Glasgow airport offers a number of different options for parking. There is short stay for when you are dropping someone off, or collecting them, long stay for when you want to leave your car while you’re on holiday, and valet parking for those occasions when you want to be right there at the terminal with your car.
Short Stay Parking
Short stay parking is most useful for when you only plan on staying for a short time – say a couple of hours when you’re dropping someone off, or collecting them. It can be used for up to 12 hours however if needed, but the charges are quite high for this.
Short stay car parks at Glasgow are within easy walking distance of the terminal and have disabled bay for use by disabled passengers which are closest to the terminal. Wheelchairs are available by request from the various airlines, but do need to be pre-booked. A new pickup/drop off point is also available too. This is only for very very short use of no more than 10 minutes and is located directly opposite the main terminal on the ground floor.
Long Stay Parking
Glasgow airport parking is for when you want to park your car at the airport while you go away on holiday. The car parks are further from the terminal building and include Airparks Glasgow and Glasgow NCP Flightpath, transfer by courtesy coach is available and takes approximately five minutes to get you to the terminal.
You can just arrive and hope for a space, but it is more advisable to pre-book your space as not only is this cheaper as most long stay car parks offer discounts for advanced bookings, but it will also guarantee you a space. Glasgow airport has seven long stay car parks.
Valet Parking
If you need long stay car parking, but don’t want to use a bus to transfer from your car to the terminal, you could opt for one of Glasgow airport’s meet and greet valet services. This means you’ll get a chauffeur meeting you at a pre-arranged time at your departure terminal, and removing the car to a secure compound where it will stay till your return. When you arrive back from your journey, your car will be delivered to you at your terminal again.
Airport Hotel Parking
Staying in an airport hotel with parking is an option which many people don’t consider assuming it will be far more expensive, however, it can on occasion work out to be around the same price or even cheaper than parking on it’s own, and is often much more convenient if your flight leaves very early in the morning. At Glasgow there are nine airport hotels to choose from.
