Airport Drop-off & Pick-up Cost Calculator

Compare Manchester, Bristol and Gatwick charges, free alternatives and official payment routes for your planned stop.

Rates last checked 9 November 2026. Independent planning tool; not an airport website.

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Planning estimate for whole minutes. ANPR timing, exemptions, penalties and the final bill can differ. Check the airport signs and official payment amount. We do not collect registration numbers or payments.

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Manchester

Choose T2 or T3 and your purpose. Terminal drop-off areas cannot be used for pick-ups. T3 pick-up prices remain unconfirmed in this version.

Manchester fees and instructions

Bristol

Compare the express car park with the shuttle-served Waiting Zone. The first hour there is free; longer stays and a no-return restriction matter.

Bristol fees and instructions

Gatwick

North and South share tariffs. Compare terminal drop-off, general Short Stay and Long Stay with a free shuttle.

Gatwick fees and instructions

Published tariffs and calculator limits
Parking option	Whole-minute estimate
Manchester: T2/T3 drop-off forecourt	1 to 5 min: £5.50; 6 to 10: £6.50; 11 to 30: £25. Maximum 30 minutes. Drop-off only.
Manchester: T2 Express Pick Up	1 to 15 min: £6.60. Maximum 15 minutes. Official overstay charge £60; total bill unconfirmed.
Manchester: JetParks 1 drop-off	Free drop-off service. Stay limit not confirmed; not unlimited parking. Not a pick-up option.
Bristol: Drop Off & Pick Up car park	1 to 10 min: £8.50; 11 to 20: £10.50; 21 to 40: £13; 41 to 60: £30; 61 to 120: £60. Maximum 2 hours.
Bristol: Waiting Zone	1 to 60 min: free; 61 to 120: £20. Each additional hour or part: £20. No return within 30 minutes.
Gatwick: Terminal drop-off zone	1 to 10 min: £10; 11 to 20: £10 + £1 per minute after minute 10. Minutes 21 to 30: exact price unconfirmed, published maximum £30. Maximum stay 30 minutes.
Gatwick: General Short Stay	1 to 30 min: £8; 31 to 60: £14; 61 to 120: £18. Longer stays are outside this calculator, not prohibited.
Gatwick: Long Stay	1 to 120 min: free; 121 to 1,440: £38. Beyond the first day is outside this calculator, not prohibited.

Official sources

Checked 9 November 2026. These links go to the airport operators; payment happens on their websites or at the car park.

Method and limits

How the estimate is calculated

We apply the first published band containing your positive whole-minute duration. Prices are calculated in integer pence and displayed in pounds. For Bristol Waiting Zone, minutes over the first 60 are rounded up to an additional hour at £20 per hour or part. We do not add an invented grace period.

Intervals without a confirmed price display “Exact price unconfirmed”. Exceeding a maximum stay displays a warning, not a price that permits overstaying. Longer Short Stay or Long Stay visits outside the supported range are marked separately.

Payment deadlines and special cases

Manchester’s barrierless terminal products and Gatwick’s terminal drop-off charges are paid by midnight on the following calendar day in Europe/London. No deadline is calculated from your device timezone. Bristol’s express car park is paid at exit. Disability, taxi, commercial and other exemptions are not calculated: consult the official operator.

How current is this information?

The displayed date records a source check, not a promise of daily updates. Information more than 30 days past that date is flagged as potentially out of date. Temporary arrangements, signs and official terms can change. Follow current airport instructions. No airport affiliation or official status is claimed.

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