Terminal 1 is closed. Ryanair passengers still check in at the Terminal 1 hall and walk through to the Terminal 3 lounge, and Manchester publishes pick-up and drop-off areas for Terminals 2 and 3 only.
T2 lower forecourt: 2.00 m T2 upper forecourt: not published T3 forecourts: not published
Paying
Online (pay.manchesterairport.co.uk), by phone (03459 013318) or AutoPay, after the visit and by midnight on the following day. No cash, no barriers.
Where
T2: M90 5PH. Upper forecourt beside the check-in hall, lower forecourt on the Arrivals level with lifts T3: M90 1NN. Upper forecourt at check-in level, lower forecourt with lift access
Drop-off only, outside Departures at both terminals. Blue Badge holders drop off free by showing the badge to the marshals. The private hire discount card does not apply on the T2 upper forecourt.
10 min
£6.50
30 min
£25
60 min
over the 30 min limit
A height limit is printed only for the Terminal 2 lower forecourt.
Online, by phone or AutoPay, by midnight on the following day. Barrierless.
Where
T2: M90 5PR, follow signs for P3 T3: M90 1QX, follow signs for T3 Express Pick Up
Fifteen minutes at most. Staying longer brings a 60 pound overstay charge on top. If you need longer at Terminal 2, park on the first or second floor of the same car park.
10 min
£6.60
30 min
over the 15 min limit
60 min
over the 15 min limit
No height limit is printed for Express Pick Up itself.
T2 West Multi Storey (P3) and T3 Multi Storey (P14)
T2, T3 · short-stay car park
PublicTaxiPrivate hire
Drop-offyes
Pick-upyes
Waityes
Free minutes
none
Longest stay
not published
Height limit
2.00 m
Paying
P3 is barrierless with no pay station on site: pay online afterwards.
The car parks to use when a pick-up needs more than 15 minutes or you want to go into the terminal. Road signs say P3 and P14. Trailers are not allowed.
10 min
£6.60
30 min
£8.60
60 min
£13.20
Manchester prints no maximum stay for turn-up parking.
Remote, M90 5AZ, free shuttle bus · free waiting area
PublicTaxiPrivate hire
Drop-offyes
Pick-upno
Waitnot published
Free minutes
60 min
Longest stay
60 min
Height limit
not published
Coming back in
No re-entry for 30 minutes after leaving; doing so costs a 25 pound recirculation fee.
Drop-off only. A free shuttle runs around the clock and takes about 6 minutes, one way only, from the car park to the terminals, so it cannot be used to collect anyone.
10 min
free
30 min
free
60 min
free
No height limit is printed for the Free Drop Off.
Tariff
Stay
Total price
Stay up to 60 min
Total price free
An overstay charge of 25 pounds applies after 60 minutes.
T2 Over Height Car Park (P5) and T3 Over Height Car Park (P13)
T2, T3 · car park
PublicPrivate hireMinibus
Drop-offyes
Pick-upyes
Waitnot published
Free minutes, longest stay, height
not published
Where vehicles over 2.0 metres, and minibuses of up to 16 seats, drop off and pick up. Follow signs for P5 at Terminal 2 and P13 at Terminal 3.
Manchester says "relevant charges apply" here but prints no tariff, no free period, no maximum stay and no height figure for the over-height car parks.
Enter 1 to 1440 minutes. The prices below are for the last number that fitted.
For drivers and operators
Private hireTaxiMinibus
Pre-booked cars
Wait in the Private Hire Holding Area at JetParks 1. Manchester's taxi page sends all private hire pick-ups to Express Pick Up at Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, while its private hire operators page tells drivers to collect from a Short Stay car park. Black cabs use the ranks outside each terminal and at The Station.
Manchester does not say a permit is required. It sells an optional Private Hire Concession Card for 38.50 pounds that gives up to 40% off forecourt and car park charges.
Private Hire Holding Area, JetParks 1
Remote, JetParks 1 · operator waiting area
Private hire
Drop-offnot published
Pick-upnot published
Waityes
Free minutes
none
Longest stay
90 min
Height limit
not published
Paying
Payable on exit.
Open around the clock. Enter through the JetParks 1 barrier and follow signs through a second barrier. Drivers wait here, then collect from a car park and meet the passenger at an agreed place in the terminal.
10 min
£1.50
30 min
£1.50
60 min
£1.50
No height limit is printed for the holding area.
Tariff
Stay
Total price
Stay up to 90 min
Total price £1.50
Staying past 90 minutes is charged 50 pounds, and 50 pounds for each further day.
All Terminal 2 coach drop-offs and pick-ups use these stops. Picking up anywhere else on the road system is enforced under a Traffic Regulation Order. Bus stop H is no longer in use.
No time limit or height limit is printed for the stops.
T2 lower forecourt: 2.00 m, T2 upper forecourt: not published, T3 forecourts: not published
T2 West Multi Storey (P3) and T3 Multi Storey (P14)
2.00 m
Vans and 9-seaters
"Minibuses up to 16 seats can use the over-height parking facilities to pick up at Terminal 2 and 3. Relevant charges apply." "Coaches above 16 seats will be required to purchase a permit for £25 to access T3 bus stop C." Multi-storey car parks are limited to 2.0 metres and the Terminal 2 lower forecourt has a "2.0m (6ft 6in) height restriction".
By taximanchesterairport.co.uk · airport page · as of 19 Sep 2026
Terminal 1 Guidemanchesterairport.co.uk · airport page · as of 19 Sep 2026
The prices and rules here are what the airport had published on the date shown beside each one. Airports change them without notice, and the sign at the barrier always wins. Terminal Rules is not the airport and cannot cancel or appeal a charge for you.