Airport Parking
End of holiday blues can be bad enough - don't add to the pain by having issues in the airport parking lot. Missing your plane can be even worse, so make sure you know what the story is with parking your bike, before you get to the airport. Be prepared and find the airport you will be going to my in my chart. It shows you the exact deal with parking at all the uK airports, and gives you links to organise your parking where necessary.
If you have to book your airport parking, I recommend that you try the Airport Parking Shop as it compares the prices of parking suppliers at all the UK airports so that you can find the best deal!
| Airport Parking Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airport | Free Motorcycle Parking? | Details | Links to Maps ect. |
| Aberdeen Airport |  |
You can par free in both the long and short stay's if you park under the bike shelter, otherwise the bays at the short stay car parks charge half the normal aiport parking rates | |
| Belfast Airport | |
There is free parking near the entrance to the main carpark. You will find rails for you to secure your bike to and you can just bypass the car parks barriers | |
| Birmingham Airport | |
There is free motorbike parking 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. | |
| Blackpool Airport |  |
At present the only aiport parking available is the short and long stay car parks and the tariffs are the same for both motorcycle and car parking | Link to Tarrifs |
| Bristol Airport | |
Motorcycle parking is available free in the dedicated motorcycle park | Link to map |
| Cardiff Airport | |
Motorcycles can park for free due to the openness of the barriers at the airport parking lots | Roadmap to Cardiff airport |
| Durham Tees Airport | |
There is no such designated area for motorcycle parking nor is there a different airport parking tariff for motorcycles. You can get discounted prices however by pre-booking your parking online here | Link to Tarrifs |
| East Midlands Airport | |
They do not have dedicated motorcycle parking spaces. You will have to park your motorcycle on the area adjacent to the flag poles | Link to Tarrifs |
| Edinburgh Airport | |
You can park free if you park to the side of the customer services building in the long or short stay car parks | |
| Exeter Airport | |
There is free motorcycle parking, but it is not undercover nor are there any facilities for helmets etc, (but they said it would available in the future.) Because of this however, they do not charge for bikes at the moment. The area to park is in car park 1 to the LEFT of the payment shelter as you look at the entrance. Your bike can be chained to the fixed railings. If you have any problems go and find their Customers Service Office inside the barrier at car park 2. | |
| Gatwick Airport | |
Motorcycles can park free of charge in their dedicated motorcycle areas. Motorcycles must not be parked in the bays that are meant for cars. You will find these dedicated motorcycle areas at South Terminal, Car Park 2 where the bays are on each floor and on the ground floor of the North Terminal car park | |
| Glasgow Airport | |
You can park free in the short stay if you do not take a ticket at the barrier and do not park in a parking space, otherwise the bays at the short stay car parks charge half the normal parking rates | |
| Heathrow Airport | |
Motorcycles can park free of charge at Heathrow in the dedicated motorcycle areas. The motorcycle parks for Terminals 1, 2, 3 are at the back of short stay car park 1A / 5, located to the right of the exit. For Terminal 4 they are opposite the arrivals forecourt. Each of Heathrow's public car parks have been awarded Secured Car Park status | |
| Humberside Airport | |
Still waiting for Information on airport parking | |
| Leeds Bradford Airport | |
There are a lot of free motorcycle spaces in the short stay car park | |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | |
There is free motorcycle parking however there is no option to pre-book a space. | |
| London City Airport | |
There is free motorcycle parking in the south-east corner of the short stay car park. Take an entry ticket in the normal way. When ready to leave, exchange this at the Information desk in the terminal for a free exit ticket. (Temporary development work associated with the DLR construction at the Airport has meant the removal of the dedicated motorcycle parking area at the front of the Terminal.) | |
| Luton Airport | |
Parking for motorcycles is free of charge in the Short Term Car next to the departures terminal. Don’t take a ticket at the entrance but park to the left of the security hut up against the fence | Link to map |
| Manchester Airport | |
There is free motorcycle parking under the flyover near Terminal 1, but there is no securiry here. Alternatively Premier Parking, 200 yards east of Terminal 3, offer secure parking at £2 per day. (Parking is not available in the multi storey car parks as the barriers do not open with the weight of a motorcycle.) | Link to Map |
| Newcastle Airport | |
Still waiting for Information | |
| Prestwick Airport | |
There is no dedicated motorcycle parking and standard aiport parking rates apply | Link to book online |
| Robin Hood Airport | |
There is no dedicated motorcycle parking and standard rates apply. The airport car park is located just outside the terminal and is within walking distance of the terminal. | Link to book online |
| Southampton Airport | |
There is free airport parking in a dedicated motorcycle area in the multi-storey car park opposite the terminal building (on the left near the taxi rank) | |
| Stansted Airport | |
There is free motorcycle parking in Zone D of the long stay car park. There is also short-stay motorcycle parking in Zone D of the short stay car park. | |