How Much Does It Cost to Park at London Heathrow Airport?

London Heathrow Airport returned 28 car parks on our last live check, and on the same eight night stay the dearest costs 4.7 times the cheapest. 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 London Heathrow Airport?

From about £7.43 a night, or £59.48 for a typical eight night trip, in the cheapest car park we found (park and ride). The most expensive option was £281.48. Short trips cost much more per night and long trips much less: three nights worked out at £13.83 a night, while fifteen nights dropped to £6.03.

What is the cheapest parking at London Heathrow Airport?

On our last check the cheapest options at London Heathrow were:

• Heathrow Elite Parking, Park & Ride, £59.48 (£7.43 a night)
• LHR Terminals Parking Park & Ride - T5, £86.49 (£10.81 a night), Park Mark accredited
• Happy Days Meet & Greet T2,T3,T5 only, £89.97 (£11.25 a night), Park Mark accredited
• Terminals Parking Park & Ride, £91.49 (£11.44 a night)

Is Heathrow parking more expensive than Gatwick?

No, and it is not close. The same eight night stay was £59.48 at Heathrow and £102.37 at Gatwick on the day we checked, so Heathrow was nearly half the price. Heathrow returned 28 car parks against Gatwick's 25, and the cheap end at Heathrow is genuinely cheap. If you have a choice of London airport and parking is part of the sum, Heathrow is the cheaper side of it.

Why does London Heathrow 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 London Heathrow the cheapest car park worked out at £13.83 a night for three nights, £7.43 for eight and £6.03 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 London Heathrow Airport parking cheaper?

Not on price. We priced the same eight night stay seven days out and thirty days out and Heathrow Elite Parking, Park & Ride charged exactly £59.48 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 London Heathrow Airport?

Meet and greet means a driver takes the car from you at the terminal and it is waiting when you land. At London Heathrow the cheapest was £89.97 for eight nights against £59.48 for the cheapest option overall, so you are paying about £30.49 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?

Park and ride is an off-airport car park a few minutes away with a shuttle bus to the terminal. At London Heathrow the cheapest was £59.48 for eight nights.

Meet and greet means handing the keys over at the terminal. At London Heathrow that was £89.97.

London Heathrow Airport parking prices at a glance

Eight nights, booked around thirty days ahead, checked 29 August 2026.

Prices move with your dates and with how full each car park is. Check your own dates before you budget on these.