Bristol International Airport Parking

Parking at Bristol airport is divided into three separate zones, which offer different pricing structures as well as different types of parking. Most of these zones are located within a short walk of the terminal or provide a free bus service back to the terminal.

Parking in Bristol's Silver Zone car park is suited for stays of over 4 days and provides the cheapest airport parking option. The car park reception desk is where motorist can check-in and hand over car and keys. A 24 hour courtesy shuttle bus takes passengers back to the terminal in just 5-6 minutes.

Passengers can make advance bookings for the Silver Zone car park, which is a 24 hour facility. Advance bookings must be paid for using Bristol Airport parking's secure online payment facility. Motorists with fixed dates for their parking requirements are offered a non-flexible booking at a discounted rate.

The Silver Zone offers safer parking thanks to CCTV coverage and secure fencing, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), Vehicle Damage Recognition (VDR) cameras upon entry and around the clock monitoring. All vehicles remain in the secure area throughout the reserved parking period and are not moved from the car park at any time. Dedicated parking spaces for disabled motorists are available right next to the reception building. The approximate cost for a stay of 15 days (reserved at least a full week in advance) is £3.34 per day.

Long and short-term parking at Bristol Airport is also available at the Long Stay Car Park, which is located slightly closer to the terminal than the Silver Zone car parking facility. The Long Stay Car Park is suited for stays over one full day. Motorists can either use the courtesy bus or walk. From most sections of the car park it takes only 3 to 4 minutes to walk back to the terminal. Here motorists self-park and do not need to hand over keys and car at the reception desk.

The Long Stay car park also has CCTV coverage and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), secure fencing and 24 hours a day monitoring. In addition, the car park exit is manned 24 hours a day by the airport's customer service team.

Motorists don't need to pre-book either, but can simply drive up and pay for their Bristol Airport parking at the exit. Booking in advance does have the advantage of cheaper parking fees and reduces the price to just £4.00 per day based on a 15 day parking period that was booked at least 7 days in advance of arrival.

Bristol's airport also provides dedicated special assistance points in the parking zones; these points are located within the bus shelter alongside the allocated disabled parking bays in proximity of the terminal. Disabled motorists seeking assistance merely need to press the intercom button on the entry barrier and they will receive help and information.

Finally, Premier short-term parking at the airport is located very close to the terminal within a 3-4 minute walk; this parking facility is ideal for business travelers.

The Premier car park offers secure parking thanks to CCTV coverage and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), secure fencing and 24 hours a day monitoring by dedicated security personnel. The Premier car park's exit is manned 24 hours a day by the airport's customer service team. There are 495 available spaces in this facility suited for stays of between 1 and 15 days. There is no need to book, this is a self-parking facility, but reserving in advance does bring savings with it.

For even cheaper parking, which regular flyers will appreciate, there is the Airport Rewards scheme. It is free to become a member and passengers can join the scheme via the airport's website.

For more information about long and short term parking please visit the official airport website, where parking spaces can be reserved and the Rewards scheme can be entered into www.bristolairport.co.uk.