Car Park 2

£12 a day gets you on-site long-stay at CWL

Car Park 2 at Cardiff Airport is the on-airport long-stay option that sits in the shadow of Car Park 1 but rarely gets talked about by name. It’s officially a long stay facility, priced at around £12 per day or £60 for a week, and it serves T1 only, since CWL is a single-terminal airport.

The car park sits about 0.5 miles from the terminal, with the walk taking roughly 10 minutes at a normal pace. That’s longer than the short‑stay area by the terminal front, but you stay on airport land the whole way and avoid any off‑site shuttle faff. If you’re hauling two large cases and a pushchair, factor those 10 minutes into your check‑in cut-off.

Car Park 2 usually prices in below the closer on-airport options for stays of 4 to 7 days, with weekly rates advertised at about £60. That tends to undercut short‑stay or premium spaces once you cross the three‑day mark. If your outbound flight from T1 leaves early in the morning, paying the lower long‑stay rate here makes more sense than burning cash on a short‑stay bay you’ll barely use.

Because there’s almost no review chatter separating Car Park 2 from Car Park 1, you shouldn’t expect fancy extras: think standard marked bays, on‑airport security patrols, and pay‑in‑advance bookings through the Cardiff Airport site or third‑party aggregators. If you care most about shaving minutes to the terminal doors, Car Park 1 gets the attention; if price across 5–7 days matters more, Car Park 2 is usually the better fit.

Practical tip: book Car Park 2 online at least 7 days before travel and sanity‑check that “Car Park 2 Long Stay” is on the confirmation, not Car Park 1 or an off‑airport partner, so you park in the right on‑site lot for T1.