Hey Guys,So I will be stopping over at London Heathrow for two hours while waiting for a connecting flight. So I was wondering what I could possibly do there, and if you could suggest some location (within the airport, I'm not leaving LHR at any point) from which I could watch airplanes. It would be cool if I could watch them landing and taking off; get like a nice high overview of the airport activities, but I'm not really picky. How easy is transport between terminals? Is it free?So I appreciate all suggestions about where I could planespot from at London Heathrow.Thanks!airindia16

Hey Guys,So I will be stopping over at London Heathrow for two hours while waiting for a connecting flight. So I was wondering what I could possibly do there, and if you could suggest some location (within the airport, I'm not leaving LHR at any point) from which I could watch airplanes. It would be cool if I could watch them landing and taking off; get like a nice high overview of the airport activities, but I'm not really picky. How easy is transport between terminals? Is it free?So I appreciate all suggestions about where I could planespot from at London Heathrow.Thanks!airindia16

I'm not a planespotter, just a frequent if frustrated user of LHR, but I think you'll struggle, for 2 reasons. Firstly the view from any of the terminals except T5 is poor to non-existent: viewing areas were closed long ago for security reasons. Secondly it can easily take over an hour after you land to reach another terminal. Arriving at T3 in particular always seems to take forever (it's a complete maze and the gates are a long way from everything else). If you do get time and you're flying out of T5 then the view from directly outside the terminal on the departures level isn't bad, especially if runways 9L and 9R are in use (always one for arrivals and one for departures: they switch over around mid-afternoon for noise abatement). But to do that you'd have to clear UK passport control, which would mean a passport / visa valid for entry into the UK, and take yet more time. Tbh I'd forget it - 2 hours at LHR is all too easily used up in long walks from one place to the next, and waiting in a queue once you get there. The good news is that transport between terminals is easy and free - there are regular buses for passengers in transit. For more info, see here: http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/page/Heathrow%5EGeneral%5EAirport+information%5EFlight+Connections/ Hope this is some use,Tim

I'm not a planespotter, just a frequent if frustrated user of LHR, but I think you'll struggle, for 2 reasons. Firstly the view from any of the terminals except T5 is poor to non-existent: viewing areas were closed long ago for security reasons. Secondly it can easily take over an hour after you land to reach another terminal. Arriving at T3 in particular always seems to take forever (it's a complete maze and the gates are a long way from everything else). If you do get time and you're flying out of T5 then the view from directly outside the terminal on the departures level isn't bad, especially if runways 9L and 9R are in use (always one for arrivals and one for departures: they switch over around mid-afternoon for noise abatement). But to do that you'd have to clear UK passport control, which would mean a passport / visa valid for entry into the UK, and take yet more time. Tbh I'd forget it - 2 hours at LHR is all too easily used up in long walks from one place to the next, and waiting in a queue once you get there. The good news is that transport between terminals is easy and free - there are regular buses for passengers in transit. For more info, see here: http://www.heathrowa...ht+Connections/ Hope this is some use,Tim

Oh wow that's rather depressing. I only have just over 2 hours so I think going to different terminals is a waste of time, energy, and also a huge danger if I miss my flight... So what can I see just from the gate? Normal parking and pushback? Is there any point which looks out toward the runway(s)? I apologize for my lack of info, I usually do not go to LHR and am therefore unfamiliar with it.Essentially, what I'm asking is whether or not Heathrow has place like the one circled in the attached picture (its of Newark Airport EWR).Thanks again!

I'm not a planespotter, just a frequent if frustrated user of LHR, but I think you'll struggle, for 2 reasons. Firstly the view from any of the terminals except T5 is poor to non-existent: viewing areas were closed long ago for security reasons. Secondly it can easily take over an hour after you land to reach another terminal. Arriving at T3 in particular always seems to take forever (it's a complete maze and the gates are a long way from everything else). If you do get time and you're flying out of T5 then the view from directly outside the terminal on the departures level isn't bad, especially if runways 9L and 9R are in use (always one for arrivals and one for departures: they switch over around mid-afternoon for noise abatement). But to do that you'd have to clear UK passport control, which would mean a passport / visa valid for entry into the UK, and take yet more time. Tbh I'd forget it - 2 hours at LHR is all too easily used up in long walks from one place to the next, and waiting in a queue once you get there. The good news is that transport between terminals is easy and free - there are regular buses for passengers in transit. For more info, see here: http://www.heathrowa...ht+Connections/ Hope this is some use,Tim

The view from T5C is amazing!! 9L and R were both in use and very interesting to watch. Sadly, LHR wasn't that busy because it was a Sunday morning, but it was still very entertaining! Thanks for the response and feel free to check out my channel on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/airindia16?feature=mhee