Heathrow LHR
Cheap flights from Heathrow connect London with Warsaw, Krakow, Chisinau, Rzeszow, Budapest, Paris, Vienna and Lublin, among other destinations. Heathrow is one of five airports serving the capital, alongside London City, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted, so check which one your ticket actually uses before you book. Traffic here mixes short European hops with longer intercontinental routes, and the airline serving a given route depends on where you are going.
Heathrow at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 83.9 M (2024)
- Hub for
- Virgin Atlantic, British Airways
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Opened
- 1946
- Official website
- heathrow.com
- Population of London
- 8.8 M (2021)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
Heathrow sits outside central London, so the transfer you choose shapes your day. The Underground's Piccadilly line is the steady, no-booking option; the express train into Paddington is quicker, though you pay for the speed. Coaches stop at several points in the city, and taxis or pre-booked cars are easiest with heavy bags. Allow extra time at the morning and evening peaks, and check your terminal before you set off. Moving between terminals takes real time at an airport this size.