Dublin / London route

amadain · 20-10-2014 12:36pm #1

I see where British Airways flights will arrive into the fab Terminal 5 (T5) from next Sunday (26th.Oct.2014).

Will this make it a lot easier for the onward journey into London ?

Lapin · 20-10-2014 1:58pm

Won't make it any easier or more difficult really.

It will just take a few minutes longer as T5 is the furthest from Central London. Add about 5 - 10 minutes.

Both the Tube and Heathrow Express were extended to reach T5 when it was built and you will pass through the old Terminals 1,2 and 3 stations of either service that you would have used before when flying from Dublin. Add about 5 - 10 minutes to your journey/

By car or taxi, T5 has its own direct link to the M25 where you'll head clockwise for a mile to reach the M4 to take you straight into London past junction 4 where you would have joined the motorway when coming from T1 or T2 before. I'd allow an extra 10 - 15 minutes in good traffic to accommodate the extra distance involved.

Different bus companies may take different routes with some going direct and others stopping at the old Terminals on the was so its hard to say if they are any handier.

Also while T5 may be fab, its also very big so maybe factor in the time it takes to get to and from the plane to the train, car or bus.

amadain · 20-10-2014 5:04pm

Is that Aer Lingus gate at Heathrow still out around Gate 86.....surely a shorter walk in T5 ???

coylemj · 20-10-2014 5:28pm

amadain wrote: »

Is that Aer Lingus gate at Heathrow still out around Gate 86.....surely a shorter walk in T5 ???

No, Aer Lingus is now based in the new T2, it's a much shorter walk from the main terminal area to the gate.

On the tube service, T5 is serviced by every second train heading to Heathrow, it needs to say T5 as the destination coming from the city, otherwise it's going to T4 and T1/2/3 but not T5.

Lapin · 20-10-2014 6:07pm

There are many aircraft stands at T5 connected directly to the main terminal so if the plane uses one of these you're in for a relatively short walk, however there are three satelite terminals further out. These are linked to the main terminal by a connecting train, (like in Stansted).

I'm not sure if BAA have a designated stand in T5 for BA flights from Dublin like they had for Aer Lingus in T1 so not sure what part of T5 they park up at.

jjbrien · 20-10-2014 9:44pm

Lapin wrote: »

There are many aircraft stands at T5 connected directly to the main terminal so if the plane uses one of these you're in for a relatively short walk, however there are three satelite terminals further out. These are linked to the main terminal by a connecting train, (like in Stansted).

I'm not sure if BAA have a designated stand in T5 for BA flights from Dublin like they had for Aer Lingus in T1 so not sure what part of T5 they park up at.

As a poster said above Aer Lingus now fly into T2 not T1. At T5 the Dublin flight should arrive in the UK and Ireland arrivals area and not the international area.

amadain · 20-10-2014 11:37pm

Also it may be worth noting that T5 = British Airways ONLY, so all onward journeys to foreign lands with them means no changing terminal building.

dohouch · 21-10-2014 3:35am

Was in LHR last Sat 18th Oct, told there might be some push-back on that date of Oct 25th.

Lapin · 21-10-2014 4:27pm

jjbrien wrote: »

As a poster said above Aer Lingus now fly into T2 not T1.

I know, but the OP is specifically referring to BA flights to T5.

jjbrien wrote: »

At T5 the Dublin flight should arrive in the UK and Ireland arrivals area and not the international area.

That makes sense.
Where abouts is the UK and ROI area?
Its over five years since I flew from T5.

Marcusm · 21-10-2014 6:52pm

Lapin wrote: »

There are many aircraft stands at T5 connected directly to the main terminal so if the plane uses one of these you're in for a relatively short walk, however there are three satelite terminals further out. These are linked to the main terminal by a connecting train, (like in Stansted).

I'm not sure if BAA have a designated stand in T5 for BA flights from Dublin like they had for Aer Lingus in T1 so not sure what part of T5 they park up at.

They had to reconfigure part of T5A (ie the main part) around gate 23 IIRC to accommodate CTA flights. It's likely to mean that Dublin is the only route effectively guaranteed a contact stand in T5A. The area is just below the south lounge complex - down where the Hughes & Hughes shop was when T5 opened. I think it's a plus.

Lapin · 21-10-2014 6:59pm

amadain wrote: »

Also it may be worth noting that T5 = British Airways ONLY......

British Airways and Iberia.

The two airlines merged in 2010 but continue to operate under their own brand names.

Marcusm · 21-10-2014 7:04pm

amadain wrote: »

Also it may be worth noting that T5 = British Airways ONLY, so all onward journeys to foreign lands with them means no changing terminal building.

Not ALL; for example Barcelona flights are being transferred to T3 to allow Dublin to move to T5. Others inlude Lisbon, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Vienna etc.

jjbrien · 23-10-2014 2:50am

Lapin wrote: »

I know, but the OP is specifically referring to BA flights to T5.

That makes sense.
Where abouts is the UK and ROI area?
Its over five years since I flew from T5.

Been 4 years since i was in T5. Was in T2 with Aer Lingus two months ago and was nice. Last time i remeber seeing UK flights leaving from the main terminal

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