Short Stay

£47.99 a day buys you EMA’s closest official parking

Short Stay at East Midlands T1 is the pay-up-to-park-closest option, sitting roughly a 1–5 minute walk from the terminal doors. It’s classed as short stay and really priced for 1–4 day trips, not long holidays. You park your own car, keep your keys, and walk straight to check-in without waiting for a shuttle bus.

Headline cost: from £47.99 a day for 4 days when booked in advance, or around £180 for the same 4 days if you roll up and pay on the day. That’s steep versus Long Stay, but the whole point here is shaving time off both departure and arrival. Think quick day trips, overnights, or 2–3 day business runs where time beats savings.

Distance is the big selling point: expect roughly 1–5 minutes on foot from your bay to T1, depending on which section you end up in. Paths are signed for Short Stay and lead you straight to the terminal frontage, so there’s no internal bus loop or waiting around in the rain. For early morning flights out of EMA, that short walk helps when you’re landing at 06:00 and half-awake.

No big quirks reported in recent reviews, and no consistent complaints stood out, beyond the predictable “it’s pricey” theme for anything this close. The car park is barrier controlled and part of the official airport parking setup at East Midlands, which suits people who like on-airport security and clear signage to T1.

Tip: if your trip runs past about 4 days, price-check Long Stay or JetParks instead; for anything under 72 hours, Short Stay’s 1–5 minute walk can easily justify the extra £££.