Purple Parking Park and Ride

terminals served

Purple Parking Park and Ride serves both terminals at Gatwick Airport.

arrival

Purple Parking recommends that you allow 45 minutes for checking in and transferring to the airport.

On arrival, keep in the left-hand lane and drive through the automatic barrier. Park in one of the arrival bays and make note of your lane number. Go to reception and present them with your printed confirmation email (or quote your booking reference). You will also need to provide your car and flight details. After checking in, put your car keys in the red key box with the same number as the lane you parked in, then catch the transfer bus to the terminals. Please note that Purple Parking can only accept car keys and immobilisers; all other items must be removed from keyring.

departure

South Terminal: Proceed out of the terminal and go down the ramps to the lower level. Turn left and proceed to bus stop 7 or 8.

North Terminal: Stay on the same level. Upon exiting the terminal, turn right and follow the signs for Buses. Proceed to the bus stop indicated on the reverse of your parking ticket - normally bus stop 6 or 7.

Once you return to the car park, please have your parking ticket ready to present at reception.

transfers

Purple Parking operates transfers to both terminals that take approximately 13 minutes and run every 20 minutes.

Buses cannot carry bicycles, surfboards, snowboards, skis, canoes or other large objects, so they must be dropped off at the airport prior to parking at Purple Parking. Alternatively, you can book one of the meet and greet services for Gatwick. Buses do not run between midnight and 3am as the airport is closed, unless a flight is scheduled to land between these hours.

location

Purple Parking is located OFF Airport, approximately 1.66 miles from Gatwick Airport.

security

Purple Parking offers the following security features whilst your vehicle is stored.

You keep keys CCTV Security lighting

Security fencing Entry/exit barriers Security patrols

disabled facilities

Transfer buses are fully DDA-compliant and are suitable for wheelchair use. If required, the bus driver can assist with luggage.

insurance

Car park is fully insured. Full details of Terms and Conditions can be obtained from the car park.

restrictions

Please note that this option has a vehicle height restriction of 2.1m (7ft.) and does not accept the following types of vehicles: mini-buses, high-sided vehicles, mobile homes, lorries, caravans or vehicles with trailers.

address

Purple Parking
Charlwood Road
Lowfield Heath
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 0QB

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