UK airport parking options: drop-off vs Park & Ride vs Meet & Greet
Verified 22 Jun 2026The cheapest way in and out of each UK airport, side by side: a quick forecourt drop-off, the free alternative, drive-up gate parking, and pre-booked Park & Ride or Meet & Greet. Every verified price is read from the airport's own page — our ranking is never affected by commission, and we never invent a “from £X”.
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- Aberdeen Airport£7 for up to 15 minutes (Express Drop Off) · all options compared
- Belfast City Airport£4 minimum for the first 10 minutes (Express Drop-Off & Pick-Up area) · all options compared
- Belfast International Airport£5 for up to 10 minutes (Drop Off Zone) · all options compared
- Birmingham AirportFree drop-off · all options compared
- Bournemouth Airport£8 for up to 30 minutes (Car Park 1 Drop Off) · all options compared
- Bristol Airport£8.50 for up to 10 minutes (Drop Off & Pick Up car park) · all options compared
- Cardiff Airport£3 for up to 10 minutes in the Drop Off Zone · all options compared
- East Midlands Airport£5 for up to 15 minutes (Rapid Drop-off · all options compared
- Edinburgh Airport£8.50 for up to 10 minutes · all options compared
- Exeter Airport£6 for up to 15 minutes in Car Park P1 (drop-off & pick-up bays opposite the Main Terminal) · all options compared
- Glasgow Airport£7 for up to 15 minutes · all options compared
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport£4.50 for up to 60 minutes in Car Park 1 (the drop-off and pick-up area directly outside the terminal); the tariff then rises by band · all options compared
- Inverness AirportFree drop-off · all options compared
- Leeds Bradford Airport£8 for up to 10 minutes (Pick Up & Drop Off car park · all options compared
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport£6 for up to 10 minutes (Express Drop Off & Pick Up car park · all options compared
- London City Airport£8 for up to 5 minutes · all options compared
- Gatwick Airport£10 for up to 10 minutes · all options compared
- Heathrow Airport£7 each time a vehicle enters a terminal drop-off zone · all options compared
- Luton Airport£7 for up to 10 minutes · all options compared
- Southend Airport£8 for up to 10 minutes (Express Pick-up & Drop-off · all options compared
- Stansted Airport£10 for up to 15 minutes · all options compared
- Manchester Airport£5 for up to 5 minutes · all options compared
- Newcastle Airport£6 for up to 10 minutes (Express Pick Up & Drop Off car park) · all options compared
- Norwich Airport£8 for up to 20 minutes in Car Park 1 (Short Stay) drop-off & pick-up · all options compared
- Southampton Airport£7 for up to 20 minutes (Pick Up & Drop Off · all options compared
- Teesside International Airport£2.50 for up to 10 minutes · all options compared