
Airport Parking and Child Car Seats: What to Plan For
Car seats are bulky, awkward on a shuttle, and frequently unnecessary at the other end. Here is how to decide.
Airport parking guides, terminal-by-terminal advice and practical tips to help you spend less and travel with less hassle.

Car seats are bulky, awkward on a shuttle, and frequently unnecessary at the other end. Here is how to decide.

Shuttle buses do not wait, do not book and do not know you are coming. Here is how the timing actually works.

Pets cannot be left in the car, and most car parks will not let you walk one on site. Here is what actually works.

It is almost never seven, and counting it wrong is the most expensive mistake you can make on a parking booking.

Blue Badge bays, step-free transfers and assistance all vary by operator. Here is what to confirm before booking rather than after.

The overall score is the least useful number on the page. Here is what to read instead, and which complaints matter.

Direct booking avoids the comparison fee and often starts from a higher price. Here is how to tell which is actually cheaper.

Saturdays are the most expensive departure day of the week, every week of the year, and the reason is not what most people assume.

Charging is the thing people worry about and rarely the thing that matters. Here is what to plan for instead.

One week, two heavy travel days at each end, and less warning than the summer gives you. Here is when to book.

Everything that decides whether airport parking goes smoothly, in the order you need it. Ten minutes at booking saves considerably more on the day.

Almost nobody does, and on some trips it is the better order. Here is when parking should lead rather than follow.

Parking is charged per vehicle, not per person. That single fact answers most group travel questions before they arise.