FAQ Parking

You can conveniently book a parking space right at one of Frankfurt Airport’s terminals before traveling, and even save up to 60% with Online Early Bird Rates. Or, if you’ll only be away for a weekend, our Weekend Rate may be just right for you: for example, it lets you park for two days for as little as €29.00. You can also save year-round by using our Holiday Parking. Or you can reserve an extra-wide space in our Business Parking section, which has a separate vehicle entrance and is only a short walk from the check-in areas in Terminal 1.

The following terms apply to our online parking deals:

• Terminal Parking: Early Bird Online Rate
  • You can park for between seven and 29 days.
  • You can book a space as early as nine months before flying or as late as one calendar day beforehand.
  • You pay in advance by Mastercard, VISA, American Express or PayPal.
• Terminal Parking: Weekend Rate
  • You can park for between two and four days.
  • The days must fall between Friday and Monday.
  • You can book a space as early as nine months before flying or as late as one calendar day beforehand.
  • You pay in advance by Mastercard, VISA, American Express or PayPal.
• Business Parking Online
  • You can park for between one and 29 days.
  • You can book a space as early as nine months before flying or as late as one calendar day beforehand.
  • You pay in advance by Mastercard, VISA, American Express or PayPal.
• Holiday Parking Online
  • You can park for between one day and 60 days.
  • You can book a space as early as three months before flying or as late as one calendar day beforehand.
  • You pay in advance by Mastercard, VISA, American Express or PayPal.
• eParking
  • You can park for between one and 29 days.
    
  • You can book a space as early as nine months before flying or as late as one calendar day beforehand.
  • You pay in advance by Mastercard, VISA, American Express or PayPal.

Book a parking space

Your vehicle may not be taller than 2.1 meters to drive into our terminal parking structures.

If you are driving a car taller than that: For a relatively short amount of time, we recommend using our short-term parking at Terminals 1 and 2 or the bus parking (P36). If you need to park for a longer time, our Holiday Parking in the south of the airport is available for you to use. As of 1 June 2018 entrance with online booking only. Please note that your vehicle’s total loaded weight may not exceed 2.5 tonnes and it may not be longer than seven meters.

You can talk to our personnel any time of the day or night by pressing the call button on any pay machine or at any entrance or exit. We will be happy to help if you have a problem or question.

Our traffic and parking guidance system will automatically show you the way to a free space in a terminal parking structure. Simply follow the green traffic lights.

The parking level and bay are printed on your parking ticket so you can easily find your vehicle again.

We have extra-large parking spaces at Terminals 1 and 2 with direct, easy access to the check-in areas.
The parking spaces at Terminal 1 are in the underground part of the parking facility, which you can reach via entrance P4. Bay 225 on level 2 is reserved for you.

There are also parking spaces in the underground part of the parking structure at Terminal 2, which you can reach via entrance P8. We have reserved all of bay U417 on level U4 for you there.

When you get to the parking bay, please press the call button on the ticket dispenser. The parking management staff will be glad to open the barrier to let you drive in. Please place your legitimation card for special parking or your ID card for severely disabled persons (“G” or “aG”) in your vehicle’s window or on the dashboard where it is visible. The regular terminal parking prices also apply here.

You can also park for up to three hours without paying in front of the terminals for getting in or out or loading or unloading baggage. At the entrance to one of the short-term parking, please press the call button on the ticket dispenser and announce yourself. Please place your legitimation card for special parking or your ID card for severely disabled persons (“G” or “aG”) in your vehicle’s window or on the dashboard where it is visible. Please note that not all airport areas have special appropriate parking spaces for disabled persons.

You can obtain more information here.

You can park a natural gas-powered vehicle anywhere at Frankfurt Airport. We regret that autogas (LPG) vehicles are not allowed inside the terminal parking structures. If you only need to park for a little while, we recommend that you use one of our short-term parking at Terminal 1 or 2. For lengthy stays, our Holiday Parking in the south of the airport is available. As of 1 June 2018 entrance with online booking only.

With a previous online booking of the eParking product, you can park and recharge your vehicle at Terminal 1 parking row 126 and at Terminal 2 parking row U423. Electricity is included in the price displayed on the online booking and a parking space will be reserved for you. We guarantee up to 11kW at every charging station.

Further charging stations can be found at Terminal 1, entrance P2 parking row 1406 and at Terminal 2 parking row U323. The electricity is free of charge, only the parking costs have to be paid according to the valid terminal parking rates. There is no guarantee for a free parking space or an available charging station.

Please bring your charging cable (standard plug type 2) with you.

We keep a sufficient number of baggage carts in the connecting passageways to the terminals so that you can easily and conveniently get to check-in with your luggage. The use of the baggage carts is subject to a charge.

You can pay for parking at one of a large number of machines, either in cash or using a Maestro debit card or a credit card (VISA, Mastercard or American Express). Machines are located at the main access points to all parking areas and structures.

Please talk to our on-duty personnel: press the call button on any pay machine or at any vehicle entrance or exit.

Yes, there is good reception on all levels of our parking structures, both above and below ground.

As of 1 June 2018 entrance with online booking only.

Our free shuttle buses connect the car park with both terminals around the clock. They stop near the entrance to the Holiday Parking.

Calculating When to Arrive

You need to check-in at least 2 or 3 hours before departure (according to the guidelines of your airline). Please allow sufficient extra time for parking your car and your transfer to the terminal.  The transfer to Terminal 1 takes approx. 20 minutes and to Terminal 2 approx. 30 minutes. The shuttle service operates every 30 minutes around the clock and leaves on the full and half hour from the holiday parking to the terminals.

Small bulky luggage is allowed in the shuttle bus anytime. In case of large bulky luggage, such as surfboards, we kindly ask you to drop it of at the departure terminal first and park your car at the Holiday Parking afterwards. If several guests with bulky luggage want to use the shuttle at the same time, it may be necessary to wait for the next shuttle (every 30 minutes) due to lack of space. Please allow sufficient time for the transfer with bulky luggage.

Yes, various child and booster seats are not necessary as in public transport.

On the website of Flughafen Parken GmbH you will find all offers of the airports Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Hanover and Cologne-Bonn.