An 8-day stay at Cardiff Airport costs from £88.43 at the cheapest car park we compare, on live prices checked 13 October 2026. Every figure below updates automatically.
How much does it cost to park at Cardiff Airport?
From £88.43 for 8 days booked ahead, about £11.05 a day, at the cheapest of the 4 car parks we compare. The dearest is £115.44 for the same dates. The cheapest of each type:
- Park and ride from £88.43 for 8 days (APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman))
- Meet and greet from £95.44 for 8 days (Meet and Greet)
- On-airport from £114.44 for 8 days (Long Stay)
How much is parking at Cardiff Airport?
Turn up without a booking and Car Park 2 charges £43 for 12 to 24 hours and £25 for each day after, so eight days costs £218; Car Park 1 is £42 and then £25 a day. Booked ahead, the cheapest of the 4 car parks we compare is £88.43 for eight days, about £11.05 a day, checked 13 October 2026.
What are Cardiff Airport parking prices?
Cardiff's gate tariff climbs fast: Car Park 1 is £4 for up to 20 minutes, £10 for one to two hours, £17 for four to 12 hours and £42 for a full day, with every later day £25. Car Park 2 is £43 for the day. Pre-booked prices for the same eight days run from £88.43 to £115.44 across the car parks we compare.
How do I get cheap Cardiff Airport parking?
Book before the day, because turning up costs £42 or £43 for the first day and £25 for every day after. Then compare every type rather than assuming self-park is cheapest: today the lowest price we list is APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman) at £88.43 for eight days. In our latest check, a stay starting in two months was £7.01 cheaper than one starting in two days. Booking a fortnight ahead saved £7.01.
What is the cheapest parking at Cardiff Airport?
APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman), at £88.43 for eight days, about £11.05 a day (checked 13 October 2026). That is the lowest of 4 car parks we compare; the dearest is £115.44. The airport's own gate rate is far higher: eight days in Car Park 2 without a booking is £218.
Every car park we compare, cheapest first, for the same 8-day stay:
| Car park | Type | 8 days | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman) | Park and ride | £88.43 | £11.05 |
| Meet and Greet | Meet and greet | £95.44 | £11.93 |
| Long Stay | On-airport | £114.44 | £14.30 |
| Short Stay | On-airport | £115.44 | £14.43 |
Prices include our £1.49 booking fee.
Are there off-airport car parks at Cardiff Airport?
Cardiff has a small parking market. The types of parking we can book there today:
- Park and ride from £88.43 for 8 days (APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman))
- Meet and greet from £95.44 for 8 days (Meet and Greet)
- On-airport from £114.44 for 8 days (Long Stay)
The cheapest type of parking here is park and ride, from £88.43 for 8 days, which is £7.01 less than the cheapest meet and greet (£95.44).
Does booking early make Cardiff Airport parking cheaper?
We price the same 8-day stay at four booking windows every day. In our latest check, a stay starting in two months was £7.01 cheaper than one starting in two days. Booking a fortnight ahead saved £7.01. The cheapest price at each window in our latest check (13 October 2026):
| Stay starting in | Cheapest for 8 days |
|---|---|
| 2 days | £95.44 |
| 14 days | £88.43 |
| 30 days | £88.43 |
| 60 days | £88.43 |
Does a longer trip cost less per night at Cardiff?
Three nights at Cardiff priced at £28.33 a night. Fifteen nights priced at £10.53. Compare totals rather than nightly rates.
Length-of-stay figures from our check on 29 August 2026.
What is the best parking at Cardiff Airport?
On price alone the best this week is APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman) at £88.43 for eight days, of the 4 car parks we compare. Without a booking, Car Parks 1 and 2 charge £42 and £43 for the first day and £25 for every day after.
Is meet and greet worth it at Cardiff Airport?
Often, at Cardiff, because it is rarely the dear option here: meet and greet starts at £95.44 for eight days, against £88.43 for the cheapest car park of any type.
How much are Cardiff Airport drop off charges?
£4.50 for up to 10 minutes in the Drop Off Zone directly outside the terminal, since 1 July 2026, and another £4.50 for every 10 minutes after that. Car Park 1 charges £4 for up to 20 minutes. If you are the one flying, eight days in the cheapest car park we compare is £88.43.
How much is parking at Cardiff Airport for a week?
About £193 if you just turn up: Car Park 2 charges £43 for the first day and £25 for each of the next six. Booked ahead, a week away usually means paying for eight days, because leaving one morning and returning the following week crosses a ninth calendar date, and that costs from £88.43, about £11.05 a day, at APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman).
How far in advance should I book Cardiff Airport parking?
Before the day, and earlier is better. In our latest check, a stay starting in two months was £7.01 cheaper than one starting in two days. Booking a fortnight ahead saved £7.01. One eight-day stay was £95.44 two days ahead, £88.43 a fortnight ahead and £88.43 sixty days ahead. Leave it to the day and you pay the gate rate, £43 for the first day in Car Park 2 and £25 a day after.
Is there a park and ride at Cardiff Airport?
Not one run by the airport. Off-airport, the park and ride we compare is APH Cardiff Park & Ride (formerly Highwayman) at £88.43 for eight days, with a shuttle to the terminal, while the cheapest car park of any type is £88.43.
How much is long stay parking at Cardiff Airport?
Cardiff's own gate tariffs for a long trip are Car Park 1 at £42 for the first day and Car Park 2 at £43, each then £25 a day, so eight days costs £217 or £218. Pre-booked, on-airport parking starts at £114.44 for eight days at Long Stay, and across the 4 car parks we compare the cheapest of any type is £88.43.
How much is meet and greet at Cardiff Airport?
From £95.44 for eight days at Meet and Greet, checked 13 October 2026. Turn up and park yourself instead and Car Park 2 alone is £218 for the same eight days.
See live prices for your own dates on our Cardiff Airport parking page, read the cheapest parking at Cardiff Airport car park by car park, or see the cheapest car park at every UK airport.