The cost of parking at the airport can be quite a large amount, and unfortunately for most of us it’s not something we can actually avoid paying.

What we can do however is to lower the cost somewhat by looking around for deals before we go on holiday and make sure that we’re getting the best deal we possibly can. Sometimes this means the lowest possible price, and sometimes, it can mean getting the most for the money we do pay.

At Heathrow airport, there are several options for parking your car while you’re away. The first is on site car parking. The second is off site car parking, and the third is hotel and parking combined. Most people assume that the option of a hotel stay with car parking is going to be the most expensive option with off site airport parking being the cheapest, but this isn’t actually always the case. For an example of a standard parking service at Heathrow, watch the video below:

In actual fact, if you pre-book it, sometimes it’s possible to book a night in a Heathrow hotel with Heathrow airport parking for your car while you are away for around about the same money as it normally costs to just park the car in a secure location.
The nicest thing about this option is that it means you can enjoy staying the night in a good hotel before you fly out on holiday. This means you don’t run the risks of encountering problems with traffic or accidents when you’re in a hurry to meet your flight time, it means you don’t have to get up stupidly early to get to an early morning flight, and it can be a real bonus if you find travelling stressful as this way you spread it out and can make the stay at Heathrow part of your holiday so that when you arrive at your true holiday destination, you are relaxed, and fresh and looking forward to it rather than tired, worn out and in need of a good nights sleep.

There are lots of companies online who can arrange both airport parking on its own and also airport parking with hotel stay, such as HolidayExtras.co.uk, and the further in advance you can book these things the cheaper they normally are. If you can manage to book car parking and hotel 3 months in advance that tends to be when you can get the best deals possible which means it’s always best to do this at the same time as booking your holiday rather than waiting till nearer the time. Keep your eyes open too for offers that guarantee to be the cheapest as if they are you get a great deal, and if they’re not, you can take advantage of their guarantee and get a further discount usually.