A Tour of Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport in London is the busiest airport inactive terminals. With dedicated parking spots it is
the world. It is located 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14easy to find what shuttle that the traveler will need
mi) west of Central London. Heathrow had untilto use to go to the right hotel. Prices for the hotels
recently five active terminals from where flights leftvary, after arriving ask at one of the desks located
London to almost any place in the world.in the arrival hall for the current rates. Most Heathrow
Terminals 1, 2 and 3 were built in the late 1950's andairport hotels will have their very own desk with
early 1960's and are not up to the modern standardsinformation and the ability to rent a room right in the
that a traveler have now become accustomed to.airport terminal.
Terminal 2 is the oldest terminal at Heathrow. ThisIn an attempt to make it more comfortable for
terminal is being rebuilt. It will be re-opened in 2014passengers who are connecting to a different flight
and will hold all Star Alliance Airlines. The new Terminalresting places have been added to many of the
2 will replace the old terminal 1 that will be demolishedterminals within the airport. These areas are located
in 2014. Currently Star Alliance members use Terminalafter passport control. Transfer passengers do not
1 as their Heathrow base.leave the terminal there for have to follows the signs.
Terminal 3 will become more modernized over theHeathrow is connected to Central London via the
next 10 years. This terminal will have new gates thatPiccadilly line that stops at terminals 1 through 5.
have better luggage belts for travelers. It will alsoServices start around 5 am in the morning and run to
have gates that are specifically used for the A380around midnight on Monday to Saturday. On Sunday
airplane.the service from and to London start a hour later.
All around Heathrow Airport you will find hotelsDuring peak hours the tube will run every 2 minutes
ranging from 3 stars to 5 stars. Most of these hotelsto service traffic in to Central London.
have bus services running from and to all of the