Short Stay Parking

£47.99 a day buys you the absolute closest EMA parking

Short Stay Parking at East Midlands Airport sits a 1–2 minute walk from T1, so you park, grab your bag, and you’re basically at the terminal doors. This is the option for very short trips, last‑minute drop‑offs, or when you just don’t want to deal with shuttles at all. The trade‑off is price: at £47.99 per day, it’s one of the most expensive ways to leave a car at EMA.

The car park is clearly signed as Short Stay on the approach road into EMA and you enter using your number plate or booking reference. It’s a standard tarmac surface with marked bays, right across from the terminal building for T1 flights. Because the walk is around 1 minute, you can realistically cut arrival time a bit closer than with mid‑ or long‑stay options, especially on light traffic days.

Short Stay Parking works best for 1–2 day business runs where the £47.99 daily rate still beats two peak‑hour taxi journeys. For longer trips, the cost ramps quickly compared with EMA’s mid‑stay and long‑stay car parks, which use shuttle buses rather than a 1–2 minute walk. You keep your keys here, so there’s no off‑site valet handover or worry about your car being moved.

There’s no published closing time because the car park supports the full EMA flight schedule around T1, but always check your booking confirmation for entry and exit windows in hours and minutes. ANPR barriers time your stay, so don’t overrun your booked exit by 30–60 minutes unless you’re fine paying gate rates. Tip: price up your dates against a taxi for door‑to‑door; if you’re staying more than two nights, Short Stay usually stops making financial sense.