Types of Parking at London City Airport
There are a couple of types of LCY Airport parking to consider and which is best for you will depend on your budget and how close you want to park to the airport.
It is good to know that there are off-site and official car parks available at London City Airport. Off-site car parks are either small family businesses or national concerns and are private companies located off the airport terrain. Official car parks are directly operated by the airport, often from the airport terrain and are able to offer closer proximity to the terminal. Prices vary but, off-site car parks are often able to offer better value for money at only slightly less convenience.
Off-site and official car parks either offer a Meet and Greet or a Park and Walk service at London City. We will explore these in more detail below.
Meet and Greet
If you do not want to walk far with your luggage and save a bit of money then a London City Meet and Greet service is a great option.
You simply need to drop your car off with a professional driver at the terminal and pick it up at the same point when you return. The driver will take your vehicle to a secure off-site car park for the duration of your trip. This is an off-site parking service at London City Airport and is often cheaper than the official car park. Sometimes these services even come with extra valet services included.
Butterfly Meet & Greet Business
The Butterfly Meet and Greet Business service at London City Airport is a great choice if you want to save time and hassle at the airport. It is a service designed for seamless business travel with efficient, professional valets greeting customers and taking their cars to the secure off-site car park. Staff are fully insured, there are excellent security features in place at the car park and the service is available 24/7. You can also add at interior and exterior valet services and come back to a squeaky-clean car.
Greet & Go
With Greet & Go London City you can drop your car off directly at the terminal with a uniformed valet and walk less than 5 minutes to the airport check-in desks. Staff are friendly, professionally trained and fully insured and will make sure that your parking experience runs smoothly. While you are way your car will be kept secure at an off-site car park with security measures including CCTV and regular patrols of the site. This car park even offers electric car charging!
Park and Walk
Park and Walk services are offered directly by the airport and are a good choice for short term stays.
These car parks are usually self-park services with a number plate recognition system at the entrance and exit. You simply need to find a space yourself, keep your keys and take the short walk to the terminal. On your return there is no waiting around for a bus or a valet, you just return to the car park and begin your journey home.
The convenience of these services often makes them some of the most expensive available at London City.
London City Airport On-Site Car Park
The official on-site car park offered by London City Airport is a great option for those who want to be within walking distance of the airport and have the extra security of being on-site. The service is available around the clock and is a self-park service allowing you to keep your keys while you are away.
About London City Airport
London City Airport is London’s smallest airport but is the 13th busiest in the UK with around 5 million passengers annually. Most of these are business travellers due to its close proximity to the City of London and Canary Wharf. Airlines operating from LCY include British Airways, Swiss International Air Lines, KLM and Flybe. These airlines offer flights to destinations across the UK and Europe with BA offering a business flight to New York with a stop-off in Shannon, Ireland. As well as business destinations, there are a growing number of leisure destinations, especially to the Alps during the ski season.
London City has just one small two-storey terminal due to the constrained space in the London Docklands area. On the ground floor you will find the check-in desks, some shops and service facilities. The security check is on the upper floor after which you will find the waiting area with several shops.
All of the airport car parks provide easy access to the terminal and you not have to worry about booking for the correct terminal as at larger airports.
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