Long-Term Parking at Memmingen Airport: Well Prepared for Long Trips
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Allgäu Airport is not only the starting point for weekend trips but also for long journeys: three weeks of summer holidays on the Mediterranean, several weeks visiting family in the Balkans or Turkey, an entire winter in the Canary Islands. If you are away that long, your car stays parked for just as long – and in the Allgäu, depending on the season, that means summer heat or a thick blanket of snow. To make sure the car is ready to go on your return and the costs stay within limits, good preparation pays off.
Key facts at a glance
- Compare the final price for the entire duration.
- Shuttle parking is often the cheapest for long periods.
- Prepare the car for the parking period and the Allgäu weather.
- Choose a return time that matches your landing.
Total price instead of daily rate
For long periods, parking services often work with tiered rates or weekly packages. If you enter three or four weeks, you therefore often get a different ranking than for a long weekend. What matters is the amount for the entire period. More: Parking costs at Memmingen Airport.
Which option suits you?
For long trips, shuttle parking is often the most economical solution. The transfer takes a little time, which hardly matters on a holiday of several weeks. Valet is worthwhile if you travel with a lot of luggage or fly early. The airport’s parking areas are close to the terminal; their rates on allgaeu-airport.de help with the comparison.
Summer holidays in two states
At Allgäu Airport, travellers from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg come together. The summer holidays in both states usually begin at the end of July or the beginning of August, and on these days demand for parking spaces is high. Book early – with free cancellation up to 24 hours before the service begins with Friend-Park, you stay flexible. More: Reserving parking at Memmingen Airport.
Spending the winter in the south
Many retired people from the Allgäu escape the snow and cold to the Canary Islands or Andalusia – often for several months. For such long periods, a comparison is worthwhile: parking with a provider, your own garage with a lift to the airport from family or neighbours, or a provider with covered spaces. Not every provider accepts cars for months; ask beforehand.
Preparing the car
- Battery: In the cold, batteries discharge faster. Have an older battery checked before a long winter trip.
- Tyres: Check the tyre pressure; in winter, fit winter tyres so that you get home safely after your return.
- Interior: Remove valuables, documents and food.
- Fuel or battery: Enough for the drive home. For electric cars, many manufacturers recommend a medium state of charge for long parking periods.
- Photos: Record the condition and mileage – see Handing over your car at Memmingen Airport.
Snow on the roof
If the car stands on an open-air space for weeks in winter, it can disappear under a thick layer of snow. On your return, allow time to clear it and put a snow brush and ice scraper in the boot – not in the glove compartment, which you cannot reach if the doors are iced up. A covered space can save a lot of work in the Allgäu. Ask the provider about it.
Summer heat
In high summer, a car parked outdoors heats up considerably. A sunshade behind the windscreen protects the dashboard and seats. Do not leave aerosol cans, lighters or electronics in the car.
If the trip takes longer
If your plans change, the following applies to Friend-Park bookings: up to one day before the drop-off time, cancellation is free of charge; you cannot move the booked period yourself in your account. If you add days at your destination, write to support and the provider with the booking number, the new return flight and the flight number. More: Cancelling or rebooking parking at Memmingen Airport.
Staying reachable
Save the provider’s contact details offline on your phone. Outside the EU, calls are often expensive; an email via Wi-Fi is usually enough.
The return
Return flights often land in Memmingen in the evening. Check whether your provider returns cars at that time: Late arrival at Memmingen Airport. At the car, walk around it once, check the tyres and lights and drive the first metres carefully.
An example for three weeks
This is how it can look: a family from Ulm sets off to Thessaloniki at 8:30 on the first Saturday of the Baden-Württemberg summer holidays and lands back in Memmingerberg three weeks later at 22:00. When planning in March, they compare the total amounts for 22 days, make sure the provider works early enough in the morning and late enough in the evening, and allow for an hour’s delay on return. The figures are for illustration only.
Car-sharing
If neighbours are travelling to the same holiday resort, everything sometimes fits into one large van. One parking space instead of two eases the holiday budget; with a bus provider, however, you should know the rules on the number of passengers.
Taking care of things at home
The letterbox, plants and pets need a solution; the vehicle registration document does not belong in the glove compartment.
If the car will not start
After weeks in an Allgäu winter, the battery can be weak. Many providers have a jump starter; ask. Alternatively, your automobile club can help.
Connections and delays
Long-haul trips from Memmingen often involve a change at a hub. If a flight is delayed, the return is sometimes postponed by hours. Choose a generous return time.
Antifreeze and windscreen wipers
If the car stands for several weeks in an Allgäu winter, there should be enough antifreeze in the screenwash. Do not raise the wipers when snow is forecast if the provider moves the car – ask if in doubt. On your return, let the engine run until the windows are clear before switching on the wipers.
Extending from your holiday
If you like it so much that you extend, let support and the provider know as soon as the new return flight is fixed.
Brake and tyre check
After weeks of standing, surface rust can form on the brake discs. A slight grinding noise in the first few metres is normal and usually disappears after a few brake applications. Briefly check the tyres before setting off.
Escaping the winter in retirement
If you spend several months in the south, ask the provider whether it accepts such long periods and how it charges. Sometimes your own garage with a lift to the airport from family or neighbours is the better solution.
In short
Compare the total price, book early, prepare the car for the Allgäu weather and plan the return – then long-term parking at Allgäu Airport becomes a side issue.
Seasonal number plates
In the Allgäu, many convertibles, motorbikes and motorhomes run on seasonal number plates. If you park such a vehicle at the airport, you must make sure that the drive home falls within the registration period. A car registered from April to October may no longer be driven on public roads after a return flight in November. So plan the trip accordingly or take another vehicle.
Martens and long parking periods
In rural areas, martens can damage hoses or cables on parked cars. After your return, watch out for warning lights and unusual noises and, if in doubt, have a garage take a look.
Checklist before departure
- Battery and tyres checked
- Antifreeze in the screenwash
- Seasonal plate period considered
- Interior empty, photos taken
- Return time confirmed
If the return flight is postponed
With connections that do not fly daily, a cancellation can postpone the return by several days. Your car then stays parked longer. Inform support and the provider as soon as the new return flight is fixed, and keep the airline’s notification. Also check whether a seasonal plate is still valid.
Have a good trip
With this preparation you can enjoy the long trip without worries – and come back to a car that is waiting, ready to go.
See you soon in the Allgäu!
When friends collect the car
If someone else is to collect the car during your long absence, this must be agreed with the provider in writing beforehand – with the person’s name and mobile number. Without this agreement, the provider will not release the vehicle.
Checklist
- Final price compared
- Booked early
- Battery, tyres and interior prepared
- Winter equipment in the boot
- Return time clarified
Which long-term offers at Allgäu Airport can be booked via Friend-Park is shown at Parking at Memmingen Airport.
