London Heathrow Airport Driving Directions

Setting down passengers - If you are setting down passengers at the airport there are designated set down points located outside each terminal. Although you are permitted to unload on the terminal forecourts you should be aware that waiting is not permitted. Police and airport staff patrol the forecourts on a regular basis and ask waiting vehicles to move on. Picking up passengers - Waiting is not permitted on the airport forecourts at any time. If you are meeting someone from a flight you should use the short stay car parks. (For security reasons vehicles should not be left unattended at any time. Any vehicle left unattended outside a terminal will be swiftly removed by the police. A charge of £105.00 is made for its recovery and a £40.00 parking ticket will also be given. If the vehicle is not collected on the day it is removed there will be a further charge of £12.00 for each day's storage.)

London Heathrow Airport Car Parks
For an airport the size of Heathrow it has remarkably efficient, if not cheap, parking facilities. Signs are generally easy to follow and parking charges are very clearly indicated at car park entrances. Staff are generally very helpful and efficient will offer a free jump start to returning passengers who forgot to switch their lights off before their journey! Each of Heathrow's public car parks have been awarded Secured Car Park status. Launched by The Association of Chief Police Officers and administered by the British Parking Association, the scheme recognises car parks that introduce measures to reduce car-related crime. To receive the awards, Heathrow's car parks met a stringent set of standards including good design and management, effective levels of security patrols, good lighting and the provision of help points. Regular transfer coaches to the terminals from long stay and business parking. For advance booking parking, (recommended) call the pre-booking service on 0870 000 1 000 Car Parking at Heathrow Airport is operated by NCP at Terminals 1, 2 and 3, and by APCOA at Terminal 4. Pink Elephant, Meteor and Central Parking System offer specialist parking services such as business and valet facilities at various locations throughout the airport.

Short Stay Car Parks
Recommended for stays up to five hours, for example when you want to see off or meet someone from a flight. Each of the four terminals has it’s own short stay car park. There is also a fifth car park in the central terminal area, car park 1a. For stays longer than 5 hours, if attending a meeting for instance, use the Long Stay car park.

Special “Short Stay” Weekender Rate
A special discounted weekend operates from 16:00 Fridays until 10:00 on Mondays The pre-book rate of £50.00 for three days is available for customers who stay on a Saturday night. To reserve call: 0870 000 1 000