Heathrow Terminals Parking - Park and Ride
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£8.98 per day
Lowest price recorded in the past week for 7 days parking, shown as a daily equivalent.
Distance to airport
Approximately 3.5 miles from Terminal 5.
Transfers from airport
Transfers operate on demand and are included in the parking price. Current booking information gives a journey time of around 15–20 minutes to Terminals 2 and 3 or Terminal 5, depending on the product booked and airport traffic.
Overview
Heathrow Terminals Parking Park & Ride is an off-airport key-handover service with separate products for Terminals 2 & 3 and Terminal 5. You leave the car in the drop-off area, hand your keys to the parking team and take the included on-demand shuttle to your terminal.
It is a straightforward value option if you are happy to leave your keys in exchange for staff parking the vehicle for you. Make sure you book the version for the correct Heathrow terminal, as the T2/T3 and T5 products are sold separately.
Why choose Terminals Parking Park & Ride?
- On-demand transfers: the shuttle is arranged around your arrival rather than running to a fixed timetable.
- Car parked for you: leave the vehicle in the drop-off area and the team moves it into the secured parking compound.
- Separate T2/T3 and T5 products: choose the option that matches your departure terminal.
- Vehicle inspection: your car is checked when you hand it over.
- Park Mark security: perimeter fencing, CCTV and the Park Mark Safer Parking award.
How does Terminals Parking compare with OnPark Heathrow Park & Ride?
OnPark Heathrow Park & Ride is another current key-handover option. Both include shuttle transfers, but OnPark operates from the Sheraton Skyline and serves all Heathrow terminals from one product, whereas Terminals Parking sells separate versions for T2/T3 and T5.
OnPark currently lists a 5–10 minute transfer, while Terminals Parking's current seller information gives around 15–20 minutes. Compare the live price and transfer arrangements for your terminal.
How does Terminals Parking compare with Heathrow Elite Parking?
Heathrow Elite Parking Park & Ride is useful if keeping your keys matters. With Terminals Parking you hand them to the parking team and the vehicle may be moved within its secured parking operation; Elite is a self-park product where you retain your keys.
Elite also offers covered multi-storey parking, whereas Terminals Parking is an open-air option. Terminals Parking may still be the better choice when its live price is lower.
Overview
Heathrow Terminals Park & Ride is an established, well reviewed third-party park and ride car park. It is one of a number of secure third-party off-airport park and ride car parks - Allegiance, Elite Parking, Purple Parking and Maple - that offer extremely competitive pricing compared to the official Heathrow park and ride.
If you haven't already done a search, then you will find pricing for Terminals Parking is generally, with Allegiance, the cheapest of the third-party park & ride options. But it comes with some trade-offs.
Below I have listed the key features for Heathrow Terminals Parking and done a comparison with the others:
It is situated in a business park in Slough and car parking is open air. If you are looking for a covered option then you have Purple Parking and Elite Parking.
Like all of them, it has 24/7 CCTV coverage, full lighting and professional on-site staff.
It is flexible.
Like Elite Parking it is outside the ULEZ zone which can be a plus but makes it a little farther. The others are inside.
Travel time - In terms of travel time, all of them cite between 10 - 20 minutes.
Transport to terminal - It has a shuttle bus that is on-demand, so you have it call in advance to make sure it is there waiting for you. Purple Parking and Maple Express have a bus with transfers every 20 minutes and the other 2 transfers on request. Allegiance Park & Ride only takes you to Hatton Cross Tube Station.
Open times - Elite: opening times and shuttle times - 04:30–23:59. Allegiance: is open from 7am to 9.30pm, so that is obviously a big concern if your flight is arriving outside these times. Purple: shuttle 04:00–23:40 (staff 24/7, but shuttle not) Maple: opening times + shuttle 04:00–23:59 Terminals: open 04:45–00:00, shuttle 04:00–23:30, after-hours possible (fee)
Not done a search yet? Go to the top of the page and do one for Heathrow Elite Parking, or go to the main Heathrow page and do a comparison. Only Airport Parking Shop includes data from 8 leading comparison sites in one search so you can choose the best deal.
Directions
Please use postcode SL3 0AL in your Sat Nav and then follow the arrival instructions.
Arrival procedure
Please call the car park when you are 20 to 30 mins away from the car park.
You must keep them informed if you are running late or to arrive ahead of scheduled booking time.
Upon arrival at the car park please park your car in Drop off Zone.
Lock your car, make your way to reception with your luggage where you will be met by a member of staff.
Hand over the car keys and collect the paperwork. A member of staff will inspect your vehicle and will move it to the secured area in the car park.
You will then be transferred to the Terminal, which will take about 10-15 minutes.
Return procedure
Call Terminals Parking twice on your return: once after landing and again once you have collected your luggage. For Terminal 2, make your way to Level 1 of the Terminal Parking car park and wait at Row D. For Terminal 3, go to Level 2 and wait at Row A. For Terminal 5, go to Level 1 and wait at Row A. The shuttle will collect you and return you to the car park.
Security
Perimeter Fencing, CCTV and ParkMark award.
Terminals Parking - Park and Ride - T5 only
This car park option only serves Terminal 5.
Terminals Parking - Park and Ride - T2 and T3 only
This car park option is for T2 and T3 only!