Airport Parking

[Saintsman]

I understand that if you book your parking early you can get it substancially cheaper.

What is the latest time to book in order to get the best discount?

Thanks

[pacer142]

Which country/airport? How long for?

[Grasscarp]

Not quite what you are asking, but even as late as the night before booking on line beats the price of just turning up. Saved £9 on a 3 day booking last week at Gatwick. Last year I booked some parking at Gatwick very early and a few weeks later saw the price had come down. I contacted the company and got a refund. Looks like there are no real rules about when is best.

[Saintsman]

I'm flying from Gatwick South in July. I looked at the web yesterday and the price for 2 weeks was £52 which I thought very reasonable.

Its just that £50 is better in my account if I can get the same price a month before I go.

[Tisme]

The last time I booked airport parking which was just before Christmas, I didn't pay for it until the day I used the car park anyway. If you book now I wouldn't have thought you would pay now.

[Webtrekka]

Be careful, as some parking companies raise their prices as the holiday season approaches and spaces are booked. A great price checker for Gatwick airport parking is: http://www.gatwickinformation.co.uk/gatwick-airport-GET-parking-price-checker.php

[Bangkokeasy]

I know this is not much use to you, but I include anyway, if only to highlight just what a rip off London's airports are.

At Bangkok's new airport, the daily rate for short term parking, with no limit on the number of days, is Stg3.50, which gets you a space within 100m of the terminal. The long term rate is Stg2 per day (with a maximum of Stg8.60 per month), but that is 2km away.

In Singapore, the short term rate is Stg5.35 per day (SDG15).

[pacer142]

I know this is not much use to you, but I include anyway, if only to highlight just what a rip off London's airports are.

At Bangkok's new airport, the daily rate for short term parking, with no limit on the number of days, is Stg3.50, which gets you a space within 100m of the terminal. The long term rate is Stg2 per day (with a maximum of Stg8.60 per month), but that is 2km away.


I don't think it highlights anything. Remember that the average wage in Thailand is quite a bit lower than it is in London. It is nice as a Westerner to be able to go there and enjoy a cheap trip because of the exchange rate not tallying with this, but it is also very unfair to the people in that country.

I agree that airport parking is a rip-off, which is one reason why I mostly travel by public transport to/from airports whenever possible. However, I don't think you can judge it based on other countries unless those other countries are in Western Europe, the US or anywhere else I missed which is on a similar economic footing.