Other name: City of Fog
Climatic conditions: Temperate maritime climate
Language: English
Dialing code: 44 (country code) 020 (city code)
Postal code: 999020 (British International Code) UK postcodes start with a letter or letters instead of numbers. Postal letters of London are:
W - West London
WC - West Central London
SW - South West London
SE - South East London
NW - North West London
N - North London
E - East London
EC - East Central London |
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Location: On the banks of the Thames River in the southeast of Great Britain
Emergency call: Emergency call 999; Non-emergency call 010
Currency: GBP (£)
Exchange rate:1 U.S. Dollar = 0.64 GBP 1 Euro = 0.87 GBP(for reference only) |
1. Airport Name：London Heathrow Airport
2. Basic Information
Located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, Heathrow lies 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of Central London. Heathrow is the world’s busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic. It is also the third busiest airport in the world after Atlanta and Beijing Capital, China. Heathrow is the busiest airport in Europe, handling 31.5% more passengers than Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Frankfurt Airport. Heathrow has two parallel east-west runways and five terminals.
3. Terminal Information
Terminal 2, officially known as the Queen's Terminal, consists of a main building and an auxiliary terminal, T2B. Terminal 2 serves 20 million passengers a year, and is used primarily by Star Alliance members. Air China moved to Terminal 2 on June 18 and other airlines will move in progressively. Twenty-three Star Alliance members will operate out of Heathrow, which serves more Star Alliance airlines than any other airport in the world. Each year 12 million Star Alliance passengers pass through Heathrow.
Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 are adjacent to each other and located in the center of the airport.
Terminal 4 is situated in the south of the airport and has a separate entrance.
Terminal 5 is situated in the west of the airport and also has a separate entrance.
4. Location of Check-In Counters
Air China’s check-in counters are on Level 5 of Terminal 2.
Regular passengers: print your boarding pass and baggage claim tags using the self-service check-in machines and check in your baggage in Zone A.
VIP passengers: proceed to the premium check-in counters in Zone A.
5. Airport Directions
International Departure
Passengers enter the departure hall on Level 5, Terminal 2 B → general passengers proceed to the self-service check-in area / VIP passengers proceed to the check-in counters in Zone A → complete check-in procedures → Check in luggage in Zone A → go to Level 1 → proceed through the security check → passport control / customs inspection / health Inspection and quarantine→ wait at the boarding gate →board the flight
International Arrival
Passengers disembark and proceed to the arrivals floor of the terminal → passport check → claim checked baggage in the baggage claim area → customs inspection (EU citizens go through the blue exit, while other passengers go through the red exit (declaration is required) and green exit (declaration isn’t required) → exit the airport
6. VIP Lounge
VIP passengers may choose Air Canada's lounge (near Boarding Gate No.36) or United’s lounge (near Boarding Gate No.44) in Terminal 2B.
7. Airport Transportation
(The airport is located approximately 22 kilometers or 14 miles from the city center.)
Car rentals: Major car rental companies have desks in the arrival zone of each terminal. Heathrow is near the London Orbital Motorway (M25, which connects to nationwide motorways in Britain), and the M4 Motorway (which connects to London, west England and south Wales). It takes about an hour to travel from the airport to Central London. You may need to pay a traffic congestion charge when driving in central London.
Train: A Heathrow Express train takes 15 minutes to get to Paddington Station. It takes 25 minutes for a local train to get to Paddington.
London Underground: The London Underground’s Piccadilly Line travels from Heathrow to Central London in approximately an hour.
Bus or coach: At the terminal or central bus station, you can take a bus to more than 500 local and domestic destinations.
Taxi: licensed taxis operate outside the terminal. If someone in the terminal wants to offer you taxi service, we strongly recommend that you decline the offer. It takes approximately an hour to get to Central London. The taxi fare ranges from 40 to 70 GBP.
8. Link
http://www.heathrowairport.com/
1. Subway
There are 11 subway lines in London which are indicated by different colors. The Charing Cross station is located at the center of the system, and its takes about 15 minutes to arrive at each of the main attraction from here.
2. Bus
Bus service in London is very convenient, and the red double-decker bus is very suitable for enjoying street scenes. There are two kinds of bus stops; at one of them the bus must stop (unless the bus is already fullv occupied), and at the other, a rider must signal the bus to stop by raising his hand.
3. Taxi
The classic London taxi, which is known to the world for its excellent service, is the round-head, black-body cab. Taxi fares, starting at £1, are charged on a standard basis according to different travel points and accumulated mileage instead of a single per-mile charge. In addition, surcharges may be charged for telephone booking, departure from the airport, and services delivered at special times or on special holidays. All fees are displayed on the meter.
London, which is located in southeast England, has a temperate maritime climate. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It rains occasionally in spring but the rain does not last long.
Spring: Spring comes here quite late, and the temperature doesn’t reach 10 degrees until May.
Summer: Cool and pleasant, sunny; this is a good season for travel.
Autumn: clear and crisp.
Winter: cold, wet and gloomy, but there are only 4-5 heavily foggy days each year, which makes the name of "city of fog" a misnomer.
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