Reserving Parking at Memmingen Airport: How to Plan Properly

Because there is no railway station at Allgäu Airport, booking parking is a fixed part of travel planning for most passengers. If you reserve early, you have a greater choice. If you enter the right times, you avoid trouble on your return. And if you know the dates on which particularly many people fly, you can plan more calmly. Here you can find out what matters – from booking to the morning of departure.

When to book?

If you have just booked your flight to Palma or Porto, the perfect moment for the parking space has come. All the key data are available, and the sites around Memmingerberg are not yet full. You are not taking a risk, because bookings via Friend-Park can be cancelled free of charge up to one day before the drop-off time. Especially for the start of the summer holidays, the best spaces are otherwise gone quickly.

Two holiday calendars

Travellers from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg fly from Allgäu Airport. Both states have their own holiday dates, which partly overlap. Overall, this means more peak days than at airports whose catchment area lies within one federal state. Check both calendars if you are flexible. The dates are published by the states’ ministries of education.

Winter season

In winter, many people from the Allgäu fly to the sun, and some winter sports enthusiasts travel via Memmingen. Around Christmas, New Year and the carnival holidays it is correspondingly busy. On top of that comes the weather: in snow the drive takes longer. Allow a little more buffer when booking.

Entering times correctly

The start-of-parking field should contain the time at which you arrive in Memmingerberg with your car. The departure time has no place there. You find the right value by calculating backwards from take-off: when does your airline’s bag drop close? How long do the handover or bus transfer take? How much buffer do you need? For the end of parking, the reverse applies: landing plus getting off the plane, the baggage belt, possibly passport control and the walk to the pick-up point. If you return in the evening, allow yourself an extra half hour – delays are common on late rotations.

Checking operating hours

Many flights depart early, many return flights land in the evening. Before booking, check whether your times fall within the provider’s operating hours. More: Early flight from Memmingen and Late arrival at Memmingen Airport.

The details

• Licence plate, model, colour – so that your car is recognised.
• Flight numbers – so that delays are visible.
• Number of people – important for the bus.
• Driver’s mobile number – for queries.
• Special features – roof box, ski rack, motorhome, electric car.

How booking with Friend-Park works is shown in the frequently asked questions about booking.

Booking for others

If you book for family members, pay attention to the licence plate, flight details and the mobile number of the person who will be driving. Forward the confirmation and point out the sat-nav trap: Memmingerberg, not Memmingen.

After booking

Read the confirmation, save it offline and note the provider’s phone number. If the email is missing: frequently asked questions if the confirmation has not arrived. Check occasionally until the trip whether the airline has changed any times.

The evening before

Read the confirmation, save the address in Memmingerberg in the sat nav, check the weather and traffic, have documents ready.

If something changes

If the airline changes the date or you cancel the trip, cancel the parking space within the deadline and rebook if necessary. Everything else is in Cancelling or rebooking parking at Memmingen Airport.

No offer found?

Try slightly different times or check the airport’s parking areas. For Memmingen: Friend-Park shows offers as soon as partners are connected. You can see the current status at Parking at Memmingen Airport.

An example from Lindau

An example from Lake Constance: two people from Lindau book a flight for the Whitsun holidays in January. Departure on Saturday at 6:45, return a week later at 21:30. That same evening they reserve the parking space: start at 4:35, end at 22:45. The offer they choose covers both times, and the last free cancellation date goes into the calendar. All values are examples.

Recurring trips

If you fly regularly from Memmingen, make a note after each trip of which provider was good and how long the drive took. After a few trips, you can plan in a few minutes.

For groups

If a bowling club or a large family travels in three cars, each vehicle creates its own booking. Then the licence plates and mobile numbers are correct, and if one car drops out, the cancellation only affects that one booking.

Uncertain plans

If you are still waiting for your leave to be approved, you can secure the space anyway. Up to one day before the start of parking it can be returned free of charge.

Sharing the confirmation

Forward the confirmation email to all adults travelling with you. If a battery dies, the booking is still to hand.

If the airline changes its schedule

Low-cost airlines adjust their flight schedules from time to time. If you receive a change email, check immediately whether your parking times still fit. If the new time falls within the provider’s operating hours, a message is usually enough. Otherwise, cancel within the deadline and rebook.

Booking for your parents

If children book the parking space for their parents, who are flying from Memmingen for the first time, a joint look at the route helps. Explicitly point out the address in Memmingerberg and write down the provider’s phone number clearly.

Planning day trips

Even for a single day, a reservation is worthwhile, especially with an early departure. Check whether the provider covers the early handover and the evening return. More: Business trips from Memmingen.

Reserving in the winter season

Around Christmas, New Year and the carnival holidays, many people from the Allgäu fly to the sun. If you reserve early, you will have a space even then – ideally a covered one.

Checking the confirmation

Read the confirmation right after booking: are the date, time, licence plate and flight numbers correct? A typo can easily be corrected now.

In short

Book early, enter the times correctly, check operating hours, bear in mind two holiday calendars and the winter – and your planning is done.

Flight days and parking duration

Some destinations are only served from Memmingen on certain days of the week. The length of the trip then depends on the flight schedule, not on your wishes. When booking parking, enter the actual days – even if this makes the holiday a day longer.

If a replacement flight departs elsewhere

If, after a cancellation, the airline offers a replacement from Munich or Stuttgart, you no longer need the parking space in Memmingen. Cancel within the deadline.

With seasonal number plates

If you travel in a vehicle with seasonal number plates, make sure when planning that the return journey also falls within the registration period. Otherwise you will need another vehicle for the drive home.

All done?

After the booking, confirmation and calendar entry, the planning is complete. On the day of travel, all you have to do is get in and drive to Memmingerberg.

Confirmation for fellow travellers

Send the confirmation to all adult fellow travellers. If one phone fails, the other person has the meeting point and phone number.

Good planning

That leaves only one thing to do on the day of departure: get in and set off.

If the fellow travellers change

If someone joins at short notice or drops out, the price may change with the bus model. Inform the provider or support so that the details are correct.

If you have questions about the booking, support will help via the contact form.

Return flight late in the evening

If the return flight lands late, choose a generous end of parking and check whether the provider still returns cars at that time. More: Late arrival at Memmingen Airport.

We wish you good planning and a relaxed trip from Memmingerberg!

If you plan early, your mind is free on the day of travel to look forward to your holiday.

Checklist

• Times at the site instead of flight times
• Operating hours fit
• Holidays and winter season considered
• Details complete
• Cancellation deadline in the calendar