Cardiff Airport offers a variety of parking options that are suited to the individual needs of passengers departing from Cardiff. There are also parking facilities when either picking someone up or dropping them off at the airport. All the different parking options presented below are available at Cardiff Airport.
Dropping off a Passenger
It is possible to drive to the front of a terminal to drop someone off at the airport. When arriving at the airport follow the road signs for dropping off. This option should only be used when dropping someone off as it is forbidden to park a car in these lanes. When picking up a passenger it is advisable to park your car in Short Stay Parking.
Short Stay Parking
Cardiff Airport offers Short Stay car parking which is situated in front of the terminal building. Prices for parking start at £2 after the first 20 to 40 minutes. If you leave before 20 minutes you will not be charged for parking. The price for parking goes up to £22 for 4 to 22 hours. For each subsequent day you will be charged £ 22. While it is possible to park for more than 48 hours at Short Stay parking, it is advisable that if you expect to park at Cardiff Airport for more than four hours it will be cheaper to park at Long Stay Parking.
Long Stay Parking
When leaving from Cardiff Airport on a holiday or long trip it is advisable to park your car at one of the two Long Stay car parks. Each Long Stay car park is provided with a coach service that transports you from the car park to the terminal. These shuttle services are frequent but travel and waiting times will vary per car park. The time required from parking your car to getting to the terminal should not exceed thirty minutes. Do take this transfer time into account when departing from Cardiff.