Diamond Park and Ride

Southend Diamond Park & Ride

Diamond is an off-airport car park with an included minibus transfer taking around five minutes. Park in an arrivals lane, leave your keys at reception and let the team park the car while you take the shuttle to the terminal.

Minibuses run every 10–15 minutes from shortly before the airport opens until after it closes. On your return, follow the collection instructions provided when you check in.

Why choose Diamond Park & Ride?

• Five-minute transfer: the return shuttle is included in the price.
• Regular minibuses: departures approximately every 10–15 minutes.
• No search for a bay: leave your keys and staff park the car.
• Secure site: CCTV, fencing, gated access and 24-hour staff presence.
• Park Mark: the car park holds the recognised safer-parking award.

How does Diamond compare with SACP?

The published details place Diamond and SACP at the same D3 Millhead Way site, with the same five-minute transfer, arrivals-lane check-in and key-handover arrangement. In practical terms, there is very little between them.

Compare the final price, cancellation conditions and reviews. You are largely choosing between different rates for the same type of journey rather than two genuinely different car parks.

How does Diamond compare with Southend Standard Parking?

Standard is the airport’s official car park, around a 3–5 minute walk from the terminal. You park yourself and keep your keys. Diamond requires a shuttle and key handover but may offer a lower price.

Choose Diamond when the saving makes the transfer worthwhile. If the prices are close, Standard is simpler: park, keep your keys and walk straight to departures.

Important things to know

Remove house keys and unnecessary keyrings before handing over your car key. Three accessible parking spaces are available, but the minibus is not wheelchair accessible. Vehicles must fit within a standard bay; trailers and vehicles with eight or more seats are not accepted, and long-wheelbase vehicles may cost extra.

Directions

For Sat Nav / Google Maps Directions, please use postcode: SS4 1XQ

Or use What3Words: ///battle.kinds.action

Or follow these simple directions:

Join the M25 Motorway and head for Dartford Crossing.
Leave the M25 at junction 29 for the A127 towards Southend/Basildon.
Stay on the A127 for 17 miles
At the Tesco’s roundabout – go straight over (3rd exit) towards Southend (Princes Ave).
At the next roundabout – turn left into Manners Way (1st Exit)
At the next roundabout – turn right (4th exit) into Southend Road
At the next roundabout – turn right into Sutton Road (2nd Exit)
At the next roundabout – turn left into Purdeys Way. (1st Exit)
Take the 2nd road on the right into Rochehall Way (turning just before RollerCity, which is on the corner).
Take the 1st road on the left into Millhead Way.
Drive towards the end of the road and turn left into the entrance gates (just before you reach the end of the road)

Arrival procedure

When you arrive at the car park, please park your car in one of the Arrival Lanes. Get all of your luggage from your vehicle and head to the Check In Area. You can either use the Self Check In screen or a member of staff will check you in and then help you with your luggage onto the mini-bus. In no time at all you will be at the terminal. The mini-buses start 15 minutes before the airport opens and finish 1 hour after the airport closes. The buses depart every 15 minutes.

Return procedure

Please follow instructions on your return slip that you will be given when you check in.

Security

Security fencing, gated, 24 hour CCTV and 24 hour manned security.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible.

Additional information

If your return is delayed and you park for longer than you have paid for, each extra day’s parking will be charged at £20 per day.

Trailers are not accepted. No height restriction.