Direct Parking

Direct Parking Glasgow Airport

Direct Parking is a self-park, keep-your-keys car park just around three minutes from Glasgow Airport by complimentary shuttle. Drive to the car park on West March Road, let the ANPR system recognise your registration, park your car and keep your keys while you are away. The shuttle runs on demand 24 hours a day, making this one of the quickest off-airport Park & Ride options at Glasgow.

Because you park the car yourself and it stays where you leave it, Direct Parking is a good option if you want the lower price of an off-airport car park without handing your keys to an operator.

Why choose Direct Parking?

• Very short transfer: the shuttle journey to Glasgow Airport takes around three minutes.
• 24-hour transfers: buses run on demand throughout the day and night.
• Keep your keys: you park the car yourself and it remains where you leave it.
• ANPR entry: the barrier recognises the registration number supplied with your booking.
• Secure parking: the car park has CCTV, security fencing, entry barriers, floodlighting and 24-hour staffing.
• Accessible facilities: accessible parking spaces are available along with an accessible waiting room and toilet.
• No normal height restriction: standard cars are accepted without a published height or width limit.

How does Direct Parking compare with Skyport?

Glasgow Airport Skyport Parking is another self-park option where you keep your keys and use a 24-hour shuttle. Skyport currently quotes a transfer of around six minutes, compared with around three minutes at Direct Parking.

Choose Direct Parking if the shortest possible shuttle journey matters most. Choose Skyport if its live price is better or if you need one of its specialist products, such as EV charging.

How does Direct Parking compare with Parksafe?

Parksafe Glasgow is also a keep-your-keys Park & Ride product with an on-demand 24-hour shuttle. Its journey is around four to five minutes, compared with around three minutes from Direct Parking.

The two products are similar, so compare the live price, location and any specific accessibility or vehicle requirements before booking.

How does Direct Parking compare with Flying Scot?

Glasgow Flying Scot is similarly close to the airport, with transfers taking around three to five minutes. The important difference is that Flying Scot requires you to leave your keys, whereas Direct Parking is self-park and you keep them.

Choose Direct Parking if retaining your keys is important. Flying Scot may still be worth considering if its live price is lower and you do not mind leaving your keys with the operator.

Important things to know

Direct Parking is a self-park, keep-your-keys product. The free shuttle runs 24 hours a day on demand and normally takes around three minutes. During busy periods, the operator recommends arriving at the car park around 30–40 minutes before your airline check-in time to allow for parking and transfer.

There is no standard car height or width restriction, but long-wheelbase vans and vehicles with trailers require two parking spaces. Current booking information gives a discretionary grace period until around 2am the following morning; after that, an additional charge of around £10 per day may apply. Accessible parking is available, but accessibility information varies between booking partners, so if wheelchair access to the transfer bus is essential, confirm this before booking.

Security

Award Winning Secure Car Park from the Police and the Home Office. Eight foot security fencing, entry barriers, manned 24 hours a day, Guard dogs, CCTV and floodlights.

Transfers to airport

Transfers to the airport operate on demand and the journey time is 3 minutes. Bus Stop directly outside Int. arrivals at Glasgow Airport, the only off airport parking provider to offer this service.

Directions

Please be sure to use the new directions. Do not use a satellite navigation system as this will not take you to the car park if you enter the postcode.

Westbound M8 from Glasgow: GO PAST Glasgow Airport (J28), stay in the middle lane & EXIT JCT 29 for Paisley. At the roundabout take FIRST LEFT exit at traffic lights, sign-posted Paisley A726. Stay in right-hand lane on dual carriageway & TURN RIGHT at the FIRST SET of TRAFFIC LIGHTS, approximately 100 yards from roundabout. TURN RIGHT into Burnside Place going STRAIGHT through mini roundabout. Go under railway bridge. Go STRAIGHT through next mini roundabout. Direct Parking site is on left hand side.

Eastbound M8 from Greenock/Erskine Bridge: EXIT at JCT 29 & take the THIRD EXIT on roundabout, signed Paisley A726. Stay in right-hand lane on dual carriageway & TURN RIGHT at FIRST SET of TRAFFIC LIGHTS, approx. 100 yards from roundabout. TURN RIGHT into Burnside Place going STRAIGHT through mini roundabout. Go under railway bridge. Go STRAIGHT through next mini roundabout. Direct Parking site is on left hand side.

A737 from Johnstone/Beith/Irvine: On A737 take EXIT signposted Paisley/Greenock/Glasgow Airport. At roundabout take FOURTH EXIT, sign-posted Paisley A726. Stay in right-hand lane on dual carriageway and TURN RIGHT at FIRST SET of TRAFFIC LIGHTS, approximately 100 yards from roundabout. TURN RIGHT into Burnside Place going STRAIGHT through mini roundabout. Go under railway bridge then STRAIGHT over next mini roundabout. Direct Parking site is on left.

Arrival procedure

Please check your booking confirmation for details.

Express Check-In Service. On arrival, check-in at the booth, then park in your pre-allocated space. Go to the customer waiting room or nearest bus shelter where you will be picked up and taken to the airport.

Please allow yourself plenty of time and arrive at the car park 30-40 mins before your airline check-in desk opens, especially in the summer season.

Return procedure

Please check your booking confirmation for details.

Phone using the free phone in the baggage reclaim area or call the direct line number on your receipt. Make your way outside the airport to the bus stop area at Bute road where you were dropped off. You will be collected and taken back to the car park.

Disabled Facilities

Disabled parking spaces available and disabled access to waiting room and toilet.

Additional information

Self Park customers use the Car Park entirely at their own risk in respect of their persons, the Vehicle and any personal property left therein.

No Car Park Height & Width Restrictions are in force. If you are parking a long wheel based van or a car with a trailer, 2 parking spaces will be required.

Suitcase weighing facilities available.

Please allow yourself plenty of time and arrive at the car park 30-40 mins before your airline check-in desk opens, especially in the summer season.