The short answer
On turn-up prices, Car Park 1, Car Park 2 & 3, Car Park 4 and Car Park 5 tie at £469 for a week, at £67 for each 24 hours at the gate. Car Park 7 is cheaper on paper, £315 for a week by our sum, but its bus is only for pre-booked customers. Birmingham Airport says pre-booking can save up to 70%, but its own small print limits that figure to pre-booked stays of 14 days or more in Car Parks 1, 2 & 3, compared with the standard tariff at the car park, and subject to availability. It calls booking online the cheapest way to park. For short visits, Car Park 1 is opposite the terminal, a 1 minute walk away, at £67 for the first 24 hours. Only collecting someone? The Drop Off car park is free for up to 10 minutes, but it is designed for dropping off, you lose the free time if you come back within an hour, and the airport advises Car Park 5 for collecting.
Every turn-up price on this page is the airport's own published price, checked on its website on 17 Oct 2026. Weekly totals are our sums from those prices. Pre-booked and partner prices change often, so we link to them live rather than quote them. How we check.
The ten official car parks
These are the ten parking options for passengers' cars on Birmingham Airport's main parking page; each name links to the airport's page. The Freeport Car Park, a short-stay multi-storey that can't be pre-booked, has no airport transfers and is not recommended for passengers, the airport says, and coaches have their own park.
| Car park | Distance | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Car Park 1 | 1 minute walk to the terminal | Short visits, with your keys in your pocket |
| Car Park 2 & 3 | 1 minute walk to the terminal | Undercover parking opposite the terminal |
| Car Park 3 Priority Parking | 1 minute walk to the terminal | Ground-floor bays for a quick getaway, booked ahead |
| Car Park 4 | 3 to 5 minute walk to the terminal, or a free shuttle every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day | Longer stays a short walk away; same gate price as the multi-storeys |
| Car Park 5 | 5 to 10 minute walk to the terminal, or a free bus every 15 minutes | Picking up passengers, and taller vehicles |
| Car Park 7 | Across the runway, about 10 to 15 minutes' drive; courtesy bus for pre-booked customers only | Budget stays, booked ahead |
| Premium Pre-booked | Under 1 minute walk to the terminal | The closest bookable spaces to the terminal |
| Valet Parking | 1 minute walk to the terminal | Handing over your keys next to the terminal |
| Premium Set Down | Right outside the terminal, under 1 minute walk | Dropping off at the door |
| Drop Off car park | 400 metres from the terminal: a 5 to 10 minute walk by covered walkway, or the free bus from Car Park 5 | Free 10-minute drop-offs |
- Car Park 1: An undercover, secure multi-storey opposite the terminal, open 24 hours, with lift access to all levels. You keep your keys. 2.15m height limit. 56 Blue Badge bays next to the pedestrian exit. Three card-only pay machines: paying before you reach the exit speeds up leaving. Postcode B26 3QJ.
- Car Park 2 & 3: An undercover multi-storey opposite the terminal, open 24/7 with 24-hour lift access. Number-plate cameras raise the barrier, so there is no ticket, and the two pay machines are card-only. You keep your keys. 2.05m height limit. Blue Badge bays: 9 on Level 1 of Car Park 2, next to the pedestrian exit, and 5 outside Car Park 3, left of the entry lanes. The first hour costs £1 more than in Car Park 1. Postcode B26 3AW.
- Car Park 3 Priority Parking: Pre-book only: a designated area on Car Park 3's surface level, on the left once you are through the barriers, in bays with blue lines. The airport says it is on the ground floor for easy entrance and exit. Bookings can be amended up to 48 hours before arrival. 2.05m height limit. The airport's current promo codes exclude it.
- Car Park 4: The airport calls it its nearest official on-site surface car park and says it is ideal for longer stays like a two-week holiday. Follow the signs along Trident Road and the covered walkways, or take the free, accessible shuttle, which the airport says runs 24 hours a day, every 15 minutes. You keep your keys, and number-plate cameras raise the barrier. Blue Badge bays are to the left as you enter. Open 24 hours. Postcode B26 3QJ.
- Car Park 5: A surface car park, open 24 hours, which the airport recommends for picking up passengers. The free bus runs every 15 minutes and, the airport says, 24 hours a day, picking up from bus stops 2, 6 and 7. No height restrictions. You keep your keys, and number-plate cameras raise the barrier. 24/7 CCTV and regular security patrols. 30 Blue Badge bays in the first lane on the right as you enter. Postcode B26 3QJ.
- Car Park 7: The airport's own meet & greet site: pre-booked customers leave their keys and staff park the car. The courtesy bus runs up to 4 times an hour, and the airport gives the journey as around 10 to 15 minutes (its summary line says 5 to 10 minutes by bus). You can turn up without booking and park yourself, but the airport says the courtesy bus and meet & greet are only for pre-booked customers unless your booking says otherwise, so turn-up customers have to make their own way to the terminal. 10 Blue Badge bays near the entrance. Entrance on Falcon Way. Postcode B26 3QW.
- Premium Pre-booked: Pre-book only: blue-lined bays inside Premium Set Down, near its exit. No height restrictions. Bookings can be amended up to 48 hours before arrival. If you overstay, the airport charges £10.50 for up to an hour, £21 for up to 2 hours, £31.50 for up to 3, £42 for up to 4 and £74 for up to 24 hours, then £74 for each day after. 4 Blue Badge bays next to it. The airport's current promo codes exclude it.
- Valet Parking: Drive to the Valet Parking cabin on Ambassador Way, signed under the Air-Rail Link, next to Car Park 3. Staff check the car and park it in an on-site secured car park, and the attendant gives you back your keys at the same cabin when you return. The airport tells you to pre-book, and its price list says the Valet car park is only for customers using Valet Parking or Meet & Greet. 3 Blue Badge bays next to the cabin. Postcode B26 3AW.
- Premium Set Down: The paid drop-off, which the airport says is only for dropping off travelling passengers. It has no barriers: cameras read your number plate and you pay within 24 hours of leaving, online by Post Pay, at the card-only machines on site, or automatically with AutoPay, or you risk a Parking Charge Notice. Blue Badge holders get the first 30 minutes free. The airport's drop-off page still says £7 for the first 15 minutes; its price lists say £8.
- Drop Off car park: Free for up to 10 minutes, then charged from £7. There is a no-return-within-one-hour rule: come back before the hour is up and you don't get the free 10 minutes. No barriers: you pay within 24 hours of leaving, by Post Pay, at the card-only machines or with AutoPay. It is designed for dropping off; for collecting, the airport advises Car Park 5, just across the road, which is also where the free wheelchair-friendly bus to the terminal leaves from. Postcode B26 3QJ.
Turn-up prices
If you arrive without booking, these are the airport's published prices. Car Park 3 Priority Parking, Premium Pre-booked and Valet Parking are priced when you book. Tap a car park to see its full price list.
Car Park 1 £67 for up to 24 hours
| Car Park 1 | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 1 hour | £12 |
| Up to 2 hours | £24 |
| Up to 4 hours | £48 |
| Up to 24 hours | £67 |
| Each extra day (24 hours or part) | £67 |
Car Park 2 & 3 £67 for up to 24 hours
| Car Park 2 & 3 | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 1 hour | £13 |
| Up to 2 hours | £26 |
| Up to 4 hours | £50 |
| Up to 24 hours | £67 |
| Each extra day (24 hours or part) | £67 |
Car Park 4 £67 for up to 24 hours
| Car Park 4 | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 1 hour | £12 |
| Up to 2 hours | £24 |
| Up to 4 hours | £48 |
| Up to 24 hours | £67 |
| Each extra day (24 hours or part) | £67 |
Car Park 5 £67 for up to 24 hours
| Car Park 5 | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 1 hour | £12 |
| Up to 2 hours | £24 |
| Up to 4 hours | £48 |
| Up to 24 hours | £67 |
| Each extra day (24 hours or part) | £67 |
Car Park 7 £51 for up to 24 hours
| Car Park 7 | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 90 minutes | £2.60 |
| Up to 2 hours | £10 |
| Up to 4 hours | £30 |
| Up to 24 hours | £51 |
| Each extra day (24 hours or part) | £44 |
Premium Set Down £8 for up to 15 minutes
| Premium Set Down | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 15 minutes | £8 |
| 15 to 20 minutes | £13 |
| 20 to 25 minutes | £19 |
| 25 to 30 minutes | £25 |
| 30 to 35 minutes | £31 |
| 35 to 40 minutes | £37 |
| 40 to 45 minutes | £43 |
| 45 to 50 minutes | £49 |
| 50 to 55 minutes | £55 |
| 55 to 60 minutes | £61 |
| Each extra 15 minutes | £8 |
Drop Off car park Free for up to 10 minutes
| Drop Off car park | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 10 minutes | Free |
| 10 to 15 minutes | £7 |
| 15 to 20 minutes | £8 |
| 20 to 25 minutes | £14 |
| 25 to 30 minutes | £20 |
| 30 to 35 minutes | £26 |
| 35 to 40 minutes | £32 |
| 40 to 45 minutes | £38 |
| 45 to 50 minutes | £44 |
| 50 to 55 minutes | £50 |
| 55 to 60 minutes | £56 |
| Each extra 15 minutes | £8 |
Booking ahead: Birmingham Airport says pre-booking can save up to 70%, but its own small print limits that figure to pre-booked stays of 14 days or more in Car Parks 1, 2 & 3, compared with the standard tariff at the car park, and subject to availability. It calls booking online the cheapest way to park. Book on the airport's own site, or compare the independent car parks below. The airport's parking page says flexible bookings can only be amended, cancelled or refunded up to 24 hours before arrival, and vehicle and contact details can be changed up to 2 hours before at no extra charge. Car Park 3 Priority Parking and Premium Pre-booked list amendments up to 48 hours before arrival. Turn-up prices count each 24 hours or part of 24 hours as a day, and pre-booked overstays are charged at the turn-up tariff.
Park or get dropped off? A week away
| Option | Cost for 7 days |
|---|---|
| Dropped off at Premium Set Down (£8, up to 15 minutes) and collected from Car Park 5 within an hour (£12), because Premium Set Down is for dropping off and the airport recommends Car Park 5 for collecting | £20 |
| Car Park 1, turned up | £469 |
| Car Park 2 & 3, turned up | £469 |
| Car Park 4, turned up | £469 |
| Car Park 5, turned up | £469 |
A lift costs least in charges, but it means two return trips to the airport for whoever drives you. If you're driving yourself, don't just turn up at the barrier: Car Parks 1 to 5 all cost £469 a week that way. The Birmingham drop-off guide has the full rules for Premium Set Down, and park or drop off at Birmingham compares the two by trip length. We leave Car Park 7 out of the turn-up rows: its gate prices come to £315 for a week by our sum, £154 less than Car Parks 1 to 5, but the airport says its courtesy bus and meet & greet are only for pre-booked customers, so if you just turn up you have to make your own way to the terminal from the far side of the runway, about 10 to 15 minutes' drive away.
Turn-up cost for 3, 7 and 14 days
| Car park | 3 days | 7 days | 14 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car Park 1 | £201 | £469 | £938 |
| Car Park 2 & 3 | £201 | £469 | £938 |
| Car Park 4 | £201 | £469 | £938 |
| Car Park 5 | £201 | £469 | £938 |
These are our sums from the day rates in the airport's published turn-up prices above; the lowest in each column is in bold. Check the pre-booked price for your dates on the airport's own site before you settle for any of these.
Compare before you book
Independent car parks near Birmingham Airport
Holiday Extras and Airparks both sell independent park & ride and meet & greet at Birmingham, but not the airport's own car parks: Holiday Extras says it doesn't sell official on-airport parking, and Airparks says the official car parks aren't currently available to book. Airparks Express, for example, is listed with a 3 minute bus transfer, and Airparks Drop and Go and Airparks Self Park with a 14 minute one. YourParkingSpace is different: it is a marketplace where owners rent out driveways, garages and other parking spaces near the airport. Their prices change often, so compare them live.
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Picking someone up
| Where to wait | Cost |
|---|---|
| Car Park 5, 5 to 10 minute walk (the airport's advice for collecting) | £12 for up to an hour, £24 for up to 2 hours |
| Car Park 1, 1 minute walk | £12 for up to an hour |
| Car Park 2 & 3, 1 minute walk | £13 for up to an hour |
| Drop Off car park, 5 to 10 minute walk | Free for up to 10 minutes, then £7 for up to 15 |
The airport's advice is to collect from Car Park 5, a 5 to 10 minute walk from the terminal with a free bus every 15 minutes. The Drop Off car park's free 10 minutes are tight for a collection, and if you come back within an hour of leaving you don't get them. Premium Set Down's own page says it is only for dropping off, although the airport's parking FAQs list it for picking up too. Don't stop on the approach roads: they are Red Routes, where you can't stop even to drop someone off, with a £100 enforcement charge, reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days. Premium Set Down and the Drop Off car park have no barriers: cameras read your plate and you pay within 24 hours of leaving, online by Post Pay, at the card-only machines on site or with an AutoPay account set up beforehand, or a Parking Charge Notice follows (£100, reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days). Car Parks 1 to 5 use number-plate barriers and card-only pay machines.
Early flight?
Hotel and parking the night before
Holiday Extras and Airparks both sell hotel-and-parking packages at Birmingham, and the airport sells its own through its pre-book site. Holiday Extras describes three kinds of parking with its hotels: park and ride, where you drive to the park-and-ride car park after your stay and take its transfer bus; meet and greet, where you hand your keys to a driver at the airport; and parking at the hotel, where the car stays in the hotel car park and you take a taxi to the terminal. It also lists hotels on the airport site, a short walk from the terminal. Check which kind yours is before you book.
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Hand over the keys
Meet & greet and valet
The airport's own Valet Parking is booked ahead: you hand your keys over at the Valet Parking cabin on Ambassador Way, next to Car Park 3 and a 1 minute walk from the terminal, staff park the car in an on-site secured car park, and you collect your keys from the same cabin when you return. Car Park 7, across the runway, is the airport's other meet & greet site, for pre-booked customers, with a courtesy bus to the terminal. Holiday Extras and Airparks sell independent meet and greet at Birmingham, including Maple Parking and Holiday Extras Meet and Greet, which both list as a 2 minute walk from the terminal; Airparks also lists meet and greet with electric-vehicle charging. Compare them with the airport's own Valet Parking before you book.
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Blue Badge and accessible parking
Blue Badge holders, or their driver, get up to 30 minutes free in Premium Set Down, right outside the terminal: take the vehicle registration number and the badge to the NCP Customer Service Cabin there to validate it, and the badge holder must be present. Longer stays pay the standard tariff. The pages for Car Park 2 & 3, Car Park 4 and Car Park 7 also offer Blue Badge visitors 30 minutes free, validated at the same cabin, though the airport's Blue Badge page names only Premium Set Down. Every on-site car park has Blue Badge bays, among them 56 in Car Park 1, 30 in Car Park 5, 10 in Car Park 7 and 3 next to the Valet Parking cabin. If you'd rather not leave your badge in the car, the customer service desk in Premium Set Down issues a temporary windscreen permit for Car Parks 1 to 5; Car Park 7 has its own cabin. Car Park 7's wheelchair-friendly shuttle bus is for pre-booked customers only. See how Birmingham compares with other airports in the Blue Badge guide.
Before you fly
Lounges and fast track
Birmingham has six lounges on its lounges page: Luxe by Aspire (from £52.99), Suite by Aspire (from £62.99 for an adults-only space), the Aspire Lounge, South (from £42.99), the Clubrooms (from £44 for ages 12 and over), the No1 Lounge (from £38) and the Emirates Lounge (for Emirates and Qantas customers only). Express Lane, the airport's pre-booked security lane, costs £7 per person online, and children aged 4 and under go free with a paying adult.
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Birmingham Airport parking: your questions
How much is parking at Birmingham Airport?
If you turn up without booking, Car Park 1, Car Park 2 & 3, Car Park 4 and Car Park 5 all cost £67 for up to 24 hours and £67 for each day after, so a week costs £469 in any of them. Car Park 7 costs £51 for the first 24 hours and £44 a day after, but its bus is only for pre-booked customers. The airport says booking online is the cheapest way to park.
What is the cheapest parking at Birmingham Airport?
On gate prices, Car Park 1, Car Park 2 & 3, Car Park 4 and Car Park 5 tie at £469 for a week. Car Park 7 comes to £315 by our sum, and the airport calls it the best value official on-site car park when pre-booked, but if you turn up without booking you have to make your own way to the terminal. The airport says pre-booking can save up to 70%, on stays of 14 days or more in Car Parks 1, 2 & 3.
How much is 3 days of parking at Birmingham Airport?
If you turn up without booking, 3 days costs £201 in Car Park 1, £201 in Car Park 2 & 3, £201 in Car Park 4 and £201 in Car Park 5. Those are our sums from the airport's published day rates, checked on 17 Oct 2026. They are gate prices, so check the pre-booked price for your dates before you travel.
How much is 2 weeks of parking at Birmingham Airport?
If you turn up without booking, 14 days costs £938 in Car Park 1, £938 in Car Park 2 & 3, £938 in Car Park 4 and £938 in Car Park 5. Those are our sums from the airport's published day rates, checked on 17 Oct 2026. They are gate prices, so check the pre-booked price for your dates before you travel.
Is there free parking at Birmingham Airport?
Only for a quick drop-off. The Drop Off car park, a 5 to 10 minute walk from the terminal, is free for up to 10 minutes, then £7 for up to 15 minutes and £8 for up to 20. If you come back within an hour of leaving, you don't get the free 10 minutes. Blue Badge holders get 30 minutes free in Premium Set Down.
How much is Premium Set Down at Birmingham Airport?
The airport's price lists say £8 for up to 15 minutes and £13 for up to 20, rising by £6 every 5 minutes to £61 for 55 to 60 minutes, then £8 for each extra 15 minutes. Its drop-off and pick-up page still says £7 for the first 15 minutes. The airport says Premium Set Down is only for dropping off, and you pay within 24 hours of leaving.
Can I just turn up at Car Park 7?
Yes, the airport says you can turn up on the day, at £51 for up to 24 hours and £44 for each day after. But it also says the courtesy bus and meet & greet are only for pre-booked customers unless your booking says otherwise, so turn-up customers have to make their own way to the terminal, which is on the other side of the runway, about 10 to 15 minutes' drive away.
How do I get from Car Park 4 or Car Park 5 to the terminal?
Car Park 4 is a 3 to 5 minute walk along Trident Road and the covered walkways, and the airport says it has a free, accessible shuttle running 24 hours a day, every 15 minutes. Car Park 5 is a 5 to 10 minute walk, with a free bus every 15 minutes that picks up from bus stops 2, 6 and 7.
Do I leave my keys at Birmingham Airport car parks?
You keep them in Car Parks 1, 2 & 3, 4 and 5. You hand them over with Valet Parking, at the cabin next to Car Park 3, and with the pre-booked meet & greet at Car Park 7.
Does Birmingham Airport have meet and greet parking?
Yes. Valet Parking is a 1 minute walk from the terminal: you hand your keys over at the Valet Parking cabin on Ambassador Way and staff park the car in an on-site secured car park. The airport tells you to pre-book. Car Park 7 is its other meet & greet site, for pre-booked customers, with a courtesy bus to the terminal.
Where can I pick someone up at Birmingham Airport?
The airport advises Car Park 5, a 5 to 10 minute walk from the terminal, which costs £12 for up to an hour. Car Park 1, a 1 minute walk, also costs £12 for up to an hour. The Drop Off car park is free for 10 minutes but is designed for dropping off. Don't stop on the Red Route approach roads: the enforcement charge is £100.
Is it cheaper to park or get dropped off at Birmingham Airport?
Being dropped off and collected at Premium Set Down costs £20 if each stop takes 15 minutes or less, or nothing if both stops fit in the Drop Off car park's free 10 minutes, but it means two return trips for your driver. A week in Car Park 4 costs £469 if you turn up without booking.
What are the height limits at Birmingham Airport car parks?
The airport gives 2.15m for Car Park 1 and 2.05m for Car Park 2 & 3, including Car Park 3 Priority Parking. Car Park 5 and Premium Pre-booked have no height restrictions. The Car Park 4 and Car Park 7 pages don't give a limit.
Do Blue Badge holders park free at Birmingham Airport?
For 30 minutes in Premium Set Down, validated at the NCP Customer Service Cabin there with the badge holder present; after that the standard tariff applies. The pages for Car Park 2 & 3, Car Park 4 and Car Park 7 also offer 30 minutes free, but the airport's Blue Badge page names only Premium Set Down and says parking is otherwise charged at the normal rates.
Can I cancel Birmingham Airport parking?
The airport's parking page says flexible bookings can only be amended, cancelled or refunded up to 24 hours before arrival, and vehicle and contact details can be changed up to 2 hours before at no extra charge. Car Park 3 Priority Parking and Premium Pre-booked list amendments up to 48 hours before arrival. Check the terms of your own booking.
Method & corrections
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