South - Best way to/from DFW (parking)

Posted here since AA's home is DFW - hope it's appropriate

So I loved Park Air Express' service and $5/day covered parking, but alas DFW decided they had a better purpose for the land and didn't renew the lease so Park Air is gone. Now I'm stuck looking for a good alternative.

I've used FastTrack twice with good service at $8.60/day pre-paid. They claim their "premier" parker program get's discounts or you can buy vouchers in 30 day increments (good for 1yr) at a discount. Somehow they all end up being $8.60/day :p

I need my car - leaving from home but straight to work after trips
Has to be covered - too many hail storms in Dallas (of course a hail storm at the right moment and I won't care about covered anymore) :-)

Any recomendations?

This will most definately get shoved off to the "South" forum (and this geographic notation for Texas makes me cringe...it should either be in "Texas" or "Southwest"...), but before it does, might I suggest checking out the Parking Spot (2 locations, plus Love Field). They typically have coupons on the website (and elsewhere) good for at least 10% off during the week, 20% off with a Saturday stay. They also have a frequent parker program, so be sure to sign up for that. I currently have about 2 months worth of free parking accrued with them.

Posted here since AA's home is DFW - hope it's appropriate

So I loved Park Air Express' service and $5/day covered parking, but alas DFW decided they had a better purpose for the land and didn't renew the lease so Park Air is gone. Now I'm stuck looking for a good alternative.

I've used FastTrack twice with good service at $8.60/day pre-paid. They claim their "premier" parker program get's discounts or you can buy vouchers in 30 day increments (good for 1yr) at a discount. Somehow they all end up being $8.60/day :p

I need my car - leaving from home but straight to work after trips
Has to be covered - too many hail storms in Dallas (of course a hail storm at the right moment and I won't care about covered anymore) :-)

Any recomendations?

FastTrack emailed me coupons good for $5 a day parking, good thru Dec. 31, 2009. Send me a private message if you want one.

Glad you posted this on the AA forum! Many of us here are in DFW. I don't check the "South" forum, although I might have to take a peek.

I had been meaning to try Park Air Express. Bummed that it's gone. I usually just use the Remote South Parking, at $7 per day. The car I usually take to the airport is 10 years old, so I don't care about covered parking. The shuttles are reasonably regular, although I invariably see a couple Parking Spot (and previously Park Air Express) shuttles go by before mine arrives.

If I tried anything else, I would want something on the south side of the airport, as that's much closer for me.

If I/we go for more than a week or more, I usually just get a ride to the airport from my wife or a friend. If it's going to be under $50 (i.e. a week at $7), I prefer to pay to park.

FastTrack emailed me coupons good for $5 a day parking, good thru Dec. 31, 2009. Send me a private message if you want one.

Thanks, I'll send the PM. I thought if they were sending coupons I would just call and talk to someone about a better discount for the pre-paid vouchers. I got an Asian call center - she didn't know what the pre-paid voucher price would be.

She repeated the "Premier members get 10% discount" but I really confused things by describing how the price was the same no matter what I did. :D

The call got dropped, no biggie. I'll keep checking around.

A durable link will be left in the AA Forum, so anyone searching can find the link - but the thread has been relocated to the South Forum, so it can serve US, DL and other flyers seeking parking information at DFW.

Don't discount the covered parking at the on-airport Express lots. Current rate for covered is $11/day, increasing to $12 in October, but those rates are inclusive of taxes. The advertised rates at the off-airport lots usually have tax added on to them, so make sure to calculate properly when comparing.

I usually just use the Remote South Parking, at $7 per day.I see this is going up to $8 per day in October.

Does anyone know of any hotels along 360 south of the airport that offer cheap airport parking and shuttle? Seems like that would be a good option.

Part of the choice depends on which way you are coming/going.

We use Park and Fly, which is just off I-635 north/east of the airport. It's pretty convenient for North Dallas/Richardson/Plano etc. If you're coming from the west, not convenient. They have covered parking available, and you can prepay on their website and save a little.

They also helped out one very cold winter night when we came home to a car with a dead battery. (Might be why we still go back!)