Highest 7-day price
€151.50Geneva Airport ranks first for a 7-day stay, equal to $176.16 or £132.42.
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European Airport Parking Premiums
A comparison of 7-day and 24-hour airport parking costs across 30 of Europe's busiest airports reveals where drivers pay the biggest premium before their trip has even begun.
The data compares online advance-booking parking costs for January 2026, creating a like-for-like snapshot across the continent's busiest airports.
1 30 busy European airports
2 Official airport pricing pages
3 7-day and 24-hour comparisons
4 Converted into EUR, USD and GBP
Headline findings
Swiss airports sit near the top of Europe's parking price table.
Zurich ranking
#5Zurich Airport also lands in the top five, with a 7-day price of €101.36.
Highest 24-hour price
€66.35London Stansted is the priciest airport in the 24-hour comparison.
Cheapest EU 7-day price
€36Palma de Mallorca is the cheapest EU airport in the 7-day ranking.
Most expensive
Geneva tops the 7-day airport parking ranking.
Drivers leaving a car at Geneva Airport for the January 5 to 12 test period would pay €151.50, putting it ahead of Dublin, Vienna, Heathrow and Zurich.
Rank #1 for 7-day parking
Swiss premium
Zurich makes it two Swiss airports in the top five.
Zurich Airport ranks fifth for 7-day parking at €101.36. For 24-hour parking, Geneva and Zurich also appear in the top six.
Zurich 7-day price: €101.36
Top ten by 7-day price
Geneva is followed by Dublin, Vienna and Heathrow.
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Ranking tables
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| Rank | Airport | City | Country | EUR | USD | GBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva Airport | Geneva | Switzerland | €151.50 | $176.16 | £132.42 |
| 2 | Dublin International Airport | Dublin | Ireland | €147.00 | $170.93 | £128.49 |
| 3 | Vienna Schwechat Airport | Vienna | Austria | €122.58 | $142.53 | £107.14 |
| 4 | London Heathrow Airport | London | United Kingdom | €116.58 | $135.56 | £101.90 |
| 5 | Zurich Airport | Zurich | Switzerland | €101.36 | $117.86 | £88.59 |
| 6 | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | Amsterdam | Netherlands | €88.00 | $102.32 | £76.92 |
| 7 | Düsseldorf Airport | Düsseldorf | Germany | €85.00 | $98.84 | £74.29 |
| 8 | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | Germany | €84.70 | $98.49 | £74.03 |
| 9 | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | France | €79.90 | $92.91 | £69.84 |
| 10 | Paris Orly Airport | Paris | France | €77.90 | $90.58 | £68.09 |
| Lowest rank | Airport | City | Country | EUR | USD | GBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport | Moscow | Russia | €27.29 | $31.74 | £23.86 |
| 2 | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | Spain | €36.00 | $41.86 | £31.47 |
| 3 | Athens International Airport | Athens | Greece | €38.00 | $44.19 | £33.21 |
| 4 | Madrid Barajas Adolfo Suárez | Madrid | Spain | €49.00 | $56.98 | £42.83 |
| 5 | Helsinki Vantaa Airport | Helsinki | Finland | €53.00 | $61.63 | £46.32 |
| 6 | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | €53.69 | $62.45 | £46.94 |
| 7 | Barcelona El Prat Airport | Barcelona | Spain | €55.00 | $63.95 | £48.07 |
| 8 | Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport | Lisbon | Portugal | €56.00 | $65.12 | £48.95 |
| 9 | Málaga Costa del Sol Airport | Málaga | Spain | €61.00 | $70.93 | £53.32 |
| 10 | London Stansted Airport | London | United Kingdom | €61.77 | $71.83 | £53.99 |
| Rank | Airport | City | Country | EUR | USD | GBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Stansted Airport | London | United Kingdom | €66.35 | $77.15 | £57.99 |
| 2 | Manchester Airport | Manchester | United Kingdom | €58.35 | $67.85 | £51.00 |
| 3 | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | Amsterdam | Netherlands | €55.00 | $63.95 | £48.07 |
| 4 | Geneva Airport | Geneva | Switzerland | €42.68 | $49.62 | £37.30 |
| 5 | London Gatwick Airport | London | United Kingdom | €42.33 | $49.22 | £37.00 |
| 6 | Zurich Airport | Zurich | Switzerland | €39.48 | $45.90 | £34.50 |
| 7 | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | Denmark | €35.75 | $41.57 | £31.25 |
| 8 | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | Germany | €35.70 | $41.51 | £31.20 |
| 9 | London Heathrow Airport | London | United Kingdom | €35.12 | $40.84 | £30.70 |
| 10 | Oslo Gardermoen Airport | Oslo | Norway | €34.88 | $40.56 | £30.49 |
| Lowest rank | Airport | City | Country | EUR | USD | GBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport | Moscow | Russia | €3.93 | $4.58 | £3.41 |
| 2 | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | €7.66 | $8.93 | £6.71 |
| 3 | Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport | Lisbon | Portugal | €8.00 | $9.32 | £6.99 |
| 4 | Athens International Airport | Athens | Greece | €9.00 | $10.48 | £7.87 |
| 5 | Dublin International Airport | Dublin | Ireland | €10.00 | $11.65 | £8.74 |
| 6 | Madrid Barajas Adolfo Suárez | Madrid | Spain | €11.00 | $12.81 | £9.61 |
| 7 | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | Spain | €13.00 | $15.14 | £11.36 |
| 8 | Helsinki Vantaa Airport | Helsinki | Finland | €14.00 | $16.30 | £12.24 |
| 9 | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | Sweden | €15.47 | $18.01 | £13.56 |
| 10 | Rome Fiumicino Airport | Rome | Italy | €16.70 | $19.45 | £14.60 |
Methodology
How the airport parking comparison was built.
This study ranks the 30 busiest airports in Europe by their parking online booking cost, using official airport sources and fixed test dates.
Sample The analysis covers 30 of Europe's busiest airports, based on 2024 passenger volumes.
Collection date Parking data was collected on December 11, 2025, from each airport's official website.
Test windows 7-day prices use January 5 to 12, 2026, 8 AM to 8 AM. The 24-hour comparison uses January 5 to 6, 2026, 8 AM to 8 AM.
Currency conversion Local currency prices were converted to USD and EUR on December 8, 2025, and to GBP on December 10, using Google Finance exchange rates.
Ranking Airports were ranked by converted parking cost to show how prices vary across major European travel hubs.
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