Feb 7, 2014, 4:01 am
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The following is a guide to getting from the satellite terminals at LHR T5 back to the main terminal, whilst remaining airside. This is permitted and you do not need to be escorted, but is not commonly done.
To walk back from B Gates to A Gates
Take the lift from outside Boots to level -2. When the lift doors open you'll see a set of stairs in front of you, take these down and follow the signs to A Gates. When you've walked the length of the tunnel, you'll come to the TTS lift in A Gates at -4 level which you can take up to level 2, Gate Seating Level.
To walk back from C Gates to B Gates or A Gates
Take the TTS lift down to level 2, at the end of the platform there's a door, with a button next to it to open the door, use this to get in to the TTS walkway. After walking from C Gates to B Gates you'll arrive at the stairs noted above, if you continue to A Gates you'll arrive at the lift mentioned above.
Using the above method you can get from C to B to A without having to re-clear security.
Information courtesy of xxxxx
To walk back from B Gates to A Gates
Take the lift from outside Boots to level -2. When the lift doors open you'll see a set of stairs in front of you, take these down and follow the signs to A Gates. When you've walked the length of the tunnel, you'll come to the TTS lift in A Gates at -4 level which you can take up to level 2, Gate Seating Level.
To walk back from C Gates to B Gates or A Gates
Take the TTS lift down to level 2, at the end of the platform there's a door, with a button next to it to open the door, use this to get in to the TTS walkway. After walking from C Gates to B Gates you'll arrive at the stairs noted above, if you continue to A Gates you'll arrive at the lift mentioned above.
Using the above method you can get from C to B to A without having to re-clear security.
Information courtesy of xxxxx
LHR: Getting From T5B/T5C to T5A Airside
Apr 28, 2009, 6:29 pm
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LHR: Getting From T5B/T5C to T5A Airside
Originally Posted by Cliff Notes
11 Oct 2011
1st May 2009
Customers can get back from LHR T5B to T5 without the need for an escort by:
To walk back from B Gates to A Gates
Take the lift from outside Boots to level -2. When the lift doors open you'll see a set of stairs in front of you, take these down and follow the signs to A Gates. When you've walked the length of the tunnel, you'll come to the TTS lift in A Gates at -4 level which you can take up to level 2, Gate Seating Level.
To walk back from C Gates to B Gates or A Gates
Take the TTS lift down to level -2, at the end of the platform there's a door, with a button next to it to open the door, use this to get in to the TTS walkway. After walking from C Gates to B Gates you'll arrive at the stairs noted above, if you continue to A Gates you'll arrive at the lift mentioned above.
Using the above method you can get from C to B to A without having to re-clear security.
Take the lift from outside Boots to level -2. When the lift doors open you'll see a set of stairs in front of you, take these down and follow the signs to A Gates. When you've walked the length of the tunnel, you'll come to the TTS lift in A Gates at -4 level which you can take up to level 2, Gate Seating Level.
To walk back from C Gates to B Gates or A Gates
Take the TTS lift down to level -2, at the end of the platform there's a door, with a button next to it to open the door, use this to get in to the TTS walkway. After walking from C Gates to B Gates you'll arrive at the stairs noted above, if you continue to A Gates you'll arrive at the lift mentioned above.
Using the above method you can get from C to B to A without having to re-clear security.
Customers can get back from LHR T5B to T5 without the need for an escort by:
- Taking the corridor walking route back to A. Do this by using the lifts near B36 to -5 level and follow the signs to T5A. By doing this customers will not have to re-clear security.
OR - Taking the TTS back. Do this by using the lifts near B36 to -2 level and catching the train. This will take you on the transit through the arrivals process and end up landside. By doing this customers will have to re-clear security.
For the last year or so, information on this forum indicates it's a PITA to get back from T5B to T5A when departing.
e.g.
AFAIK getting from T5B to T5A arrivals is a right royal PITA. The system is designed on the basis that PAX travelling from T5B > T5A are arriving and the normal route ends you up in Passport Control and the Baggage Hall.
When in T5B down in the basement you have to find a member of BAA staff who will drive you in a buggy back to T5A airside. Said staff are like the proverbial hens teeth as what you want to do is "not the norm". Also the shuttle trains are designed to seperate arriving/departing PAX so the doors open on opposite sides of the carriages and one side closes before the opposite side opens!
When in T5B down in the basement you have to find a member of BAA staff who will drive you in a buggy back to T5A airside. Said staff are like the proverbial hens teeth as what you want to do is "not the norm". Also the shuttle trains are designed to seperate arriving/departing PAX so the doors open on opposite sides of the carriages and one side closes before the opposite side opens!
Originally Posted by lhrworker
If you want to go back from T5B to a terminal A, its around a 10 minute walk along a subway, but you have to be escorted by BAA and its just hassle so that is why its not advised.... YOu will probably have to wait fro ages for BAA to turn up ..... and its a long walk!
Last edited by serfty; Oct 12, 2011 at 4:34 pm Reason: Updated Information
Apr 28, 2009, 10:47 pm
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Actually that has changed now. Take the lifts nearest to gate 36 back down to the TTS level and go left, following the signs for A gates. Go down the stairs and take the corridor walking route back to A. At the end there are some lifts that will take you back up to the T5A lounge just by the South Customer Service Desk. I walked it in about three minutes the other day. If you cant manage the walk then you can take the TTS back but you have to pass back through the FCC and North Security again.
Apr 29, 2009, 2:36 am
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I have been off recently and the procedure changed while i was off.
As i understand now from flyertalk of all places... that you can now walk back in tunnel back to A from Terminal un assisted.
It used to be escorted by BAA.
You need to take the lift to -5 level and walk in the tunnel.
If you get the lift to -2 level this will be the transit and will take you thorugh the arrivals process and you will have to go thorugh passport control and end up landside.
I hope this helps.....
Procedures change all the time and if i was wrong beofre then this was because i was off work and procedures change all the time.... sometimes even daily!
As i understand now from flyertalk of all places... that you can now walk back in tunnel back to A from Terminal un assisted.
It used to be escorted by BAA.
You need to take the lift to -5 level and walk in the tunnel.
If you get the lift to -2 level this will be the transit and will take you thorugh the arrivals process and you will have to go thorugh passport control and end up landside.
I hope this helps.....
Procedures change all the time and if i was wrong beofre then this was because i was off work and procedures change all the time.... sometimes even daily!
Apr 29, 2009, 3:24 am
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I have been off recently and the procedure changed while i was off.
As i understand now from flyertalk of all places... that you can now walk back in tunnel back to A from Terminal un assisted.
It used to be escorted by BAA.
You need to take the lift to -5 level and walk in the tunnel.
If you get the lift to -2 level this will be the transit and will take you thorugh the arrivals process and you will have to go thorugh passport control and end up landside.
I hope this helps.....
Procedures change all the time and if i was wrong beofre then this was because i was off work and procedures change all the time.... sometimes even daily!
As i understand now from flyertalk of all places... that you can now walk back in tunnel back to A from Terminal un assisted.
It used to be escorted by BAA.
You need to take the lift to -5 level and walk in the tunnel.
If you get the lift to -2 level this will be the transit and will take you thorugh the arrivals process and you will have to go thorugh passport control and end up landside.
I hope this helps.....
Procedures change all the time and if i was wrong beofre then this was because i was off work and procedures change all the time.... sometimes even daily!
Apr 29, 2009, 7:51 am
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It needn't be a PITA to get T5B to T5A because you're not supposed to go over there unless your flight is departing from a B gate. If in the rare event of a gate change from B to A, then your route back to A will be organised by BAA, though you can walk unescorted through the escape tunnel.
If in the rare event of a gate change from B to A, then your route back to A will be organised by BAA, though you can walk unescorted through the escape tunnel.
Last edited by xxxxx; Apr 29, 2009 at 8:17 am
Apr 29, 2009, 10:25 am
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Recently I was arriving in T5B form HKG early morning and had 2,5hours till my connection to FRA. That flight was departing from T5B but I wanted to have breakfast at CCR. So take the train and go to security .
It is definitely not what you want to do at 5am after 13h flight.......
I think it should be possible for connecting Fpax to get to CCR without having to go trough security!
.It is definitely not what you want to do at 5am after 13h flight.......
I think it should be possible for connecting Fpax to get to CCR without having to go trough security!
Apr 29, 2009, 10:32 am
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I started a thread on this same topic of returning from T5B to T5A a couple of weeks ago. Initially I was going to sample the Galleries Club lounge in T5B on a TP run I took last week, but ended up not bothering as it all sounded so complicated and I could foresee myself getting well and truly lost in the bowels of T5. 
Apr 29, 2009, 12:35 pm
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Recently I was arriving in T5B form HKG early morning and had 2,5hours till my connection to FRA. That flight was departing from T5B but I wanted to have breakfast at CCR. So take the train and go to security .
It is definitely not what you want to do at 5am after 13h flight.......
I think it should be possible for connecting Fpax to get to CCR without having to go trough security!
.It is definitely not what you want to do at 5am after 13h flight.......
I think it should be possible for connecting Fpax to get to CCR without having to go trough security!
Apr 29, 2009, 12:37 pm
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It's not too bad now, although I know what you mean about the bowels of T5B, I took a wrong turn once and ended up quite a long way underground (swear to god I saw a Morlock down there, but it could have been a baggage handler).....
Apr 29, 2009, 1:22 pm
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Has anyone ever tried taking the transit back to T5A but staying on board while waiting for the doors to exit/FCC to close, then exiting when the entry doors open? If this would work, there should be no barrier back up to airside T5A.
Or will the exit doors not close if someone is left on the train?
Or will the exit doors not close if someone is left on the train?
Apr 29, 2009, 2:32 pm
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Has anyone ever tried taking the transit back to T5A but staying on board while waiting for the doors to exit/FCC to close, then exiting when the entry doors open? If this would work, there should be no barrier back up to airside T5A.
Or will the exit doors not close if someone is left on the train?
Or will the exit doors not close if someone is left on the train?
Apr 29, 2009, 8:25 pm
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Will be making a transfer between BA flights at LGW in the near future. Is there on online map of terminal 5 which shows the various gates and 5A and 5B ?? Everything I look at just shows the check-in areas- nothing beyond that.
Will be connecting from a PRG-LHR flight to a LHR-SFO flight. Will be traveling on an F award and will have 2 hours connecting time.
Will be connecting from a PRG-LHR flight to a LHR-SFO flight. Will be traveling on an F award and will have 2 hours connecting time.
Apr 29, 2009, 9:21 pm
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Actually that has changed now. Take the lifts nearest to gate 36 back down to the TTS level and go left, following the signs for A gates. Go down the stairs and At the end there are some lifts that will take you back up to the T5A lounge just by the South Customer Service Desk. I walked it in about three minutes the other day. If you cant manage the walk then you can take the TTS back but you have to pass back through the FCC and North Security again.
If you take the TTS back (by taking the the B36 lifts to -2 level) you will have to re-enter security.
Last edited by serfty; Apr 30, 2009 at 5:05 pm Reason: -2 as posted :oops: