Every minute, accounted for.
Deplaning, every walk through the terminal, the checkpoints your connection passes and when the doors close. What's left is yours to plan.
LCY London layover guide
A layover at LCY.
London City Airport
Lounges, security and customs waits, and what a connection at LCY actually involves. LYVR plans the whole layover, with real walk times through the terminal.
Updated October 2026 · Sources · Layover calculator
Indoorturn-by-turn directions inside LCY, floor by floor
—lounges at LCY aren't listed yet
—no security wait times here yet; walk times still work
—passport line times aren't available here yet
LCYConnections
Connecting
at LCY.
Flying on to another country, you usually stay past security at LCY, but you go through a quick security check again on the way to your next gate. If you change terminals, a transfer bus or train takes you there without leaving the secure area.
Plan it in LYVR
Your LCY layover, planned to the minute.
Save your flights and LYVR finds the connection at LCY on its own, then times every part of it. From four hours before takeoff, tap your boarding pass to see your plane on a live map.
Lounges you can actually get into.
Add your cards and memberships once. With LYVR Pro, every lounge at LCY shows whether you're in, and the live queue where there is one.
Directions that know which floor you're on.
Step-by-step directions from your gate to your next one. They follow the real hallways, tell you when to take an escalator, when to hop on the train between terminals and where you'll go through security again. Your route is ready the moment you tap Start.
Time to see London?
Getting out, the ride each way, security on the way back and a cushion, checked against your passport. With LYVR Pro, a day in London, planned.
Layover questions
LCY, answered.
Do I have to go through security again on a connection at LCY?
Flying on to another country, you usually stay past security at LCY, but you go through a quick security check again on the way to your next gate. If you change terminals, a transfer bus or train takes you there without leaving the secure area.
Can I check the security wait time at LCY?
LYVR doesn't have security wait times for LCY yet. It still times your walk between gates and through the terminal, so you can see how much of the layover is really free.
How much time do I need for a layover at LCY?
It depends on your terminals, whether you go through security or customs again, and how far apart the gates are. LYVR adds up deplaning, every walk through the terminal, any checkpoints your connection passes and the boarding door time, then shows exactly how much time you have to spare.
Is a 1 hour layover enough at LCY?
It's tight. Connecting to another country at LCY, you go through security again. Plan on 1.5 to 2 hours, and more on separate tickets. LYVR works out your exact time to spare for your own two gates.
What is there to do on a layover at LCY?
With an hour or two, eat near your gate and walk the terminal. LYVR's Explore tab lists every restaurant, bar and shop near your gate with the walk time, so you only see what fits in your layover.
Can I leave the airport on a layover at LCY?
On a domestic connection, yes, with enough time. On an international one, only if you're allowed to enter the UK, since leaving LCY means going through passport control, and you'd want about 6 hours: the passport line both ways, the trip into London and back, and security on the way in. LYVR checks the ride each way, the time you'd have in the city and your passport's entry rule.
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Lounges from Priority Pass's, DragonPass's and LoungeKey's directories, the card networks' lounge lists (American Express, Capital One, Chase, Mastercard), each operator's own booking or waitlist page. Who gets in follows the same rules the LYVR app uses for your saved cards, memberships and airline status. Wait times come from no live source yet. Times between terminals are LYVR's own estimates. Compiled October 2026; details change, so confirm with the airport, airline or lounge before you travel. LYVR isn't affiliated with London City Airport.