Time taken & how to get from Terminal 4 in Heathrow to Terminal 1 as well as connecting flights?
Hi, I'm travelling from Kuala Lumpur to London to Washington DC, with a connection flight at Heathrow. My flight will be landing at Terminal 4 and my United air flight to DC will be at Terminal 1. I was wondering how long it would take and how to get from Terminal 4 to Terminal 1. And also, in the case that I have to check in again, would I have to go through the whole customs and immigration checks at Terminal 4 or 1?
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It will depend if you have one ticket issued with both your MH flight and UA flight together or is your MH flight on one ticket and your UA flight is on another. In any case, you would need to get MH to check through your bags from KUL to IAD with connection in London by showing the check-in agent your onward connection on UNITED AIRLINES.If that is the case, then you do not need to go through immigration and customs in London. You just need to proceed to "Flight Connections" where you will first go through security, and then to the Transfer Desk to check in for your United Airlines flight. When you check in , you will be asked if you have baggage and you will show them the tag that MH gave you. The check in agent will put in the information before giving you your boarding pass. Then you go to the Transfer Area to take a bus from Terminal 4 to Terminal 1. Ideally you would need at least 90 mins for this through transfer. If MH refuses to through check your bags to Washington.. (which is highly unlikely), then you would need to clear immigration at Terminal 4, collect your bags, and then go to the Heathrow express train station under the Terminal. There take the Heathrow Express to Heathrow Central (ie Terminal 1 & 3). This is a FREE service between terminals and you do not need to buy a ticket as long as you get off at the next station. There you will proceed to Terminal 1 check-in where you will check in for your UNITED flight. This transfer would require at least 2-2.5 hours to do. But like I said, it is highly likely that you would need to do this as I know MH would oblige to check your bag through. ============ HOWEVER, the return might be a different matter.... If you are returning with UNITED AIRLINES and transferring to MH in London again, UNITED AIRLINES *may* refuse to through check you to KUL if you do not hold ONE ticket. ie both your UA and MH flights are on one ticket. UNITED AIRLINES has been known to do this - if you hold seperate reservations. You may always try asking.. but do not argue with them if they say no. Hope this helps.