Discover the most convenient and efficient way to get from your car to the Terminal 5 building.
Heathrow Pod Parking allows you to get to and from Terminal 5 in a driverless, electric vehicle in just six minutes.
Pods are available 7 days per week, Monday-to-Sunday, from 04:00-00:30. (At all other times a shuttle bus runs instead.)
Each Pod carries up to four passengers and their luggage and you'll never have to wait more than 30 seconds for one to become available.
Use the ‘Get a parking quote’ widget at the top of the page.
Just enter the date and time of when you want to arrive at Heathrow and when you will depart the airport.
Remember: Heathrow Pod Parking is only available from Terminal 5.
Pod Parking, Northern Perimeter Road, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW6 2GX
Click here for a Google location map.
1. Follow the signs to Heathrow Pod Parking (see directions above) and drive up to the barrier. Your number plate will be read, and a ticket showing your booking reference will be issued automatically. If it’s not issued automatically, press the Help button for assistance.
2. Once you’ve parked and have your luggage with you, follow the “Heathrow Pod” signs to the Pod station.
3. If there are no Pods at the station, call one using the simple touch-screen system.
4. Board the first available Pod, load your luggage and press the middle button to set it on its way.
5. Sit back and enjoy the driverless ride as you glide safely and efficiently to the Terminal 5 building in just six minutes.
On your return, follow signs to the “car park” and “Heathrow Pod” and repeat the procedure to get back to your vehicle.
Our Pod Parking Pods have a spacious and airy feel, with plenty of room for four passengers to travel in comfort with their luggage.
All Pods feature information screens and door controls, and have windows around the vehicle which allow for panoramic views of the airfield as you travel around the perimeter between the car park and Terminal 5.
The Pod Parking offering is unique to Terminal 5, and is not offered in any of our other terminals.
Our premium Meet & Greet Parking product is available across all terminals, while Valet Parking is offered in terminals 2, 3 and 5.
All our pods are accessible and you can call them during the following hours:
Heathrow doesn’t currently provide EV charging facilities in any of its car parks. With this in mind, we recommend that all customers driving electric vehicles to the airport charge them adequately before arrival.
Local charging stations with fast and rapid-charging facilities can be found here.
