Car park charges at Bristol Airport to rise in the new year

Changes to the tariffs for the ‘Drop & Go’ and ‘Short Stay and Pick-up’ car parks at Bristol Airport will be introduced in the new year.

From Thursday January 4, the cost of using the ‘Drop & Go’ car park for a ten-minute stay will increase from £5 to £6.

Airport bosses say this reflects the intention for this area to see a rapid turnover of vehicles rather than longer stay lengths, which causes congestion within the confined number of spaces available. 

Higher costs will be placed on ‘kiss and fly’ journeys to the airport, which, according to Bristol Airport bosses, are the most inefficient form of transport and the highest generators of car traffic, encouraging the use of more sustainable forms of transport to the Airport, including public transport. 

Customers who are dropping off family and friends who have a Blue Badge, will continue to be able to use the Drop & Go car park for an extended stay of 40 minutes for £6 on scanning the Blue Badge at the exit barrier.  

The tariff for longer Drop & Go and Short Stay car parks will also rise. A 40-60 minute Drop & Go stay will increase by £5 from £20 to £25 and Short Stay parking for 1-2 hours will rise from £12 to £15.

An alternative to the ‘Drop & Go’ car park is the ‘Short Stay and Pick Up’ car park, located within a short walking distance of the terminal, and with a courtesy bus service operating between car park and terminal. 

This car park is designed for drivers requiring longer stay lengths when collecting or dropping off family, friends and customers, the fee is £6 for 30 minutes. Customers have a choice of other car parking options including a free one-hour Waiting Zone.  

The free one-hour car park is located by the entrance to Silver Zone to the south of the terminal.  

Drivers can wait for 60 minutes free of charge in this area, before relocating to the collect customers from the car parks closer to the terminal. A courtesy bus transfer bus service is also available between the Waiting Zone and terminal.  

Bristol Airport has commenced work on its largest capital project ever and is investing over £60m in creating a public transport interchange and an additional multi-storey car park. 

The project forms part of Bristol Airport’s overall multi-million-pound transformational development plan enabling 12 million passengers a year to use the Airport.