UK Airport Parking

I prefer Hotel and airport parking. A bit costly but you can’t beat the Sofitel at Heathrow

Travel the afternoon before, no fear of traffic delaying your arrival on the day, no getting up extra early for the journey and a walk over to departures.

Last time we flew at around 9:30am we even managed to check our bags in at 6pm the evening before so it was head straight for security on the morning
 
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I prefer Hotel and airport parking. A bit costly but you can’t beat the Sofitel at Heathrow

Travel the afternoon before, no fear of traffic delaying your arrival on the day, no getting up extra early for the journey and a walk over to departures.

Last time we flew at around 9:30am we even managed to check our bags in at 6pm the evening before so it was head straight for security on the morning

Never considered Hotel parking.

So can I stay there 1 night then leave the car there for 2 weeks or 3 months? All the price included in the room?
 
It's a good point... I Usualy fly out of Leeds or mostly Manchester.. But the last few times at Manchester has cost me just over a hundred quid.. It's actually getting to the point where a pre-booked taxi is not much more expensive if I factor in my fuel cost there and back aswell.

Train is still the winner on cost as they have a train station in the airport, but the trains are too unreliable to risk it.
 
I will have to remember that....I average paying like £120-200 parking each time....about the price for 1 night I guess?
Just did a quick quote, 1night stay and 14 days parking £225

With Sofitel, they guarantee going direct with them is cheaper than an agent, if you find cheaper through one they’ll knock 20% off that price

The experience of walking through into Heathrow is hard to beat, you keep your keys on you, they validate the exit card the night you stay, when returning from holiday it’s walk to the car and drive off
 
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We have just used Heathrow Airparker (Money Supermarket recommendation and discount) who picked up and returned the car from Terminal 3
15 days cost us £142.79 + short stay charge of £15 (we also got £2.50 off this because the driver used the drop-off point to pick us up)
Very happy with the service
 
For ones like Manchester it's always better to use the train if you can. It goes right to the airport and you avoid the nightmare cowboy parking companies and just need to add a taxi back home or something like that. And that's as someone that prefers to drive to most places
 
I normally use Purple Parking for Manchester Airport and generally park in the ring park off site parking. Never had an issue and the buses are every 15 mins 247. A week is typically £60-70 which is OK but not dirt cheap. Once used the T3 multistorey which was fine but not easy to find a space.
 
I normally use Purple Parking for Manchester Airport and generally park in the ring park off site parking. Never had an issue and the buses are every 15 mins 247. A week is typically £60-70 which is OK but not dirt cheap. Once used the T3 multistorey which was fine but not easy to find a space.
For ones like Manchester it's always better to use the train if you can. It goes right to the airport and you avoid the nightmare cowboy parking companies and just need to add a taxi back home or something like that. And that's as someone that prefers to drive to most places


That's what I do, zero hassle, self park so no strangers using your car - sometimes it's cheaper to book jetparks through the manchester airport website, theres 3 massive car parks, ringway, Jetparks 2 and jetparks 3, I think they are all the same outfit though, spacess re-sold through various re-sellers.. I think you can book them through Ryanair aswell, when buying you plane tickets.
I always shop around a bit, usually about £90-£110 for just over 2 weeks for me.

I used to get the train but I'm the other side of the pennines and I just don't trust transpennine and northern rail enough these days.. as I commute on them, I know how sketchy they can be with delays and cancelled services, not worth the risk, IMO.. plus if you have an early morning flight out, or a late flight back in, no trains running/too much risk to have to rely on one train service/no chance of catching then next one as there may not be a next one... so I'm then looking at about an extra hundred quid-ish in a hotel and an extra day off work, or £100 plus in a taxi.

Nope!
 
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Do not forget to use referal link websites like Quidco in the process, the rates for airport parking are very high
 
Wish I see this thread earlier, 11 days parking in heathrow park and ride cost me £123.

I personally thought that price was quite reasonable.
 
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