London Heathrow Airport

London, United Kingdom

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Coordinates
51.4707, -0.4599
Elevation
83 ft / 25 m

Location

Getting to London

Trafalgar Square
28 km · 47 min
Big Ben & Westminster
29 km · 49 min
Buckingham Palace
27 km · 45 min
Tower Bridge
34 km · 1 h 0 min
London Eye
30 km · 52 min
King's Cross St Pancras
32 km · 56 min
London Gatwick (LGW)
72 km · 1 h 7 min
London Stansted (STN)
104 km · 1 h 19 min
London Luton (LTN)
64 km · 1 h 6 min
London City (LCY)
102 km · 1 h 35 min

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About London Heathrow (LHR)

London Heathrow is the UK's largest and busiest airport and one of the world's principal long-haul hubs, handling the most international passengers of any European airport. It sits west of the city and is the main base for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, offering intercontinental connections across every continent.

Passengers use four terminals — T2, T3, T4 and T5. Terminal 5 is the dedicated British Airways and Iberia home, while other airlines are split across T2 (the Star Alliance base), T3 and T4. The terminals are spread out and not all are within walking distance of one another, so check which terminal your flight uses before you set off and allow extra time for connections. Expect an extensive choice of shops, restaurants and airline lounges airside.

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Last verified July 6, 2026

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Airport WiFi

WiFi access
Free, unlimited
Provided by Heathrow Airport Ltd
How to connect
Accept terms · Email sign-up
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Official network names

  • _Heathrow Wi-FiT2, T3, T4, T5Official free network — note the leading underscore, which distinguishes it from lookalike hotspots. Available across all passenger terminals.

Connect only to these exact network names — lookalike hotspots at airports are a common phishing trick.

Good to know

  • Select "_Heathrow Wi-Fi" (note the leading underscore) and open a browser — you'll be redirected to the login page.
  • Choose a login option, accept the terms, and you get free Wi-Fi with no time limit for your whole stay.
  • Coverage spans all four passenger terminals (T2, T3, T4, T5), including gates, baggage reclaim, food courts and shops.
  • For help connecting, Customer Care is on 0808 189 1365.

This airport uses a WiFi sign-in page

You will pass through a captive portal — a web page — before you get online. It is worth treating as untrusted: a legitimate one asks you to accept terms, enter an email or type an SMS code. It never asks you to install an update or run a command.

What a hijacked WiFi login page can do

Last verified July 6, 2026

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