UK airport drop-off charges, compared (2026)
Data from 10 Jun 2026 to 26 Jun 2026What are the UK airport drop-off fees?
As of 26 June 2026, 24 of the 26 largest UK airports charge to drop a passenger off at the terminal; 2 still let you drop off free. The most expensive headline fee is London Stansted at £10, and the cheapest charge is Teesside International at £2.50. Measured per minute of allowance, the worst value is London City at £1.60/minute (£8 for up to 5 minutes). Every figure is read from each airport's own official page and date-stamped below.
- Most expensive
- £10London Stansted
- Cheapest charge
- £2.50Teesside International
- Worst £/min
- £1.60London City
- Drop off free
- 2 of 26airports
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Major UK airports
Every UK airport, compared
2 of 26 major UK airports let you drop off free. Of those that charge, the cheapest is Teesside International at £2.50; the most expensive is London Stansted at £10 (per drop-off, 2026). Sort by headline fee, by cost per minute, or A–Z. The aggregators and money pages get these wrong; every row here links to the airport's own page and shows the date we last checked it.
Every figure is read from each airport's own official page — tap the ✓ date in any row to open the source. Click an airport for the full breakdown and the free alternative.
| Airport | Fee | £/min | Time limit | Penalty | Free alternative | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Gatwick | £10 | £1/min | 10 min | £100 | Long Stay car park (120 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official London Gatwick page |
| London Stansted | £10 | £0.67/min | 15 min | — | Mid Stay car park free drop-off (60 min) | 26 Jun 2026Verified against: Official London Stansted page |
| Edinburgh | £8.50 | £0.85/min | 10 min | — | Long Stay car park (first 30 minutes free) (30 min) | 22 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Edinburgh page |
| Bristol | £8.50 | £0.85/min | 10 min | £100 | Waiting Zone (60 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Bristol page |
| London City | £8 | £1.60/min | 5 min | — | Docklands Light Railway (DLR) (public transport) | 22 Jun 2026Verified against: Official London City page |
| Leeds Bradford | £8 | £0.80/min | 10 min | — | One Hour Free Zone (60 min) | 22 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Leeds Bradford page |
| London Southend | £8 | £0.80/min | 10 min | — | Southend Airport railway station (train) (public transport) | 22 Jun 2026Verified against: Official London Southend page |
| Bournemouth | £8 | £0.27/min | 30 min | — | — | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Bournemouth page |
| Norwich | £8 | £0.40/min | 20 min | — | — | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Norwich page |
| London Heathrow | £7 | Flat | Per entry | £80 | Park & Ride (formerly Long Stay) (30 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official London Heathrow page |
| London Luton | £7 | £0.70/min | 10 min | £95 | Long Stay car park (120 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official London Luton page |
| Glasgow | £7 | £0.47/min | 15 min | £50 | Long Stay car park (60 min) | 21 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Glasgow page |
| Aberdeen | £7 | £0.47/min | 15 min | £50 | Long Stay car park (60 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Aberdeen page |
| Southampton | £7 | £0.35/min | 20 min | £80 | — | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Southampton page |
| Newcastle | £6 | £0.60/min | 10 min | — | Airport Waiting Zone (Callerton Parkway) (90 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Newcastle page |
| Liverpool John Lennon | £6 | £0.60/min | 10 min | — | Drop-off 2 car park (free for 20 minutes) (20 min) | 22 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Liverpool John Lennon page |
| Exeter | £6 | £0.40/min | 15 min | — | Car Park P4 free drop-off (30 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Exeter page |
| Manchester | £5 | £1/min | 5 min | £100 | JetParks 1 free drop-off (30 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Manchester page |
| Belfast International | £5 | £0.50/min | 10 min | — | Long Stay car park (15-minute grace period) (15 min) | 22 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Belfast International page |
| East Midlands | £5 | £0.33/min | 15 min | £100 | Long Stay 2 car park (60 min) | 26 Jun 2026Verified against: Official East Midlands page |
| Glasgow Prestwick | £4.50 | £0.08/min | 60 min | — | — | 22 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Glasgow Prestwick page |
| Belfast City | £4 | £0.40/min | 10 min | — | Long Stay car park (10 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Belfast City page |
| Cardiff | £3 | £0.30/min | 10 min | — | Car Park 2 (20 min) | 21 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Cardiff page |
| Teesside International | £2.50 | £0.25/min | 10 min | — | Free parking with terminal spend (120 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Teesside International page |
| Birmingham | Free | Free | — | — | Drop Off car park (first 10 minutes free) (10 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Birmingham page |
| Inverness | Free | Free | — | — | Free Drop Off area (Short Stay car parks) (15 min) | 10 Jun 2026Verified against: Official Inverness page |
- £/min
- £1/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- £100
- Free alternative
- Long Stay car park (120 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official London Gatwick page
- £/min
- £0.67/min
- Time limit
- 15 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Mid Stay car park free drop-off (60 min)
- Verified
26 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official London Stansted page
- £/min
- £0.85/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Long Stay car park (first 30 minutes free) (30 min)
- Verified
22 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Edinburgh page
- £/min
- £0.85/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- £100
- Free alternative
- Waiting Zone (60 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Bristol page
- £/min
- £1.60/min
- Time limit
- 5 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Docklands Light Railway (DLR) (public transport)
- Verified
22 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official London City page
- £/min
- £0.80/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- One Hour Free Zone (60 min)
- Verified
22 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Leeds Bradford page
- £/min
- £0.80/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Southend Airport railway station (train) (public transport)
- Verified
22 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official London Southend page
- £/min
- £0.27/min
- Time limit
- 30 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- —
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Bournemouth page
- £/min
- £0.40/min
- Time limit
- 20 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- —
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Norwich page
- £/min
- Flat
- Time limit
- Per entry
- Penalty
- £80
- Free alternative
- Park & Ride (formerly Long Stay) (30 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official London Heathrow page
- £/min
- £0.70/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- £95
- Free alternative
- Long Stay car park (120 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official London Luton page
- £/min
- £0.47/min
- Time limit
- 15 min
- Penalty
- £50
- Free alternative
- Long Stay car park (60 min)
- Verified
21 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Glasgow page
- £/min
- £0.47/min
- Time limit
- 15 min
- Penalty
- £50
- Free alternative
- Long Stay car park (60 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Aberdeen page
- £/min
- £0.35/min
- Time limit
- 20 min
- Penalty
- £80
- Free alternative
- —
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Southampton page
- £/min
- £0.60/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Airport Waiting Zone (Callerton Parkway) (90 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Newcastle page
- £/min
- £0.60/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Drop-off 2 car park (free for 20 minutes) (20 min)
- Verified
22 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Liverpool John Lennon page
- £/min
- £0.40/min
- Time limit
- 15 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Car Park P4 free drop-off (30 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Exeter page
- £/min
- £1/min
- Time limit
- 5 min
- Penalty
- £100
- Free alternative
- JetParks 1 free drop-off (30 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Manchester page
- £/min
- £0.50/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Long Stay car park (15-minute grace period) (15 min)
- Verified
22 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Belfast International page
- £/min
- £0.33/min
- Time limit
- 15 min
- Penalty
- £100
- Free alternative
- Long Stay 2 car park (60 min)
- Verified
26 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official East Midlands page
- £/min
- £0.08/min
- Time limit
- 60 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- —
- Verified
22 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Glasgow Prestwick page
- £/min
- £0.40/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Long Stay car park (10 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Belfast City page
- £/min
- £0.30/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Car Park 2 (20 min)
- Verified
21 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Cardiff page
- £/min
- £0.25/min
- Time limit
- 10 min
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Free parking with terminal spend (120 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Teesside International page
- £/min
- Free
- Time limit
- —
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Drop Off car park (first 10 minutes free) (10 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Birmingham page
- £/min
- Free
- Time limit
- —
- Penalty
- —
- Free alternative
- Free Drop Off area (Short Stay car parks) (15 min)
- Verified
10 Jun 2026
Verified against:
Official Inverness page
The £-per-minute league table: most & least expensive to drop off
Which UK airport is the worst value to drop off at, per minute?
You aren't really charged per drop-off — you're charged per minute of allowance. On that basis the worst value in the UK is London City at £1.60 a minute (£8 for up to 5minutes). The table below ranks every airport by effective cost per minute; flat per-entry charges (like Heathrow's) and the free airports sit at the bottom because there's no honest per-minute figure for them.
Ranked by effective cost per minute of the headline allowance (worst value first). Per-entry charges (a flat fee however briefly you stop) and free airports rank last — they have no honest per-minute figure.
| # | Airport | £ per minute | Headline fee | Time you get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London City | £1.60/min | £8 | 5 min |
| 2 | London Gatwick | £1/min | £10 | 10 min |
| 3 | Manchester | £1/min | £5 | 5 min |
| 4 | Edinburgh | £0.85/min | £8.50 | 10 min |
| 5 | Bristol | £0.85/min | £8.50 | 10 min |
| 6 | Leeds Bradford | £0.80/min | £8 | 10 min |
| 7 | London Southend | £0.80/min | £8 | 10 min |
| 8 | London Luton | £0.70/min | £7 | 10 min |
| 9 | London Stansted | £0.67/min | £10 | 15 min |
| 10 | Newcastle | £0.60/min | £6 | 10 min |
| 11 | Liverpool John Lennon | £0.60/min | £6 | 10 min |
| 12 | Belfast International | £0.50/min | £5 | 10 min |
| 13 | Glasgow | £0.47/min | £7 | 15 min |
| 14 | Aberdeen | £0.47/min | £7 | 15 min |
| 15 | Norwich | £0.40/min | £8 | 20 min |
| 16 | Exeter | £0.40/min | £6 | 15 min |
| 17 | Belfast City | £0.40/min | £4 | 10 min |
| 18 | Southampton | £0.35/min | £7 | 20 min |
| 19 | East Midlands | £0.33/min | £5 | 15 min |
| 20 | Cardiff | £0.30/min | £3 | 10 min |
| 21 | Bournemouth | £0.27/min | £8 | 30 min |
| 22 | Teesside International | £0.25/min | £2.50 | 10 min |
| 23 | Glasgow Prestwick | £0.08/min | £4.50 | 60 min |
| 24 | London Heathrow | Flat fee | £7 | Per entry |
| 25 | Birmingham | Free | Free | — |
| 26 | Inverness | Free | Free | — |
- Airport
- London City
- Headline fee
- £8
- Time you get
- 5 min
- Airport
- London Gatwick
- Headline fee
- £10
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Manchester
- Headline fee
- £5
- Time you get
- 5 min
- Airport
- Edinburgh
- Headline fee
- £8.50
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Bristol
- Headline fee
- £8.50
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Leeds Bradford
- Headline fee
- £8
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- London Southend
- Headline fee
- £8
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- London Luton
- Headline fee
- £7
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- London Stansted
- Headline fee
- £10
- Time you get
- 15 min
- Airport
- Newcastle
- Headline fee
- £6
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Liverpool John Lennon
- Headline fee
- £6
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Belfast International
- Headline fee
- £5
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Glasgow
- Headline fee
- £7
- Time you get
- 15 min
- Airport
- Aberdeen
- Headline fee
- £7
- Time you get
- 15 min
- Airport
- Norwich
- Headline fee
- £8
- Time you get
- 20 min
- Airport
- Exeter
- Headline fee
- £6
- Time you get
- 15 min
- Airport
- Belfast City
- Headline fee
- £4
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Southampton
- Headline fee
- £7
- Time you get
- 20 min
- Airport
- East Midlands
- Headline fee
- £5
- Time you get
- 15 min
- Airport
- Cardiff
- Headline fee
- £3
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Bournemouth
- Headline fee
- £8
- Time you get
- 30 min
- Airport
- Teesside International
- Headline fee
- £2.50
- Time you get
- 10 min
- Airport
- Glasgow Prestwick
- Headline fee
- £4.50
- Time you get
- 60 min
- Airport
- London Heathrow
- Headline fee
- £7
- Time you get
- Per entry
- Airport
- Birmingham
- Headline fee
- Free
- Time you get
- —
- Airport
- Inverness
- Headline fee
- Free
- Time you get
- —
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Per-airport drop-off guides
Full breakdown for each airport — the exact fee, time bands, penalty, payment deadline, Blue Badge rules and the free alternative, all date-stamped against the official source:
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- Exeter drop-off charges →
- Glasgow drop-off charges →
- Glasgow Prestwick drop-off charges →
- Inverness drop-off charges →
- Leeds Bradford drop-off charges →
- Liverpool John Lennon drop-off charges →
- London City drop-off charges →
- London Gatwick drop-off charges →
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How we keep this current
Each row is read directly from the airport's own official drop-off page and re-verified on the date shown — tap the ✓ in any row to open that source. We never republish a price we haven't checked, which is why the figures here differ from the older aggregator and money-saving pages. Found a fee that's changed? It'll be reflected here within days. For the ranked, citable reference see the UK Airport Drop-Off Price Index or our 2026 UK airport parking price index.