birmingham airport parking
There is a good choice of Birmingham airport car parks - including short-term, long-term and off airport parking, which is usually cheaper.
Click here to compare prices for birmingham airport parking and book at the lowest price.
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You can book parking over the telephone
- with APH on 0844 871 7436
- with BCP on 0871 360 2976
- with FHR on 08444 122 902
- with Purple Parking on 0845 601 8627
- with Holiday Extras on 0871 360 2110
Note: You need to book at least 3 days in advance (and in some case 14 days) to get the prices included below.
Parking for a 7 day holiday (8 days parking)*
Parking for a 14 day holiday (15 days parking)*
About Birmingham Airport Parking
There are 321 short term parking spaces and 9,960 long term parking spaces at the airport. In addition, there are a number of 'off airport' car parks (slightly further from the terminal, but offering cheaper prices) plus you can book 'meet and greet' parking at Birmingham Airport.
Short stay car park: recommended for stays of up to 5 hours, this is close to the terminal. Payment can be made at the automatic machines within or next to the terminal building, before returning to your vehicle.
Short term parking tariff (as at Summer 2012, and subject to change):
Rapid Drop off car park: rapid drop off recommended for stays of up to 20 minutes. Payment can be made at the automatic machines within or next to the terminal building, before returning to your vehicle.
Up to 15 minutes: £1.00
Up to 15 minutes: £1.00
Per 15 minutes thereafter: £5.00
Multi-storey car park: this is the closest of birmingham's car parks to the terminals. It can be used for both short stays and mid stays (stays of less than a week - e.g. for a weekend).
The tariff for first two hours is the same as of the short stay car park, but after that the rate goes up at a much slower rate. The multi-storey parking tariff (as at Spring 2012, and subject to change):
Up to 30 minutes £1.00
Up to 1 hour £3.30
Up to 2 hours £6.00
Up to 3 hours £10.00
Up to 4 hours £12.00
Up to 8 hours £14.00
Up to 24 hours £19.50 (each additional 24 hours £18.20)
Long term car park: the on airport long stay car park is further away from the two terminals than the short term and multi storey car parks; depending on where you park, you may need a bus to reach the terminal. The shuttle buses run every 10 minutes with a journey time of less than 5 minutes.
The tariff is comparatively low, but does go up during the summer months. During the summer you need to pre-book, as the car park is often sold out.
Off airport parking: for stays of a weekend or longer (and certainly for a week or two week holiday) it is always cheaper to book 'off airport' parking. The only slight downside is that transfer time to and from the terminal is slightly longer (15 minutes, rather than 5 - 10 minutes for on airport parking), but for a saving of up to 40%, and sometimes more, we think it's worth it.
The two off airport car parks are Airparks and APH. To compare the prices of 4 airport parking suppliers (Holiday Extras, APH, BCP, FHR) try this airport parking price comparison page. You enter your dates once, and compare the cost of parking across all 4 suppliers, to make sure that you get the best price.
Meet and Greet: with Birmingham Airport meet and greet parking you drive to the terminal, where you are met by a driver. The driver takes your car and parks it for you. On your return you are met by a driver with your car at the terminal, so that you can make a speedy exit and be on your way.
Often used by business travelers, it is also great for those travelling with the young, old or disabled. It can be expensive for short trips, but for stays of a week or more, it isn't very much more expensive than parking at the long stay car park. For more information on birmingham airport meet and greet parking click on the link.
Disabled parking: Disabled passengers can park for up to 4 hours in spaces in the on airport short-term car park. For longer periods park on the ground floor of the on airport multi-storey car park. The main terminal can then be accessed via a covered walkway. To call for further assistance press the 'assist' button at the entrance / exit to the car park.
If you would like to book off airport parking, both Airparks and APH offer assistance to disabled customers and their buses are designed to provide wheelchair access.
Motorbike parking: There is free motorbike parking at birmingham airport near the entrance to Multi-Storey Car Park 2, under the Air - Rail link track. There are rails for you to secure your bike to. When you leave you can bypass the car park barriers.
