Overnight shifts out of North Terminal? This is Gatwick’s own long-stay.
Official Long Stay North sits beside London Gatwick’s North Terminal and runs as the airport’s own budget long-stay option. It’s signed from the M23 and A23 as “Long Stay North,” which helps if you’re arriving at odd hours after a shift. This car park serves only the North Terminal, so you’re parking in the right place for easy access to easyJet, TUI, and other North-side airlines.
This is a long-stay car park, so pricing works best once you’re into multi‑day territory, rather than a single 24‑hour stop. Daily rates vary by season and how early you pre‑book, with advance bookings through Gatwick usually beating drive‑up prices by a noticeable margin. Because it’s an official lot, payment, confirmations, and any changes run through the Gatwick system instead of a third‑party broker.
The transfer bus runs between Official Long Stay North and the North Terminal in a short loop, typically around a few minutes’ ride from the furthest zone to the terminal doors. Buses pick up from marked shelters within the car park and drop off at the North Terminal forecourt, so you’re not hauling bags across mixed car parks or public roads. The location is close enough to the airfield that some travellers on night shifts have mentioned possible background noise from airport operations during overnight hours.
Security is the main appeal here: this is on Gatwick property, with barrier‑controlled entry and exit and regular patrols around the North Terminal perimeter roads. That matters if you’re leaving the car for a full working week or longer stretch, instead of a 1–2 day trip. Lighting columns cover the main parking zones, and the layout follows the same style as Gatwick’s other official long‑stay areas, so finding your car row on return is straightforward if you note the zone code on arrival.
Book online as soon as your flights and shift patterns are locked; Gatwick’s own pre‑book rates at Official Long Stay North normally beat last‑minute prices and remove any stress about the lot filling on busy summer weekends.