Getting to Britain with access or disabled needs

Getting to Britain with access or disabled needs

Find the help you need

Whether you're travelling to Britain by plane, train, car or ferry, here's where you'll find information and advice on access, assistance and transport on your trip to Britain.

Airports

All British airports are fully accessible to mobility, hearing or visually impaired or disabled passengers, and although some airport services might differ, standards don't.

Note: If you need any assistance from airport or airline staff at any stage of your journey, you should always let the airline know at least 48 hours before you fly.

You can also find specific information about facilities and assistance at Heathrow, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton airports on the BAA special needs pages.

Other airport special assistance pages:

Eurostar

The Eurostar high-speed train service links Paris, Lille, Brussels with London and Ashford, and is a great way to travel to Britain. If you have mobility, hearing, visual or disabled needs, here's some information that may help you on your Eurostar journey to Britain.

For up-to-date information about special assistance, disabled access, wheelchair fares, guide dogs and mobility scooters check the special assistance pages of the Eurostar website.

Travelling from the station

Public Transport

Eurostar's final destination in Britain is St Pancras International in the heart of London. The station is fully accessible and well served by public transport, with London buses and 6 tube lines running in and out of central London. St Pancras International also provides national rail train links all over the country.

For information on rail routes, visit our