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What is Park & Ride Terminal 4 Parking?

Terminal 4 Park & Ride, formerly Long Stay Parking, is the cheapest of our official products, with secure, on-airport sites and convenient transfers to the terminal, suitable for all types and lengths of stay.

Reaching Terminal 4 couldn’t be simpler with our free shuttle buses dropping-off at the terminal doors every 15-minutes, with transfers in as little as 15-minutes.

Pick-ups and drop-offs for passengers using Terminal 4 can also be made from the Park & Ride car park, with stays of up to 29-minutes being free of charge.

How much is Heathrow Terminal 4 Park & Ride parking?

How much you pay for parking in the Terminal 4 Park & Ride car park varies depending on if you have pre-booked and the duration of your stay.

To get the best prices, we always recommend booking online in advance of your stay. To do this, fill out the form at the top of these page with the dates, and the arrival and departure times of your stay, then click ‘Get a quote’ to see all your options.

Periods of less than 24-hours, including pick-ups and drop-offs can not be pre-booked online. Instead, drive into the car park, taking a ticket which you can pay for at our on-foot machines on exit. Stays of under 30-minutes are free of charge, with the drive-up prices listed below applying thereafter. 

     Park & Ride Terminal 4 roll-up prices 
 


 

Duration Price
0 - 29 mins Free
30 mins - 1 hr 59 mins** £9.40
First day £46.80
Additional 24 hour periods  £37.40

Where is the Terminal 4 Park & Ride car park?

The Terminal 4 Park & Ride car park occupies the same location as the former Terminal 4 Long Stay car park. Please note that road signage around the airport still refers to Terminal 4 Long Stay Parking. These signs should be followed to reach the Park & Ride car park.

Located just off Heathrow’s Southern Perimeter Road, the Terminal 4 Park & Ride car park is easy to reach from both the M4 and M25.

If you are using the M4, leave the motorway at Junction 3, joining the A312, and continuing until you reach the roundabout. Take the second exit, leading you to the junction with the A30. Join the A30 and continue along it until you reach the Terminal 4 slip road on your left. At the roundabout, stay in the left-hand lane, before taking the next left turn on to Scylla Road, where the entrance is on your right.

Leave the M25 at Junction 14 and take the third exit at the roundabout. When you reach the second roundabout, take the second exit which leads on to the Southern Perimeter Road. Continue along here, until you reach another roundabout, taking the second exit, before moving over to the right to make the right-hand turn on to Scylla Road. The entrance to the Park & Ride car park will be on your right.

Terminal 4 Park & Ride car park address and postcode: Park & Ride (Long Stay) Terminal 4, Scylla Road, Southern Perimeter Rd, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW6 3XL

How does Park & Ride at Terminal 4 Work?

  1. Book in advance to save money – We recommend booking in advance if you are staying for longer than 24-hours to get the best price. You can do this by using the widget at the top of this page. Please pay at one of our on-foot machines at the exit of our car parks if you are making a pick-up, drop-off, or staying for less than 24-hours.

  2. Getting to the Terminal 4 Park & Ride car park – When you arrive, your number plate will be read, and you will be issued a ticket with your booking reference number on if you have pre-booked. Simply press the button to receive a ticket if you have not already booked or will be staying for less than 24-hours.

  3. Getting to Terminal 4 – Once you have parked-up, make a note of your zone and nearest bus stop. Shuttle buses leave the car park every 15-minutes and drop-off at the entrance to Terminal 4.

  4. Leaving the car park – Upon exiting Terminal 4, head to Bus stop 3 on the Terminal’s forecourt. From here the shuttle bus will take you back to the car park. Once at your car, drive to the exit gates, which if you have pre-booked, will open automatically. If you have not pre-paid, you will need to pay at one of our on-foot machines before going to the exit barriers.

Should I book my Park & Ride parking in advance?

Though it is not a necessity to pre-book parking at Terminal 4 Park & Ride, we would recommend doing so to get the best possible prices and guarantee a space during busier periods.

Pre-booking also allows you to benefit from our flexible cancellations and amendments policy, allowing you to change or cancel your booking up to two-hours before your allotted arrival time.

How do I get to Terminal 4 from the Park & Ride car park?

The Terminal 4 Park & Ride is served by free shuttle buses running between the car park and the doors of the terminal every 15-minutes between 04:00 and 23:30.

Simply board one of these buses at one of the bus stops located around the car park, and in as little as 15-minutes you will reach the terminal.

On return, pick-ups take place from Bus stop 3, calling at all requested stops within the car park. 

How to drop-offs and pick-ups work at Terminal 4’s Park & Ride car park?

The Park & Ride car park is a great option for making both drop-offs and pick-ups of passengers flying through Terminal 4.

The car park has a designated area for drop-off and pick-up parking, signposted at the entrance. From there, you and or your passengers can take the buses, running approximately every 15-minutes straight to the entrance of Terminal 4.

Stays of under 30-minutes are available free of charge, with stays between 30-minutes and 2 hours starting from £9.40. These stays can not be pre-booked in advance, and should be paid for on exit at the gates.

Looking for another Park & Ride car park?

Heathrow has Park & Ride car parks available in all Terminals. Find out more about these car parks below.

Common questions about Terminal 4 Park & Ride

You can use the widget at the top of this page to pre-book your space in the Terminal 4 Park & Ride car park.

Enter your arrival and departure dates and times, along with the Heathrow terminal you are flying from, and then select get a quote to see your parking options.

From there, you can browse our other products and services and make your purchase.

It is not required to pre-book Terminal 4 Park & Ride, but we would advise booking in advance to claim several benefits.

In addition to securing a space, especially important in peak months, pre-booking also allows you to take advantage of our exclusive online-only prices.

You can also make the most of our flexible cancellations and amendments policy, which is free to use up to two hours before your booked arrival time.

If your flight is delayed or you overstay beyond your pre-booked time for leaving the car park, additional charges could apply depending on the circumstances.

You will be let out of the car park free of charge if you can prove that your flight was delayed due to factors outside of your control. This can be done when using the communication system at the car park exit gates.

Parking bookings can be extended if you are aware that you will overstay your exit time, using the manage my booking section of the website. Any extension to your booking will use our drive-up prices.

It is possible to extend your parking booking after you have arrived in the car park, though this must be done two hours before your booked exit time. This can be done using the manage my booking section.

If you have under two hours remaining on your booking, or have gone beyond the pre-booked exit time, please reach out to our contact centre.

The Terminal 4 Park & Ride car park is served by buses running between the car park and the terminal entrance.

Transfers leave every 15-minutes, with the journey taking no longer than 15-minutes. All buses are fully accessible and have plenty of room for luggage.

You can arrive up to midnight on your pre-booked car park arrival day as the last possible time of entry for your booking. Your entry date can be amended using the manage your booking section until two hours before your original entry time.

 

** The first 2 hours of parking are free of charge for Blue Badge holders. For drop off please use the call point on entry and state your Blue Badge number and registration to the operator, on exit please use the call point and state your registration to exit. For pick up please use the call point on exit and state your Blue Badge number and registration to the operator. Only valid for UK and EEA blue badge holders.