With the Skyport car park being only 6 minutes' drive from the airport, convenience is certainly the main attraction here. The state of the art licence plate recognition system allows you to enter and exit the car park quickly and effortlessly, while the 24 hour security will reassure you that your car is in safe hands. The car park is manned at all times and it's security features include security cameras and perimeter fencing.
Security measures
The car park has been awarded the police accredited security award called a Park Mark. The car park is surrounded by a perimeter fence and security cameras will be in use at all times and staff will be patrolling the car park regularly.
Instructions
As you arrive, drive up to the barrier. The system will recognise your number plate and the barrier will lift. Drive in and drop off your luggage and extra passengers at the entrance. Park your car, keep your keys, and walk to the nearest bus stop. Take the bus to the airport. It runs when needed, is included in the price and takes 6 minutes.
The sign at the entrance says to go to reception first to request a bus while you park your car, but you don't have to do this. It's just a timesaving feature that can be useful if you're in a group.
This product is for larger vehicles Recommended if your car is between 2m and 2.2m wide, 2.1m and 3m high and 5m and 5.5m long. A great choice for anything vehicle between the size of a Range Rover Sport and a Mitsubishi Warrior or Volkswagen LWB Transporter.
Transfers
Transfers are included in the price and you can expect to wait around 9 minutes, though you may have to wait as much as 20 minutes. The journey normally takes just 6 minutes, but it may take longer during the rush hour.
Park & Ride customers will be unable to take oversized items onto the transfer buses (skis, snowboards, bicycles, surfboards or anything as large/larger than these items). To avoid this, you can drop large items off at the terminal with a passenger and then drive your car to Airparks.
Directions
If you're coming from Glasgow, leave the M8 at junction 28a. From Erskine Bridge, use junction 29.
Then:
- Take the A737 towards Irvine.
- After less than a mile, take the exit for Linwood and the A761.
- Follow the slip road, which leads to the Linclive roundabout.
- Take the second exit for Linwood Industrial Estate onto Burnbrae Road.
- Turn left into Burnbrae Drive.
- Skyport is on the right at the end of the road.
From the M77:
- Leave the M77 at junction 3 and join the A726, signposted Paisley and Irvine.
- Take the exit for the A761, again toward Irvine.
- Go straight over the roundabout.
- Take the second exit at the next roundabout for the M8.
- Go straight over a third roundabout.
- At the fourth roundabout, take the first exit signposted "Industrial Park (E)".
- Take the second exit on the left.
- Skyport is on the right at the end of the road.
We recommend entering the postcode of PA3 3BU into your sat nav if you are having trouble finding the car park.