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Park & Ride
Off-airport secure compounds with regular shuttle to the terminal.
Wales' capital airport, strong undercover supply for winter.
Live operator prices for a sample 7-day stay. Sort by price, transfer time or rating. Click through for your exact dates.
| Type | Park Mark | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meet and Greet Meet and Greet | Meet & Greet | £94.98Cheapest | £11.69/day | At terminal | — | 4(13) | View |
APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman) APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman) | Park & Ride | £112.98 | £13.94/day | 5 min shuttle | — | 4(285) | View |
Long Stay Long Stay | On-Airport | £113.98 | £14.06/day | 5 min walk | — | 4(7) | View |
Short Stay Short Stay | On-Airport | £114.98 | £14.19/day | 5 min walk | — | 4(4) | View |
The two most popular ways to park at CWL. Meet & Greet saves you time; Park & Ride saves you money. Here is how they compare on today's live prices.
Wales' main airport.
Cardiff Airport, near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, is Wales' principal aviation gateway. It handles around 950,000 passengers a year from a single terminal, passenger volume has been recovering steadily since the COVID downturn but remains below the pre-pandemic peak. The route map is dominated by short-haul European leisure and key UK domestic links to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
At Cardiff today, Meet & Greet starts about £0.00/day more than Park & Ride, in exchange for skipping the shuttle at both ends.
Carriers are led by KLM, TUI, Ryanair, Wizz Air and Loganair. There are seasonal long-haul services to North America and the Caribbean, plus year-round connections via Amsterdam and Dublin for onward long-haul.
The airport's coastal Vale of Glamorgan setting means parking land is plentiful and rates competitive.
All the practical access info, by car, train, coach and otherwise.
A4226 from the M4 (junction 33), via Barry. From Cardiff city centre, around 25-30 minutes; from Swansea, 50 minutes; from Bristol, around 75 minutes.
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport station is around 2 miles from the terminal, connected by Rail Linc shuttle buses (the previous T9 Express service was withdrawn after the COVID-19 pandemic).
Rail Linc shuttle buses connect the rail station to the terminal. From Cardiff city centre, regional bus services and pre-booked taxis are the main alternatives, there's no longer a direct dedicated express bus.
Cardiff is one of the closer Welsh airports to South West England, for travellers from Bath or Bristol, it's sometimes a viable alternative to Bristol Airport.
Official car parks are Short Stay (next to the terminal), Mid Stay (a short walk) and Long Stay (a 5-minute shuttle).
Off-airport supply is more limited than at larger airports but several operators serve Rhoose and Barry. Independent rates beat the airport's own long-stay by 20-40% on most stays.
The questions our 24/7 team gets asked most about flying from Cardiff.
8 days costs from £94.98 (about £11.87 a day) at Cardiff right now, based on live prices from 4 car parks we compare. The cheapest option today is Meet and Greet (meet and greet). Prices move with demand and rise sharply in the last fortnight before travel, so booking early is what actually saves money here.
Today the cheapest is Meet and Greet at £94.98 for 8 days, about £11.87 a day. The cheapest on-airport option is Long Stay at £113.98, against £94.98 for Meet and Greet off-airport. There is no single car park that is always cheapest at Cardiff, because operators reprice constantly, so the honest answer is to compare the live table above for your own dates rather than trusting a fixed list.
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport station is around 2 miles from the terminal, with Rail Linc shuttle buses making the connection. The T9 Express direct service was withdrawn during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mainly seasonal long-haul to North America and the Caribbean. Year-round long-haul connects via Amsterdam (KLM) or Dublin.
Yes, Cardiff is one of the cheaper UK airports for parking, both on-airport and off.
90 minutes for short-haul flights. Security is generally manageable outside summer school holidays.
From east Wales, Bristol is often closer and offers a wider route map. From Cardiff and west, Cardiff is significantly closer and usually cheaper to park, but check that your destination is served, Cardiff has fewer routes than Bristol.
Yes, KLM, Ryanair and Wizz Air all run regular short-haul services. Mediterranean leisure routes peak in summer.
Off-airport secure compounds with regular shuttle to the terminal.
Hand keys at the terminal, your car parked in a secure compound.
Walk to the terminal, official airport-operated lots.
