SFO Airport Parking

SFO Parking for San Francisco Airport

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is the primary airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area, located just 13 miles south of Downtown San Francisco. By car this will not take more than15 minutes. SFO airport has four terminals in total:

• Terminal 1–3 are mostly used for domestic flights
• The “International Terminal” is the biggest terminal for international flights in North America

When it comes to SFO parking, there are several options for short and long term parking. Reserving parking a few days or weeks before flying out from San Francisco makes sense, because the most cheap and convenient options are still available.

SFO Parking Rates

If you want to park on-site right at terminals, the rate is $2 for every 15 minutes. This includes all lots available for short term parking. These are the Domestic as well as the International Garage. For both garages there is also long term parking with a daily maximum of $36. Valet options are suspended temporarily. At the off-site Long Term Garage and Long Term Surface Lot rates are $18 per day.

Free parking is possible at the Cell Phone Waiting Lot, which is right next to the above mentioned long term options.

Most cheap options at off-site lots for long term parking with included shuttle service start from $7.95 per day.

SFO Long Term Parking

There are free major options for SFO long term parking.

1. Domestic Garage or International Garage for a daily rate of $36.

• Advantage: they are right at the terminals. Domestic for Terminal 1–3 and International for the International Terminal
• Disadvantage: it is a little bit expensive, if you want to stay more than a few days

2. Long Term Garage or Long Term Surface Lot for $18 per day

• Advantage: those options are more economical
• Disadvantage: you have to take AirTrain (Blue Line), which runs 24/7

3. Off-Site Long term parking with shuttle service from $7.95 per day

• Advantage: most cheap option
• Disadvantage: you have to include more time to get from the lot to terminals with the shuttle

SFO Short Term Parking

For domestic flights there are terminals 1–3 and parking for those terminals is most convenient in the Domestic Garage. Parking there is $2 per 15 minutes. The same applies for the International Terminal. There are two lots which are called International Garage A or G. If you are wanting to park at SFO for picking someone up, the free option at the Cell Phone Waiting Lot might be the best solution.