AndyS

Hi All,
Picking up my daughter tomorrow evening and wondering if there is a preferred car park for short term stay?
Thanks

EsuriJohn

When we pick people up at Faro we always use the arrivals car park which is alongside the taxi rank. The cost is very reasonable ther may even be a short free period. We are usually between 15-45 mins and the costs seem to come around €1.50 - €4.50. We always monitor the deprture airport to check if they have left on time then after about 30 mins flight check the arrival time at Faro. We then leave Esuri at the arrival time and it generally works out spot on.

keithBT

Hello Andy, if I pick up my son I usually go to the southern end of Montenegro in the main street where there are several pastelaria/coffee shops and bars. I try to pitch up roughly when the flight is scheduled to land, consume my cake & coffee and wait for my son to call me. Its about 3 mins drive to the airport. Once he has cleared imigration, got his luggage etc I just drive thru the airport not parking and pick him up.
Hence you don't need the car park at all !! Ok, so you're thinking I'm a cheapskate, but remember we pay 15 euros every time we collect a car at faro !! Why pay to park unless you really have to.

AndyS

Thanks John and Keith (I don't think you are a cheapskate, just a savvy shopper). As we want to be inside the airport to meet our girl I'll take John's advice this time around.
Cheers

EsuriJohn

When we carry out that manovre we take coffee and pastel donata at the BP station and when called forward we pick up in the departure drop off where you get 10mins free ample time to stow the bags hug and drive off. Vinci make enough out of us already!

Kath Las Colinas

I wait at either a cafe in Montenegro or at Pingo Doce. When I get a call I go into the pick up car park outside departures. You get 10 minutes free which gives you time to go into the airport. You can go into this carpark twice in one day for nothing (useful when both picking up and dropping off ) otherwise they think you are a taxi and charge.

Jon-Bxl

Another nice place to wait and look at the ocean is the 'sea'side behind the airport, with its cafe's. You can even see the plane about to land once you have checked the arrival time on the net.

Your guest can txt you on arrival and you pick them up easily just a short drive to the roundabout with the statues looking up... then the pick up

Jon

Loafing Along

It's all here :
Faro Airport (FAO): Parking