P10 sits furthest from the Zentralterminal and fills last
P10 at Leipzig/Halle Airport is the employee and overflow car park that only opens to passengers when the closer lots fill up. It sits beyond the main parking zone serving the Zentralterminal and Terminal B, so expect a longer walk or a shuttle when it’s in use. This is not the first-choice car park, but it can be a useful backup when P1–P4 are full during trade fairs or holiday peaks.
This is an outdoor, open-air area primarily marked for staff, and passenger access depends on current airport demand on a given day. When it’s released as overflow, airport signage and the digital boards on the approach roads to LEJ will point you to P10 by name. Because of that variable status, pricing often matches the cheaper long‑term categories used in the main long‑stay lots closer to the Zentralterminal, but you shouldn’t bank on it being open for every trip.
P10 generally works best for longer trips when you value getting any space at all over proximity to Terminal B. If you arrive by car 2–3 hours before a flight and the nearer structures are reporting “besetzt” (full), following the signs to P10 usually beats circling P2 or P4 in loops. Entry is via the same barrier/ticket system used across LEJ’s parking, so you collect a paper ticket on arrival and pay at the standard machines inside the Zentralterminal before you drive out.
One quirk: walking time from P10 to the Zentralterminal can easily hit 10–15 minutes depending on which rows are open. In poor weather or with heavy luggage, that distance matters more than the few euros you might save versus closer long‑stay options. Build that extra 15 minutes into your airport arrival buffer if you know P10 is likely to be your fallback on busy Fridays or peak holiday Saturdays.