Parking at London Luton Airport (LTN) ranges from the cheap Long Stay Car Park from around £35 a day to the Terminal Car Parks from £75 a day, plus a £7 drop-off charge at the terminal. Here are all the Luton Airport parking prices for 2026, the cheapest options, how to pre-book and save up to 70%, and when a fixed-price taxi actually works out cheaper than parking your own car.
Luton Airport parking: Long Stay is cheapest, Terminal is closest, and a taxi skips it all.
Please note: we are a taxi company, not the airport. Prime Airport Transfer does not own, operate or take payment for any London Luton Airport car park. We cannot book your parking, change it, refund it, or help with a barrier or payment problem.
To pay for parking or the drop-off charge, or to sort out a parking issue, use London Luton Airport directly at london-luton.co.uk. This page is a guide we wrote for our own passengers. What we do is drive you there for a fixed price.
A week in Long Stay is around £245 at the gate, plus fuel, plus the shuttle bus with your cases at both ends, and your car sits at the airport the whole time.
Both legs, door to terminal, with the £7 drop-off already in the fare. On those routes a return transfer costs less than a week in Long Stay, and there is no car park to find at 4am.
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Last updated: July 2026. Prices are on-the-day gate rates taken from London Luton Airport’s official website (effective 22 June 2026) and were checked in July 2026. Prices vary by date and how far ahead you book, so always confirm the current price when you book.
| Car park | From (gate price) | To terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Long Stay | £35 / day | ~10 min free shuttle (every 20 min) |
| Mid Stay | £40 / extra day | ~10 min walk |
| Terminal Car Park 1 | £15 (30 min) – £75/day | ~4 min walk |
| Terminal Car Park 2 | £15 (30 min) – £75/day | ~5 min walk |
| Priority Parking | Premium (varies) | Closest spaces |
| Drop-off | £7 | At the terminal |
Gate prices effective 22 June 2026 per London Luton Airport. Pre-book online to save up to 70%. A 7-day Long Stay at the gate is around £245; pre-booked it is typically far less.
The Long Stay Car Park is the cheapest official way to park at Luton Airport, from around £35 a day at the gate and much cheaper when you pre-book. A free shuttle bus runs about every 20 minutes and takes roughly 10 minutes to the terminal, dropping you at the entrance. Best for holidays and week-long trips where price matters more than a short walk.
The Mid Stay Car Park is about a 10-minute walk to the terminal, so there is no bus to wait for. It is from £15 for up to an hour and around £40 for each additional day at the gate. Motorcycles park free for up to 14 days. A good balance of price and convenience.
The Terminal Car Parks are the closest, a 4 to 5 minute walk, and the most expensive. Gate prices run from £15 for 30 minutes, £21.50 for an hour, £39 for 3 to 5 hours, up to £75 for 9 to 24 hours and each extra day. Ideal only for very short stays or quick pick-ups where you need to be right by the doors.
Priority Parking gets you the nearest spaces at a premium that varies by date. Luton has replaced its old Meet & Greet Priority Parking with a Priority Drop & Go service on Level 2 of Terminal Car Park 1, a short walk from the terminal and open 24 hours (some third-party operators still offer their own meet and greet). If it is door-to-door convenience you want, a fixed-price taxi does the same job without leaving your car at the airport for the whole trip.
Dropping off right outside the terminal costs £7 for up to 10 minutes. The free alternative is the Long Stay car park, where the first 2 hours are free, with a free shuttle to the terminal. A booked transfer takes you door to door with the £7 already included in the fare. For the full rules see our Luton Airport drop-off charges guide, and the official London Luton Airport parking pages for current prices.
Here is the honest comparison. Leave your car in Long Stay for a week and you are looking at roughly £245 at the gate (less if you pre-book), plus fuel both ways, the the shuttle bus with your luggage, and a car sitting in a field for seven days. The Terminal car parks push that past £500 a week.
A fixed-price taxi from around £40 each way from most of Hertfordshire means no car at the airport, no bus, no parking to pre-book, and the £7 terminal drop-off already included in the fare. For a solo traveller, a couple, or anyone who values the door-to-door pick-up, it is often comparable or cheaper, and far less hassle. If you are a large family driving from far away, on-site Long Stay parking can still win, so it is always worth checking your exact fixed fare first.
Either way you should pre-book, both parking and taxis are cheaper and guaranteed when arranged in advance rather than on the day.
No parking to pre-book, no shuttle bus with your suitcases, and no car sitting at the airport all week. A fixed-price transfer from £40 takes you door-to-door to Luton Airport with the fare agreed before you book and the £7 terminal drop-off included. Get your exact price in under a minute and compare it to a week’s parking.
Get your fixed priceFixed fares from St Albans, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead and across Hertfordshire from £40.
Written by Muhammad Khan, Director of Prime Airport Transfer, a licensed Hertfordshire private hire operator (Three Rivers District Council, licence PHOP019). We run fixed-price transfers to and from London Luton Airport every day, so we know the car parks, the shuttle buses, the drop-off zone and the early-morning rush first-hand. Parking names and prices were taken from London Luton Airport’s official website (gate prices effective 22 June 2026) and checked in July 2026, and can change, so please confirm current prices when you book.
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