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Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at London Gatwick Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.
Picking someone up
Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.
Picking upPermittedYou can pick someone up in the express pickup areas of the Short Stay car parks: Car Park 6, Level 4 at the North Terminal and Car Park 3, Ground Floor at the South Terminal. You will need to stay with your vehicle, as unattended cars may receive a parking charge notice.
Picking upPermittedFree within 120 minutes.Waiting for someone works here too, within those same two free hours.
Parking facts (walking time, height, charging, booking): Long Stay
Dropping someone off
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
Dropping offPermitted · at most 30 minutesPassengers can be dropped off by car outside the terminal buildings in the designated drop-off zones. At the North Terminal it is on the lower level between the Sofitel and the parking garage; at the South Terminal it is also on the lower level. A fee applies: the minimum charge covers ten minutes, each additional minute is added up to twenty minutes, and thirty minutes is the maximum stay. Payment must be made by midnight the day after you use the zones.
Dropping offNot permittedExpress pickup areas should not be used for dropping off passengers.
Dropping offPermittedFree within 120 minutes.If you would rather not pay for the drop-off zone, park in the Long Stay car parks: you can park there for free for two hours, with a free shuttle bus to the terminals.
Parking facts (walking time, height, charging, booking): Long Stay
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