, 10:56 am
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That particular IB service may well arrive at T5B or C actually, but ultimately it is a complete lottery.
Oct 3, 2019, 6:45 pm
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Hello everyone.
Transferring from IB3164 (From MAD) onto BA055 (to JNB) thanks to a switch of route due to IB cancelling their MAD-JNB route.
Both flights on the same ticket.
IB 3164 land at 17:55 and BA055 takes off at 19:05, giving 70 minutes.
It seems boarding start 10 minutes after our scheduled landing time !
Is this enough time ?
I think we will have to go through security again.
Will we need to panic and sprint through T5, asking nicely to go to the front of the security queues ?
Any tips for shortcuts / speeding things up ?
Ta.
Transferring from IB3164 (From MAD) onto BA055 (to JNB) thanks to a switch of route due to IB cancelling their MAD-JNB route.
Both flights on the same ticket.
IB 3164 land at 17:55 and BA055 takes off at 19:05, giving 70 minutes.
It seems boarding start 10 minutes after our scheduled landing time !
Is this enough time ?
I think we will have to go through security again.
Will we need to panic and sprint through T5, asking nicely to go to the front of the security queues ?
Any tips for shortcuts / speeding things up ?
Ta.
Oct 15, 2019, 4:42 am
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Three automatic gates at the bp check point in T5 when coming from DOM flights. Should reduce the amount of queues which seemed to happen when you were getting off towards the back of a domestic arrival, or when you get 2 or more domestic flights arriving at the same time. I have been suggesting this would be a good improvement for some time now.
Sorry for the poor photo, only thought to take one as I was going up the escalator. Am in on Saturday so will take a better one then!
Sorry for the poor photo, only thought to take one as I was going up the escalator. Am in on Saturday so will take a better one then!
Oct 20, 2019, 9:54 am
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A better picture of the new automatic gates at the bp check point for domestic flights connecting on to T5 flights.
Oct 21, 2019, 5:02 am
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Travelling from DUB and connecting onto a flight to KUL on the 20th December. In CW so will have Fastrack. Am I right in saying that my best bet would still be to head landside and then re-enter due to the queues?
Oct 21, 2019, 5:09 am
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Other than that, yes going landside would be my preference here. I would suggest use the fast track at north security as that is usually quieter than south fast track.