Have you walked the tunnel between Heathrow Terminal 5, T5B and T5C?

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• Save East Coast Rewards says:

  16 Apr16 April 08:27

  Try to be first in the lift. Press the button for the walkway level and then if nobody else presses the button for the transit level you get a lift full of confused people wondering where the train is.

  • The Original Nick. says:

    16 Apr16 April 09:08

    That’s funny but not if people are running late.

    • AirMax says:

      16 Apr16 April 09:53

      The article says its quicker to walk though ?

    • Jack says:

      16 Apr16 April 16:06

      it is much often quicker to walk then rely on the train

  • riku says:

    16 Apr16 April 09:19

    yes it’s always funny when people get into a lift and expect that somebody else will press the right button for them.

• Philondon says:

  16 Apr16 April 10:48

  I read about it here the last time you wrote about it. I did the walk before a flight to LA. It’s good for exercise. I made a video, not of the whole walk! https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYnTw8Ck/

• His Holyness says:

  16 Apr16 April 10:59

  Is it possible to use the Centurion lounge in T3 when departing from T2? I believe I could clear security in T3 and then how to do the airside transfer?

  • tony says:

    16 Apr16 April 19:16

    This is fraught with challenges as you’ll get pulled up at T3 security because you’re at the wrong terminal, the Centurion lounge might be uneasy about it – they don’t want to be the reason you miss your flight – then you need to get to flight connections, find the bus to T2 then re-clear security.

    On the basis I think if you can get into the Centurion lounge then you can use the Plaza Premium lounge at T2 anyway – and you’ll save the best part of an hour of your life by avoiding buses, security and at least one debate as to why you’re doing what you’re doing – trying to get into the Centurion lounge at T3 seems rather misguided.

• PhatGit says:

  16 Apr16 April 11:04

  Always been tempted to use it to walk to the quieter lounge, but was never sure if you could get back or not, especially as the departure gate announcement always seems to be quite late ( unless there is a secret way of finding out that I don’t know?!)
  Will give it a good walk prior to a flight to Tokyo in a few weeks

  • E4 Traveller says:

    16 Apr16 April 23:39

    Look on FlightRadar24 to see if your aircraft is running to schedule (if you’re not on its first flight of the day). Unless you’re reasonably confident of a delay, give yourself time for a leisurely walk back to the A Gates in time for boarding. The BA app may give notification of gates before the departure screens.

• David says:

  16 Apr16 April 11:56

  Talking of ‘secret’ tunnels, are there any remnants left of the pedestrian tunnels between terminals 1, 2 and 3 that were landside, if I remember correctly, outside the main entrance to each? I explored them about 25 years ago and they were a pretty grotty, damp and cold way to move about the terminals on foot – just like a public subway under a main road, but after the Heathrow Express opened, with free movement between each, I guess their usage must’ve plummeted. And presumably would’ve been dug up when T2 was being rebuilt? I have never found any pictures or reference to them online but I am sure they existed and wondered if they still did in any way?!?

  • BA Flyer IHG Stayer says:

    16 Apr16 April 15:10

    There are still tunnels bwtween the tube / rail stations/ bus station at T2/3 and the two terminals which are landside if that’s what you mean.

• ChrisBCN says:

  16 Apr16 April 11:58

  There’s actually TWO tunnels though, right?

  • S says:

    16 Apr16 April 12:05

    Yes! This only dawned on me very recently while reading Flyertalk and it’s not at all obvious. There’s a departures tunnel and an arrivals one.

    • ChrisBCN says:

      16 Apr16 April 15:50

      Exactly! But the articles here make it sound like there is only one.

      • riku says:

        16 Apr16 April 17:09

        The story is written solely for people departing T5, if you have a connection (because not everyone lives in London) then this part does not apply: “Using the tunnel is also the ONLY way to get from Terminal 5B to Terminal 5 to take a flight”. If you arrive at 5B then you can take the train to 5A, go through security and you take your flight from T5. I think there is also transfer security at 5B itself, so you can get to departures side at 5B (or go via 5A)

• Jody says:

  16 Apr16 April 12:49

  See a lot of the tunnels, as the special assistance buggies use them. They’re always very quiet, not many people choose to walk.

  • ADS says:

    16 Apr16 April 13:44

    when T5 gets busy and noisy … the tunnel is an oasis of calm !

    albeit without any daylight !!

• SG says:

  16 Apr16 April 13:31

  I really like the tunnel walk, mainly because it’s always completely deserted. A genuine oasis of peace, which isn’t something you can usually associate with T5!

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