
What time should I leave to collect someone from Leeds Bradford?
Live arrival time + live traffic from your postcode.
We’ll give you a leave time. We don’t send a car.
Independent pick-up guide, not run by or connected to Leeds Bradford Airport. We don’t send cars or take bookings.
Checked 6–11 Oct 2026 on leedsbradfordairport.co.uk and other official sites · How we check ›
Quick answers
- How much is pick-up?
- Cars: £8 for 10 minutes, £10 for 20, £13.50 for 30.
- Is there a free waiting area?
- “Parking is free for up to one hour.”
Each answer links to its source below.
Also asked: live updates (below) › · where to pick up (its pages differ) ›
Picking someone up at Leeds Bradford Airport
How much is pick-up at Leeds Bradford Airport?
Cars: £8 for 10 minutes, £10 for 20, £13.50 for 30.
More on Flying from Leeds Bradford Airport: Drop-off charges ›
4 Leeds Bradford Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Leeds Bradford Airport’s Parking page
- Parking page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Smooth park page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Smoothpark service terms (PDF) · checked 6 Oct 2026 and 1 more
What isn't allowed when you collect at Leeds Bradford Airport?
See its Parking page.
3 Leeds Bradford Airport pages · checked 6–11 Oct 2026
- Parking page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Terms of use of car parks… (PDF) · checked 6 Oct 2026 · LBA byelaws 2022 clean july 2023 (PDF) · checked 6 Oct 2026
Where do you pick someone up at Leeds Bradford Airport?
“The postcode for the car park is LS19 7UE.” Pages differ
- “The what3words location reference for the car park entrance is counts.oath.invite”
Where the pages differ and more detail
- “Our airport postcode is LS19 7TU. This will navigate drivers to the access road for our Pick Up & Drop Off”
Pages differLeeds Bradford Airport’s pages differ on 2 details:
- “Pick Up & Drop Off - 2 minutes’ walk / 100 metres” Assisted travel page · 6 Oct 2026 See also the airport’s Parking page.
- The airport’s pages give different answers on this.
More on Flying from Leeds Bradford Airport: Where to drop off ›
5 Leeds Bradford Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Facilities page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Parking page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Getting to and from page · checked 6 Oct 2026 and 2 more
Is there a free waiting area at Leeds Bradford Airport?
“Parking is free for up to one hour.”
Leeds Bradford Airport’s Parking page · checked 6 Oct 2026
1 more: picking up
Can you wait outside arrivals at Leeds Bradford Airport?
Leeds Bradford Airport’s pages give different answers on the pick-up time limit.
Pages differLeeds Bradford Airport’s pages differ:
- “the standard Mid Stay Car Park hourly tariff will apply.” Parking page · 6 Oct 2026 See also one more of the airport’s pages.
Leeds Bradford Airport’s Parking page · and 3 more pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
Leeds Bradford Airport arrivals
Leeds Bradford Airport arrivals today
Leeds Bradford Airport’s live arrivals board
Leeds Bradford Airport’s Arrivals page · checked 6 Oct 2026
How long after landing do passengers come out at Leeds Bradford Airport?
“After landing, it usually takes around 30–45 minutes for passengers to clear passport control and collect their luggage.”
- “Furthest Walking Stand to Immigration Control - 8 minutes / 449 metres”
Our planner: we allow 20 minutes from landing to the kerb after a domestic or Irish flight, 30 after other short-haul and 42 after long-haul (5 hours or more in the air), plus 15 with a checked bag (assumed after long-haul) and 10 if you ask for extra time at passport control. A planning estimate, not the airport’s figure.
3 Leeds Bradford Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Arriving page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Assisted travel page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Parking page · checked 6 Oct 2026
Where do passengers come out at Leeds Bradford Airport?
“Arrivals from Belfast: Passengers will arrive in Domestic Arrivals, located inside the main terminal entrance, next to Greggs.”
- “Passengers will arrive in International Arrivals, which includes Dublin, the Channel Islands, and all other international destinations.”
2 Leeds Bradford Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Arriving page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Assisted travel page · checked 6 Oct 2026
What happens when you land at Leeds Bradford Airport?
“We do not currently offer a Fast Track service through passport control.”
3 Leeds Bradford Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Fast track page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Arriving page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Assisted travel page · checked 6 Oct 2026
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