Frequently Asked Questions About SFO Parking

Long-term parking at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is $21 per day when you book online or $25 per day when you drive up to the long-term garages. The daily rate is charged every 24 hours, and the charges start when you enter a parking lot.

At San Francisco International Airport (SFO), there is a charge for parking every 15 minutes until the maximum daily rate is reached. For those looking for hourly parking, the rates are as follows: $2 per 15 minutes in the domestic, long-term, and international garages. Max daily rates range from $25 to $36 daily depending on which parking garage you choose to park at.

Technically, no, there is no free parking at SFO. If you are waiting for someone at the airport, you can utilize SFO's cell phone waiting lot on North McDonnell Road and San Bruno Avenue to station yourself and wait. Cars are allowed to wait for up to 60 minutes for free but must not be left unattended.

SFO does not have “short-term” parking but charges by 15 minute increments of parking at time. This type of incremental parking is available at the domestic, long-term, and international garages.

Parking starts at $2 per every 15 minutes at all of the parking garages at SFO.

All the parking garages at SFO allow for overnight parking therefore all garages will allow a vehicle to stay parked as long as 180 days. If you are looking for the best place to park long-term, park at the Long-Term parking garage or at an off-airport site. These two options offer the most economical rates.

Most off-airport lots in the San Francisco parking lots are located just west of the airport off of the US-101 highway. You can use our SFO parking map to see the most popular off airport locations.

Most, if not all, offsite parking lots provide complimentary shuttle transportation to and from SFO airport terminals. These shuttles are independent to of the airport and are privately managed by the lot.

No, you are not required to make reservations at an off-site parking location, but it is highly recommended to avoid problems with parking at the last minute and save some money.