Parking prices at Heathrow
Eight days at Heathrow run from Park Inn at the bottom to Priority Terminal Parking at the top. The official Park & Ride sits in the middle of the range.
We compare 32 products at Heathrow: seven official options run by the airport and the rest from off-airport operators. Each row shows the operator, the type of parking, how you reach the terminal and the eight-day price. Click a car park name for its full guide.
| Operator | Car park | Type | Transfer | 8-day price | Book |
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Park Inn Heathrow Off-Airport · Bath Road hotel |
Park & Ride | Hoppa bus (paid) | £44.10 £5.51/day |
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Gregg Maurice Heathrow Off-Airport |
Park & Ride | See booking details | £46.90 £5.86/day |
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Premium Parking Off-Airport |
Off-Airport | See booking details | £49.70 £6.21/day |
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Express Parking Heathrow Off-Airport · All terminals |
Park & Ride | Transfers to all terminals | £51.10 £6.39/day |
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Triangle Parking Park & Ride Off-Airport |
Park & Ride | See booking details | £59.50 £7.44/day |
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Purple Parking Park & Ride Off-Airport · Bath Road, T2 & T3 |
Park & Ride | Free bus, 10–12 min | £62.27 £7.78/day |
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Terminals Parking Park & Ride T5 Off-Airport · Terminal 5 |
Park & Ride | Shuttle to T5 | £63.00 £7.87/day |
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Terminals Parking Park & Ride T2 & T3 Off-Airport · Terminals 2 & 3 |
Park & Ride | Shuttle to T2 and T3 | £63.00 £7.87/day |
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Airport Meet & Greet Off-Airport |
Meet & Greet | See booking details | £70.00 £8.75/day |
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Moon Parking Off-Airport |
Off-Airport | See booking details | £70.00 £8.75/day |
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Edward Lloyd Meet & Greet Off-Airport · T2, T3, T5 |
Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking | £70.00 £8.75/day |
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Terminals Parking Meet & Greet Off-Airport · T2, T3, T5 |
Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking | £73.50 £9.19/day |
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Terminals Parking Meet & Greet T4 Off-Airport · Terminal 4 |
Meet & Greet | Handover at Terminal 4 | £84.00 £10.50/day |
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Moon Parking T4 Off-Airport · Terminal 4 |
Off-Airport | See booking details | £84.70 £10.59/day |
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Park Giant Meet & Greet Off-Airport · All terminals |
Meet & Greet | Handover at your terminal | £87.50 £10.94/day |
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Triangle Parking Off-Airport |
Off-Airport | See booking details | £91.00 £11.38/day |
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Official Park & Ride On-Airport · Official · All terminals |
Park & Ride | Free bus every 15 min | £94.08 £11.76/day |
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MBW Meet & Greet Off-Airport · T2, T3, T5 |
Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking | £96.53 £12.07/day |
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APH Meet & Greet Off-Airport · T2, T3, T5 |
Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking | £96.53 £12.07/day |
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Official Meet & Greet On-Airport · Official · T2, T3, T5 |
Meet & Greet | Reception in Terminal Parking | £97.86 £12.23/day |
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Official Priority Park & Ride On-Airport · Official · T5 only |
Park & Ride | Shuttle to the doors | £106.05 £13.26/day |
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MBW Meet & Greet with EV Charging Off-Airport · T2, T3, T5 |
Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking | £114.73 £14.34/day |
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Maple Parking Meet & Greet T5 Off-Airport · Terminal 5 |
Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking | £116.89 £14.61/day |
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MBW Meet & Greet T4 Off-Airport · Terminal 4 |
Meet & Greet | Handover at Terminal 4 | £117.53 £14.69/day |
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APH Meet & Greet T4 Off-Airport · Terminal 4 |
Meet & Greet | Handover at Terminal 4 | £117.53 £14.69/day |
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Official Valet Parking On-Airport · Official · T2, T3, T5 |
Valet | Forecourt handover | £123.41 £15.43/day |
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MBW Meet & Greet T4 with EV Charging Off-Airport · Terminal 4 |
Meet & Greet | Handover at Terminal 4 | £135.73 £16.97/day |
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Maple Parking Meet & Greet T2, T3, T4 Off-Airport · T2, T3, T4 |
Meet & Greet | Handover at your terminal | £135.79 £16.97/day |
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Terminals Parking Meet & Greet with EV Off-Airport · EV charging |
Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking | £140.00 £17.50/day |
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Official Pod Parking On-Airport · Official · T5 only |
Pod | Driverless pod, 6 min | £145.32 £18.16/day |
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Official Terminal Parking On-Airport · Official · T2, T3, T5 |
Park & Walk | Walk, about 2 min | £156.24 £19.53/day |
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Official Priority Terminal Parking On-Airport · Official |
Park & Walk | Walk, closest spaces | £252.00 £31.50/day |
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*Sample 8-day prices, for 7–14 November 2026. Prices are subject to availability; search your dates above for live rates. Car parks without a link have no guide page yet.
Several off-airport operators cost less than the cheapest official product, and a handful of meet and greet services cost less than parking beside the terminal yourself. That makes the price order at Heathrow unusual: handing your keys to a driver is often cheaper than Terminal Parking.
What the official car parks are called now
Heathrow renamed every official product: Short Stay is now Terminal Parking, Long Stay is now Park & Ride, and Business Parking is now Priority Park & Ride. Some road signs still show the old names.
| Old name | New name | What it is |
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| Short Stay | Terminal Parking | Car parks beside Terminals 2, 3 and 5 |
| Long Stay | Park & Ride | Car parks with free buses, one per terminal |
| Business Parking | Priority Park & Ride | Faster shuttles to the doors, Terminal 5 only at present |
| No change | Pod Parking | Driverless pods to Terminal 5 |
| No change | Meet & Greet and Valet | Handover services run by Heathrow |
Heathrow says the new names will take time to reach every sign, so you may see Short Stay on the approach road and Terminal Parking on your booking. They are the same car park. One more naming trap: Terminals Parking is a private operator, not Heathrow's Terminal Parking. We explain both below.
Choosing by terminal
Heathrow has four passenger terminals, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and most car parks serve only some of them. Check your terminal first, then choose the car park.
| Terminal | Official options | Off-airport options | Guide |
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| Terminal 2 | Terminal Parking, Park & Ride, Meet & Greet, Valet | Purple Parking, Terminals Parking, most meet and greet | Terminal 2 parking |
| Terminal 3 | Terminal Parking, Park & Ride, Meet & Greet, Valet | Purple Parking, Terminals Parking, most meet and greet | Terminal 3 parking |
| Terminal 4 | Park & Ride only | Park Giant and Terminal 4 meet and greet products | Terminal 4 parking |
| Terminal 5 | All official products, including Pods and Priority | Terminals Parking T5, most meet and greet | Terminal 5 parking |
Heathrow closed the Terminal 4 multi-storey on 23 June 2026. Terminal Parking and Heathrow's own Meet & Greet ended there, and Terminal 4 parking moved to the Terminal 4 Park & Ride. Operators that met customers in the old multi-storey have moved their meeting points, so follow your latest confirmation.
Terminals 2 and 3 share the central terminal area, reached from the M4, and share a Park & Ride. Terminals 4 and 5 are reached from the M25 and have their own car parks. Book for the terminal on your ticket, because a car park for the wrong terminal can add a long transfer.
Terminal Parking
Terminal Parking, formerly Short Stay, is the closest official parking at Terminals 2, 3 and 5. At Terminal 5, Heathrow describes a two-minute walk along covered walkways.
It is the dearest way to park at Heathrow over a week, but it earns its price on short trips and for pick-ups. The drive-up tariff at Terminal 5 starts at £8.00 for up to 29 minutes. It is also where Heathrow's Meet & Greet and most off-airport meet and greet operators hand over, so the walk to check-in is the same for all of them. Read the Official Terminal Parking page or our Heathrow short stay page.
Park & Ride and Priority Park & Ride
The official Park & Ride is the cheapest parking Heathrow runs, with free buses to every terminal. Priority Park & Ride adds faster shuttles, but only its Terminal 5 site is open.
| Car park | Terminals | Postcode | Transfer |
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| Park & Ride T2 and T3 | Terminals 2 and 3 | TW6 2SB | Free bus, about 10–15 min |
| Park & Ride T4 | Terminal 4 | TW6 3XL | Free bus |
| Park & Ride T5 | Terminal 5 | TW6 2RL | Free bus, Level 0 stop |
| Priority Park & Ride | Terminal 5 (T2 and T3 site closed) | TW6 2RP | Shuttle, as little as 10 min |
Buses leave every 15 minutes through the day, and you keep your keys. The drive-up rate is £46.80 for the first day and £37.40 for each extra 24 hours, so eight days on the day comes to over £300. Pre-booked, it costs far less. The first 29 minutes are free, which makes the Park & Ride the free fallback for pick-ups.
See the Official Park & Ride and Priority Park & Ride guides, or compare every bus option on our Heathrow park and ride page.
Pod Parking at Terminal 5
Pod Parking links its car park to Terminal 5 by driverless electric pods, in about six minutes. Heathrow says the wait for a pod is usually under 30 seconds.
Up to four passengers and their luggage.
Car park to terminal.
Vans and tall vehicles fit.
Every pod.
Self-park.
Covers the hours the pods do not run.
The pods run on a guideway from the car park on the Northern Perimeter Road. The system is unique among UK airports. It closes for planned engineering on some dates, with a replacement bus. See the Official Pod Parking page.
Meet and greet and valet
Meet & Greet hands over in the Terminal Parking car park. Valet hands over on the terminal forecourt. That one difference explains most of the confusion about handover services at Heathrow.
Meet and greet
You drive into Terminal Parking, meet a driver, usually on Level 4, and walk to check-in. Heathrow runs its own service at Terminals 2, 3 and 5, and eight off-airport operators compete with it.
Valet
You pull up on a dedicated part of the forecourt, with the drop-off charge covered, and hand over the key. Your car comes back to reserved spaces in Terminal Parking. Terminals 2, 3 and 5, advance booking only.
| Operator | Terminals | Standout detail |
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| Edward Lloyd Meet & Greet | T2, T3, T5 | Lowest meet and greet price we compare |
| Terminals Parking Meet & Greet | T2, T3, T5, T4, EV | Says Heathrow authorises it |
| Park Giant Meet & Greet | All four | Terminal 4 meeting point already moved |
| MBW Meet & Greet | T2, T3, T5, T4, EV | 22kW EV charging to at least 70% |
| APH Meet & Greet | T2, T3, T5, T4 | Run by MBW for APH |
| Maple Parking Meet & Greet | T5, and T2, T3, T4 | Airport access fee included |
On our sample dates, Edward Lloyd, Terminals Parking and Park Giant all cost less than Heathrow's own Meet & Greet. Our meet and greet at Heathrow page compares meeting points and fees.
Off-airport parking
The lowest prices at Heathrow come from off-airport sites on Bath Road and beyond. Most take your keys and serve only some terminals.
Hotel parking at the Radisson on Bath Road, with the paid Hoppa bus.
Lists transfers to all four terminals.
17 Bath Road, free bus to Terminals 2 and 3 in about 10 to 12 minutes.
Park and ride for Terminal 5, or for Terminals 2 and 3.
Park Inn has the lowest parking price, but the Hoppa is paid for each traveller, so a family of four should add the fares before comparing. Purple Parking's bus is free. Terminals Parking is a private company whose name overlaps with Heathrow's Terminal Parking, so check the operator on your booking.
Gregg Maurice, Premium Parking, Triangle Parking, Moon Parking and Airport Meet & Greet also appear in our search, but they have no guide pages yet. See Park Inn Heathrow, Purple Parking Park & Ride and our Heathrow long stay page.
Dropping off and picking up
Every Heathrow terminal drop-off area charges £7 per entry, and pick-ups on the forecourt are not allowed.
- Drop off. Stop, unload and go. Waiting is not allowed, and unattended vehicles may be towed.
- Pay. Online, by phone on 0330 008 5600 or with AutoPay, by midnight the day after.
- Avoid the penalty. An unpaid charge becomes an £80 Parking Charge Notice, reduced to £40 within 14 days.
- Pick up in a car park. Terminal Parking at T2, T3 and T5, or the Park & Ride.
At Terminal 4, the Priority Pick-Up area charges by the minute, and Zone A of the Terminal 4 Park & Ride is free for up to two hours. Blue Badge holders can apply for a 100% discount on the drop-off charge. Full details are in our Heathrow drop-off and pick-up guide.
ULEZ and electric vehicles
Heathrow sits inside London's Ultra Low Emission Zone, and it has no EV charging in its own car parks.
| Product | When the ULEZ applies, per Heathrow or the operator |
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| Terminal Parking, Park & Ride, Priority, Pods | The days you arrive in the car park |
| Meet & Greet and Valet | Arriving and leaving, and possibly when cars move between sites |
| APH and Terminals Parking | Departure and return days |
Non-compliant vehicles pay £12.50 a day. Check your car on Transport for London's checker before you book. Fully electric cars are exempt, but Heathrow says it does not currently provide EV charging in any of its car parks. To come back to a charged car, book MBW Meet and Greet with EV charging or the Terminals Parking EV product. Our Heathrow EV charging guide compares them.
The cheapest way to park at Heathrow
Park Inn, Express Parking and Purple Parking are the cheapest products with a guide page on our site. The official Park & Ride is the cheapest option where you keep your keys.
| Car park | Per day | Getting to the terminal | Keys |
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| Park Inn Heathrow | £5.51 | Paid Hoppa bus | See confirmation |
| Express Parking Heathrow | £6.39 | Transfers to all terminals | See confirmation |
| Purple Parking Park & Ride | £7.78 | Free bus to T2 and T3 | Left with staff |
| Official Park & Ride | £11.76 | Free bus | You keep them |
For families, the free bus at Purple Parking can beat Park Inn once the Hoppa fares are added. For meet and greet on a budget, Edward Lloyd costs less than the official Park & Ride. See our cheap Heathrow parking page for the ten lowest prices.
Price guide and turn-up charges
Turning up without a booking costs far more than pre-booking at Heathrow. Eight days at the drive-up rate comes to £308.60 at the Park & Ride and over £780 in Terminal Parking at Terminal 5.
| Car park | Drive-up tariff | 8 days at that rate |
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| Park & Ride | Free up to 29 minutes, £9.40 up to 1 hour 59, £46.80 first day, £37.40 each extra 24 hours | £308.60 |
| Terminal Parking, Terminal 5 | From £8.00 up to 29 minutes, £98.00 for 12 to 24 hours, £98.00 each extra 24 hours | Over £780 |
| Pod Parking | £59.60 a day | Over £470 |
| Valet | Pre-book only | Book ahead |
Heathrow's pay-on-the-day tariffs, checked 25 September 2026. The eight-day totals are our sums.
The pre-booked prices in our table sit far below every total. The exact saving on each product is on our Heathrow discount codes page.
Which car parks let you keep your keys
You keep your keys at Terminal Parking, the Park & Ride, Priority Park & Ride and Pod Parking. Meet and greet, Valet and most off-airport park and ride sites take them.
| Car park | Keys | Getting to the terminal |
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| Official Terminal Parking and Priority Terminal Parking | You keep them | Short walk |
| Official Park & Ride | You keep them | Free bus |
| Official Priority Park & Ride | You keep them | Shuttle to the doors |
| Official Pod Parking | You keep them | Driverless pod |
| Official Meet & Greet | Handed to a driver | Walk from Terminal Parking |
| Official Valet Parking | Handed to a driver | Forecourt handover |
| Purple Parking Park & Ride | Left with staff | Free bus |
Key-drop sites hold keys so staff can move cars around a compound, which keeps prices down. Remove house keys from the ring before you hand it over.
Getting to Heathrow by car
Heathrow sits west of London between the M4 and the M25. Terminals 2 and 3 are reached from the M4 at Junction 4, and Terminals 4 and 5 from the M25.
Terminals 2 and 3 are reached from the M4 at Junction 4. Terminals 4 and 5 from the M25, following the terminal signs.
Each car park has its own postcode. Use the one in your confirmation.
Heathrow sits inside London's ULEZ. Non-compliant vehicles pay £12.50 a day driven.
Use the postcode in your booking confirmation, because each car park has its own entrance and most are some way from the terminal they serve. The Park & Ride sites sit on the perimeter roads. Allow extra time for the M25 and the M4 at peak hours, and more again on the first days of the school holidays.
Choosing the right car park for your trip
Match the car park to your terminal, your trip length and whether you want to keep your keys. At Heathrow, those three choices decide most of the price.
| Your trip | Our suggestion | Why |
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| Lowest price, one traveller | Park Inn Heathrow | Cheapest we compare |
| Free bus, Terminals 2 or 3 | Purple Parking Park & Ride | Bath Road, about 10–12 min |
| Keep your keys on a budget | Official Park & Ride | Free buses, all terminals |
| Terminal 5, quickest transfer | Official Pod Parking | Driverless pods |
| A day or two | Official Terminal Parking and Priority Terminal Parking | Beside the terminal |
| Families with luggage | Edward Lloyd Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking |
| Terminal 4 | Park Giant Meet & Greet | Meeting point at the T4 Park & Ride |
| An electric car | MBW Meet & Greet | 22kW charging while you are away |
Book early whichever you choose. Prices rise as your travel date gets closer.
Security at Heathrow's car parks
Heathrow describes round-the-clock patrols, automated barriers and bright lighting across its own car parks. The off-airport operators each describe their own measures.
Patrols, barriers and lighting, per Heathrow.
Park Mark Safer Parking Award, CCTV and fencing, per the operator.
Park Mark Safer Parking Award and 24-hour monitoring, per the operator.
A condition check with the driver at handover.
We have not found a Park Mark statement for Heathrow's own car parks, and we have not independently verified the operators' claims, so we report what each says. Whichever you choose, take valuables with you and leave nothing on show.
How booking with us works
Search your dates, compare the car parks and book in a few clicks. Your confirmation arrives by email straight away, with the arrival instructions for your car park.
- Search. Enter your dates in the form above.
- Compare. Every Heathrow car park we bring you appears with its live price.
- Book. Pay securely online. Your total shows before you confirm.
- Travel. Follow the directions in your confirmation, especially the terminal and meeting point.
Keep your confirmation on your phone for the day of travel. It has the correct postcode for your car park, which is rarely the terminal's.
More questions about parking at Heathrow
Park Inn Heathrow, on our sample dates, with the paid Hoppa bus to the terminals. The official Park & Ride is the cheapest car park run by Heathrow.
Short Stay is now Terminal Parking, Long Stay is now Park & Ride, and Business Parking is now Priority Park & Ride. Some road signs still use the old names.
Yes, at the Terminal 4 Park & Ride. Terminal Parking and Heathrow's own Meet & Greet closed at Terminal 4 on 23 June 2026.
£7 per entry at every terminal, paid online, by phone or with AutoPay by midnight the next day.
No. Heathrow does not allow forecourt pick-ups. Use Terminal Parking, or the Park & Ride, where the first 29 minutes are free.
No. Heathrow says it does not currently provide EV charging in any of its car parks. MBW and Terminals Parking sell meet and greet with charging.
No. Terminals Parking is a private operator. Heathrow Terminal Parking is the airport's own car park beside the terminals.
Free cancellation runs for 24 hours after booking on bookings made with us. Check the terms of your product at checkout.
Ready to park at Heathrow? Use the search at the top to compare every car park for your dates and reserve in seconds. Free cancellation runs for 24 hours after booking. Call 0333 5678 678 if you need a hand choosing. Booking in advance can save you up to 80% on drive-up prices.