Airports
Heathrow International Airport
Over sixty two million people began or ended their UK experience at Heathrow Airport last year - chances are, you'll be one of them. Heathrow (LHR) is the world's busiest international airport, and it pays to have thought about what terminal you will be arriving at, the Customs and Immigration Procedures required, and then Getting Into London.
With four terminals, 90 airlines operating, and 200 destinations offered, Heathrow's hustle and bustle can be intimidating to the first-time arrivee. A Tube link exists between Terminal 4 (which is some distance from the others) and the Terminals 1, 2, and 3.
Most long haul flights arrive at Terminal 3, although British Airways and Qantas flights will possibly alight at Terminal 4. It takes approximately one hour to get into central London from Heathrow.
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Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport is another huge airport on the southern outskirts of London. Servicing a large volume of international traffic (and ranked as the sixth busiest international airport in the world), Gatwick has all the facilities you'd expect of a major airport, including 24 hour restaurants, exchange bureaus, and shops.
Unlike Heathrow, a number of holiday package operators and budget airlines fly to and from Gatwick. This can cause congestion at immigration desks, so allow plenty of time for these delays on arrival.
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The Gatwick Express train service operates regularly.
Other Airports
London's three smaller airports typically handle a mixture of charter flights, domestic or short-haul international traffic, and budget airlines such as EasyJet.
Stansted Airport to the north-east of the city has regular bus and train services, with a journey time of 45 minutes on to Liverpool Street Station. Check out Standsted Express.
Luton Airport operates a bus service from the airport to the nearby Luton railway station. From there it is a 30 minute British Rail journey to the very handy Kings Cross Station. Greenline Bus Services offers a 75 minute bus service to Victoria depot.
London City Airport in Docklands is principally for short-haul European destinations. Business travellers are well catered for with the range of facilities and the airport is only a few minutes from the City.
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