HEATHROW TERMINAL 2

TERMINAL TWO INFORMATION

Due to be demolished along with terminal 1 and replaced with a single building called Heathrow East. Project to complete stage 1 by 2012.

Terminal 2 was actually the site of the first true terminal building at Heathrow, the ‘Europa Building’, which saw its first passengers for short haul flights in April 1955 and was officially inaugurated on the 16th December 1955 by her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Sadly when terminal 5 comes online in 2008 the terminal is planned to close permanently, being demolished along with the adjacent Queens building. In its place its hoped to build a new state-of-the-art terminal rivalling that at terminal 5 and capable of handling 30 million passengers per year.
Terminal Two serves the majority of European destinations where the carrier is a foreign airline. Also handles some long haul and Intercontinental flights.
The car/taxi drop-off area is on the ground level adjacent to the check-in level. You cannot park here though so use the short stay car park if you wish to leave the car unattended. The arrivals section in on the first floor.
There are fixed computer internet access console locations both airside and landside of terminal 2. This is in addition to the WI-Fi Hot spot access points that are available throughout all terminals and provided by multiple suppliers.
Cash machines (ATM’s) and currency exchange counters are provided both landside and airside.
There is an information desk on the arrivals level open 06:00 till 23:00.
There is a left luggage service (for a charge of course) open 05:30-23:00 located near the Lufthansa Check-in.
If you have a need for posting facilities you will find a Post Office in Terminal Two which is open:
09:00-17:30 Monday to Saturday
09:00-13:00 Sundays and bank holidays
There are a large selection of beauty shops, fashion shops, bars and food outlets both landside and airside of all terminals. In terminal 2 theres a second floor in addition to the facilities Landside on the first floor, which has a pub, bookmakers, toilet faciliti9es and a snack bar.
Throughout the airport smoking is only allowed in designated smoking areas, in terminal 2 this is next to Costa on the arrivals level landside and next to WHSmith in the main departure lounge airside.
Major car rental companies have desks inside the terminal including Avis, Hertz, National, Europcar, Budget and Enterprise. You will find shuttle bus services to the pickup points at stands 2 and 3 on the forecourt pickup area outside departures on the ground level for rentals on the airport. For off-airport pickups use stand 8.
For the Hotel Hoppa Bus use stand 12.

Terminal 2 Layout Map - Click image to enlarge