Birmingham Airport parking: official car parks compared
Birmingham Airport has 11 official car parks and parking options. Turning up for a week costs £469 (Car Park 4 or Car Park 5, turning up). A lift costs Free for 10 minutes to drop off, or nothing using the free option.
Checked on Birmingham Airport's own website on 1 November 2026. We're independent and don't sell parking.
Park or get a lift at Birmingham?
- Lift, terminal zones: £12 in airport charges (Free to drop off, £12 to pick up), plus your driver's four journeys.
- Lift, free option: £0 in airport charges. Drop Off car park: first 10 minutes free.
- Park for 7 days, turning up on the day: £469 (Car Park 4 or Car Park 5, turning up; worked out from the published rates: £67 for each day).
For a week away, the cheapest parking we can see is £469. A lift costs nothing in airport charges using the free option, or £12 using the terminal zones. The real cost of a lift is your driver's time and fuel: put your mileage into the calculator below.
Lift or park: which is cheaper?
Being dropped off and picked up means your driver does the trip twice each way: four journeys. This adds that up using Birmingham's own charges.
15p a mile is a starting point; change it to suit your car. Parking prices change by date, so get a quote from the airport's own parking site.
Birmingham Airport's own car parks
Car Park 1
1-minute walk to check-in, opposite the terminal; no shuttle bus needed
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Turn up, up to 1 hour | £12.00 |
| Turn up, up to 2 hours | £24.00 |
| Turn up, up to 4 hours | £48.00 |
| Turn up, up to 24 hours | £67.00 |
| Turn up, per day after the first day | £67.00 |
Open 24 hours, mostly undercover, lifts to all levels. Height limit 2.15m. 56 Blue Badge bays next to the pedestrian exit. Entry by number plate recognition; cashless pay machines. Pre-book overstays charged at the turn-up tariff.
Car Park 2 & 3
1-minute walk to the terminal, opposite the terminal
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Turn up, up to 1 hour | £13.00 |
| Turn up, up to 2 hours | £26.00 |
| Turn up, up to 4 hours | £50.00 |
| Turn up, up to 24 hours | £67.00 |
| Turn up, per day after the first day | £67.00 |
Open 24/7, undercover, lifts to all levels. Height limit 2.05m. Entry by number plate recognition; cashless pay machines.
Car Park 3 Priority Parking
Ground-level bays in front of Car Park 3, 1-minute walk to the terminal
No prices published as text on the official site: get a quote from the booking page.
Pre-book only, marked with blue bay lines. Height limit 2.05m. Can be amended up to 48 hours before arrival but not cancelled. Overstays charged at the Car Park 2 & 3 turn-up tariff.
Premium Pre-booked
Bays inside the Premium Set Down car park, less than a 1-minute walk to the terminal
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Pre-book overstay, up to 1 hour | £10.50 |
| Pre-book overstay, up to 2 hours | £21.00 |
| Pre-book overstay, up to 3 hours | £31.50 |
| Pre-book overstay, up to 4 hours | £42.00 |
| Pre-book overstay, up to 24 hours | £74.00 |
| Pre-book overstay, per day after the first day | £74.00 |
Pre-book only, closest bookable spaces to the terminal. No height restrictions. Can be amended up to 48 hours before arrival. Staffed 24/7 from the NCP Customer Service Cabin. 4 Blue Badge bays next to the area.
Car Park 7
On the opposite side of the runway. Leave your keys at the Car Park 7 office and take the free courtesy bus, up to 4 times an hour, around 10 to 15 minutes to the terminal (pre-booked customers only)
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Turn up, up to 90 minutes | £2.60 |
| Turn up, up to 2 hours | £10.00 |
| Turn up, up to 4 hours | £30.00 |
| Turn up, up to 24 hours | £51.00 |
| Turn up, per day after the first day | £44.00 |
Temporarily closed from 2 November 2026 to 25 March 2027. Meet and greet and the bus are for pre-booked customers only. 10 Blue Badge bays near the entrance.
Valet parking
Drive to Valet Parking on Ambassador Way (signed under the Air Rail Link) and leave your keys at the Valet Parking cabin; staff park the car in an on-site secured car park. 1-minute walk to the terminal.
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Valet Parking car park standard tariff, 0 to 5 minutes | £11.00 |
| Valet Parking car park standard tariff, 55 to 60 minutes | £82.00 |
| Valet Parking car park standard tariff, each extra 5 minutes | £6.00 |
Pre-book to guarantee a space. The standard tariff applies to the Valet Parking car park, which is for Valet Parking or Meet & Greet customers only; pre-book overstays are charged at it. 3 Blue Badge bays next to the cabin.
Car Park 4
3 to 5 minute walk via covered walkways, or a free 24-hour accessible shuttle bus every 15 minutes direct to the terminal
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Turn up, up to 1 hour | £12.00 |
| Turn up, up to 2 hours | £24.00 |
| Turn up, up to 4 hours | £48.00 |
| Turn up, up to 24 hours | £67.00 |
| Turn up, per day after the first day | £67.00 |
Surface car park, open 24 hours. You keep your keys. Blue Badge bays to the left as you enter.
Car Park 5
5 to 10 minute walk, or a free 24-hour shuttle bus every 15 minutes from bus stops 2, 6 and 7
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Turn up, up to 1 hour | £12.00 |
| Turn up, up to 2 hours | £24.00 |
| Turn up, up to 4 hours | £48.00 |
| Turn up, up to 24 hours | £67.00 |
| Turn up, per day after the first day | £67.00 |
Surface car park, open 24 hours, no height restrictions. 30 Blue Badge bays on the first lane on the right. The airport names it the nearest alternative while Car Park 7 is closed.
Premium Set Down
Next to the terminal
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Turn up, 0 to 15 minutes | £8.00 |
| Turn up, 25 to 30 minutes | £25.00 |
| Turn up, 55 to 60 minutes | £61.00 |
| Turn up, each extra 15 minutes after | £8.00 |
Drop-off and pick-up car park. Blue Badge holders get 30 minutes free, validated at the NCP Customer Service Cabin. Full tariff on the turn-up prices page.
Drop Off car park
Signed drop-off car park at the airport
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Turn up, 0 to 10 minutes | Free |
| Turn up, 10 to 15 minutes | £7.00 |
| Turn up, 55 minutes to 1 hour | £56.00 |
| Turn up, each extra 15 minutes after | £8.00 |
No return within one hour. Full tariff on the turn-up prices page.
Freeport Car Park
No airport transfer; the airport says it is not recommended for passengers flying from Birmingham Airport
No prices published as text on the official site: get a quote from the booking page.
Short-term multi-storey, turn up only, cannot be pre-booked. Height limit 1.90m. Pay within 24 hours of leaving.
Booking: Pre-booking guarantees a space. The airport says pre-booked stays of 14 days or more in Car Parks 1, 2 and 3 can save up to 70% on the standard tariff, subject to availability and liable to change at short notice; flexible bookings can be amended or cancelled up to 2 hours before arrival.
Meet and greet: Valet parking: leave your keys at the Valet Parking cabin on Ambassador Way and staff park the car in an on-site secured car park, 1-minute walk to the terminal. Car Park 7 is a cheaper meet and greet car park on the far side of the runway with a courtesy bus, but it is closed from 2 November 2026 to 25 March 2027.
Blue Badge: All on-site car parks have Blue Badge bays, including the ground floors of Car Parks 1, 2 and 3. Blue Badge holders get 30 minutes free in Premium Set Down, validated at the NCP Customer Service Cabin with the badge holder present; standard charges apply after that. To use Blue Badge bays without leaving the badge in the car, collect a temporary permit from the customer service desk in Premium Set Down (or the cabin at Car Park 7). No Blue Badge discount on longer parking is published.
Off-airport parking
Off-airport car parks and meet-and-greet firms are private businesses, not part of the airport. Many are fine and cheaper, but check before you book: where the car is actually kept, how the transfer works and how often it runs, whether the car park has the Park Mark Safer Parking award, the firm's cancellation terms and recent reviews. Meet-and-greet firms that aren't the airport's own can't use the terminal forecourt without paying the airport's charges like anyone else.
Dropping off instead?
Prices, how to pay and the free option: Birmingham Airport drop-off charges. Picking someone up: pick-up prices.
Questions
What's the cheapest official parking at Birmingham Airport?
Turning up on the day, £469 for 7 days (Car Park 4 or Car Park 5, turning up; worked out from the published rates: £67 for each day). Checked on Birmingham Airport's website on 1 November 2026; online prices change by date.
How many car parks does Birmingham Airport have?
Birmingham Airport lists 11 car parks and parking products: Car Park 1, Car Park 2 & 3, Car Park 3 Priority Parking, Car Park 4, Car Park 5, Car Park 7, Premium Pre-booked, Valet parking, Premium Set Down, Drop Off car park, Freeport Car Park.
How much is short stay parking at Birmingham Airport?
Car Park 1, turn up, up to 1 hour: £12.
Is it cheaper to park or be dropped off at Birmingham Airport?
Being dropped off and picked up costs £12 in airport charges, or nothing using the free option (Drop Off car park: first 10 minutes free). Parking for a week usually costs more than that, but a lift means four journeys for your driver, so it depends how far away you live.
Does Birmingham Airport have official meet and greet?
Valet parking: leave your keys at the Valet Parking cabin on Ambassador Way and staff park the car in an on-site secured car park, 1-minute walk to the terminal. Car Park 7 is a cheaper meet and greet car park on the far side of the runway with a courtesy bus, but it is closed from 2 November 2026 to 25 March 2027.
Is there free Blue Badge parking at Birmingham Airport?
All on-site car parks have Blue Badge bays, including the ground floors of Car Parks 1, 2 and 3. Blue Badge holders get 30 minutes free in Premium Set Down, validated at the NCP Customer Service Cabin with the badge holder present; standard charges apply after that. To use Blue Badge bays without leaving the badge in the car, collect a temporary permit from the customer service desk in Premium Set Down (or the cabin at Car Park 7). No Blue Badge discount on longer parking is published.
Sources
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Prices are the ones Birmingham Airport publishes as text on its own website, checked on 1 November 2026. Online booking prices change by date and demand, so get a quote before you go.
Going by train instead?
Birmingham International station is linked to the terminal by the free Air-Rail Link. Its car parks have 2,180 spaces at £12.50 a day. Full prices, season tickets and how to pay: parking at Birmingham International station on Station Parking.