Travelling from London Luton Airport, and only need to park for a short time? Whether you’re away on a short trip, picking someone up or dropping someone off, you can park in any of our official airport car parks depending on how close you want to be to the terminal and what your budget is.
Short stay parking options
There are three official car parks to choose from. Terminal Car Park 1 is our multi-storey car park at London Luton Airport, located just a short walk from the terminal, offering the most convenient option.
Our Mid Stay Car Park is just an 8 to 10-minute walk to the terminal, offering great value, secure parking. For the most budget-friendly option, choose our official Long Stay Car Park, which offers secure parking just a 10-minute (on average) bus ride to the terminal, dropping you off at the terminal entrance. Buses run every 20 minutes.
All car parks have allocated disabled car parking spaces. Motorcycle parking is available in our Mid Stay Car Park and for EV drivers, chargers are available in Terminal Car Park 1.
Below we have broken down our short stay parking options at London Luton Airport to make it easier for you to choose your car park:
Dropping off and picking up at LLA
Our Drop Off Zone is the closest to Departures, and it’s good value if your Drop Off is going to be super quick. The cost of this is £5 for 10 minutes, £1 per minute thereafter.
The closest option for FREE Pick Ups is our Mid Stay Car Park. You get 15 minutes free if you’re picking up or dropping off.
There is an option to park FREE for 1 hour at our official Long Stay Car Park. 1 to 2 hours is £7.00.
Short stay parking FAQs
We have parking options to suit everyone. If you’re looking for parking closest to the airport terminal, Terminal Car Park 1 is just a short walk away. For more budget-friendly options, our Long Stay car park may be more suitable.
It depends. You can use any of our official car parks for a short stay. Pay more to be close to the terminal or pay less and be further way. For stays longer than 24-hrs, the best way to get great value for money is to book early online.
Due to the Car Park Fire, a new temporary drop off zone is located in the Mid Stay Car Park, this is free of charge until further notice. Please drop passengers off as quickly as possible to enable other passengers to be dropped off.
- As a result of the car park fire customers must pre-book in advance. Passengers who do not pre-book will not be allowed to enter the car park and may be directed to alternative car parks off site.
- Use our interactive car park map to help you choose a car park to use
- Use post code LU2 9QT to get to the airport
- Follow the signs to your chosen car park
- At the barrier, press the button to get a ticket and the barrier will raise
- Enter the car park and find an available space to park your car
- On exit, enter your ticket at the exit barrier, pay any outstanding charge and the barrier will raise allowing you to exit.
You can use any of our official car parks for a short stay. Use our interactive car park map to see where they are located.
Pay more to be close to the terminal or pay less and be further way. All our on-the-day prices can be viewed here. For stays longer than 24-hrs, the best way to get great value for money is to book parking early online.
Staying over 24 hours?
Booking early is usually the best way to get great value for money on our official on-site parking. You could save as much as 60% on our
pay-on-the-day pricing by booking in advance online, subject to availability.
Entry time must be before leaving time