Compare the terminal-area Drop Off & Pick Up car park with the Waiting Zone. Both accept drop-offs and pick-ups, but payment and transfer arrangements differ.
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Plan your Bristol stop
Collecting a passenger
For a planned 25-minute collection, the express car park estimate is £13. The Waiting Zone is free for that duration, with a shuttle transfer. Choose the option that leaves enough time for luggage and the transfer.
The Waiting Zone has moved
The temporary location is expected to remain in use until 18 December 2026. Follow the airport’s current signs and directions. Use the Car Rental Centre bus; returning passengers use Bus Stop 1. Do not return within 30 minutes.
At the express exit
Pay by card at the barrier. The express area has a two-hour maximum and a 2.5-metre vehicle-height limit. Waiting Zone stays over an hour are charged, so a 90-minute visit is not free.
Published tariffs and calculator limits
Parking option
Whole-minute estimate
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.
Waiting Zone
1 to 60 min: free; 61 to 120: £20. Each additional hour or part: £20. No return within 30 minutes.
Official sources
Checked 9 November 2026. These links go to the airport operators; payment happens on their websites or at the car park.
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.
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