Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Tel: 0870 000 0123
Website: www.heathrowairport.com

Heathrow Airport is the closest airport to Oxford. It is one of the world's busiest international airports, coping with over 63 million passengers every year. It is massive, with terminals one to three linked to terminal four by the Heathrow Express and London Underground services. A fifth terminal is scheduled to open in 2008, and there is currently talk of a new runway as well. Facilities include bureaux de change, ATMs, airport information, hotel reservation and travel information desks, post offices in terminals two and four, left-luggage, showers, telephones and fax machines, shops, duty-free outlets, restaurants, cafés and bars. There is Internet access available in terminal four. Car hire is also available in all four terminals. The Business Centre Heathrow (tel: (020) 8759 2434; website: www.the-bch.co.uk) is located in the Queen's Building, between terminals one and two, and offers 20 meeting rooms and a conference suite, as well as a communications centre with computers with Internet access, faxes, photocopiers, audiovisual equipment and even showers.

Transport to the city: All terminals at London Heathrow are served by The Airline coach service (tel: (01865) 785 400; website: www.oxfordbus.co.uk) which operates a direct frequent service to Oxford from very early in the morning until late in the evening hours. It takes around 1.5 hours. Details of all airport coach services are available on the Airport Travel Line (tel: 0870 574 7777). Pre-booked airport transfers are also available through taxi firms such as Oxford Carriage Company (tel: (01865) 423 264 or 0786 328 1324; website: www.oxfordcarriage.co.uk) or CCB Cars of Oxford (tel: 0775 400 5644; website: www.ccbcars.com).