Heathrow Travelers

ardvark · 28th April 2012, 10:09

Never been to Heathrow before. I need to drop off Dad and see him off. My question to the well traveled members is this :- Terminal 3 is where I have to go. Can I drop him off and then go to the short stay carpark or would it be better to go to the carpark first and walk thru? The reason I'm asking is because Dad is'nt to clever on his feet and can't walk to far without sitting down for a rest. He's too proud for a wheel chair by the way. How far is the short stay carpart from the terminal?

Ragman · 29th April 2012, 09:41

From what I can remember short term is opposite T3 anyway

http://www.heathrowairport.com/stati...p_1095x787.gif

If I remember the drop of lanes are between the car park and the terminal so you'd need to do a loop back round the one way to get into the car park and then park

If it were me, I'd leave a little extra time and park up and walk over with your Dad, all the Heathrow terminals can be a challenge to the uninitiated.

Gate Keeper · 30th April 2012, 13:38

I agree

I fly in and out of terminal 3 fairly often and it is best to make extra time and park in the short stay multi-storey and then you can go with your Dad. Even if you are in a hurry, it will take at least 10 minutes to get to check-in from the drop-off point and that is without luggage. If he has luggage then it is going to be longer. I usually have my luggage security wrapped which adds on another 10 minutes.

When you drive out from the tunnel, you will see all of the road signs for the correct lanes to be in. The short stay car park is in the 3rd and 4th right hand hand lanes.

Have a safe trip

28th April 2012, 10:09	#1
ardvark Al 75 CDTI Tourer Auto Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Studley Posts: 1,457 Thanks: 1 Thanked 69 Times in 48 Posts	Heathrow Travelers Never been to Heathrow before. I need to drop off Dad and see him off. My question to the well traveled members is this :- Terminal 3 is where I have to go. Can I drop him off and then go to the short stay carpark or would it be better to go to the carpark first and walk thru? The reason I'm asking is because Dad is'nt to clever on his feet and can't walk to far without sitting down for a rest. He's too proud for a wheel chair by the way. How far is the short stay carpart from the terminal? __________________ ARDVARK

29th April 2012, 09:41	#2
Ragman This is my second home ZT 260 SE Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ashington, West Sussex Posts: 3,512 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	From what I can remember short term is opposite T3 anyway http://www.heathrowairport.com/stati...p_1095x787.gif If I remember the drop of lanes are between the car park and the terminal so you'd need to do a loop back round the one way to get into the car park and then park If it were me, I'd leave a little extra time and park up and walk over with your Dad, all the Heathrow terminals can be a challenge to the uninitiated. __________________ I've learned that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

30th April 2012, 13:38	#3
Gate Keeper This is my second home 4X4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nairobi Posts: 20,072 Thanks: 8,286 Thanked 7,017 Times in 4,160 Posts	I agree I fly in and out of terminal 3 fairly often and it is best to make extra time and park in the short stay multi-storey and then you can go with your Dad. Even if you are in a hurry, it will take at least 10 minutes to get to check-in from the drop-off point and that is without luggage. If he has luggage then it is going to be longer. I usually have my luggage security wrapped which adds on another 10 minutes. When you drive out from the tunnel, you will see all of the road signs for the correct lanes to be in. The short stay car park is in the 3rd and 4th right hand hand lanes. Have a safe trip