Luton parking prices
Eight days at Luton run from Drop & Go at Slip End at the bottom to Maple's meet and greet at the top.
We sell twelve products at Luton: five run by the airport and seven from off-airport operators. The table shows each one's type, how you reach the terminal and the eight-day price. Select a name for its guide.
| Operator | Car park | Type | Transfer | 8-day price | Book |
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APH Drop & Go Off-Airport · Slip End |
Drop & Go | Keys in a drop box, bus 12–14 min | £53.19 £6.65/day |
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Airparks Drop & Go Off-Airport · Slip End |
Drop & Go | Keys in a drop box, bus about 14 min | £53.19 £6.65/day |
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APH Self Park Off-Airport · Slip End |
Self Park | Keep keys, bus 12–14 min | £58.09 £7.26/day |
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Airparks Self Park Off-Airport · Slip End |
Self Park | Keep keys, bus about 14 min | £58.09 £7.26/day |
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Official Mid Stay On-Airport · Official |
Park & Walk | Walk, about 10 min | £67.54 £8.44/day |
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APL Park & Ride Off-Airport · Luton |
Park & Ride | Keep keys, transfer arranged by phone | £67.76 £8.47/day |
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Official Long Stay On-Airport · Official |
Park & Ride | Free bus every 20 min, about 10 min | £73.84 £9.23/day |
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Official Priority Parking (Drop & Go) On-Airport · Official |
Drop & Go | Self-service key drop, 3-min walk | £75.59 £9.45/day |
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APL Meet & Greet Off-Airport |
Meet & Greet | Handover at Terminal Car Park 1 | £77.62 £9.70/day |
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Official Terminal Car Park 1 On-Airport · Official |
Park & Walk | Walk, about 4 min by footbridge | £88.89 £11.11/day |
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Official Terminal Car Park 2 On-Airport · Official |
Park & Walk | Walk, about 5 min | £88.89 £11.11/day |
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Maple Parking Meet & Greet Off-Airport |
Meet & Greet | Handover at Terminal Car Park 1 | £90.99 £11.37/day |
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*What eight days cost, using a sample stay from 7 to 14 November 2026. Search your own dates at the top of the page for today's rates.
The cheapest official product, Mid Stay, sits in the middle of the table, and the terminal car parks sit near the top. The biggest number on this page is not in the table at all: eight days in a terminal car park on the gate would cost £600, per the airport's tariff.
The airport's own car parks
London Luton runs two terminal car parks, Priority Parking, Mid Stay and Long Stay, and says all of them are Park Mark certified.
| Car park | To the terminal | Height limit | Keys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority Parking | About 3 minutes, footbridge | 2.1m | Key chute |
| Terminal Car Park 1 | About 4 minutes, footbridge | 2.1m | You keep them |
| Terminal Car Park 2 | About 5 minutes | 2.1m | You keep them |
| Official Mid Stay | About 10 minutes on foot | None | You keep them |
| Official Long Stay | Free bus, about 10 minutes | None | You keep them |
All five read number plates at the barriers and are patrolled around the clock, per the airport. Disabled bays are in every one of them. The choice is essentially distance against price, with the height of your car deciding it for some drivers.
Priority Parking and what changed in 2026
The airport's official meet and greet is now Priority Parking: a self-service key drop on Level 2 of Terminal Car Park 1, with no driver at the handover.
- Park. In any Priority bay; note the number.
- Check in. At a machine, by scanning your QR code or barcode.
- Drop the keys. Tag them and post them into the secure chute.
- Walk in. About three minutes over the footbridge.
Staff move the car to on-site storage. On return, a collection locker releases your keys when you scan your receipt, and the screen shows where the car is. Anyone who wants a person to take the car should book APL or Maple instead. Our Luton meet and greet page sets them side by side.
The terminal car parks
Terminal Car Park 1 is about four minutes from check-in by footbridge; Terminal Car Park 2 is about five minutes on foot. Both cost the same pre-booked.
They are the closest places to park yourself at Luton, and both have a 2.1m height limit. Blue Badge holders and passengers with booked assistance get 30 minutes free in Car Park 1. For a trip of a day or two, the short walk is worth the price; for a week, look further out. See the terminal car parks page or our Luton short stay page.
Mid Stay and Long Stay
Mid Stay is a ten-minute walk; Long Stay runs a free bus every 20 minutes, 24 hours a day. Neither has a height limit.
Mid Stay
The cheapest car park the airport runs on our dates. Walk in, keep your keys, and park a motorbike free for up to 14 days. No free drop-off window any more.
Long Stay
A free bus from Bay B, about ten minutes to the terminal. Free for up to two hours for drop-offs and pick-ups. Minimum pre-booked stay 24 hours.
For a week away, Mid Stay suits light packers and Long Stay suits anyone who would rather sit on a bus than walk with cases. Our Luton long stay page compares them with the off-airport sites.
Off-airport parking
The lowest prices at Luton are at Slip End, where APH and Airparks share one site, with APL and Maple offering alternatives.
Grove Road, Slip End. Drop & Go or Self Park, with a bus of 12 to 14 minutes.
Park and ride arranged by phone, or meet and greet in Terminal Car Park 1.
A uniformed driver meets you in Terminal Car Park 1.
The Slip End products have tighter size limits than the airport's own car parks, and Self Park turns away Transit vans and minibuses. See the APH and Airparks page, or compare bus-based options on our Luton park and ride page.
Dropping off and picking up
The Drop Off and Pick Up Zone charges £9 for up to 12 minutes, then £1 a minute, with a 30-minute cap and payment online by midnight the next day.
Miss the payment deadline or overstay and the airport issues a £95 enforcement charge, reduced to £55 if paid within 14 days. There is no barrier to remind you, so pay as soon as you leave.
The free option is Long Stay, with up to two hours at no charge and a bus to the terminal. Mid Stay no longer has a free window, whatever older guides say. Our Luton drop-off and pick-up guide covers every choice.
Height limits and larger vehicles
Only Mid Stay and Long Stay have no height limit at Luton. Everything by the terminal is capped at 2.1m.
| Option | Limit |
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| Official Mid Stay | None |
| Official Long Stay | None |
| Official Terminal Car Parks 1 and 2 | 2.1m |
| Official Priority Parking (Drop & Go) | 2.1m (inside Car Park 1) |
| Drop & Go, Slip End | 2.1m high, 2m wide, 5m long |
| Self Park, Slip End | 2m, no Transit vans or minibuses |
For a van, a motorhome or a car with a roof box, book Mid Stay or Long Stay. Measure the car as loaded; a few centimetres over means turning round at the barrier and finding another car park on the morning of your flight.
The cheapest way to park at Luton
Drop & Go at Slip End is the cheapest product we sell, with Self Park next and the airport's Mid Stay after that.
| Product | Per day | To the terminal | Keys |
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| APH Drop & Go | £6.65 | Bus, 12–14 min | Drop box |
| APH Self Park | £7.26 | Bus, 12–14 min | You keep them |
| Official Mid Stay | £8.44 | Walk, about 10 min | You keep them |
| Official Long Stay | £9.23 | Free bus | You keep them |
The four sit within a few pounds a day of each other. Choose on keys, transfer and vehicle size, then book early to lock in the lower rate.
Price guide and turn-up rates
Luton's gate prices are among the steepest we have seen: up to £75 a day in the terminal car parks and £40 a day in Mid Stay.
| Car park | Gate price (airport) | Eight days on the gate |
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| Terminal Car Parks 1 and 2 | £15 for the first 30 minutes, up to £75 a day | £600 |
| Mid Stay | £15 for the first hour, then £40 a day | Over £300 |
| Drop Off and Pick Up Zone | £9 for 12 minutes, £1 a minute after | Not for parking |
From the airport's car park and drop-off pages, checked 25 September 2026. The eight-day figures are our sums.
Pre-booked, even the terminal car parks cost a fraction of the gate price. The exact saving on every product is on our Luton discount code page.
Electric vehicle parking
The airport's car park pages do not list EV charging. APH sells a Charge & Go product for electric cars at its Slip End site.
Charge & Go is not part of our comparison, so book it with the operator if you want your car charged while you are away. Otherwise, leave home with enough range for the return drive, allowing for a little loss while the car is parked in cold weather. Fully electric cars have nothing else to pay at Luton beyond the parking itself, and the drop-off zone charges them the same as any other car.
Getting to Luton by car and the DART
The airport is about two miles from Junction 10 of the M1, reached along the A1081. The DART shuttle links Luton Airport Parkway station with the terminal.
The main way in. Follow the A1081 and the airport signs.
LU2 9DH for Terminal Car Park 1, LU2 9NW for Long Stay, LU2 9QT for Mid Stay.
A shuttle train links Luton Airport Parkway station with the terminal.
Each car park has its own sat-nav postcode, so use the one in your confirmation. The DART, from £4.90, is worth knowing even when you drive: being dropped at Parkway and taking the DART avoids the drop-off zone altogether. The Slip End site is reached from Junction 10 via the B4540, before you reach the airport.
Which Luton car park suits you
Start with your car's height, then decide whether you want to keep your keys, then compare prices.
| You want | Book | Because |
|---|---|---|
| The lowest price | APH and Airparks Luton | Drop & Go is cheapest |
| Official, on a budget | Official Mid Stay | Walk in, no height limit |
| A free bus and no height limit | Official Long Stay | 24 hours, free pick-ups |
| The shortest walk | Official Priority Parking (Drop & Go) | About 3 minutes, key drop |
| Keep your keys, close in | Official Terminal Car Parks 1 and 2 | Footbridge from Car Park 1 |
| A person at the handover | Maple Parking Luton | Uniformed driver in Car Park 1 |
With children, heavy luggage or limited mobility, the walk-in and handover options avoid a bus. For a long trip on a budget, Slip End and Mid Stay lead.
Families at Luton
Luton handles many early holiday departures, and families feel the pinch of early starts most.
Priority Parking or a handover with APL or Maple saves carrying cases on a bus. Mid Stay's ten-minute walk suits older children with their own wheeled bags. For the lowest cost, Drop & Go at Slip End is hard to beat, as long as the car clears its size limits. Pack a small bag of snacks and water for the bus home, because the wait after a flight can feel long.
Business trips
For a day or two away on business, time matters more than the last pound.
Priority Parking and Terminal Car Park 1 both put you a few minutes from check-in over the footbridge, which counts on a late return after a long day. Priority costs less than the terminal car parks on our dates, but you hand over your keys; Car Park 1 lets you keep them. Book the exact return date, because the gate charges any extra day at the full daily rate. For regular trips, the difference over a year between these and Mid Stay is worth a quick sum. Our Luton parking with EV charging page compares the car parks with charging points.
Security
London Luton says its car parks are Park Mark certified, as assessed by the police, and patrolled 24 hours a day.
Park Mark certified, per the airport.
CCTV, patrols, fencing and 24/7 staff, per APH and Airparks.
24-hour security and CCTV, per resellers.
Barriers, CCTV and 24-hour patrols, per the operator.
We report the operators' own descriptions without having inspected their sites. Wherever you park, take valuables with you and leave nothing on show in the car.
How booking with us works
Search your dates, compare all twelve products and book in a few minutes.
- Search. Enter your dates at the top.
- Compare. Live prices for every Luton product.
- Book. The discounted total shows before you pay.
- Travel. Barriers read your plate, so check the registration.
Parking at Luton Airport: common questions
Drop & Go at the APH and Airparks site in Slip End, on our sample dates. Mid Stay is the cheapest car park run by the airport.
The airport's own service became Priority Parking in 2026, a self-service key drop. APL and Maple still hand over to a person in Terminal Car Park 1.
Long Stay is free for up to two hours for drop-offs and pick-ups. Mid Stay's old free window has been removed.
£9 for up to 12 minutes, then £1 a minute, paid online by midnight the next day.
Mid Stay and Long Stay. The terminal car parks, and Priority Parking inside Car Park 1, are limited to 2.1m.
Yes, according to the airport, as assessed by the police.
The airport's car park pages do not list charging. APH sells an EV product, Charge & Go, at its Slip End site.
Bookings made with us can be cancelled free within 24 hours of booking.
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