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I am flying Delhi-Lisbon and have a transit in Heathrow. My jet flight from Delhi arrives at terminal 4 at 5:40 PM and I have a TAP Portugal flight from Terminal 2 at 7:55 PM. This is single e ticket with both flight segments listed on the same ticket, so I am assuming my baggage will be checked through to Lisbon.

Do I need a Visa transiting at Heathrow and also is this enough time to make the connection? I am an Indian citizen with a valid US visa, so technically I am expecting as per UK website. But I am not sure given the fact that I need to take a train/bus to change terminals.

Ali Awan
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When transiting airside at Heathrow, dedicated buses will transport you between the terminals, meaning you will not have to clear immigration.

For this type of transit, you do not need a visa, owing to your valid US visa.

If you did need to clear immigration (to pick up baggage for example, which you won't because you have a single ticket), you would need a visa to do so, because then, a US visa holder also needs to be on a journey to/from the US.

However, since there are airside buses, which means you don't need to clear immigration, your US visa alone means you can do this trip without a UK visa.

As for the timing, you will be OK according to Heathrow's flight connection planner: however even if you miss the connection (such as if your inbound from Delhi is delayed), the airline will take care of you since the trip is on a single ticket.

Crazydre
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