National Airport Parking Rates

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) operates several National Airport parking facilities near the Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). Below are the published rates as of June 1st, 2008:

Hourly Parking Rates
Garages A, B and C (Please see map above)

o $2 per half-hour for the first two hours or fraction;
o $4 per hour for the 3rd through 8th hour or fraction;
o $36 maximum for 24 hours.

Daily Rates:

o $5 per hour or fraction;
o $20 maximum for 24 hours.

Economy Parking Lot Rates (Serving all Terminals):

* $3 per hour or fraction;
* $12 maximum for 24 hours.

Although we constantly check the MWAA official website in which these National Airport parking rates are published, there might be some discrepancies and changes, since the publication of this blog page. Please visit the MWAA site for updates. Of course, you can also compute for the rates at the National Airport Parking resource page, provided by BestParking.com.

Photo: The terminal and control tower at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Mario Ortiz on Wikimedia Commons)

National Airport Parking Map

Please click on the National Airport Parking Map to see a larger image.

Available parking facilities at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

Garages A, B, and C

Colored green , red, and blue respectively on the map, garages A, B, and C are the closest and most convenient parking facilities serving terminals A, B, and C. Daily and hourly parking are available. Terminal A also doubles as a rental car pick up area.

Hourly Parking is ideal for those parking for 2 hours or less. If you intend to park longer, you're better off with the daily or economy rate.

Daily Parking, also found in garages A, B, and C, is the more economical and convenient option for those traveling for a day or two. The structures are directly connected to the main terminals and you have the option to ride on the free shuttle vehicles.

Economy Parking is located at the southwest corner of the main airport complex near the General Aviation building. Free shuttle service is also available.

Cell Phone Waiting Area is limited to one hour of free parking for drivers waiting for the call from an arriving passenger. You can't leave your vehicle unattended while using this facility.

To see the parking rates in these facilities, please proceed to National Airport parking rates. For alternative off-airport parking locations, please visit BestParking.com.

National Airport Parking Map courtesy of Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

National Airport Parking Providers

Here's a short list of National Airport parking providers you might want to consider if you're flying out of Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA):

Crystal Gateway Marriott
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone: 1-703-920-3230
Fax: 1-703-271-5212
Sales: 1-703-920-3230 ext.5198 Sales fax: 1-703-271-5131

Sheraton Crystal City Hotel
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone: (703) 486-1111

Sheraton National Hotel
900 South Orme Street
Arlington, VA 22204
Phone: (703) 521-1900
Toll-Free: 1-800-325-3535

Courtyard Crystal Inn
2899 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone: 1-703-549-3434
Fax: 1-703-549-7440
Toll-free: 1-800-321-2211

These are all prestigious hotels located within 3 miles of DCA providing National Airport parking in their indoor facilities, even if you're not staying. The daily rate in ALL (they have the same rate, at the moment) of these locations is considerably lower than the economy parking option at DCA.

Of course, you might want to check out their 'Park, Stay, and Fly' (or whatever the hotel calls it) option. Like in most airports where parking prices (at airport-owned facilities) are ridiculously inflated, the option of staying at a hotel the night before your flight (and park for free for 7 days or more) may be much better than paying the parking costs straight up.

As I said this is a short list, if you know of other locations near DCA that you you think should be added to this list, feel free to leave a comment below. Thanks.

To see the current rates and compute for your own actual parking costs, please visit the National Airport parking resource page at BestParking.com.

National Airport Parking Choices for Washington D.C. Travelers

By: Emmanuel Gonot

National Airport parking is relatively easier at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), in Arlington County, Virginia than in most other airports in the country. Reagan Airport is the closest commercial airport to Washington D.C., the capital city of the United States. Originally known as the Washington National Airport, it was renamed in 1988 in honor of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. DCA airport serves over 18 million passengers every year.

Hourly and Daily Parking

There are over 9,400 National Airport parking spaces in service at present - about 2,956 of these are in the economy parking lot, located in the south end of the airport. Daily and hourly parking are available at airport garages A, B, and C. Hourly parking can be quite expensive at $4 per hour, maximum $36 for a full 24 hours period. This is ideal when you have business at the airport and would need to park for up to 2 hours. If you need to park longer, you’re better off taking a daily parking space for a rate of $20 or park at the economy lot for only $12 per day.

Parking for Disabled Passengers

There are designated National Airport parking spaces for disabled passengers, conveniently located near elevators and shuttle bus stops. Vehicles with handicapped or disabled persons on board needing parking assistance are requested to show their government-issued plates or placards to the uniformed parking assistants, who can also help locate a convenient parking space should the designated areas be already full.

Cell Phone Waiting Area

If you’re picking up a family member or a friend from the airport, you can use the airport’s cell phone waiting area. You’re not allowed to leave your vehicle while inside the waiting area, and you can only stay for a maximum of 2 hours, but this beats burning gas to pass the time or pay the hourly parking rates at the airport garages.

Long Term Parking

If you’re flying out of Reagan airport for an extended business or vacation trip, daily parking is by far the most financially sound option. Still, like in any other city, airport-run facilities are always available at an inflated price because of their proximity to the terminals. For less expensive alternatives, the best choice would be the off-airport locations offering highly competitive rates.

Off-Airport Alternatives

Most of the good hotels near the airport offer very affordable long term parking rates. Courtyard Crystal City (half a mile from the airport) and Sheraton Crystal City Hotel (1.20 miles from the airport), both located along Jefferson Davis Highway, have a daily parking rate of only $8 at their indoor parking facilities, for example.

The Obvious Choice

For a hypothetical 5 day trip, you’ll be paying $100 at the airport garages, $60 at the economy lot, while only $40 at hotel parking locations. Factor in the complimentary shuttle service that will take you to and pick you up from your terminal at the end of your trip, your choice for your National Airport parking becomes quite obvious.

Book Your Parking in Advance

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), being very close to federal government offices including the White House, is relatively restricted than most other airports, in terms of security, number of flights, and international entry. Nevertheless, with 18 million passengers using the airport every year, National Airport parking can still be a problem, especially during the holidays. This can be easily avoided, however: just know your options and book your parking in advance.

Explore several National Airport parking and Dulles parking options at BestParking.com. Find the best locations, compare rates, and book your airport parking, today. Emmanuel Gonot works as a writer and marketing consultant at BestParking.com.

Source: Associated Content

Bradley Airport Parking

Parking map of Bradley Airport. Source: Best Parking.

There are 8 Bradley Airport parking stations and 3 excellent remote facilities that passengers at Bradley airport will want to consider. Spending just a few short minutes learning the airport parking layout will help you to easily find a great parking space and keep you moving smoothly on your trip.

According to J.D. Power and Associates’ airports review,  fewer than 10 million passengers fly through Bradley International Airport (BDL) annually. Despite the comparatively light traffic, parking at Bradley airport has always been an issue. In the last few years, improving Bradley airport parking has been relentlessly worked on. 

Bradley airport parking on-site is actually well-placed and can be conveniently accessed via walkways or by free shuttle service. Very close to terminal A are two parking garages – the Short-term Garage and the Long-term Garage. Lot B is another short-term parking lot just a few minute’s walk from the terminals. Four more long-term parking lots are available via the airport’s shuttle service.

Parking at the Short-term garage and Lot B at Bradley is at $2.50 for every half hour and $4.50 for every 1 hour. Daily parking at Lot B costs slightly lower at $16 than at the Short-term Garage, which has a daily rate of $24. The best parking use for either of these locations is for short 1-3 hour stay the airport.

BDL Airport Parking Hub

On-airport, a number of daily parking options is in the Long-term Garage and in Lots 1, 3, 4 and 5B. The Long-term Garage is just a few meters away and has the best half hour ($2.50) and hourly ($4.50) rates, or a maximum of $20 for every 24-hour period. 7 days parking here would set you back $140. The most economical rates are in lots 1, 3, 4, and 5B which can be reached via shuttle service. All of these locations have an hourly rate of $4. Lot 1 has a daily rate of $11 and a weekly rate of $77. Lot 3’s daily rate is $8, with a weekly rate of $53. Lot 5B has the best rates, currently at $6 daily and $42 weekly.

Off-site BDL parking garages and lots can save you a tidy amount with their enticing discounts and promo offers. Two topnotch parking facilities that I can think of right now are FastTrack on the Ella Grasso Turnpike and Park Shuttle & Fly on Elm St. They do offer free shuttle service on demand all day long 7 days a week. The ’Stay Park Fly’ arrangement provided by most nearby hotels is a very cost-effective option, also. Clarion Inn and Suites, for instance, offers complimentary parking for up to 15 days, with standby shuttle service, starting at $89 per night. They’re open for business on Bridge St - just 4 miles from Bradley.

Bradley airport parking need not be a difficult task for you. Simply do a basic research to know more about your choices. Always confirm rates with off-airport facilities for the best deals they offer. You’re bound to find a solution that works best for you if you  keep looking.

Manchester NH Airport Parking

Manchester Boston Regional Airport (MHT). Photo: HVS Global Consulting.

Manchester Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, about 50 miles north of Boston. MHT is New England’s fourth busiest airport serving over 3,000,000 travelers annually. There are approximately 7,000 Manchester NH airport parking spots in service, at this time. The following are some of the most popular MHT airport parking choices:

Hourly Parking

MHT Airport’s short-term parking Lot A is located in front of the main airport terminal. It’s the most accessible location but it’s also the the least budget-friendly at $3 per hour with a maximum of $24 for every 24 hours. There’s no overnight parking in this lot and there’s a vehicle height restriction of 6’9” so tall vehicles like buses, RVs, and trucks will not be able to park here. This facility is ideal for quick 3-5 hour stays at the airport.

Daily Parking

The Daily Parking Garage is accessible from the terminal through an elevated pedestrian walkway. This garage has about 4,800 Manchester NH airport parking spaces available to passengers. The parking rate here is $17 per day or $85 weekly.

MHT Long-term Parking

Long-term parking at Manchester Airport is available at Lots C, D, E, F & G. These facilities can be reached via free shuttle service provided by the airport. The cost for daily parking is $10 which is best for travelers looking for inexpensive MHT airport parking.

 

Manchester Airport Parking on HubPages

Cell Phone Lot

Another short-term Manchester NH airport parking option is the cell phone parking lot. This free lot is on Ammon Dr right next to the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower and the parking garage. It’s a convenient waiting area for drivers who are picking up passengers and are just waiting until the passengers have deplaned. As soon as the passengers have collected their baggage they can call the driver to the terminal curb for pick-up.

Park, Stay, and Fly

There are a number of hotels very close to the airport that provide Manchester NH airport parking. A great example would be the Best Western Executive Court Inn & Conference Center on Willow Street, just a few minutes drive from the main terminal. Hotel patrons will not be charged for parking throughout the duration of their stay. However, for all other parties who want to park at the hotel’s parking lot the  charge would be $6 per day.

If you check in at the hotel for at least one night at the start or when you arrive from your travel, the reduced Park & Stay rate is $4 per day for the duration of your trip when you aren’t renting a room. Of course, for the nights that you’re staying at the hotel , parking is free - regular room rate starts at $99 per night. For a 30-day trip, a one night stay at the hotel to get the reduced parking rate is probably your best parking option.

As we can see with these facilities - from the cell phone lot to the airport hotel parking packages - there are great Manchester NH airport parking options to go with. So get right to it and reserve your ticket from MHT airport and if possible, book your parking spot, as well - it’s not a tough choice to make.

JFK Parking - Smart JFK Parking App Review

New York Kennedy Airport's AirTrain. Photo: Paul Lowry on Flickr.

Gone were those days when people looking for parking coupons have to scour countless glossies and broadsheets to get the prized (but often pitifully small) discount coupon. These days, passengers trying to find the best bargains and reduced rates for parking at JFK Airport just have to go online for a few minutes, choose from the impressive line-up of parking alternatives, pay for and guarantee their parking long before their scheduled flight.

With the internet, people now have the ability to pinpoint the ideal parking at JFK Airport and to reserve that choice easily, with nothing more than a few mouseclicks - no calls or trips needed. Nothing can be better than this, right? Wrong. The Smart JFK Parking app just upped (no pun intended) the ante and made placing parking reservations easier and more convenient than ever before.

Launched by SmartPark JFK, a top-notch parking provider at JFK airport, the 'Smart' app enables users to simply go to the SmartPark mobile site and reserve JFK Airport parking even without access to a PC or laptop through their cell phones only. Announced last fall, the Smart mobile app promises to be a next-level customer service application targeted at the typically rushed New Yorkers.

"Today, more than ever, choices are plentiful but great service is not," quips Adam Smith, Operations Director at SmartPark JFK. The Smart Park JFK mobile app "exemplifies SmartPark JFK’s broader commitment to the consumer, always thinking of ways to improve the customer’s experience."

The main advantage of this app, naturally, is the PC-less easy reservation function. It also features online hosting which means that, unlike other travel apps, there’s no need to buy the app or to download any client to your mobile phone. Since it is hosted on SmartPark JFK's servers, it won't be eating up a lot of your phone’s battery time.

The Smart app is quite well-received among the most tech-savvy 25-42 age bracket and also gaining some users among the over 50 age brackets. SmartPark JFK estimates that approximately 10% of all JFK long-term parking reservations are done via the Smart app.

The obvious disadvantage to this app that immediately comes to mind is that it restricts the choices of the traveler. All mobile reservations are limited to SmartPark JFK’s in-house parking services exclusively. This isn't exactly an onerous arrangement - users with very limited time can conveniently reserve their parking space in just a few minutes from anywhere basically as long as they have their mobile phones with them. In comparison, it would require about 10 minutes minimum to compare the various alternatives, if they’re able to see the rates of the other facilities providing parking at JFK Airport. The SmartPark JFK facility in Queens has just recently opened for business and offers some of the most budget-friendly rates in the industry.

However, if you have the inclination, try to see the services and rates that the competing parking sites and hotels near the airport are offering. Whether you're using the Smart app or your old laptop for searching, the goal is to find the cheapest airport parking or the  best bargains out there - there’s plenty of these, as you probably know - and place your reservation in advance.  See what other customers are saying about the facility you're planning to use. Apps and laptops are excellent tools when you're on the lookout for the ideal parking at JFK Airport but in the end, it's the experiences (in regard to these facilities)  of travelers like you that may be the best gauge.