P1 Low Cost

100–200 meters from T1, P1 Low Cost is the on-airport budget lot

P1 Low Cost sits right by Faro Airport’s T1 terminal, close enough that most people cover the walk in about 3–5 minutes with a cabin bag. It’s signed as “P1 Low Cost” on the airport approach road, so you don’t need shuttle timings or off-airport directions. Short-stay setup, but pricing runs cheaper than the prime P2/P3 options on the same side of the terminal.

This is a short-stay car park, so think trips of 1–5 days rather than a month-long stay. The airport site lists it as a low-cost option with daily pricing under the “P1 Low Cost” name, sitting between premium terminal-front parking and the farthest economy areas. If you’re doing a Friday–Monday Faro run, the math usually works better here than at the walk-up rates in the closer premium section.

P1 Low Cost is inside the official airport parking zone for Faro (FAO), so you stay on airport roads the whole way in. No third-party shuttle bus, no key handover, and no off-site compound 5–10 km away. You drive in, take a ticket or use your pre-book QR at the P1 barrier, park, and walk straight to T1 check-in in a few minutes.

Because FAO only has T1, you don’t have to think about inter-terminal transfers or different car parks by airline; TAP, Ryanair, easyJet and others all use the same building. That means one clear decision: pay more for the absolute closest premium rows, or trade a minute or two of walking for lower P1 Low Cost daily pricing under the short-stay structure.

Pre-booking P1 Low Cost online usually locks in a lower daily rate than driving up and paying at the machine on departure day. If your flights are at busy times like Saturdays between 08:00 and 12:00, aim to pull into the P1 entrance at least 90 minutes before departure, so you have time to find a space, walk to T1, and clear security without rushing.