Access Guide
Overview
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- This guide covers the pick up zones, drop off zones, and mid stay car parks for Terminal 3.
Getting Help and Assistance
- For information about the Special Assistance at Manchester Airport please click here (new tab).
- There is a member of staff available for help and assistance.
- British Sign Language can be provided virtually.
- There is a designated assistance dog spending area.
- The sunflower room is located in the Terminal 1 Departures Lounge.
There is an assistance dog spending area located in Terminal 2 next to Departure Gates B.
Passengers are escorted to this area by a member of staff.
Passengers with booked assistance: Passengers who have booked assistance should note that you can only be dropped off near to the Departures area.
If you require help to get to the assistance check-in desk, passenger's helpers are required to park in the short-term parking at arrivals, walk through to arrivals, go up a lift and around the corner to reach the assistance check-in desk, and request further assistance for the passenger.
All parking in the multi-storey is pre-booked only.
Parking (Mid Stay)
- The car park is located on Parade Road.
- This is a multi storey car park with a tarmac surface.
- The height of the height restriction barrier is 200cm.
- The car park has an intercom and an automatic number plate recognition barrier control system.
- Controls for the barrier may be difficult to reach.
- There are 6 designated Blue Badge parking bays available.
- Blue Badge parking is clearly marked and signposted.
- The Blue Badge parking bay dimensions are 240cm x 480cm.
- There is a marked zone on both sides and to the rear.
- There are no help points available.
- There are not parent and child parking bays available.
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Paying and Booking
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- Parking is not free for Blue Badge holders.
- For information about booking airport parking please click here.
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Getting to the Terminal
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- The most accessible route from the Blue Badge parking to the terminal building has dropped kerbs with tactile paving and bollards.
- There is a pedestrian crossing between the car park and the terminal.
- There is not a bus service available that runs between the car park and the terminal.
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Exiting the Car Park by Car
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- The car park has an intercom and an automatic number plate recognition barrier control system at the exit.
- Controls for the barrier may be difficult to reach.
Pick up and Drop Off Points (Check In A Drop Off)
- There is a clearly marked accessible drop off point available.
- There is a clearly marked drop off point available.
- The drop-off point is located up the access ramp onto level 3 of the multi storey car park (signed as drop off).
- The drop-off point is limited to 30 minutes for a charge of £5 for 5 minutes, £6-40 for 10 minutes, and £25 for 30 minutes.
- The most accessible route from the drop-off point to the terminal has dropped kerbs without tactile paving.
- Charges and Blue Badge concession information can be found here.
Related Access Guides (Terminal 3)
- To view other AccessAble Detailed Access Guides that are related to this one please use the links below.
- Terminal 3 - Departures Check In link (new tab) - click here.
