Cardiff Airport returned 3 car parks on our last live check, and on the same eight night stay there is £39.00 between the cheapest and the dearest. Every figure below comes from our own price checks on 29 August 2026, booked about a month ahead unless stated.
How much does it cost to park at Cardiff Airport?
From about £15.00 a night, or £119.98 for a typical eight night trip, in the cheapest car park we found (on-airport). The most expensive option was £158.98. Short trips cost much more per night and long trips much less: three nights worked out at £28.33 a night, while fifteen nights dropped to £10.53.
What is the cheapest parking at Cardiff Airport?
On our last check the cheapest options at Cardiff were:
- Long Stay, £119.98 (£15.00 a night)
- Meet and Greet, £138.98 (£17.37 a night)
- Short Stay, £158.98 (£19.87 a night)
Are there off-airport car parks at Cardiff Airport?
Not in what we can sell you. The three Cardiff car parks we list are all the airport's own: Long Stay at £119.98 for eight nights, Meet and Greet at £138.98 and Short Stay at £158.98. There is no independent park and ride estate at Cardiff the way there is at Manchester or Glasgow, which is why the floor sits at £15 a night rather than £7.
How much is Cardiff Airport's official car park?
Long Stay came out at £119.98 for eight nights, which is £15.00 a night. You are parking on airport land with a short transfer, and at Cardiff that was actually the cheapest option available.
Why does Cardiff parking cost more per night for a short trip?
Because car parks price the space rather than the night. There is a fixed cost to taking a bay out of circulation at all, so the first few days carry most of it and every extra day is cheaper.
At Cardiff the cheapest car park worked out at £28.33 a night for three nights, £15.00 for eight and £10.53 for fifteen. That is the same car park in the same week of checking. It is why a nightly rate quoted without a length of stay attached to it tells you very little.
Does booking early make Cardiff Airport parking cheaper?
Not on price. We priced the same eight night stay seven days out and thirty days out and Long Stay charged exactly £119.98 on both dates. Many operators run a fixed rate card, so the price is the price whenever you book.
This matches what we see nationally. In our UK Airport Parking Price Index, booking a month ahead is meaningfully cheaper at only six of the sixteen airports we track, roughly flat at six and actually more expensive at four. What does run out close to the date is spaces rather than value, so book as soon as you can either way, and book a price you are happy with rather than waiting for one that may never come.
Is meet and greet worth it at Cardiff Airport?
Meet and greet means a driver takes the car from you at the terminal and it is waiting when you land. At Cardiff the cheapest was £138.98 for eight nights against £119.98 for the cheapest option overall, so you are paying about £19.00 to skip the shuttle in both directions.
With a car seat, two suitcases and a 6am flight, that is money most parents would spend twice. Travelling alone with hand luggage, the shuttle takes a few minutes and the money is better spent at the other end.
What is the difference between park and ride, on-airport and meet and greet?
On-airport means parking inside the airport, with a shorter walk or transfer. At Cardiff the cheapest on-airport option was £119.98.
Meet and greet means handing the keys over at the terminal. At Cardiff that was £138.98.
Cardiff Airport parking prices at a glance
Eight nights, booked around thirty days ahead, checked 29 August 2026.
| Car park | Type | 8 nights | Per night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Stay | On-airport | £119.98 | £15.00 |
| Meet and Greet | Meet & Greet | £138.98 | £17.37 |
| Short Stay | On-airport | £158.98 | £19.87 |
Prices move with your dates and with how full each car park is. Check your own dates before you budget on these.