Quick lounge question: is T5B better than north/south Galleries lounges? Worth it?
Nov 2, 2023, 2:22 pm
#1
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Quick lounge question: is T5B better than north/south Galleries lounges? Worth it?
I have a flight out of T5 tomorrow to JFK (BA113). I usually fly out of T3 on AA but this time with BA. I am not at a familiar with T5 and find the lounges confusing.
I’ll have access to the galleries / J lounges and I see that BA 113 usually leaves from B or C gates. From what I read online, when flying out of those gates it’s easier to just use the T5B lounge. Is this correct?
Is this lounge any better or worse than the north or south lounges? I just read that it’s recently been retouched but can get crowded like the other lounges?
thanks
I’ll have access to the galleries / J lounges and I see that BA 113 usually leaves from B or C gates. From what I read online, when flying out of those gates it’s easier to just use the T5B lounge. Is this correct?
Is this lounge any better or worse than the north or south lounges? I just read that it’s recently been retouched but can get crowded like the other lounges?
thanks
Nov 2, 2023, 2:25 pm
#2
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Yes it’s better, it’s busy but usually quieter than the A Club lounges, and the refurbishment means it’s nicer too. Your flight is most likely to be B or C but it’s possible it’s still A - if necessary you can walk back through a tunnel (accessed through the nearest lift to the lounge entrance).
Nov 2, 2023, 3:44 pm
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Yes it’s better, it’s busy but usually quieter than the A Club lounges, and the refurbishment means it’s nicer too. Your flight is most likely to be B or C but it’s possible it’s still A - if necessary you can walk back through a tunnel (accessed through the nearest lift to the lounge entrance).
Nov 6, 2023, 4:46 am
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If you fly out of T5B use the B lounge. It's definitely a little better than the T5A lounges, but not enough where I'd go over just to use T5B and then walk back to A. But if you fly from B, yes, definitely, use it. Absolute no-brainer.
Nov 6, 2023, 4:54 am
#8
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I think it totally comes down to what you are looking for.
Ease is north/south + first lounge (especially as they are right after security)
Quietness + space is T5B
Food + Drink is T5B (as usually no fight to the death has occurred for the last dry fishcake)
Ease is north/south + first lounge (especially as they are right after security)
Quietness + space is T5B
Food + Drink is T5B (as usually no fight to the death has occurred for the last dry fishcake)
Nov 6, 2023, 7:37 am
#9
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Careful with Tortilla Chips in T5B, I cracked a filling biting into one. (I wish I was joking)
Nov 6, 2023, 8:15 pm
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Wait, there's a pedestrian tunnel??? Is it only accessible one-way. Can one go from A to B using it?
As for the 5B lounge. I've always found this lounge to be less crowded than the others. But I only use it if I have a short connection before my flight back to the States. Otherwise, I always go to the Galleries First lounge.
As for the 5B lounge. I've always found this lounge to be less crowded than the others. But I only use it if I have a short connection before my flight back to the States. Otherwise, I always go to the Galleries First lounge.
Nov 6, 2023, 10:46 pm
#11
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Wait, there's a pedestrian tunnel??? Is it only accessible one-way. Can one go from A to B using it?
As for the 5B lounge. I've always found this lounge to be less crowded than the others. But I only use it if I have a short connection before my flight back to the States. Otherwise, I always go to the Galleries First lounge.
As for the 5B lounge. I've always found this lounge to be less crowded than the others. But I only use it if I have a short connection before my flight back to the States. Otherwise, I always go to the Galleries First lounge.
and yes I imagine if I had access to the GF lounge I’d use it, but this peasant only has access to J lounges
Nov 6, 2023, 11:38 pm
#12
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I *accidentally* went down to the tunnel and it only made it more confusing. There’s hardly anyone there and it’s eerie. The way towards B/C gates has moving walkways but not the way back.
and yes I imagine if I had access to the GF lounge I’d use it, but this peasant only has access to J lounges
and yes I imagine if I had access to the GF lounge I’d use it, but this peasant only has access to J lounges
Nov 7, 2023, 1:16 am
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There is a guide to the two sets of passageways
LHR Terminal 5 passageways - a pictorial guide for departing passengers
LHR Terminal 5 passageways - a pictorial guide for arriving passengers
LHR Terminal 5 passageways - a pictorial guide for departing passengers
LHR Terminal 5 passageways - a pictorial guide for arriving passengers