You’ve booked the flights, booked the hotel and you’re ready to go, but there’s one hidden cost which often catches many of us out.
After you’ve budgeted for your accommodation, travel, food and everything else, the cost of car parking at the airport can be a nasty surprise when you’re heading on holiday, but which airports around the world charge the most?
That’s what MyVoucherCodes have looked into with their recent ‘Global Airport Parking Index’, which has looked at the cost of a week’s parking at the 100 busiest airports in the world (without prior booking).
And the results showed that it’s Brits who are coughing up the most, with three of the top five most expensive all being found in the UK (London, to be precise), with London Heathrow coming out at as the most expensive, where you’ll be paying just under £190 for a week, which is £117 more than the global average of £72.80.
The other most expensive airport car parks were Abu Dhabi (£176.40), London Stansted (£165.50), Zürich (£162.64) and London Gatwick (£145).
But at the other end of the scale, most of the cheapest airports can be found in Asia, with three out of the top five and seven out of the top ten cheapest to be found there.
In fact, Düsseldorf was the only European airport to make it into the top ten cheapest.
In Bangkok, you’ll pay just £22.54 for the same period of time (that’s over eight times less!), with Chongqing (£23.10), Düsseldorf (£25.52), Wuhan (£26.95) and São Paulo (£28) rounding out the top five cheapest.
And despite being one of the most expensive cities in the world (and one of the best airports in the world too), Seoul’s Incheon airport only costs holidaymakers £32.16 to park for a week.
It’s all worth bearing in mind next time you go on holiday, and if you are flying to one of the more expensive airports, you might want to consider an alternative to parking there, such as booking an airport taxi or making use of public transport or finding an off-site park and ride alternative.
