What changed
Leeds Bradford raised its Pick Up & Drop Off charge from £7 to £8 for up to 10 minutes on 2 March 2026, up about 14%. The £7 rate had been in place since summer 2024, after £6.50 from April 2024.
Took effect 2 Mar 2026; see the change log. The figures below are from today's data, checked against Leeds Bradford Airport's own pages on 25 Oct 2026.
The key facts
- Airport
- Leeds Bradford
- The charge now
- £8 for up to 10 minutes
- Before
- £7 (the charge in 2025)
- The rise
- +14%
- Took effect
- 2 Mar 2026
- Source
- thestrayferret.co.uk
- Last checked
- 25 Oct 2026
How Leeds Bradford now compares
At £8, Leeds Bradford is the joint 6th most expensive of the 29 UK airports we track, £1.26 above the UK average of £6.74. See every airport ranked in the price index.
| Nearby airport | Drop-off charge | Time allowed |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester | £5.50 | 5 minutes |
| Newcastle | £6 | 10 minutes |
| Humberside | Free | 15 minutes |
| Liverpool John Lennon | £7 | 10 minutes |
How to avoid paying it
Leeds Bradford's free alternative is One Hour Free Zone: Up to 1 hour free, a 3–4-minute uphill walk to the terminal via the Mid Stay walkway — £68 minimum charge if you re-enter within an hour. The Leeds Bradford drop-off guide has directions, pick-up rules and the Blue Badge position, and the free drop-off guide covers every airport.
What a lift there and back now costs
£16 in charges: dropped off and collected at the Pick Up & Drop Off car park (10 minutes each time, at £8 a stop). That is still less than a day in the cheapest official car park (£49 at turn-up prices). Park or drop off at Leeds Bradford compares the two by trip length.
Every change we've logged at Leeds Bradford
- 25 Oct 2026: Leeds Bradford's full Pick Up & Drop Off tariff confirmed from the airport's parking FAQs: £8 for up to 10 minutes, £10 to 20 minutes, £13.50 to 30 and £16.50 to an hour, then £16.50 an hour. Travelling Blue Badge holders can stay up to 60 minutes for £8, and payment is by card or Apple Pay as you leave (ticketless). Two other airport pages still show the older £6.50.
- 2 Mar 2026: Leeds Bradford raised its Pick Up & Drop Off charge from £7 to £8 for up to 10 minutes on 2 March 2026, up about 14%. The £7 rate had been in place since summer 2024, after £6.50 from April 2024.
All changes at every airport are in the change log. If you're writing about this, the figures are free to quote under CC BY 4.0: see the press page.
Leeds Bradford drop-off charge: your questions
How much is drop-off at Leeds Bradford Airport now?
£8 for up to 10 minutes, checked against Leeds Bradford Airport's own pages on 25 Oct 2026.
When did Leeds Bradford raise its drop-off charge?
It took effect on 2 Mar 2026. Leeds Bradford raised its Pick Up & Drop Off charge from £7 to £8 for up to 10 minutes on 2 March 2026, up about 14%. The £7 rate had been in place since summer 2024, after £6.50 from April 2024.
Method & corrections
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