Can I access terminal 2 arrivals from terminal 3 arrivals in Heathrow without a UK visa? [closed]

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I will be arriving in London Heathrow airport from terminal 3, and after 8 hours departing from terminal 5. Can I walk to terminal 2 arrivals and use the paid lounge there without a UK visa?



Best Answer

You cannot use an arrivals lounge without passing through immigration. You will probably need a UK visa to pass through immigration, although in some circumstances visas for other countries are acceptable for a same-day landside transit. See the UK's official webpage but ignore the large text on the last page and read the full answer beneath if you have a visa for USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the EU (category D) or Switzerland.


I would advise you to use the lounges in terminal 5 instead, which are generally more pleasant than the landside lounges. The arrivals lounges are not intended to be pleasant places to wait eight hours before your next flight but are intended to be somewhere to have breakfast and freshen up quickly before a long day of meetings in London.

There are now two paid lounges in Terminal 5, the Aspire Lounge and the Plaza Premium lounge. The Aspire Lounge in T5 airside is the same brand who runs the paid landside lounge in T2. I think everyone agrees that the Plaza Premium lounge is better.

Review of the Aspire Lounge. / Priority Pass accepted / £40 / £20 surcharge for showers.

Review of the Plaza Premium lounge. / £40 / Free entry for Amex Plat holders / £15 surcharge for showers.

Official Heathrow information.




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Is Heathrow Terminal 2 and 3 connected?

Terminals 2 and 3 are situated quite close together, and it is possible to walk between these 2 terminals via a pedestrian underpass. It takes around 10 minutes to walk between the terminals with moving walkways available to use.

Can you pick up passengers from Heathrow Terminal 2?

Heathrow Terminal 2Pick-up point is to the left when you come out of the lifts, in front of Row B.

Do I need a visa to change terminals in Heathrow?

No. As long as you stay in the Hathrow international terminal for that 3 hours layover, you will not need a transit visa. If you are changing airports, like Heathrow to Gatwick, then you will need th transit visa.

Can I pick up someone from Heathrow?

Parking at Heathrow Please note that waiting isn't permitted in the terminal forecourt, so find a parking spot if you're picking up passengers.



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