Hello, next week I have a connecting flight at Heathrow airport with a 7 hour time between the two flights,?

Question

Can someone sugest things to do at or near the airport in those 7 hours, and is it possible to go to London and make it back on time? I have never been to London before, any information is appreciated.

Answer 1

you wont be allowed  through immigrations or passport control let alone go to london so take plenty of magazines and puzzle books

Answer 2

if u dont take ur time and u leave the aiport straight away and u head bak to the aiport about 2.5 -3 hours before ur flight starts u might get about 2-3 hours which at least ur not board sitin in an aiport and not seen the city

Answer 3

OMG  so am i ahahah ive done this before heathrow is huge and has many things to do they have tons of shops good food and you relly sock in london but u can go outside of the airport it isnt boring at alll its tons of fun

Answer 4

First thing to check is if you are legally able to enter the UK.  If you have a US passport, that's no problem (unless you have a wicked past!)  Just go through immigration and leave the air-side.

Then a couple of options:

London-centre:  take the Heathrow Express (it's a train). It takes 15-25 minutes depedning on terminal, and costs GBP 29 return.  Then maybe take a bus tour for a couple of hours - you'll see most of the main sights briefly.

Windsor:  you can take a taxi to Windsor, GBP 30 each way for a black cab (the official London ones), or GBP 20 for a local firm...numbers on this page

http://royalwindsor.org.uk/travel.htm

In Windsor there is the castle and pleasant places to walk.

Remember to get back in good time for your flight....and if you are leaving from terminal 5, I recommend taking a meal in Plane Food.

Enjoy