Killing 11 hours time in Heathrow, London Airport
I've a 11 hour layover at LHR airport. Land on 2nd June 10:25 AM and departing at 9:20 PM. I'm an Indian passport holder, not sure whether I can go out to see any nearest places/ City. Is Transit Visa available at the Airport, If yes what documents are required and how much is the cost for it? How far is the Downtown from Airport? How much would it cost to take a cab to downtown? Is public transit available?
Can some one help me out :)
ThanX Avinash
Best Answer
I don't know about the documents. By far the quickest way to get to town is the Heathrow Express https://www.heathrowexpress.com/. Leaves at Terminal 1/2/3, 4, and 5 goes non-stop to Paddington station. You can plan journey on public transport here http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/ . Trip from airport to most places in central London will be about an hour or thereabouts.
I'd recommend Underground and trains over cars and cabs since London traffic is a mess. I had once a car from Heathrow to Soho Sqaure and it took about twice as long as public transportation would have been.
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It is not possible to know for certain whether you need a visa because we do not know where you are traveling or why. There are many circumstances under which you might be eligible for transit without a visa. If you do not want to pay the visa application fee just for a short trip to London, you might prefer to risk being accepted under these terms (from https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y/india/transit/yes):
Transiting without a visa
You might be eligible for ‘transit without visa’ if:
- you arrive and depart by air
- have a confirmed onward flight that leaves on the day you arrive or before midnight on the day after you arrive
- have the right documents for your destination (eg a visa for that country)
One of the following must also apply:
- you’re travelling to (or on part of a reasonable journey to) Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the USA and have a valid visa for that country
- you’re travelling from (or on part of a reasonable journey from) Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the USA and have a valid visa for that country
- you’re travelling from (or on part of a reasonable journey from) Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the USA and it’s less than 6 months since you last entered that country with a valid entry visa
- you have a residence permit issued by Australia or New Zealand you have a common format residence permit issued by an European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland
- you have a residence permit issued by Canada issued after 28 June 2002
- you have a uniform format category D visa for entry to a country in the EEA or Switzerland
- you have an Irish biometric visa and an onward flight ticket to the Republic of Ireland
- you’re travelling from the Republic of Ireland and it’s less than 3 months since you were last given permission, on the basis of holding a valid Irish biometric visa, to land or be in Ireland
- you have a valid USA permanent residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998
- you have a valid USA I-551 Temporary Immigrant visa issued by the USA (a wet-ink stamp version will not be accepted)
- you have an expired USA I-551 Permanent Residence card issued by the USA on or after 21 April 1998, with a valid I-797 letter authorising extension
- you have a valid standalone US Immigration Form 155A/155B issued by the USA (attached to a sealed brown envelope)
You won’t be able to transit without a visa if a Border Force officer decides you don’t qualify under the immigration rules. You can apply for a transit visa before you travel if you’re unsure whether you qualify for transiting without a visa.
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