T3 to T5 with baggage claim time
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Anyone done this?
My only current option for a domestic flight home is 19:45hrs from T5.
My flight into T3 arrives 18:10.
I would need to clear customs and get our cases then get to T5.
I suspect that's not going to be enough time?
Looking at recent arrivals it seems if you are lucky they might arrive 10 min early but on average its about on time.
Thoughts?
My only current option for a domestic flight home is 19:45hrs from T5.
My flight into T3 arrives 18:10.
I would need to clear customs and get our cases then get to T5.
I suspect that's not going to be enough time?
Looking at recent arrivals it seems if you are lucky they might arrive 10 min early but on average its about on time.
Thoughts?
gotoPzero said:
Anyone done this?
My only current option for a domestic flight home is 19:45hrs from T5.
My flight into T3 arrives 18:10.
I would need to clear customs and get our cases then get to T5.
I suspect that's not going to be enough time?
Looking at recent arrivals it seems if you are lucky they might arrive 10 min early but on average its about on time.
Thoughts?
That would be fine for an international transfer with no baggage collection or passport control to navigate and any missed connections down to the airline to sort out, but in these circumstances I would be expecting there was a better than 50/50 chance I would be paying for a hotel and a new flight the next day.My only current option for a domestic flight home is 19:45hrs from T5.
My flight into T3 arrives 18:10.
I would need to clear customs and get our cases then get to T5.
I suspect that's not going to be enough time?
Looking at recent arrivals it seems if you are lucky they might arrive 10 min early but on average its about on time.
Thoughts?
Realistically you won't be out of T3 until 7PM. That gives you maybe 30 mins to get to T5, check-in with bags and get through security!
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 8th April 15:27
It took me just under an hour to get from the bus stop outside of T5 to checkin at T3 last week, as both the tube and Elizabeth Line had given up the ghost and I had to get a delayed Heathrow Express.
In hindsight I should have gone back outside to find the bus that goes between terminals (which on paper says 40 minutes journey every 20 minutes).
In hindsight I should have gone back outside to find the bus that goes between terminals (which on paper says 40 minutes journey every 20 minutes).
gotoPzero said:
Yeah not worth the risk as next flight is the next morning.
I think I will just hire a car and drive home.
We had the same predicament (well actually we didn’t have a choice).I think I will just hire a car and drive home.
Our Virgin flight from Cape Town landed 10 minutes after the last BA flight to Newcastle so it was stay in a hotel then catch the flight next day or hire a car and drive back which we did.
Worth checking hire car costs regularly as they vary greatly - we originally booked a one way rental (Ford Focus £99) - nearer the time checked again (Kia Sportage or similar £46)
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