A 15-mile drive west of central London will take you to Heathrow Airport. The airport can be reached from the M4 and M25 motorways. The airport has five terminals. If you are using a satellite navigation system then each terminal has a postcode that you can enter to get your route. All the routes to the terminals are clearly signposted.

The airport is served by coach services that travel to approximately 500 local and national destinations. Among the coach operators are National Express and Oxford Bus who both have well-organized services. National Express has a desk in the arrivals area of Terminal 5. The central bus station is within walking distance, between Terminals 1, 2 and 3. The Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect trains offer a free transit service between the terminals.

Another option for travelling to and from the airport is by taxi. All taxis accept cash and some even accept credit and debit cards. All the licensed taxis park outside each terminal. There are short-stay, long-stay, business and valet parking areas. If you go to the airport to collect someone, then short-stay parking is ideal. Police will remove any unattended vehicle outside the terminal.

In the Heathrow airport lounge travellers can purchase refreshments, access the Internet, make phone calls or fax urgent business letters. Heathrow has a range of restaurants, bars and cafes. The Tin Goose pub-restaurant and the coffee bar Cafe Nero in Terminal 1, Costa Coffee in Terminal 4 and Gordon Ramsay Plane Food in Terminal 5 are just some of the options.

For those who want overnight accommodation near the airport there is the Premier Inn Heathrow, within one mile of the airport. Other options are the Park Inn Heathrow and the Renaissance Heathrow Airport hotels with facilities such as family rooms, swimming pool, Internet access, meeting rooms and dry cleaning.

London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

Official Website: http://www.heathrowairport.com/

Arrivals:http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/page/General/Heathrow%5EGeneral%5EFlight+information%5ELive+flight+arrivals/

Departures:http://www.heathrowairport.com/portal/page/General/Heathrow%5EGeneral%5EFlight+information%5ELive+flight+departures/