How Best to Hire a Car at London Heathrow Airport

Car Hire at London Heathrow Airport

If you are thinking "How best to hire a car at Heathrow Airport?", let BestCarHire.com tell you how.

About London 

London is the capital city of the England and the United Kingdom. With a population of over 8 million residents, comprising of many different nationalities, London's main sources of business are finance, retail, art media and tourism. Home to the Royal Family, the capital city attracts up to 15 million tourists every year. The capital boasts many visitor attractions including Madame Tussaud's waxworks museum, the Victoria and Albert museum, Buckingham Palace, the Albert Hall and the many theatres presenting the very latest performances in the West End, the Strand and Leicester Square.
If it's retail therapy you are after then you can do a lot worse than Harrods store in Knightsbridge or the many famous department stores in Regent Street and Oxford Street.

The currency in the UK is the pound or sterling. To assist you please make use of the currency converter which comes free with our car rental app which you can be downloaded here

About London Heathrow Airport

Heathrow is the busiest airport in the UK, and the third busiest in the world.
Around 90 carriers operate from the airport including British Airways, easyJet, Emirates, Monarch, Thomas Cook, Thomson and Virgin.

The airport lies about 12 miles from London city centre, and is connected to the main M25 motorway.
A good rail (Heathrow Express), metro and bus service also give fast access to London city centre, along with the famous London "cabbies" providing an excellent black cab taxi service (be prepared for an interesting conversation!)
The attached map gives details of London Heathrow Airport access and facilities.

Further details can be found at the London Heathrow Airport website.
Telephone details +44 (0) 0844 355 1801

Car Rental at London Heathrow Airport

The major UK car rental companies AVIS, Europcar, National, Alamo, Hertz, Enterprise, Sixt and Budget have a presence within the airport terminal, and cars can hired there or by advance booking.
Please remember to drive on the left and side of the road, and prepare for this before your journey as some overseas drivers find this very confusing at first.
The UK has an extensive motorway system connecting England, Wales and Scotland, and are marked blue and prefixed by the letter "M" on all road maps and satellite navigational systems.


To make things easier with your car hire at London Heathrow airport, click here to download the handy BestCarHire app for your iPad or iPhone, to allow you to choose the best cars available and book in advance before your arrival in London Heathrow.

We would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to help you with your car hire at London Heathrow airport.

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About the Author

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