£30 per day buys you Cardiff’s closest car park to T1
Premium Parking at Cardiff Airport sits right next to the T1 terminal doors, closer than the standard long-stay and short-stay options. It works as a valet-style service, so you drop the car, hand over the keys, and walk a short distance to check-in rather than hunting for a bay yourself. At £30 per day, it prices in line with UK “priority” airport car parks, with a weekly rate of £150 if you’re away for a full seven days.
This is the airport’s upsell for travellers who care more about proximity than shaving pounds off the bill. Being next to T1 means you’re on the forecourt in a couple of minutes, which helps for early departures or tight arrivals where every 10 minutes count. Compared with off-airport or long‑stay parking that often means shuttle buses and extra buffer time, Premium Parking trades those extra steps for a higher flat rate of £30 per calendar day.
Because it’s valet parking, you leave your keys with staff rather than locking the car and walking away. That’s baked into the pricing: a 5‑day trip runs you £150 on the weekly rate, which undercuts paying the £30 daily rate day-by-day by £0 but gives you a clear capped cost upfront. If you usually book saver or long‑stay, the jump from roughly long‑stay weekly pricing to £150 is the real comparison to think through.
Tip: If you’re dropping someone for a short trip of 3 days or less, run the maths: at £30 per day, Premium Parking can be justifiable for those who want to park, walk straight into T1, and skip shuttles and long walks with bags.
Pricing
| Stay | Per day | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | $30.00/day | $30.00 |
| 3 days | $30.00/day | $90.00 |
| 7 days | $30.00/day | $210.00 |