U2 metro riders with free street parking nearby call Holiday Parking “plan B”
Holiday Parking is Nuremberg Airport’s long-stay discounted option for trips from T1, aimed at people leaving the car for several days instead of a quick pickup. It sits on airport grounds, so you walk or take the shuttle straight to departures without touching the U2 line. Price-wise, locals on FlyerTalk compare official NUE parking unfavorably to simply leaving the car in a free area one U2 stop away and riding the metro in, which tells you Holiday Parking only really makes sense versus other paid airport lots, not versus street parking.
For week-long trips, Holiday Parking usually undercuts the standard terminal garages by a noticeable margin per day, but the total still climbs fast once you pass 7–10 days. That’s why a Germany-board regular on FlyerTalk openly says they park in a free zone one U2 stop from NUE and hop the train, instead of paying multi‑day holiday rates on‑site. If you’re cost‑sensitive and don’t mind a train ride, do that; if you want the car on airport property, this is the cheaper of the official long-stay choices.
Every official car park at NUE feeds into Terminal 1, and Holiday Parking is no exception, so you’re always dealing with T1 check‑in and security. Signage at the airport clearly separates Holiday Parking from short‑stay and P1/P2-type premium garages, and payment works like the rest: pull a ticket at entry, pay at a machine before exit, then you get a few minutes to drive out. Complaints on FlyerTalk about a “rip‑off” mainly hit the price level, not security or access.
Tip: Price out your full stay in hours, not just “per day,” and compare that to leaving the car one U2 stop away plus a pair of metro tickets; for trips longer than a week, the math often favors the U2 option.