Parking charges at UK airports
What it costs to park at each airport, from the airport’s own website, with the date it was read. It shows the first paid price for a short stop in a car park, the price of a day if you just turn up, and which car parks you can only book ahead. Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are included, though they are not in the UK.
The short answer
28 of the 35 airports with a page here publish a turn-up price for a short stop outside the drop-off area. Leeds Bradford, Teesside, Prestwick, Kirkwall, Sumburgh and Stornoway have no paid short-stop price outside the drop-off area. Some give a free period first, or a drop-off price the tool below shows.
If you just turn up, the cheapest day at each airport runs from £3 (Kirkwall, Sumburgh and Stornoway) to £97.90 (London City), where the airport publishes a one-day price. Pre-booked prices are never counted here. Where this site has the airport’s own summary, a row’s small print says whether it publishes them.
The pages read for this table name pre-book-only car parks at Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Leeds Bradford, East Midlands, Exeter, Bournemouth and Prestwick. This list may not be complete, so check your airport’s own page before you turn up. At Stansted, its own pages differ on whether Short Stay can only be pre-booked. The table shows both, with the page each is on. At Gatwick, Southend and Sumburgh, the airport’s own pages give two different answers for the same car park. The table shows both, with the page each is on. At East Midlands, its pages give two figures for short stay parking, and one page does not say which car park it means. Cardiff publishes no turn-up car-park price that could be read and checked.
Every price below was read on the airport’s own website between 6 Oct 2026 and 2 Nov 2026. Prices change without much notice. The link beside each price goes to the airport’s own page.
Park or drop off: which is cheaper?
Pick your airport and how long you will stop. The tool compares the airport’s published drop-off charge with its cheapest published car-park price for that stay, and says so if it finds two prices, or none.
Choose an airport to compare dropping off with the cheapest car park for a stop of this length.
Each airport’s parking prices
Read your own airport’s row. “Short stop from” is the lowest first paid price this site holds for any of its car parks, for a stop of up to four hours. That can be a Mid Stay or Long Stay car park. The row names the car park where the record does, and any free time that car park gives first. Another car park may be free for longer: the tool above compares your stay. “A day from” is the price of one day when you turn up. Where the airport prices nothing that short, it is the price of the fewest days it does price. Both are turn-up prices. Pre-booked prices are never here.
A row shows the drop-off area only where nothing else has a price for a short stop. Every airport’s drop-off charge is on the drop-off charges page. The tool above puts the two side by side for your stay.
| Airport | Short stop from | A day from | Pre-book only? | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | — Publishes turn-up prices. For pre-booking, only live ‘from’ prices. Heathrow Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Heathrowchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Gatwick | £8 for up to 30 minutesShort Stay car park, North Terminal London Gatwick Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026 and 2 other pages of its site Pages differ Its own pages give both. Neither is picked here. | Mid StayRobotic Parking London Gatwick AirportLondon Gatwick Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026 Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. London Gatwick Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Gatwickchecked 6 Oct 2026 | |
| Manchester | JetParks Manchester Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026 Publishes turn-up prices. For pre-booking, only live ‘from’ prices. Manchester Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Manchesterchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Stansted | Short Stay: pre-book only London Stansted Airportchecked 7 Oct 2026 Short Stay Blue and Short Stay Green: turn up and parkLondon Stansted Airportchecked 7 Oct 2026 Pages differ Its own pages give both. Neither is picked here. Publishes turn-up prices. For pre-booking, only live ‘from’ prices. London Stansted Airportchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Parking at Stanstedchecked 6 Oct 2026 | ||
| Luton | £7 for up to 3 hoursFirst 2 hours freeLong Stay Car Park London Luton Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 and one other page of its site Terminal Car Park 1 is closed until 15 Dec 2026. The same notice tells Priority Parking customers to park on Level 0 of that car park. London Luton Airportchecked 31 Oct 2026 | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. London Luton Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Lutonchecked 11 Oct 2026 | |
| Birmingham | Car Park 7 is closed until 25 Mar 2027. Birmingham Airportchecked 2 Nov 2026 | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Birmingham Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Birminghamchecked 11 Oct 2026 | |
| Edinburgh | FastPark, Multi-Storey and Mid Stay Edinburgh Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026 Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Edinburgh Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Edinburghchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Glasgow | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Glasgow Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Glasgowchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Bristol | — | Parking at Bristolchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Belfast International | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Belfast International Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Belfast Internationalchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Liverpool | Fast TrackFast Track Family Liverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool John Lennon Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026 | Parking at Liverpoolchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Newcastle | £4 for up to 15 minutesShort Stay 2 Newcastle Airportchecked 2 Nov 2026 and one other page of its site | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Newcastle Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Newcastlechecked 2 Nov 2026 | |
| London City | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. London City Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at London Citychecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Leeds Bradford | No paid short-stop price outside the drop-off area.Drop-off area: £8 for 10 minutes Leeds Bradford Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Meet & Greet Leeds Bradford Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Leeds Bradford Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Leeds Bradfordchecked 11 Oct 2026 | |
| East Midlands | £6 for up to 30 minutes“Short Stay car park”: this page does not say which one East Midlands Airportchecked 31 Oct 2026 £12 for up to 30 minutesShort Stay 1 car park East Midlands Airportchecked 31 Oct 2026 and one other page of its site Pages differ Its own pages give both. Neither is picked here. | Short Stay 2, JetParks and Meet & Greet East Midlands Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 Publishes turn-up prices. For pre-booking, only live ‘from’ prices. East Midlands Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at East Midlandschecked 31 Oct 2026 | |
| Cardiff | — No car-park price on the airport’s own pages could be read and checked. | — | — | Parking at Cardiff |
| Aberdeen | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Aberdeen Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Aberdeenchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Southampton | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Southampton Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Southamptonchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Belfast City | No one-day price found on the airport’s site | — | Parking at Belfast Citychecked 2 Nov 2026 | |
| Exeter | Car Park P3 Exeter Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Exeter Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Exeterchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Bournemouth | Car Park 1 (CP1), Premium Car Park 1 (CP1P) and Car Park 3 (CP3) Bournemouth Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Bournemouth Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Bournemouthchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Inverness | £3.90 for up to 30 minutesFirst 15 minutes free, no return within one hourShort Stay & Free Drop off Car Park Inverness Airportchecked 31 Oct 2026 | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Inverness Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Invernesschecked 11 Oct 2026 | |
| Humberside | — Publishes turn-up prices. For pre-booking, only live ‘from’ prices. Humberside Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Humbersidechecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Teesside | No paid short-stop price outside the drop-off area.Drop-off area: £2.50 for 10 minutes Teesside International Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | — Publishes both turn-up and pre-booked prices. Teesside International Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Teessidechecked 11 Oct 2026 | |
| Norwich | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Norwich Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Norwichchecked 11 Oct 2026 | ||
| Prestwick | No paid short-stop price outside the drop-off area.Drop-off area: £4.50 for 1 hourThat area also charges £14.50 for 2-4 hours and £33 for 12-24 hours. Glasgow Prestwick Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Car Park Three Glasgow Prestwick Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026 Car Park Three: “Pre-book only – Car Park is closed from the end of October until the beginning of March.” Glasgow Prestwick Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026 Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Glasgow Prestwick Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Prestwickchecked 2 Nov 2026 | |
| Southend | £12 for up to 30 minutesBudget car park London Southend Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 and 2 other pages of its site Pages differ Its own pages give both. Neither is picked here. | Pages differ Its own pages give both. Neither is picked here. | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. London Southend Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Southendchecked 6 Oct 2026 |
| Newquay | £3 for up to 30 minutesFirst 10 minutes freeWest Car Park Cornwall Airport Newquaychecked 11 Oct 2026 | — Publishes turn-up prices, but no list of pre-booked prices. Cornwall Airport Newquaychecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at Newquaychecked 11 Oct 2026 | |
| City of Derry | £1 for up to 20 minutes City of Derry Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | — Publishes both turn-up and pre-booked prices. City of Derry Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026 | Parking at City of Derrychecked 11 Oct 2026 | |
| Kirkwall | No paid short-stop price: see the day column | £3 for a dayAfter the first 2 hours freeShort and long stay parking Kirkwall Airportchecked 22 Oct 2026 | — | Parking at Kirkwallchecked 22 Oct 2026 |
| Sumburgh | No paid short-stop price: see the day column | £3 for a dayAfter the first 2 hours freeShort and long stay parking Sumburgh Airportchecked 31 Oct 2026 Pages differ Its own pages give both. Neither is picked here. | — | Parking at Sumburghchecked 31 Oct 2026 |
| Stornoway | No paid short-stop price: see the day column | £3 for a dayAfter the first 2 hours freeShort and long stay parking Stornoway Airportchecked 22 Oct 2026 | — | Parking at Stornowaychecked 22 Oct 2026 |
| Jersey | No one-day price found on the airport’s site | — | Parking at Jerseychecked 22 Oct 2026 | |
| Guernsey | £2 for up to 1 hourFirst 30 minutes freethe airport's two car parks Guernsey Airportchecked 22 Oct 2026 | — | Parking at Guernseychecked 22 Oct 2026 | |
| Isle of Man | £2.50 for up to 2 hoursFirst 30 minutes free, with a displayed parking discStandard Parking Isle of Man Airportchecked 22 Oct 2026 | — | Parking at the Isle of Manchecked 22 Oct 2026 |
Airport names link to that airport’s own guide, where the same facts are quoted in full.
Where an airport’s own pages disagree
These airports publish more than one price for a car park in the table. Those prices are shown here, with the page each is on. This site cannot tell which one the barrier will charge, so none has been picked.
- Pages differGatwick
£7 for up to 30 minutes, against £8 for up to 30 minutes at the Short Stay car park, North Terminal. Both are on London Gatwick Airport’s own website.
London Gatwick AirportLondon Gatwick Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026
- Pages differEast Midlands
£6 for up to 30 minutes at “Short Stay car park” (that page does not say which one), against £12 for up to 30 minutes at the Short Stay 1 car park. Both are on East Midlands Airport’s own website.
East Midlands AirportEast Midlands Airportchecked 31 Oct 2026
- Pages differSouthend
£12 for up to 30 minutes, against £8 for up to 30 minutes; £50 for a day, against £45 for a day at the budget car park. Both are on London Southend Airport’s own website.
London Southend AirportLondon Southend Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026
- Pages differSumburgh
£3 for a day after the first 2 hours free, against £3 for a day with no free time stated at the short and long stay parking. Both are on Sumburgh Airport’s own website.
Sumburgh AirportSumburgh Airportchecked 31 Oct 2026
Prices with a date on them
Most airports publish parking prices with no date on them. Here are 6 dates the airports print on car-park prices, from 3 of the 35 airports. An airport not listed may still date its prices on its own page. These are not a history of parking prices or a trend. An airport is here only because one of the pages read carries a date.
- Bristol
5 Jan 2026
Short Stay Car Park: the airport puts the date 5 Jan 2026 on these prices.
In use since 5 Jan 2026.
Bristol Airportchecked 11 Oct 2026
- Bristol
13 August 2026
Short Stay Car Park: the airport says these prices were correct on 13 August 2026.
Bristol Airportchecked 7 Oct 2026
- Heathrow
6 Jan 2026
Terminal Parking: the airport puts the date 6 Jan 2026 on these prices.
In use since 6 Jan 2026.
Heathrow Airportchecked 7 Oct 2026
- Luton
22 Jun 2026
Long Stay Car Park: the airport puts the date 22 Jun 2026 on these prices.
In use since 22 Jun 2026.
London Luton Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026
- Luton
22 Jun 2026
Terminal Car Park 2: the airport puts the date 22 Jun 2026 on these prices.
In use since 22 Jun 2026.
London Luton Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026
- Luton
22 Jun 2026
Mid Stay Car Park: the airport puts the date 22 Jun 2026 on these prices.
In use since 22 Jun 2026.
London Luton Airportchecked 6 Oct 2026
How this page is made
Every price comes from a page on the airport’s own website. It was read, checked a second time against that page, and stored with the date it was read. Nothing here is an estimate, a forum answer or another comparison site’s number. The same facts sit behind each airport’s own guide, which quotes them in the airport’s words.
Four things are never shown as a price on this page:
- A pre-booked price. A pre-booked “from” price is a live quote for a stay the airport chose, not a price list. Where this site has the airport’s own summary, the row gives what it says about pre-booking. The row also names the car parks its pages say you can only book ahead. No pre-booked price appears in the price columns.
- A price for only some drivers. An overheight or fast-track price, an offshore worker’s rate, a product that needs a receipt: each is left out, so a row never shows a price most drivers cannot pay.
- A day rate read as a short stay. “Short stop from” only shows a price for four hours or less. Where a row has none, that column says so.
- A sum across different pages. Where the tool adds a per-minute rate to a first price, both come from the airport’s own record, up to any limit the airport gives. Past the last figure this site holds, the tool gives no number and sends you to the airport’s page.
This page does not claim to list every car park at every airport. It is what 35 airports’ own pages said on the days in the table. Where nothing usable was found, the row says so. A new national code for private parking is on its way and names airport drop-off zones: what the new parking rules do at an airport.
If something looks out of date, the contact page is the quickest way to report it. It is checked against the airport’s page before anything changes here. This site is not an airport, a car park operator or a government service, and it sets none of these prices.
Questions
Is it cheaper to park or to drop off?
It depends on the airport and on how long you stop. The tool near the top of this page gives the answer for your airport and your stay, from the airport's own figures.
Can I just turn up and park, or do I have to book?
At Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Leeds Bradford, East Midlands, Exeter, Bournemouth and Prestwick the airport's own pages name car parks that can only be pre-booked. The table names them, with the page that says so. The list may not be complete. At Stansted, its own pages differ on whether Short Stay can only be pre-booked. The table shows both, with the page each is on. Every other figure on this page is a turn-up price. A pre-booked price is a different product. Where this site has the airport's own summary, a row's small print says whether it publishes one. No pre-booked price appears in the price columns.
Why does one airport show two different prices on this page?
Because the airport publishes two. Where an airport's own pages disagree about a price in the table, both figures are shown, with a link to each page. Neither is picked. In the table today, this happens at Gatwick, East Midlands, Southend and Sumburgh. At East Midlands, one of the pages does not say which car park it means.
Why do some airports have no price for a short stop here?
Leeds Bradford, Teesside, Prestwick, Kirkwall, Sumburgh and Stornoway have no paid short-stop price outside the drop-off area. The day column has what they publish. Some have a free period or a drop-off price that the tool above shows. Cardiff publishes no turn-up car-park price on the pages read and checked. A gap is never filled with a guess.
How current are these parking prices?
Every price shows the date it was read on the airport's own page. The ones here were read between 6 Oct 2026 and 2 Nov 2026. Airports change these prices with little notice. This site re-reads them and never guesses. If a figure looks out of date, follow the link beside it. The airport's page is the one that counts.