How many terminals does Heathrow Airport have?

Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 4 terminals.

How do I find which terminal my airline uses at Heathrow Airport?

Check the airline board on this page — it lists every airline at Heathrow Airport with its terminal and direction (departure or arrival).

How do I transfer between terminals at Heathrow Airport?

Heathrow Airport has 14 transfer routes between terminals, by walking, train, and bus. See the transfers section above for duration and whether each route stays inside security.

LHR

Heathrow Airport

London, United Kingdom

Heathrow Airport (LHR) serves London, United Kingdom. Find which terminal each airline uses for departures and arrivals, and how to transfer between terminals.

Official Heathrow Airport websiteTerminal data updated August 10, 2026

Terminals

Which airline flies from which terminal

Live terminal assignments

Airline	Terminal	Direction	Note
AFAir France	T4Terminal 4	Departures & arrivals
NHAll Nippon Airways	T2Terminal 2 (The Queen’s Terminal)	Departures & arrivals	All Nippon Airways (Star Alliance).
AAAmerican Airlines	T3Terminal 3	Departures & arrivals	All American Airlines routes at Heathrow, including Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami and New York JFK.
BABritish Airways	T3Terminal 3	Departures & arrivals	A minority of British Airways routes leave from Terminal 3 rather than Terminal 5 — including Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Phoenix, São Paulo and several European cities. Check your booking.
BABritish Airways	T5Terminal 5	Departures & arrivals	British Airways main base — 115 of its Heathrow routes, including most long-haul and the bulk of Europe.
CXCathay Pacific	T3Terminal 3	Departures & arrivals	Cathay Pacific (oneworld).
DLDelta Air Lines	T3Terminal 3	Departures & arrivals	Co-located with joint-venture partner Virgin Atlantic since 2016.
EKEmirates	T3Terminal 3	Departures & arrivals
IBIberia	T5Terminal 5	Departures & arrivals
JLJapan Airlines	T3Terminal 3	Departures & arrivals	Japan Airlines (oneworld).
B6JetBlue Airways	T2Terminal 2 (The Queen’s Terminal)	Departures & arrivals
KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines	T4Terminal 4	Departures & arrivals	SkyTeam.
KEKorean Air	T4Terminal 4	Departures & arrivals	Korean Air (SkyTeam).
LHLufthansa	T2Terminal 2 (The Queen’s Terminal)	Departures & arrivals	Star Alliance.
QFQantas	T3Terminal 3	Departures & arrivals	Qantas (oneworld).
QRQatar Airways	T4Terminal 4	Departures & arrivals
SQSingapore Airlines	T2Terminal 2 (The Queen’s Terminal)	Departures & arrivals	Star Alliance.
TKTurkish Airlines	T2Terminal 2 (The Queen’s Terminal)	Departures & arrivals	Star Alliance.
UAUnited Airlines	T2Terminal 2 (The Queen’s Terminal)	Departures & arrivals	Star Alliance.
VSVirgin Atlantic	T3Terminal 3	Departures & arrivals

Transfers between terminals

T2T3
12 minwalking
Re-clear security
Step-free underground walkway between the central-area terminals 2 and 3; Heathrow puts it at about 10 minutes.
Transfer T2 → T3
T2T4
20 mintrain
Re-clear security
Free Elizabeth line to Terminal 4. The Piccadilly line also reaches Terminal 4 but takes about 30 minutes and means changing at Hatton Cross.
Transfer T2 → T4
T2T5
20 mintrain
Re-clear security
Free Heathrow Express or Elizabeth line; the Piccadilly line also runs direct. Travel between terminals is free.
Transfer T2 → T5
T3T2
12 minwalking
Re-clear security
Step-free underground walkway between the central-area terminals 2 and 3; Heathrow puts it at about 10 minutes.
Transfer T3 → T2
T3T4
20 mintrain
Re-clear security
Free Elizabeth line to Terminal 4. The Piccadilly line also reaches Terminal 4 but takes about 30 minutes and means changing at Hatton Cross.
Transfer T3 → T4
T3T5
20 mintrain
Re-clear security
Free Heathrow Express or Elizabeth line from the central terminal area to Terminal 5; the Piccadilly line also runs direct.
Transfer T3 → T5
T4T2
20 mintrain
Re-clear security
Free Elizabeth line to Terminal 4. The Piccadilly line also reaches Terminal 4 but takes about 30 minutes and means changing at Hatton Cross.
Transfer T4 → T2
T4T3
20 mintrain
Re-clear security
Free Elizabeth line to Terminal 4. The Piccadilly line also reaches Terminal 4 but takes about 30 minutes and means changing at Hatton Cross.
Transfer T4 → T3
T4T5
25 minbus
Re-clear security
The free H30 local bus runs every 20 minutes directly between Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 — the only Heathrow pair with no direct rail link.
Transfer T4 → T5
T4T5
30 mintrain
Re-clear security
By Elizabeth or Piccadilly line you must change at Terminals 2 & 3, which is why the direct H30 bus is usually quicker.
Transfer T4 → T5
T5T2
20 mintrain
Re-clear security
Free Heathrow Express or Elizabeth line; the Piccadilly line also runs direct. Travel between terminals is free.
Transfer T5 → T2
T5T3
20 mintrain
Re-clear security
Free Heathrow Express or Elizabeth line from the central terminal area to Terminal 5; the Piccadilly line also runs direct.
Transfer T5 → T3
T5T4
25 minbus
Re-clear security
The free H30 local bus runs every 20 minutes directly between Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 — the only Heathrow pair with no direct rail link.
Transfer T5 → T4
T5T4
30 mintrain
Re-clear security
By Elizabeth or Piccadilly line you must change at Terminals 2 & 3, which is why the direct H30 bus is usually quicker.
Transfer T5 → T4

Frequently asked questions

How many terminals does Heathrow Airport have?: Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 4 terminals.
How do I find which terminal my airline uses at Heathrow Airport?: Check the airline board on this page — it lists every airline at Heathrow Airport with its terminal and direction (departure or arrival).
How do I transfer between terminals at Heathrow Airport?: Heathrow Airport has 14 transfer routes between terminals, by walking, train, and bus. See the transfers section above for duration and whether each route stays inside security.

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