About Airparks

Airparks is a British airport parking operator and booking service. It runs its own secured car parks at several major UK airports and also sells space at other operators' sites, so a search returns both kinds of result.

The company has been doing this for decades, which counts for something in a sector that attracts short-lived meet-and-greet outfits.

The types of parking, and what they really mean

Park and ride means leaving the car in a compound and taking a shuttle bus to the terminal. It is the cheapest option and the one most travellers want; the variables are how often the bus runs and how long the transfer takes.

On-airport parking is walking distance or a very short transfer, and costs accordingly. Meet and greet means a driver takes the car at the terminal — convenient, and the option where checking the operator matters most, because your car is driven and then stored somewhere you have not seen.

What to check before booking

Transfer time and bus frequency, because a cheap space forty minutes from the terminal is not cheap at five in the morning. Whether the quoted period covers the full return day. Whether the car park holds a Park Mark award, which is an independent, police-backed safety assessment.

Read the cancellation terms. Non-flexible rates are cheaper and refund nothing, and flight times move more often than bookings allow for.

Practical notes

Book early: airport parking is priced like airline seats and climbs as the date approaches. Photograph the car on arrival, note the row number, and keep the keys with you unless the site requires otherwise.

Leave nothing visible inside, and bear in mind that a car standing for a fortnight in winter may need a jump start on your return.

Using an Airparks discount code

Search the dates, choose the car park, then enter the code before payment. Codes usually apply to Airparks' own sites rather than to every third-party operator in the results, so if the discount refuses to appear, check whether the car park you picked is one of theirs.