It is recommended that you pre book your car parking at Lydd Airport Parking, not only to secure the best rate but during busy periods, mainly school holidays, the car parks are liable to be full and avoid this possible delay if you can arrive at you destination without the stress of driving around trying to find an alternative car park.
Generally the further in advance that you book your car parking the cheaper the rate. Sometimes as much as a 50% discount can be obtained as opposed to the drive up rate on the day. This can be a meaningful amount of money if you are staying for 7 or 14 days. Usually the closer you are to the airport the higher daily rate you will pay.
Many of the car parks provide a secure and safe environment to park your car. Many have both security guards and cctv. Most of the car parking arrears within the confines of Lydd Airport Parking will have perimeter fences and secure manned and gated areas.
When you book and pay for your car parking online you will receive an email confirming your car park reservation. This will also include a map and directions informing you how to get to the car park that you have booked.
Once you have booked your advanced car parking you will receive the email confirmation above, along with a booking reference. With the more sophisticated car parks you will need to take the same credit card with you and when you arrive at the car park, you insert your credit card into the barrier / gate which will validate your car parking reservation at Lydd Airport Parking.
Once you have driven too and left your car in the selected car park a courtesy shuttle bus will take you to the airport terminal. These shuttle buses usually operate around the airport on a regular basis and have various well sign posted pick up points, from the airport and the car park.
It is worth checking the prices of each of the different car parks to be sure you get the best price. The cheaper the price the further the car park is from the airport terminal, so if you are happy to travel in the shuttle bus a little longer to the airport then the cheaper you will find the cost.
Mid stay parking is usually cost effective for a few days parking only, anything more than a few days then the long term car parking option should be selected. There is also option to park off of the airport completely which should offer the cheapest parking option.
Short term parking will the most expensive, which is usually within a short walk to the airport terminal and usually only used for picking up passengers and dropping off if you are only staying no more than a few hours. |