Heathrow Long Stay FREE Parking

Heathrow offers FREE parking for up to 29 minutes at the Long Stay car parks, perfect if you're dropping off or picking up passengers.

🚌 Passengers will need to catch the FREE shuttle bus to and from the terminals - transfers run every 10-15 minutes and take 5 minutes.

♿ Blue Badge parking is available close to the shuttle bus pick up points or admin offices.

For stays longer than 29 minutes, the standard rates will apply.

Free Parking near Heathrow

Many towns surrounding Heathrow benefit from excellent transport links directly to the airport, making them convenient places to find short-stay, off-site parking for a fraction of the cost. To save you time consulting Google maps, trying to find the best places, we've narrowed down 3 car parks in 3 nearby towns that we think could be worth considering. Please note: all car park information is correct at time of writing but subject to change.

Civic Hall Car Park in Hayes

How to get from Civic Hall Car Park to Heathrow?

In total it's about a 15-minute journey. You'll need to walk from the car park to Hayes & Harlington train station (5-8 minute walk) then, from here, catch the Elizabeth Line to Heathrow airport - it's a 7-minute journey. Train tickets start from £12.80 for a return (£6.80 for a single).

Bridge House Pond Car Park in Feltham

How to get from Bridge House Pond Car Park to Heathrow?

In total it's about a 10-25 minute journey (although times can vary depending on bus times and traffic). You'll need to walk 2 minutes from the car park to Feltham High Street. From here you'll need to catch the Abellio London 285 bus service straight to Heathrow airport - service runs every 15 minutes and takes 8 minutes. Ticket prices start from £1.65.

Kingsley Road Car Park in Hounslow

How to get from Kingsley Road Car Park to Heathrow?

From the car park walk the 4 minutes to Hounslow East train station and from here catch the Piccadilly line into Heathrow - it's just 4 stops and takes 12 minutes. You can expect tickets to cost roughly £2-4.

As you can see, if you think you're going to need longer than 2 hours, it can work out cheaper to park off-airport. For comparison, after 2 hours the Long Stay car park charges jump to £37.70 for up to 24 hours. At the official Short Stay car parks it's £16.00 for up to 2 hours and £19.40 for up to 3 hours. With this in mind, even if you're parking at these alternative car parks during chargeable hours AND you factor in transfer costs to Heathrow, you can still enjoy significant discounts. And remember, if you're parking on outside peak hours, your parking will be completely FREE.

Cheapest Heathrow Parking - Prices from £60.68 p/w

We can only recommend Heathrow free parking for short stays. There aren't any free options if you're travelling abroad and need to park for longer than 24 hours. For cheap, long stay Heathrow parking, Holiday Extras has you covered. When you book with us you can save up to 50% vs the turn-up airport prices, across our brilliant range of car parks. Prices start from £60.68 for 1 week's parking, that's just £7.58 per day! Plus all of our packages are covered by our Never Beaten on Price guarantee, so you can book with peace of mind that you're getting the very best price.

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Stress-free Heathrow Parking with FREE Cancellation

Our parking at Heathrow airport comes with the freedom of being able to amend or cancel should your travel plans change. Vouchers and 100% cash refunds available.

Take a look at our Flextras page for more information.

Free Parking near Heathrow - Residential Areas ⚠

On your hunt for free parking near Heathrow, you might have considered trying to find parking on residential roads nearby. Our advice would be to avoid this option. With parking restrictions to consider, potential disgruntled local residents and lack of security, residential parking often isn't the simple and free solution you think it is. With this type of parking you're much more likely to risk coming back to a pesky Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), if you're unaware or misinterpret the local on-street parking rules, or damage to your car, since your vehicle isn't protected by Park Mark approved security features like it would be in an official car park.

Instead, enjoy Heathrow parking that's simpler and safer, all while being wallet-friendly, by pre-booking with us. For the cheapest car park, be sure to keep an eye out for Purple Parking when you make a search. With Holiday Extras you can save up to 50% and, not only that, you'll be guaranteeing yourself a space and peace of mind that your car is in trusted, reliable and secured hands. And remember, if your travel plans change you can amend or cancel your booking for FREE in just a couple of clicks, so you'll never be out of pocket.

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