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How to choose the cheapest East Midlands Airport Parking?

Used to just rocking up to official East Midlands Airport parking on the day and paying as you enter? Perfectly understandable as you just want to relax and enjoy your holiday; however, by using Airport Parking Shop and a tiny bit of planning, you can save money and perhaps find an option better suited to you.

A comparison: East Midlands Airport's current Turn Up & Park tariff reaches £59 for up to 24 hours and £59 for each additional day. Our lowest price last week was £59.65 for a 7-day stay.

Tempted? Then, whether it is the nearest car park or the cheapest, we give you the answers below in just five bite-sized chunks.

1 – Understand Your Parking Type Options (and what’s usually cheapest)

Quick Insights

Park & Ride is usually the cheapest airport-parking type, while Short Stay parking near the terminal is usually more expensive. East Midlands is a little unusual because much of its year-round range is walk-to-terminal parking and Meet & Greet. The airport also operates Long Stay and JetParks as lower-cost shuttle-served options, but both close over winter.

A Deeper Dive

(but don’t worry you will be back to the surface in no time)

The four main types of airport parking are Short Stay, Long Stay/Park & Ride, Meet & Greet and Valet Parking:

• Short Stay — usually very near to the terminal and just a few minutes’ walk to departures.
• Long Stay / Park & Ride — usually further from the terminal and normally involves a shuttle bus or a longer walk.
• Meet & Greet — you leave your car and keys close to the terminal and it is parked for you.
• Valet Parking — similar to Meet & Greet, usually with a premium handover point close to the terminal.

If you’re travelling with the family, you may find Meet & Greet best suited to you; if you prefer to keep your keys and avoid a shuttle, East Midlands has an unusually good choice of walkable self-park options.

East Midlands Airport Car Park Specifics

Short Stay (walkable)

Short Stay 1, Short Stay 2 and Short Stay 3 are official self-park car parks within around 1–5 minutes' walk of check-in. You park yourself and keep your keys. Short Stay 2 is pre-book only, while Short Stay 1 and Short Stay 3 can also accept Turn Up & Park customers subject to availability.

Short Stay 3 Premium uses the Short Stay 3 location but gives you a premium parking bay. It is still self-park, you keep your keys and the walk is around 3–5 minutes.

Mid Stay (walkable)

Mid Stay 1, Mid Stay 2 and Mid Stay 3 are also official self-park options and do not need a shuttle. Mid Stay 1 is around a 5–7 minute walk, Mid Stay 2 around 5–7 minutes and Mid Stay 3 around 6–7 minutes. You keep your keys.

Long Stay and JetParks (seasonal shuttle parking)

Long Stay 1 and Long Stay 2 are official self-park options for longer trips. They are pre-book only, you keep your keys and the free shuttle normally runs every 20 minutes, taking around 3–5 minutes to the terminal. East Midlands Airport lists Long Stay for stays from four days, subject to availability.

JetParks 1 and JetParks 2 are the airport's budget self-park options. They are pre-book only, you keep your keys and use a free shuttle to the terminal. East Midlands Airport lists JetParks for stays from six days, subject to availability.

JetParks Plus is another official self-park JetParks option, with a free shuttle to the terminal. You park your own vehicle and keep your keys.

Important for winter travel: East Midlands Airport states that Long Stay and JetParks close over winter. That is why some of these products may not appear for winter travel dates, but they remain genuine East Midlands Airport parking products outside their seasonal closure periods.

Meet & Greet

East Midlands Airport Meet & Greet is the official airport-operated service. Drive through the inspection area, leave your keys at reception and walk around 1–2 minutes to the terminal while an insured driver moves your vehicle to secure on-site parking.

Midlands Parking Meet & Greet is the independent alternative. You meet the driver in Short Stay 1 and your car is stored at Midlands Parking's secure off-airport compound. There are two versions: the standard product, where airport access charges are paid separately, and Midlands Parking Meet & Greet All Inclusive, where those airport charges are included in the booking price.

Which parking type is cheapest?

Expect to pay more for convenience, but do not assume the closest car park will always be the most expensive. East Midlands has three Short Stay and three Mid Stay products competing for the same customers, while independent Meet & Greet can sometimes undercut the official walkable options. Compare the actual price for your dates rather than relying on the product name.

East Midlands Airport Parking - Short Stay, Meet & Greet and Park & Ride Comparison

The table above uses our historical pricing data for the six months from 1 April to 30 September 2025. The average price of a day in Short Stay was £14.37, compared with £9.26 for Park & Ride — a difference of more than £5 a day.

Note: The table is for guidance on price differences, not an estimate of your price. It includes quotes from one day's parking through to 14+ days, and the daily equivalent is usually lower on a longer booking. It also combines the different products within each parking type. Use the search above to compare the latest prices for your own dates.

Using Airport Parking Shop

Tip: By default, Airport Parking Shop lists prices from low to high irrespective of parking type. If you already know the type you want, use More Filters to narrow the results.

2 – Plan to Book in Advance

Quick Insight

Start looking around one month to two weeks in advance.

(The Quick Dive-Down Part)

The most expensive way to park is usually to turn up on the day and pay the drive-up tariff. East Midlands Airport currently lists a Turn Up & Park rate of £59 for up to 24 hours and £59 for each additional day on its current tariff page.

You can save substantially by booking in advance, with the amount you save depending on demand and how far ahead you book. We normally recommend starting around one month to two weeks before you travel, and earlier for school holidays and other busy periods.

In our historical pricing data, the average daily price of Short Stay booked two weeks in advance was £16.26. That is not a promise of today's price, but it illustrates why booking ahead can make such a large difference compared with paying the drive-up tariff.

Tip: Prices rise as availability tightens, so start earlier around school holidays and other peak travel weeks.

3 – Compare Official and Third-Party East Midlands Parking

Quick Insight

East Midlands Airport is dominated by official airport parking, but independent Meet & Greet gives you another option. Compare like-for-like rather than assuming official or third-party will automatically be cheaper.

A Deeper Dive

(It is only snorkelling)

Official East Midlands Airport parking includes Short Stay 1, 2 and 3, Short Stay 3 Premium, Mid Stay 1, 2 and 3, East Midlands Airport Meet & Greet, plus the seasonal Long Stay 1 and 2 and JetParks 1 and 2. The Short Stay, Mid Stay, Long Stay and JetParks products are self-park and let you keep your keys; Official Meet & Greet requires you to leave them.

Independent parking is represented by Midlands Parking Meet & Greet. Its standard and All Inclusive products use the same underlying Meet & Greet service and secure storage compound, but differ in how the airport access charges are paid.

So East Midlands is different from airports where independent Park & Ride companies make up a large share of the market. Most of the year-round choice is between official walkable car parks and Meet & Greet, while the airport's own Long Stay and JetParks add shuttle-served choices outside winter.

What is the practical difference?

• Keys: Short Stay, Mid Stay, Long Stay and JetParks let you keep your keys. All three Meet & Greet products require you to leave them.
• Walking distance: the Short Stay products are around 1–5 minutes away, Mid Stay around 5–7 minutes and Official Meet & Greet around 1–2 minutes.
• Where the car is stored: Official Meet & Greet stores cars in secure on-site airport parking. Midlands Parking uses its own secure compound around 3.8 miles from the handover point.
• Total price: Midlands Parking's standard Meet & Greet has airport access charges payable separately, while its All Inclusive version includes those charges.

(Sorry, a quick rant — airport parking pricing is dynamic, so we try not to litter our pages with teaser “cheapest ever” prices cherry-picked from quiet dates. We do show recent prices above, but otherwise we encourage you to do a search. We don’t collect your email just for searching. Okay… rant over!)

Using Airport Parking Shop

Airport Parking Shop puts the official and independent products together so you can compare them by what actually matters: price, walking distance, key handling, booking flexibility and the total cost after any extra charges.

4 – Compare Parking Features to Find the Best Value

There is usually more than one product within your preferred parking type. Once you have decided whether you want self-park or Meet & Greet, compare the details that can make one product better value than another:

• Transfer time: at East Midlands this is mainly walking time because the current range is walkable.
• Keys: keep your keys with Short Stay and Mid Stay; leave them with Meet & Greet.
• Booking flexibility: compare flexible and non-refundable rates.
• Accessibility: Blue Badge parking is specifically available in Short Stay 1, Mid Stay 3, Long Stay 1 and 2 and Official Meet & Greet.
• Security & reviews: look at the parking facility as well as recent customer feedback.
• Total price, not headline: check whether airport access charges are included with independent Meet & Greet.

Seasonal note: the comparison below reflects the products available for the November dates used on this page. Long Stay and JetParks are not shown because East Midlands Airport closes both products over winter; they return outside the winter closure period.

Using Airport Parking Shop

Tip: After doing a search, the key features are shown on the result cards or under More Info, making it easier to compare the products before you choose.

Different product, same parking site or service

Here’s another wrinkle worth knowing: a different product name in the search results does not always mean a completely different parking location or service.

5 – Compare Sites to Find the Cheapest and Save More

Quick insight

Not every airport parking site works with every East Midlands car park, and sometimes they can sell the same parking product at different prices. It helps to check more than one site — or save time by using Airport Parking Shop.

The Detail

(I ran out of deep dive riffs)

So, you are ready to save money — you’ve even planned out how many more drinks you can get at the pool bar. But then you google for East Midlands Airport parking, you see a stack of booking sites to choose from, and your head starts to hurt. Which one is best?

The world of airport parking is made up of several different businesses:

• The airport itself, which operates the official car parks.
• Independent parking operators such as Midlands Parking.
• Meet & Greet providers who take your car to a secure compound.
• Booking companies that sell those parking products — sometimes several booking companies sell exactly the same space.

Use a comparison site to cut through the noise

This definitely helps, but not every car park works with every comparison site and different sites can charge different prices for the same parking product. Ever searched for car insurance and found a provider on one comparison site but not another, or at a different price? Airport parking is no different.

Not every site sells the same East Midlands car parks

Seasonal note: the provider table below is based on the parking products available for the November comparison. Long Stay and JetParks are not included because East Midlands Airport closes them over winter.

This isn't just theory. The official Short Stay and Mid Stay products are sold by most of the booking companies we compare, while some products are much more limited. Short Stay 3 Premium, for example, is only listed by a subset of the providers below, while Midlands Parking is concentrated among specialist airport-parking sellers.

On a phone? Swipe across the table to see all 8 providers.

✓ = this booking provider currently lists the parking option in its published East Midlands range. X = the parking option was not found in that provider's current published range. Availability for your actual travel dates can still vary.

Search more than one

The key therefore in finding the cheapest price is to check as many different sites as possible. As with anything else, there is a cost-benefit ratio, so you might set yourself a target of the top 3 or 4. Or you might just give up!

All the comparison sites have a lowest price guarantee — isn’t that great?

Checking multiple sites for lowest prices is a time-consuming exercise, so why not just rely on the cheapest-price guarantee of the first one? Cheapest-price guarantees are useful, but it is often down to you to find a lower price elsewhere, meet the claim conditions and contact the original provider. Something most of us don’t have time for.

How Airport Parking Shop Can Help

That is why Airport Parking Shop is here. We compare the car parks for you, and we even compare the comparison sites. We are independent and we don’t own any car parks. In one search you can compare prices from 8 leading airport-parking booking sites.

How we save time and money:

• See more options: compare official airport parking and independent Meet & Greet together.
• Compare providers: see prices for the same parking product next to each other in one search.
• See like-for-like: compare Short Stay with Short Stay, Mid Stay with Mid Stay and Meet & Greet with Meet & Greet.
• Quickly narrow down: filter by parking type, customer reviews, provider and distance to the terminal.
• Switch dates in a click to compare prices for a different trip.
• Understand feature differences: use the result cards and More Info pages to compare key handling, walking distance and restrictions.

Useful things to know when comparing East Midlands Airport parking

Airport parking results can throw a lot of names at you. The easiest way to make sense of them is to separate who runs the parking, what broad type of parking it is, which specific parking product you're booking, who is selling it and what deal you're buying.

So what should you actually compare? First decide whether you want to keep your keys and walk, use a seasonal shuttle-served option, or leave your keys with Meet & Greet. Then compare the specific parking products on walking or transfer time, bay type, storage location and total cost. If the same product is being sold by different booking companies, compare price, refundability and the small print.

Which East Midlands Airport parking must be pre-booked?

Pre-book only: Short Stay 2 and Official Meet & Greet. Short Stay 3 Premium is also sold as a pre-booked premium product, and the independent Midlands Parking Meet & Greet products need to be booked before travel. When open seasonally, Long Stay and JetParks are also pre-book only; East Midlands Airport lists a minimum stay from four days for Long Stay and six days for JetParks, subject to availability.

Turning up without a booking? East Midlands Airport currently allows Turn Up & Park in Short Stay 1, Short Stay 3 and Mid Stay, subject to availability. Pre-booking is still recommended to guarantee a space and normally gives you a better price.

Why compare through Airport Parking Shop?

Airport Parking Shop compares the parking product and the booking company in one search. That means you can first choose the right parking for you and then see which seller has the best combination of price and booking conditions for your dates.

More Details

East Midlands Airport Meet and Greet

Official East Midlands Airport Meet & Greet is a pre-booked service around 1–2 minutes' walk from the terminal. Drive through the sheltered vehicle-inspection area, follow the instructions to your drop-off lane and leave your keys at reception. A fully qualified and insured airport driver moves your car to secure on-site parking and brings it back ready for your return.

Maximum vehicle height: 2 metres. Postcode: DE74 2SA.

Midlands Parking Meet and Greet

Midlands Parking is an independent Meet & Greet service. Call around 30 minutes before arrival and meet the driver in Short Stay 1. Your vehicle is then taken to Midlands Parking's secure compound around 3.8 miles from the airport handover point.

The standard product has airport access charges payable separately. The All Inclusive version uses the same parking service but includes the airport drop-off and collection charges in the booking price.

East Midlands Long Stay 1-2

Long Stay 1 and Long Stay 2 are official self-park car parks aimed at longer trips. They are pre-book only, you keep your keys and a free shuttle normally runs every 20 minutes, taking around 3–5 minutes to the terminal.

East Midlands Airport lists Long Stay for stays from four days, subject to availability. The Long Stay parking product closes over winter, although Long Stay 2 continues to provide the airport's free pick-up/drop-off option for up to 60 minutes. Its shuttle does not operate during the winter closure period, so Long Stay 2 is then around a 15–20 minute walk from the terminal.

Postcode: DE74 2TL.

East Midlands JetParks 1-2

JetParks 1 and JetParks 2 are the airport's budget self-park option. They are pre-book only, you keep your keys and use a free shuttle to reach the terminal. East Midlands Airport lists JetParks for stays from six days, subject to availability.

JetParks closes over winter, so it may not appear for November to March travel dates. When open, the airport describes the shuttle transfer as around 7–8 minutes, with extra time worth allowing for the walk to and wait at the bus stop.

Postcode: DE74 2TR.

East Midlands Mid Stay 1-3

Mid Stay 1, 2 and 3 are official on-airport self-park car parks within roughly 5–7 minutes' walk of the terminal. You park your own vehicle and keep your keys, with no shuttle required. For Blue Badge parking choose Mid Stay 3.

Postcode: DE74 2SA.

East Midlands Short Stay

Short Stay 1, 2 and 3 are the closest self-park options, around 1–5 minutes' walk from check-in. You park yourself and keep your keys. Short Stay 2 is pre-book only, while Short Stay 1 and Short Stay 3 can also accept Turn Up & Park customers subject to availability.

Short Stay 3 Premium uses the Short Stay 3 location but gives you a premium bay, with a walk of around 3–5 minutes.

Postcode: DE74 2SA.

Motorbike parking at East Midlands Airport

Motorcyclists can pre-book parking at East Midlands Airport by contacting the airport parking call centre. The airport does not offer the full online car-parking range to motorcycles, so call before travelling rather than simply arriving and choosing a car park.

Blue Badge and accessible parking at East Midlands Airport

Blue Badge bays are available in Short Stay 1, Mid Stay 3, Long Stay 1 and 2 and Official Meet & Greet. Assistance is available from designated help points around the airport. Long Stay is seasonal and closes over winter.

Blue Badge holders can receive a 20% discount on Official Meet & Greet, excluding saver rates, when booked through the airport contact centre. If you need assistance through the airport, arrange it with your airline or travel agent in advance where possible.

Electric vehicles and vehicle restrictions at East Midlands Airport

Vehicle restrictions: trailers are not permitted in official East Midlands Airport car parks. A 2 metre height restriction applies to Official Meet & Greet. Standard self-park vehicles should fit within the permitted bay for the product booked.

EV charging: East Midlands Airport's terms allow separately booked electric-vehicle charging services where offered. The airport describes this as a single charge of at least five hours on a minimum 7kW charger; you must leave a suitable charging cable and a full charge is not guaranteed.

Midlands Parking: vehicles must fit within a standard parking bay and must not exceed 2 metres in width; long-wheelbase vehicles are not accepted.

Car parks where you can keep your keys at East Midlands Airport

• Short Stay 1
• Short Stay 2
• Short Stay 3
• Short Stay 3 Premium
• Mid Stay 1
• Mid Stay 2
• Mid Stay 3
• Long Stay 1 and 2 (seasonal)
• JetParks 1 and 2 (seasonal)

Official Meet & Greet and both Midlands Parking Meet & Greet products require you to leave your keys.