Start with the official checker
Requirements depend on your passport, residence documents, journey and whether you cross border control. Use the government checker for your own situation before booking.
Volairport does not decide whether you may enter or transit.
Check my entry requirements Official · external ↗Airside transit or entry?
Collecting bags, using public check-in desks, or leaving for a hotel can require entry into the country. Permission for airside transit is not automatically permission to enter. Confirm your actual route with the airline, then check the official requirements.
Your airport route
Heathrow treats separately booked flights as an arrival followed by a new departure: immigration, baggage collection where applicable, check-in, bag drop and security. Check your departure terminal and allow for a landside transfer. Published minimum connection times for a single booking do not apply to separate tickets.
Self-transfer guideOfficial sources & review
Sources reviewed 11 October 2026. Requirements may change; confirm your travel-date rules with the authority.