Where to meet outside Heathrow T3?

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When they come out of the T3 baggage collection area into the main T3 arrivals area, directly in front of them in the centre of the floor will be a large "Information" booth. To the right of that, there's a large sign that says "Meeting Point". In the absence of any other information, it would be the logical place to meet.

The signs are yellow with a dark circle and four inward pointing arrows. They are either stand-up as shown in the indicative photo, or they hang from the ceiling.

For your other question: there is a single exit from the baggage claim area. It's on the ground floor of T3. And yes, you could wait for them at this exit also. Last tip: if you are taking the tube, have a backup plan in case there's a signal failure enroute...

A free-standing meeting point sign A fixed meeting point sign

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What you probably want to start with are the official Heathrow Airport maps

From those, you'll see that terminals 1, 2 and 3 are arranged in a semi-circle, with the underground + bus station + railway station in centre between them.

I really wouldn't suggest meeting by the tube gateline. It can be quite busy at times, and there's no-where to really to sit or wait.

Instead, as you'll see from the Terminal 3 map if you scroll to the end for the arrivals level, you'll see there's an AMT Coffee cafe very close to where arriving passengers come out having cleared customs. Tell them to meet there, first group to arrive buys the coffees for the others. There's also a pub there too, if your family would rather something alcoholic rather than caffeine based!

(Another option is to meet at the cafe in the Central Bus station, which is directly above the tube, IIRC it's a Caffe Nero. More sunlight, and closer to the tube, but might be busier and would be more of a walk for the arriving passengers)

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