Plenty of the UK’s best staycation spots are just a train ride away. But while taking a long-distance train is the more environmentally friendly (and probably more comfortable) option, it isn’t always cheaper. And it isn’t just train tickets that cost a lot: it can pretty spenny just to leave your car in a station car park.
Train station car parks can charge a pretty penny – but some are pricier than others. To find the most expensive parking choices, vehicle finance company Moneybarn looked at the busiest train stations in the UK and compared their weekday parking costs of up to eight hours in February 2024.
Taking the top spot as the UK train station with the most expensive parking? Well, that’d be none other than Glasgow Central. An eight-hour stay at the Scottish city’s main rail hub costs a weekday rate of £24.95.
Moorfields in Liverpool came second, with the same weekday price but fewer annual passengers, while third was Leeds, costing £22.50. Take a peek at the full list below.
The UK’s 10 most expensive train station car parks
- Glasgow Central (£24.95 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Moorfields (£24.95 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Leeds (£22.50 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Reading (£22 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Sheffield (£22 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Peterborough (£19 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Edinburgh Waverley (£18 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Stockport (£16.95 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Brighton (£16.70 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
- Bristol Temple Meads (£15.80 for a weekday 8 hour stay)
Wondering about the UK’s cheapest train station car park? That title goes to Maidenhead, which charges just £5.40 for 8 hours. You can have a look at Moneybarn’s full report here.
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