Parking options at Terminal 5
Terminal 5 has the widest official choice at Heathrow: Terminal Parking, Park & Ride, Priority Park & Ride, Pod Parking, Meet & Greet and Valet.
| Operator | Car park | Type | Transfer | 8-day price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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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Terminals Parking Park & Ride T5 Off-Airport · Terminal 5 |
Park & Ride | Shuttle to T5 | £63.00 £7.87/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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Park Giant Meet & Greet Off-Airport · All terminals |
Meet & Greet | Handover at your terminal | £87.50 £10.94/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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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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Maple Parking Meet & Greet T5 Off-Airport · Terminal 5 |
Meet & Greet | Handover in Terminal Parking | £116.89 £14.61/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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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 |
*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.
The Terminal 5 official products run from the Park & Ride at the low end to Terminal Parking at the top.
Terminal Parking at Terminal 5
Terminal Parking at Terminal 5 is a two-minute walk along covered walkways, per Heathrow. You keep your keys.
Drive-up rates start at £8.00 for up to 29 minutes. The height limit is 2.2m at the barriers. See the Official Terminal Parking page for the full tariff.
Pod Parking and the driverless pods
Pod Parking links its car park to Terminal 5 by driverless electric pods, about six minutes each way.
Up to four passengers and luggage.
Typical wait, per Heathrow.
Vans and tall vehicles fit.
Every pod.
A shuttle bus covers the hours when the pods do not run. See the Pod Parking page for planned closures.
Park & Ride and Priority Park & Ride
The Terminal 5 Park & Ride is on Northern Perimeter Road, TW6 2RL, and the Priority Park & Ride site is open here.
Park & Ride
Free buses, about 10 to 15 minutes. Buses stop on Level 0 of the forecourt. You keep your keys.
Priority Park & Ride
Business-class shuttles to the doors, in as little as 10 minutes, per Heathrow. Formerly Business Parking.
See the Park & Ride and Priority Park & Ride guides.
Meet and greet at Terminal 5
Most operators meet you on Level 4 of Terminal Parking at Terminal 5, in rows R or S.
| Operator | Terminal 5 meeting point |
|---|---|
| Edward Lloyd Meet & Greet | Level 4, row S |
| Park Giant Meet & Greet | Level 4, rows R or S |
| APH Meet & Greet | Level 4, rows R or S |
| Terminals Parking Meet & Greet | Rows S or R |
| Maple Parking Meet & Greet T5 | Level 4, Off Airport Meet & Greet bays |
From operator and reseller listings, checked 25 September 2026. Heathrow gives its own Meet & Greet reception level differently on two pages, so follow your confirmation.
Off-airport parking for Terminal 5
Terminals Parking sells a park and ride just for Terminal 5. Park Inn reaches the terminal by the paid Hoppa.
Terminals Parking is a private company, not Heathrow's Terminal Parking. See Terminals Parking Park & Ride and Park Inn Heathrow.
Getting to Terminal 5
Terminal 5 is reached from the M25, with its own spur road to the terminal.
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.
Follow the Terminal 5 signs. The Park & Ride and Pod Parking turn off onto the Northern Perimeter Road before the terminal.
Picking up at Terminal 5
Pick-ups are not allowed on the Terminal 5 forecourt. Terminal Parking is the closest place to wait.
The Park & Ride is free for the first 29 minutes. See our Heathrow drop-off and pick-up guide.
Which Terminal 5 option suits you
Terminal 5 offers something for every budget.
Park Inn or Terminals Parking T5.
Pod Parking.
Priority Park & Ride.
Terminal Parking or meet and greet.
Dropping off at Terminal 5
The Terminal 5 forecourt has a drop-off area for dropping off only, and each entry is charged.
Pay by midnight the day after, online, by phone or with AutoPay. Waiting and pick-ups on the forecourt are not allowed. See our Heathrow drop-off and pick-up guide for the charge and the penalty.
Allowing time at Terminal 5
Allow for the drive, parking or the handover, the transfer and the walk to check-in.
| Option | Time from car to terminal door |
|---|---|
| Terminal Parking | A short walk |
| Meet and greet | A short walk after the handover |
| Park & Ride | Wait for the bus plus about 10 to 15 minutes |
| Off-airport park and ride | Check-in at the site plus the transfer |
Add traffic on the M4 or M25 at peak times, and leave more margin for early-morning departures in the school holidays.
Terminal 5 and the ULEZ
Terminal 5 sits inside London's ULEZ. Non-compliant cars pay a daily charge for days driven in the zone.
At Terminal Parking, the Park & Ride, Priority and Pod Parking, Heathrow says you pay for the days you arrive in the car park. Check your car on Transport for London's checker. The Heathrow parking discount codes page sets out what the code saves at each car park we compare.
Security at Terminal 5 car parks
Heathrow describes patrols, automated barriers and bright lighting.
Heathrow describes round-the-clock patrols, automated barriers and bright lighting across its own car parks. We have not found a Park Mark statement for Heathrow's own car parks, so we do not claim one. The off-airport operators describe their own security, and we report what each says rather than claiming an award on their behalf. Our Heathrow short stay parking page shows the car parks we compare, with prices.
More questions about terminal 5 at Heathrow
Terminal Parking at Terminal 5, formerly Short Stay, a two-minute walk along covered walkways, per Heathrow.
You park at Pod Parking and ride a driverless electric pod to the terminal in about six minutes.
Park Inn Heathrow, on our sample dates. Terminals Parking T5 is the cheapest park and ride with its own transfer.
Yes. The Terminal 5 site is open. The Terminals 2 and 3 site is closed to passengers at present.
On Level 4 of Terminal Parking, mostly in rows R or S. Maple uses the Off Airport Meet & Greet bays on Level 4.
Northern Perimeter Road, TW6 2RL.
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