If you are only out of the country for a day or two, perhaps on business, it may make more sense to park in a short stay car park. You may even wish to use it to pick people up who are returning from flights, perhaps family members, or dropping people off at the airport to give them a helping hand to start their holiday. If you are simply dropping off or picking up you will need to pay £1 for 15 minutes parking, and you will need to use car park number 3. All the short stay car parks at Gatwick airport are operated by NCP.

Short stay costs £22.20 per 24 hours or £22.20 for the first 24 hours and then another £22.20 for the next 24 hours of part thereof. However, you may wish to upgrade to fast track parking. This service costs a little extra (each 24 hours costs £27.80) but it does mean that you will get a parking spot closer to the terminal so you can get in there as quickly as possible. Short stay