Long Stay 1 East Midlands Airport Parking

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East Midlands Airport Long Stay 1

Budget-friendly on-airport parking with secure facilities and a quick free shuttle to the terminal. Ideal for trips of a week or longer where you want a low daily rate without leaving your car off-site.

How Long Stay 1 at East Midlands Airport Works

Long Stay 1 offers self-park parking on-site at East Midlands Airport. It's a popular choice for anyone heading away for a week or longer, thanks to competitive daily rates that add up well over a longer trip. It also suits drivers who'd rather keep hold of their own keys and park the car themselves, with no one else driving your vehicle while you're away.

Follow the signs to the car park, where Automatic Number Plate Recognition reads your registration and lifts the barrier for you, making entry and exit quick and hassle-free. Once you have parked and kept hold of your keys, head to one of the three bus stops inside the car park, where a free shuttle runs every 20 minutes and takes just 3 to 5 minutes to reach the terminal. The buses run 24 hours a day and are wheelchair accessible. On your return, collect your luggage, make your way to the return bus stop outside arrivals, and the shuttle will bring you back to your car.

Long Stay 1 also has 57 dedicated Blue Badge bays for drivers who need accessible parking close to the shuttle stops. The free shuttle bus is typically suspended each winter (recent years have run from early-to-mid November through to spring), with the car park remaining open throughout. As exact dates can shift year to year, it's worth confirming current shuttle availability before you travel.

Why choose Long Stay 1?

  • Distance: A short 3 to 5 minute ride to the terminal, buses every 20 minutes, 24 hours a day
  • Facilities: Self-park, keep your keys, 57 dedicated Blue Badge bays, wheelchair-accessible buses
  • Security: 24/7 CCTV, security barrier, floodlighting, round-the-clock staff, Park Mark award
  • Booking: Not required in advance, but recommended for the best rate

Long Stay 1 Options - Choose Your Parking

On-Airport Self-Park and Ride

Blue Badge bays
Official On-Airport Park & Ride
A 3 to 5 minute transfer to the terminal on the free shuttle, buses every 20 minutes around the clock
£100.38 /week
  • From £14.34 per day (based on a 7-day stay)
  • A 3 to 5 minute transfer to the terminal on the free shuttle, with buses every 20 minutes around the clock
  • Official on-airport parking, park your own car and keep your keys
  • 24/7 security with CCTV, a security barrier, floodlighting and the Park Mark award
  • 57 dedicated Blue Badge bays, with three bus stops inside the car park
Book On-Airport Self-Park and Ride
£100.38/week

Getting to Long Stay 1

Address

Long Stay 1 East Midlands Airport Castle Donington DE74 2TL

How to get there
  1. 1 Exit the M1 or A42 onto the A453 and follow the road to the main entrance to the airport.
  2. 2 Turn right into the airport and take the first exit at the first roundabout. Carry straight on at the next roundabout, then take the first exit at the third.
  3. 3 Go straight on at the fourth roundabout and follow the road to the junction, where Long Stay 1 is on your left.

Long Stay 1 Reviews

Customer feedback

Silvia O'Connor
The car park is a bit further out, but the transfer bus was very quick and easy to find. Everything went exactly as planned.
Tomasz Wójcik
Really good experience. Long Stay 1 is quite large, but finding a space wasn't an issue. Getting out of the car park on our return was just as fast as arriving, thanks to the automatic exit barrier.
Aaliyah Khan
Easy to book and even easier to use. Long Stay 1 is an excellent, straightforward choice. I appreciated that they have dedicated disabled bays available.
Anna G.
Great parking option. We used Long Stay 1 for our two-week vacation. Enjoy Travel was perfect for finding the best deal.
John Mensah
Booked our parking through Enjoy Travel. Long Stay 1 was clearly signposted, and the entry barrier lifted immediately when it read our number plate. The short shuttle ride was very convenient.
Ross MacIntyre
Very fast and efficient service. The shuttle bus to the terminal takes barely five minutes.
Mohsin Ali
Great experience using Long Stay 1 at East Midlands Airport. It was very easy to find from the main airport roads, and everything went smoothly.
Eamon Fitzpatrick
Simple and reliable. You park the car yourself, lock it up, keep your keys, and jump on the shuttle. Couldn't ask for a more straightforward park-and-ride experience.

Long Stay 1 FAQs

Prices start from around £14.34 per day on a week-long booking, with 7 days coming to £100.38 and 5 days to £86.08 when booked ahead. Long Stay is built for trips of a week or longer, and your final price depends on your dates and how early you book, so reserving in good time secures the keenest rate.

Long Stay 1 is a short 3 to 5 minute ride from the terminal on the free shuttle bus. It's an on-airport car park, so the transfer is quick, and you don't drive off-site to reach it.

Yes. You can cancel your booking with Enjoy Travel, just check your booking confirmation for full details.

The shuttle is typically suspended over winter, though this can vary year to year, so it's worth confirming current shuttle availability before you travel. The car park itself remains open throughout, so if the shuttle isn't running, you can reach the terminal by taxi or on foot (around 15-20 minutes).

No, but it is recommended. Reserving ahead generally comes in cheaper than paying on arrival and secures your space, which matters most over busy holiday periods. The earlier you book, the better the rate you're likely to find for your dates.

The car park is open around the clock, every day of the year. The free shuttle bus operates 24 hours a day during the spring and summer months, but is typically suspended during the winter months.

Vehicles parking at Long Stay 1 at East Midlands Airport must be under 2 metres and fit in a regular-sized parking bay.

Yes. Long Stay 1 is covered by CCTV and a security barrier, with floodlighting and 24/7 security staff, and it holds the Park Mark Safer Parking award, given to car parks that meet a police-assessed security standard.

The free shuttle runs every 20 minutes, 24 hours a day, and the ride to the terminal takes just 3 to 5 minutes. Long Stay 1 has three bus stops inside the car park, and all the buses are wheelchair accessible.

Yes. Long Stay 1 has 57 dedicated Blue Badge bays, and the shuttle buses are wheelchair accessible, so it's well suited to drivers who need accessible parking.

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