APH Meet & Greet North Terminal Gatwick Airport

These are APH's own two Short Stay meet and greet services, one for each terminal. With both, you phone APH about 30 minutes before you arrive, take a ticket at the Short Stay barrier and hand your keys to a uniformed, fully insured APH driver in the area signed Approved Operators. The car then goes to APH's secure off-site compound, and it's a walk of a couple of minutes, under cover, to check-in. Both are Flexible, so you can amend or cancel up to 24 hours before your departure date with no fees.

The main difference is the terminal. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal is for North Terminal only: you keep to the left-hand lane as you come into North Terminal and are met inside its Short Stay car park. APH Meet & Greet South Terminal Only takes the right-hand lane into the South Terminal Short Stay car park and meets you on Level 1 of Orange Car Park 3. Vehicle height differs too. The North Terminal service can't take anything over 1.8 metres, while at South Terminal the limit is 2 metres, and if your vehicle is taller APH will meet you in the open car park next to the Orange Car Park, as long as you say so when you call.

Verdict: Your airline makes this choice, not the price. Book the service for the terminal you're flying from. If you're at South Terminal in something taller than 1.8 metres, it's reassuring to know APH Meet & Greet South Terminal Only has a way to take it.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows APH Meet & Greet South Terminal Only was £86.00 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So APH Meet & Greet South Terminal Only is the same price as APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

At North Terminal, both meet you inside the Short Stay car park rather than on the drop-off forecourt. You take a ticket at the barrier, hand your keys to a driver in the Approved Operators area and walk to check-in in a couple of minutes. Both are Flexible, with free changes or cancellations up to 24 hours before your departure date, and at North Terminal both meeting points have a 1.8-metre height limit.

The main difference is who looks after the car, and how much of the airport each one covers. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal is APH's own service, with uniformed, fully insured APH drivers and the car kept in APH's secure off-site compound, and it covers North Terminal only. Sure Parking Meet & Greet is run by Sure Parking Ltd, a Gatwick company on the airport's own list of Approved Operators. Its drivers wear branded orange high-vis jackets and take the car to Sure Parking's own compound, which isn't shared with any other meet and greet company. It serves South Terminal as well.

If you're uneasy about the car once it's out of sight, both have an answer. Sure Parking normally photographs the car at the handover to record any existing damage. With APH, the driver checks the car when you hand it over, and the compound has 24-hour CCTV, floodlighting, security fencing and regular patrols.

Verdict: For a North Terminal flight these two work in much the same way, so where APH Meet & Greet North Terminal is cheaper, it's probably the one to go for, and where Sure Parking Meet & Greet is cheaper, it does the same job. Flying from South Terminal? Then Sure Parking Meet & Greet is the one of the two that can help.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows Sure Parking Meet & Greet was £68.99 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So Sure Parking Meet & Greet is £17.01 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

These two have a lot in common at North Terminal. With both, you keep left into the Short Stay car park, take a ticket at the barrier and hand over your keys there, not on the forecourt. From the meeting point it's about a 2-minute walk into the terminal, and the car spends your trip in a secure off-airport compound.

The main difference is in the details of the drop-off and return. With APH Meet & Greet North Terminal, you phone APH about 30 minutes before you arrive, and when you land you walk back to the Short Stay car park, show the return ticket you were given at drop-off and an APH driver hands back the car and keys. With Bubble Meet & Greet, you phone about 10 minutes before you arrive and park in the off-airport meet and greet bays near the exit on the ground floor of Car Park 5. APH says you may occasionally be asked to meet the driver on the forecourt instead. When you're back, you're given a pre-paid ticket to drive out with. Bubble Meet & Greet also covers South Terminal, while the APH service is North Terminal only.

Verdict: For a North Terminal flight these are closely matched, so go with whichever is cheaper for your dates, they're both sound options. If you're flying from South Terminal, Bubble Meet & Greet is the one.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows Bubble Meet & Greet was £72.00 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So Bubble Meet & Greet is £14.00 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

With both, you hand your keys to uniformed staff who park the car for you, there's no shuttle bus, and it's a short walk to check-in. Both run around the clock, every day of the year, and both are Flexible, so you can amend or cancel up to 24 hours before your departure date.

The main difference is where you meet at North Terminal. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal uses the Short Stay car park, in the coned Approved Operators area. ACE Meet & Greet doesn't use the Short Stay car park or the drop-off forecourt at North Terminal: its handover is in a hotel car park near the terminal. ACE's staff do a walkaround check and photograph the car before taking it, which usually takes 3 to 4 minutes, so it's worth allowing for. Your keys are tagged with ACE's own barcode and kept in a secure key room away from the cars, and to get the car back you show the bar-coded card you were given. ACE Meet & Greet also serves South Terminal.

Some cars are a no-go at ACE. For insurance reasons it can't take an Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati or Rolls-Royce. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal's limit is height: nothing over 1.8 metres.

Verdict: If you drive one of those five makes, ACE Meet & Greet is ruled out. Otherwise, at North Terminal, where APH Meet & Greet North Terminal is cheaper it's probably the simpler choice, and where ACE Meet & Greet is cheaper, its DBS-checked drivers and careful handover make it well worth considering.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows ACE Meet & Greet was £75.00 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So ACE Meet & Greet is £11.00 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

Both are sold by APH, and both are Flexible: you can amend or cancel up to 24 hours before your departure date with no fees. With both, a uniformed, fully insured driver takes your keys, there's no shuttle bus, and check-in is around 2 minutes' walk away.

The main difference is where you hand the car over. APH Meet & Greet Forecourt is run for APH by I Love Meet & Greet. You follow the Passenger Drop Off signs, keep right and drive to the far end, where a driver meets you in the Approved Operator bay, and Gatwick's forecourt charges are included. With APH Meet & Greet North Terminal, you stay out of the drop-off: the Passenger Drop-Off area outside the Premier Inn isn't part of this service and charges £7 per 10 minutes. Instead you keep left into the Short Stay car park, take a ticket and meet an APH driver there. APH Meet & Greet Forecourt also covers South Terminal.

Vehicles matter here too. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal can't take anything over 1.8 metres, while the Forecourt service takes standard cars and minibuses with up to 9 seats. If your car starts from an app, bring a key of some form for the Forecourt drivers, or there's a £15-a-day fee.

Verdict: Driving something over 1.8 metres, or flying from South Terminal? APH Meet & Greet Forecourt is the one. If not, both get you to check-in in a couple of minutes, so let the price difference for your dates decide.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows APH Meet & Greet Forecourt (North & South) was £80.00 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So APH Meet & Greet Forecourt (North & South) is £6.00 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

With both, you hand your keys to a uniformed driver, skip the shuttle bus entirely and walk to check-in in a couple of minutes. Both are Flexible, so you can amend or cancel up to 24 hours before your departure date with no fees.

The main difference is the meeting point and how much flexibility you get on the day you fly home. I Love Meet & Greet meets you on the terminal forecourt, in the Approved Operator bays at the far end of the Passenger Drop Off, and serves both terminals. If you fly back into a different terminal, it can return the car to the one you land at, at no extra charge. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal meets you inside the North Terminal Short Stay car park and serves North Terminal only.

For many drivers, the worry is what happens to the keys. I Love Meet & Greet swipes your booking into the driver's handheld device at the handover and at every move, and keeps keys in locked, alarmed key cupboards that only authorised staff can open. With APH, you're given a return ticket for your car, the driver checks the car when you hand it over, and the compound is covered by 24-hour CCTV and regular patrols.

Verdict: If your flights use different terminals, or your vehicle is over APH Meet & Greet North Terminal's 1.8-metre limit, I Love Meet & Greet is probably the better fit. For a straightforward North Terminal trip, where APH Meet & Greet North Terminal is cheaper it makes sense to choose it, and where I Love Meet & Greet is cheaper, its forecourt handover is a nice bonus.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows I Love Meet & Greet was £71.00 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So I Love Meet & Greet is £15.00 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

With both, you hand over your keys and a fully insured driver takes the car away, so there's no shuttle bus to catch and only a short walk to check-in. Both are Flexible, so you can amend or cancel up to 24 hours before your departure date.

The main difference is that I Love Meet & Greet With Valet is I Love Meet & Greet's valet option, with any cleaning done by I Love Meet & Greet while the car is in its care. You hand the car over on the terminal forecourt at either terminal, and I Love Meet & Greet's car parks have 8ft fences and gates that open only with staff passes. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal is a straight meet and greet: you meet an APH driver in the North Terminal Short Stay car park, and the car is parked in APH's secure off-site compound until you're back.

If anyone in your party has reduced mobility, both work well. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal has no long walks or uneven surfaces and offers assisted loading if requested. I Love Meet & Greet can collect the car from a disabled bay or another forecourt spot you've arranged with the airport's special assistance team.

The upside to APH Meet & Greet North Terminal is that, without a valet on top, it usually costs less.

Verdict: If a valet appeals and the price difference feels fair, I Love Meet & Greet With Valet is a nice touch. If you just need the car parked and handed back at North Terminal, APH Meet & Greet North Terminal does that - it's a judgement call.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows I Love Meet & Greet With Valet was £91.00 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So I Love Meet & Greet With Valet is £5.00 more expensive than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

Both are run by APH, and with both you hand over your keys and APH staff park the car. Both are open around the clock, every day of the year.

The main difference is where the handover happens. With APH Meet & Greet North Terminal, you're met in the North Terminal Short Stay car park and walk to check-in in 1 to 2 minutes, under cover. With APH Park & Ride, you drive to APH's car park on Copthorne Road in Crawley, off junction 10 of the M23, check in at reception and take a shuttle, which runs every 10 to 15 minutes, day and night. Coming home, you catch it from Bus Stop 6 on the ground floor at North Terminal. APH Park & Ride also serves South Terminal, takes vehicles up to 2.4 metres high rather than 1.8, and is Super-Flex, so you can amend or cancel free right up to your booked arrival time.

The upside to APH Park & Ride is that, as a park and ride, it usually costs less than meet and greet, and its shuttles are wheelchair accessible.

Verdict: Late-night return, tired kids or heavy bags? Where the price difference is small, walking straight back to the car at North Terminal is probably worth it. If APH Park & Ride is noticeably cheaper for your dates and you don't mind the shuttle, it's probably the better value.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows APH Park & Ride was £54.92 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So APH Park & Ride is £31.08 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

With both, you leave your keys with staff who park the car for you, and both are Flexible, so you can amend or cancel up to 24 hours before your departure date at no charge.

The main difference is time. Airparks Park & Ride runs from APH's Copthorne Road site in Crawley, where you park in an arrival bay, check in at reception and take a free shuttle that runs every 10 to 15 minutes and takes about 10 to 12 minutes. Allow around 30 to 40 minutes to drop the car off and catch it. With APH Meet & Greet North Terminal, you drive straight to the North Terminal Short Stay car park, hand over the car and are at check-in a minute or two later.

Airparks Park & Ride does have more room for bigger vehicles: its height limit is 2.4 metres, compared with 1.8 metres for APH Meet & Greet North Terminal, although a car arriving with a trailer is turned away. It also serves South Terminal.

The upside to Airparks Park & Ride is that it's a park and ride, which usually works out cheaper than meet and greet.

Verdict: On an early flight, the half hour or so you save with APH Meet & Greet North Terminal may well be worth paying for. If Airparks Park & Ride is noticeably cheaper and you're happy to build in the shuttle, it's probably the better value - it's a judgement call.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows Airparks Park & Ride was £54.92 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So Airparks Park & Ride is £31.08 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

With both, you hand over your keys and staff park the car for you, and both are Flexible, so you can amend or cancel up to 24 hours before your departure date at no charge.

The main difference is the trip between car and terminal. Cophall Parking is on Effingham Road in Copthorne, by The Curious Pig pub, off junction 10 of the M23. You check in at reception and take a minibus to the airport, and Cophall asks you to allow 30 minutes from check-in to arriving at Gatwick. Coming home, you call the free number on your key receipt and a minibus collects you. With APH Meet & Greet North Terminal, you're met in the North Terminal Short Stay car park and are a minute or two from check-in.

That matters if anyone in your party struggles with steps. Wheelchairs can go on Cophall's minibus, but passengers need to be able to step up into it. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal has no shuttle to board at all, no long walks and assisted loading if requested.

The upside to Cophall Parking is that it's a park and ride, which usually costs less than meet and greet. It also has no height restriction, which helps if your vehicle is over APH Meet & Greet North Terminal's 1.8-metre limit.

Verdict: Where the price difference is small, handing the car over at North Terminal is probably worth skipping the drive to Copthorne and the minibus. If Cophall Parking is noticeably cheaper for your dates, it's probably the better value.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows Cophall Parking was £48.96 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So Cophall Parking is £37.04 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

With both, someone else parks the car: you hand your keys to APH's driver at North Terminal, or in at reception at Cophall Parking Super Saver.

The main difference is the booking terms. Cophall Parking Super Saver is Non-Flex, so once it's booked it can't be amended or cancelled. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal is Flexible, so you can amend or cancel up to 24 hours before your departure date with no fees. There's the journey too. Cophall Parking Super Saver is a park and ride in Copthorne with a minibus to the terminal, while APH Meet & Greet North Terminal has you at check-in a minute or two after handing over the car. Taking bikes, skis or golf clubs? Cophall can carry them on the minibus on request.

The upside to Cophall Parking Super Saver is that it's a Non-Flex park and ride, so it usually costs less than a Flexible meet and greet, leaving you to weigh the saving against fixed plans and a transfer.

Verdict: If your dates are set in stone and the price difference is big, Cophall Parking Super Saver is hard to ignore. If there's any chance your flight could change, or you'd rather walk to check-in than catch a minibus, APH Meet & Greet North Terminal may be worth the extra to you - it's a judgement call.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows Cophall Parking Super Saver was £45.94 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So Cophall Parking Super Saver is £40.06 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

Both are APH services where you leave your keys and an insured driver moves the car for you.

The main difference is charging. APH Meet & Greet North Terminal doesn't currently offer EV charging. With APH Park and Ride with EV charging, a trained valet driver charges the car to full capacity while you're away and moves it to a secure bay, so it's ready for the drive home. You need to bring your own charging cable, arrive with at least 5% battery and bring a physical key, because a phone-operated key can't be used for charging. It's a park and ride at APH's Copthorne Road car park, with shuttles every 10 to 15 minutes to either terminal, and it's Super-Flex, so you can cancel or change free of charge at any time before your booked arrival time.

Verdict: If you're driving an EV and dread a long drive home on a low battery, or hunting for a charger after a flight, APH Park and Ride with EV charging may be worth the extra to you. If you're happy to charge at home, or your car isn't electric, APH Meet & Greet North Terminal gets you to check-in faster - it's a judgement call.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows APH Park and Ride with EV charging was £104.91 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So APH Park and Ride with EV charging is £18.91 more expensive than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.

Both are run by APH and open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and both can get you to North Terminal.

The main difference is your keys. With APH Gatwick Self Park, you park the car yourself at APH's Copthorne Road site, keep your keys, and APH says the car stays exactly where you leave it. A free shuttle then takes about 10 to 12 minutes to the terminal, and on your return you collect a barrier exit code at reception and drive out. With APH Meet & Greet North Terminal, you hand the car and keys to an APH driver in the North Terminal Short Stay car park and are given a return ticket. If that makes you uneasy, the drivers are uniformed and fully insured, they check the car at the handover, and the compound has 24-hour CCTV, floodlighting, security fencing and regular patrols.

APH Gatwick Self Park is also Super-Flex, so you can amend or cancel free right up to your arrival time, and its height limit is 2.4 metres.

Verdict: If handing over your keys is an issue for you, APH Gatwick Self Park is the one. If it isn't and the price difference is small, APH Meet & Greet North Terminal saves you the shuttle at both ends, and if it's the cheaper option on your dates, it's probably an easy call.

Our current price snapshot (a 7-day stay, from 16th Nov to 23rd Nov 2026) shows APH Gatwick Self Park was £59.92 whilst APH Meet & Greet North Terminal was £86.00. So APH Gatwick Self Park is £26.08 cheaper than APH Meet & Greet North Terminal.