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Parking at Gatwick Airport LGW.
Short term parking for private cars, without special requirements is well
catered for at both terminals BUT you need to know how long and wide your
car is as you move about the North Terminal car park! It's a bit tricky.
Parking 4x4's Mini-busses
and larger people carriers.
With the increasing use of 4x4's, larger people (that's larger
vehicles, not larger people) carriers and minibuses parking is often a
worry. Both North & South terminal have 'high sided' vehicle parking
facilities to cover this eventuality. They are not covered and both
require a short walk.
Parking here is clearly sign
posted. However manoeuvring a large car in the carpark is a little
troublesome. The designer must have been a mini driver! There is a
tendency for drivers to park as near the bottom as possible due to the
difficulty of getting around, this leaves more space near the top for the
smaller car drivers, or even drivers of smaller cars!
High Sided Vehicle Parking
at North Terminal
High sided vehicles are also catered for at north terminal BUT is is a
real bugger to get into. High sided parking is at ground level so don't go
up any ramps. Keep to the left hand side and just before the terminal
building there is a sharp turn back on yourself to get into the parking
area. You will probably need to swing out a bit before turning in. A real
nuisance! Getting out is easier, kinda sorta, you have a tricky little
turn into the barrier area, which leaves you stretching to insert your
ticket, then a turn left into the traffic. I'm sure there are excellent
reasons why the entrance/exit positions are not swapped.
Parking at Gatwick Airport
South Terminal
At south terminal there are three parking areas, all within the same
building. After leaving the motorway spur road keep to the right hand
lane. There are three roads leading off, ignore the first two. Follow the
signs to 'Short Term' parking. After passing through the barrier you will
see the entrances to the multi-storey car parks on the left. Car parks 1 &
2 are best for 'Departures'. Car park 3 is best for 'Arrivals'. It is my
experience that people seldom like to walk so they spend a lot of time
driving around the level where the main entrance to the airport is. I
always go up at least one floor extra where there is often more space, two
levels extra is no big deal as all floors are served by lifts. Within the
car park the car park number, level & row is written on a big sign on
every pillar. Make a note so you can find your vehicle easily.
High sided vehicle parking
at South terminal
High sided vehicles have their own parking area just past the three
main car parks. It is in the open, so take a brolly if it looks like rain.
Off Airport (Long term
parking)
There are a great many of off-airport parking spaces in the area BUT,
I am told, that there is not enough to go around. Many companies have
their own web sites. Please be aware that just because you have filled in
an on-line booking form it does not mean you have a space reserved! Please
ring the company to confirm your booking - unless you have been through a
secure online booking facility. In which case the company concerned will
e-mail a confirmation.
Coach Parking
Coach parking is available at South terminal - reached by keeping to
the near side lane when leaving the motorway spur road. Parking is sign
posted (on the left). There is often a mobile snack bar, in the car park,
for coach drivers. If you are parked in a coach then you will need support
staff in the airport terminal to handle your passengers. You need to
register with the coach park staff and advise them of your flight number
and e.t.a. They will send you down to the terminal at the correct time.
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