Book a flight with easyJet, Ryanair or Jet2 and you will be offered parking somewhere between choosing your seat and paying. It is convenient and it is one price. This page is the other prices, for the same car parks, at every UK airport those airlines fly from.
All figures are our own live checks for a 7-day stay, taken on 3 September 2026, across 142 car parks.
How much is parking at the airports easyJet flies from?
easyJet's UK bases and what a week costs at each, cheapest available:
| Airport | From (7 days) | Car parks compared |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | £53.49 | 26 |
| Glasgow | £53.48 | 9 |
| Bristol | £73.49 | 8 |
| Liverpool | £86.90 | 5 |
| Luton | £87.48 | 7 |
| Edinburgh | £93.97 | 12 |
| Birmingham | £95.19 | 11 |
| Gatwick | £104.87 | 25 |
| Newcastle | £113.97 | 5 |
Gatwick is easyJet's largest base and one of the dearer places to leave a car. Manchester and Glasgow are less than half the price for the same week.
How much is parking at Stansted for a Ryanair flight?
From £112.48 for seven days, across the 16 Stansted car parks we compare. Stansted is Ryanair's biggest UK base and it has the widest price gap of any airport we cover: the cheapest park and ride and the dearest short-stay space differ by more than three times for the identical week.
Short Stay at Stansted is priced for someone meeting a flight for an hour. Booked for a fortnight it is the most expensive way to park anywhere in the UK, and it is the one people fall into by driving up without a booking.
Where does Jet2 fly from and what does parking cost?
Jet2's northern bases are where its passengers mostly park, and they are among the cheaper airports in the country:
- Manchester from £53.49 a week, 26 car parks compared
- East Midlands from £77.49, 14 car parks
- Leeds Bradford from £77.98, 4 car parks
- Edinburgh from £93.97, 12 car parks
- Newcastle from £113.97, 5 car parks
Leeds Bradford and Newcastle have the thinnest choice on this list, which is exactly why the price sits high: fewer operators, less pressure on the floor.
Should you buy parking through the airline?
Compare it first. An airline selling you parking is reselling somebody else's car park with a margin on top, and the price you are shown is one option rather than the market. That is not a criticism, it is how a resale works, but it means the number on the booking screen is not evidence of anything.
The test is whether you can see who actually operates the car park and what the alternatives at that airport charge. If the screen does not tell you, you are buying convenience rather than a price.
Is airport parking cheaper if you book it with the flight?
Not inherently. Booking parking at the same moment as the flight changes nothing about the car park's rate; it changes who takes the margin. What genuinely moves the price is which car park you pick, and at most airports that is a bigger factor than timing.
Across the sixteen airports in our index, booking a month ahead is meaningfully cheaper at only six. At six more the rate never moves at all, and at four it is actually lower closer to the date. The full picture is in our UK Airport Parking Price Index.
What do you pay on the day that is not in the price?
Some airports charge you directly at the barrier, and it appears on no booking screen because it is not collected by whoever sold you the parking. We currently record six of these:
- Bristol: £8.50 on exit, £17.00 for the return trip.
- Manchester: a £16.00 exit levy, plus a separate £12.80 access fee.
- Heathrow: a £10.00 access charge.
Add drop-off tariffs on top: Manchester charges £5.50 for five minutes at the terminal and £25.00 the moment you pass ten. We show every one of these on the listing, on the booking form and in your confirmation, because the number that matters is what leaves your account in total.
Which airport gives budget-airline passengers the best deal?
On this week's figures, Manchester and Glasgow at roughly £53 for seven days, and it is not close. Both are served by all three airlines, both have real competition between operators, and Manchester has the deepest choice of any UK airport at 26 car parks.
At the other end, Newcastle at £113.97 and Gatwick at £104.87 cost roughly twice as much for the same week. If your route is flexible and parking is part of your sum, that gap is worth more than most fare differences.