Mailing package at Heathrow during layover
I am flying Phoenix USA to Stockholm Sweden via Heathrow/LHR. I'll have ~4 hour layover (connecting flights both Finnair). My carry on will be a package I want to mail to Germany (2 vintage framed pictures). Is it feasible/possible to do this at LHR? How easy/difficult to do?
Best Answer
If you have a 4 hour layover, you may need to pass through immigration and leave the terminal but that’s easily doable in 4 hours.
Here are the Post Office details at Heathrow:
The airport Post Office is on the first floor of Terminal 3 departures, in the public area before security ( it's near the security control entrance).
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 09:00 - 17:30, Sunday 09:00 - 13:00. Telephone: +44 (0)20 8897 3463
Finnair flights leave from Terminal 3 anyway:
Finnair flights from Heathrow Airport will leave from Terminal 3, Zone G.
Considering it is the same terminal you should have plenty of time. All you need to do is exit the airport through immigration. The report from July states an average of 45 minutes for NON EAA Immigration, say it takes an hour to get to the post office, you will still have at least 2 and a half hours in the case of delays before your flight.
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Can you leave Heathrow during layover?
Yes, you can leave the airport during a layover, provided your passport allows you visa-free entry to the country you're in and you have enough time between flights.Do you have to go through customs on a layover at Heathrow?
Re: Do we have to go through customs if connecting in Heathrow? No customs but likely immigration/passport control. You'll get bags in Lisbon. Returning to U.S. you'll need to do customs in your first U.S. arrival city.Does Heathrow have a postbox?
Post boxes Need to send a letter or postcard from Heathrow? You'll find post boxes before and after security in each terminal. Please be aware that you can't post parcels using the post boxes, and that anything you do post may be inspected by HM Customs.Do you have to go through customs on a layover in London?
You will need to go through passport control (and customs if applicable) and then check in again as normal for your connecting flight, so please ensure you have enough time.Review: My GUIDE TO HEATHROW - Things you didn't know!
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