5 Good Reasons to Fly into Heathrow Airport

• Posted by: Editor
• On: 19/Dec/2008
• In: UK Car Hire

1. Location: If you're heading out of the London by car, it's completely hassle free from Heathrow.

All you need is to get onto the M25, and from here you have access to the entire south of England and beyond. 

If you're heading into the city then you'll find it equally accessible on the M4/A4 which passes by Heathrow and heads directly into the city centre.

2. Accessibility: The Public Transport options for the airport are second to none. The airport is connected to Central London via the Underground network as well as dedicated Express and Connect trains to the city centre.

Several Bus routes also intersect through or near Heathrow Airport, so you'll never have to worry about being stranded. You can read more about these options in our Public Transport from London Heathrow Airport article.

3. Greatest range of destinations: Quite simply Heathrow Airport has the greatest range of destinations to fly to and from in London. You can get flights to every continent in the world with the exception of Antarctica!

Heathrow Airport caters for over 68 millions passengers a year; almost as many passengers as the rest of London’s Airports combined (Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City Airport).

4. Great range of shopping: If you're flying into London to do some extra special shopping, then you may find that Heathrow has a lot to offer before you even leave for the city. Also it's an excellent place to get the last few bits and bobs before you return home. To aid you in this regard we've even written an article - Gift Shopping at Heathrow Airport.

5. Accommodation: The airport is very well served by hotels and other accommodation. If you're just passing through or you'd like to base yourself in the Heathrow Airport area then you won’t be looking far to get a bed for the night. You can read more in our Accommodation Near Heathrow Airport article.

With all these fantastic reasons to fly through Heathrow you should have little to worry about.  Anyone planning a trip to London should definitely take look at our car hire Heathrow Airport page.

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