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Meet & Greet
Hand keys at the terminal, your car parked in a secure compound.
Best-value cargo & holiday hub. Plenty of long-stay options under £4/day.
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 | ||||||
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Midlands Meet & Greet Non-Flexible Midlands Airport Parking | Meet & Greet | £77.49Cheapest | £9.50/day | At terminal | — | New | View |
Midlands Meet & Greet Flexible Midlands Airport Parking | Meet & Greet | £80.49 | £9.88/day | At terminal | — | New | View |
Winter Special Meet & Greet Winter Special Meet & Greet | Meet & Greet | £86.98 | £10.69/day | At terminal | Yes | 5(66) | View |
Midlands Meet & Greet All Inclusive Midlands Airport Parking | Meet & Greet | £97.49 | £12.00/day | At terminal | — | New | View |
Jet Parks 2 Jet Parks 2 | On-Airport | £100.57 | £12.38/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(164) | View |
Long Stay 1 Long Stay 1 | On-Airport | £101.62 | £12.52/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(278) | View |
Long Stay 2 Long Stay 2 | On-Airport | £102.67 | £12.65/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(3) | View |
Meet and Greet Meet and Greet | Meet & Greet | £115.28 | £14.22/day | At terminal | Yes | 5(353) | View |
Mid Stay 3 Mid Stay 3 | On-Airport | £117.38 | £14.49/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(34) | View |
Short Stay 3 Short Stay 3 | On-Airport | £119.47 | £14.75/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(250) | View |
Mid Stay 2 Mid Stay 2 | On-Airport | £120.52 | £14.88/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(145) | View |
Mid Stay 1 Mid Stay 1 | On-Airport | £127.87 | £15.80/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(147) | View |
Short Stay 1 Short Stay 1 | On-Airport | £139.43 | £17.24/day | 5 min walk | Yes | 5(42) | View |
The two most popular ways to park at EMA. Meet & Greet saves you time; Park & Ride saves you money. Here is how they compare on today's live prices.
A major regional and the UK's busiest dedicated cargo airport.
East Midlands Airport sits in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, between Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, near the meeting of the M1, A42 and A50. It handles around 4 million passengers a year (2024) alongside one of the UK's largest dedicated cargo operations, the airport is DHL's UK hub and runs around the clock for freight.
The passenger side is firmly leisure-focused: Jet2, TUI, Ryanair and easyJet dominate the route map, with most flights heading to Mediterranean and short-haul European destinations. There's no scheduled long-haul, but the route network is rich for holidaymakers in the East Midlands.
EMA is one of the cheapest UK major airports to drive to, fly from and park at, its rural location, single terminal and high cargo volume keep landing fees and operating costs low.
All the practical access info, by car, train, coach and otherwise.
M1 junction 23a or 24, then a short A453 hop. From Nottingham, allow 25 minutes; from Derby, 25 minutes; from Leicester, 30 minutes. Free, well-signposted access from all directions.
There's no rail link to the terminal itself, the nearest station is East Midlands Parkway (about 4 miles away), connected by the Skylink bus.
Skylink runs frequent bus services to Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Loughborough. National Express runs longer-distance coaches.
EMA is one of the few UK airports easier to reach by car than by rail, most travellers drive.
Official car parks at EMA are Short Stay (next to the terminal, ideal for drop-off) and Long Stay 1 and Long Stay 2 (a short free shuttle ride). All are operated by the airport.
Off-airport operators are concentrated along the A453 and A6 in Castle Donington and Kegworth, with a few sites further afield in Sutton Bonington. Independent rates are typically 30-50% cheaper than the airport's own long-stay, especially for stays of 4+ nights.
The questions our 24/7 team gets asked most about flying from East Midlands.
8 days costs from £77.49 (about £9.69 a day) at East Midlands right now, based on live prices from 13 car parks we compare. The cheapest option today is Midlands Meet & Greet Non-Flexible (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 Midlands Meet & Greet Non-Flexible at £77.49 for 8 days, about £9.69 a day. The cheapest on-airport option is Jet Parks 2 at £100.57, against £77.49 for Midlands Meet & Greet Non-Flexible off-airport. There is no single car park that is always cheapest at East Midlands, 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.
No, the closest station is East Midlands Parkway, around 4 miles away. The Skylink bus connects the two.
Yes, it's consistently one of the lowest-priced major UK airports for parking, with both official and independent options well below London-airport equivalents.
It's the UK's largest dedicated cargo hub. DHL operates a major sorting centre and runs flights through the night, but passenger flights are restricted overnight.
90 minutes for short-haul Europe is comfortable. Security is rarely a long wait outside school holidays.
Rapid Drop-Off at the terminal is £5 for up to 15 minutes, then £1/minute up to a 30-minute maximum. For a free drop-off, use a Long Stay car park (1 hour free) with its free shuttle bus.
No scheduled long-haul services run from EMA at present. Most travellers connect via Manchester or Birmingham for long-haul.
Hand keys at the terminal, your car parked in a secure compound.
Walk to the terminal, official airport-operated lots.
