JetParks Ringway
Shadowmoss Road
Manchester
M22 5WE
Distance to airport
The car park is located 13 minutes from the airport.
Transfers from airport
Transfers run 24 hours a day, every 15 minutes and take between 4 and 13 minutes (around 4 minutes to get to Terminal 3, 8 minutes to Terminal 1 and 13 minutes to Terminal 2). The transfer bus is included in the price.
Manchester JetParks Ringway
Manchester JetParks Ringway is an official budget self-parking option with free buses to Terminals 2 and 3. Park in an available bay, keep your keys and take the shuttle to the airport. Buses run every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day, with a typical journey of around 7–9 minutes.
Ringway is one of Manchester Airport’s lowest-priced official products and is best suited to longer trips. The trade-off is its position farther from the terminals, so you must allow time to find a space and complete the bus transfer.
Why choose JetParks Ringway?
Budget official parking: one of Manchester Airport’s most affordable options.
Keep your keys: the vehicle remains where you parked it.
Both terminals: buses serve Terminals 2 and 3.
24-hour transfers: shuttles run approximately every 15 minutes.
Airport security: CCTV, barriers, floodlighting and round-the-clock patrols.
How does JetParks Ringway compare with JetParks 3?
Both are official pre-booked car parks where you park yourself, keep your keys and take a 24-hour shuttle to either terminal. JetParks 3 is slightly closer, with a journey of approximately 6–10 minutes, while Ringway generally takes around 7–9 minutes.
There is little difference in the overall experience, so compare prices for your dates. JetParks 3 may provide the marginally shorter journey, while Ringway is worth choosing when it produces the lower quote.
How does JetParks Ringway compare with JetParks 1?
JetParks 1 also provides self-parking, key retention and a free shuttle, but its bus serves Terminal 2 only and takes approximately five minutes. Ringway serves both Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 but is farther away.
Terminal 2 passengers should compare both products and may prefer JetParks 1 for the shorter transfer. Ringway is the suitable choice of the two when flying from Terminal 3.
How does JetParks Ringway compare with Drop & Go?
At Ringway, you find a space and keep your keys. With Drop & Go, you leave the vehicle in an arrival bay and airport staff park it for you. Drop & Go is around a five-minute walk from Terminal 3, while Terminal 2 passengers use a short shuttle.
Choose Ringway if keeping your keys and securing a budget price matter most. Choose Drop & Go if avoiding the search for a space and reducing the terminal journey justify the price difference.
Important things to know
JetParks Ringway is pre-book only and normally has a minimum stay of three days, subject to availability. Enter the correct registration so the ANPR barrier can recognise the car, and record your row and nearest bus stop before leaving. Standard vehicles must fit within a 2.4 x 4.8-metre bay; commercial vehicles and trailers are not accepted. Blue Badge bays and wheelchair-accessible buses are available, but there are no toilets at the car park. Signs may abbreviate the name to JPR, and older instructions referring to Terminal 1 are now out of date.
Directions
Exit the M56 at Junction 5 and get in the lane for Cheadle. At the traffic lights select the lane signposted for Terminal 3, Quarry Bank Mill, Gatley and Wythenshawe. Continue along Ringway Road for 0.8 miles and then turn left on to Shadowmoss Road. The entrance to JetParks Ringway will be 100 yards on the right.
Arrival procedure
On arrival at the car park, please drive up to the barrier, which will recognise your number plate and rise automatically. Then drive in and park in any space. If you have any problems, please press the intercom for assistance and quote your reference number. Do not press the green flashing button as this is for customers who've not booked.
It can get quite busy, so please make sure you leave plenty of time to find a space.
Once you've parked your car and unloaded your bags, make a note of the letter and number of the row you’re in (the signs are at the end of the row), then head to the nearest yellow bus shelter. There are 3 in the disabled area, numbered 107-109 and two at the far end, numbered 110-111. Wait for the number 9 transfer bus to arrive and take it to the terminal.
Return procedure
On return, collect your luggage and head back to the bus stop where you were dropped off, then get on the number 9 bus back to the car park. When you get back, you'll find your car waiting where you left it so just get in and drive to the barrier.
If you've stayed longer than you booked for, you'll be prompted to make payment using the chip and pin device. If you encounter any problems, please press the intercom for help.
Security
The car park has 24-hour CCTV cameras and patrols as well as barriers and floodlights.
Disabled facilities
There are spaces on tarmac for blue badge holders that are larger than normal spaces. There are also three bus stops in the disabled area so you won't need to walk far to get on the bus. All buses are DDA compliant.
Additional information
Official airport car park. It operates Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) for simple entry and exit. Newly built self-park car park with a bus service operating to all three terminals.
The car park doesn't accept trailers.
Due to roadworks in the car park's surrounding area, we recommend allowing additional travel time in case of delays.
Please note that there aren't any toilets at the car park.
Manchester JetParks Ringway reviews
2.2/5 from 63 verified reviews
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Brian Roche
Flight out was 6:20 am - so allowed lots of time to get from Leeds to the JetParks Ringway car park. Arrived about 4:20am then could not locate the car park - Sat Nav did not have the new road layout (lots) available and there was not one sign at any of the major junctions to provide directions to the car park. My wife used her phone to guide us into the car park - through a housing estate. Big queue at the bus stop - starting to panic now, made it on the bus but some were left behind and the next bus stop was just waved at because our bus was full. Some said that they had to wait over half an hour for a bus. By the time I got through to the terminal gate, they were boarding the plane. I will not be using this car park again. The amount of money they are making from cars all crammed together and not a penny spent on signage.
Verified booking 20 May 2019
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A Leece
Do not use this car park if you want to get to your plane on time. We arrived in good time for our flight, however we had to wait for 30 minutes until the first bus arrived, when the driver saw there were 10 people waiting to get on he didn't even stop, but indicated that the bus was full. He then stopped at the next stop and let a couple of people on! We then had another 10 minute wait for the next bus, which we managed to get on. It was almost an hour from arriving at the car park to reaching the terminal. We only just managed to catch our flight as a result, as we were allowed to push to the front of the check in queues. We will never use these car parks again!
Verified booking 13 May 2019
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Paul Spriggs
Even though the bus driver must have seen us heading towards the bus stop he still pulled off and left us. And then we had to wait ages for another bus. Absolute shambles. Won’t be parking here again.
Verified booking 9 May 2019
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Noor Ali
Miles away and the bus service is appalling. Waited for over 30 minutes on the way in and worse on the way back. Avoid
Verified booking 9 May 2019
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Vincent Hughes
Do not park on this car park! I only wish I had read the other reviews because the same thing happened upon our return from holiday; cling film on the window and a letter with an incident number on the windscreen. Now that I have read the reviews I am even angrier at the total disregard the airport have for their Customers. It is advertised as safe and secure parking, which is against trade descriptions because it is anything but. They just want your money and if your car gets trashed then you get a refund on your parking, which is an insult. It's hardly an incentive to improve security because people just carry on parking there and when you look at the amount of cars on the car park you can see its a cash cow, so why bother increasing security. I was told that my vandalised car was just one of 5 on that particular night and that they haven't had an incident for a while. After reading the previous reviews, this is rubbish unless you call a month a while. Please, please do not park there!
Verified booking 27 Feb 2019
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Niall Saynor
Actually had my car stolen from JetPark Ringways in October while on holiday. Returned to find it gone - after 2 hours looking staff agreed it wasn't there and police called. It was actually recovered several days later on false license plates in Chorlton. Over £2000 spent on repairs by insurers. No apology from JetParks, no explanation from JetParks as to how it got out through a controlled barrier and while the keys were still in my possession. Only refunded my car parking fee when I asked for it. And somehow they said that was a gesture of goodwill - what goodwill. Parking there has cost me my excess, my no claims bonus and cost of replacing personal items. Their webpage says it is manned 24 hours - IT IS NOT - patrol car comes around once in a while but most of the time there is no staff there. I will take the train in future
Verified booking 13 Feb 2019
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Ashley Holt
Got back to the car eventually and the rear seat belts had been cut, so my four year old son had to travel home on his mums knees... Who would do such a thing?.. Never again... In fact Manchester Airport is a shambles as well... Won't be going again.
Verified booking 7 Jan 2019
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Alan Pilkington
Still having issues with customer service after £2,500 damage to my car. The CCTV is what they describe as live feed and therefore there is no recordings available. I have asked for a copy of the written log as 15 cars being extensively damaged in one night should not have gone unnoticed. I was told I could not have this due to confidentiality issues. The car park was apparently assessed by Park Mark who provide a kite mark in July this year the same month 60 cars were vandalised. At the moment Park Mark have refused to help me further and Jet Parks have referred me to their solicitor.
Verified booking 3 Dec 2018
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David Dodd
I have parked at Jet Parks Ringway before and find it very easy to park. The only issue is that my sat nav didn't recognise the new road layout although as we knew where we were heading it was easy to find the car-park. There access was great, the camera recognised my registration straight away when entering and again on leaving. Parking was easy and there was plenty of space available.
Verified booking 1 Dec 2018
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Mark Coulding
Great place to park your car. Only tip I can give is if you're returning at night, don't park at section 111 which has no lighting. I think this is down to the car park lighting interfering with the runway lights, 'so they turn them off', other than that a great service, which we will always use from now on.
Flight out was 6:20 am - so allowed lots of time to get from Leeds to the JetParks Ringway car park. Arrived about 4:20am then could not locate the car park - Sat Nav did not have the new road layout (lots) available and there was not one sign at any of the major junctions to provide directions to the car park. My wife used her phone to guide us into the car park - through a housing estate. Big queue at the bus stop - starting to panic now, made it on the bus but some were left behind and the next bus stop was just waved at because our bus was full. Some said that they had to wait over half an hour for a bus. By the time I got through to the terminal gate, they were boarding the plane. I will not be using this car park again. The amount of money they are making from cars all crammed together and not a penny spent on signage.
Verified booking 20 May 2019