Jan 30, 2017, 8:41 am
Last edit by: chrisl137
Parking @ LAX: https://book.flylax.com/book/LAX/Parking or LAX Official Airport Parking
Recommendations for selecting booking times and total booking periods: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34711926-post186.html
Note also that for booking close-in and and around holiday peaks, some of the off airport lots may offer advance rates that are very competitive with the LAX operated lots.
Interactive map of LAX on-airport (Central Terminal Area) parking status is linked here (includes links to nearby off airport parking if you scroll down)
Economy and Budget Lot Shuttle Tracker (bottom link, light blue) (as of 10/25/23 it seems to mostly show Budget Lot shuttles and some Economy Lot shuttles don't show up on the tracker)
Note that parking rates in the CTA structures increased on 10/19/21.
Economy Parking (structure in part of the old lot C location) opened 10/19/21.
Prebooking is available at substantial discounts for the CTA ($22 vs $50/day) and Economy ($15 vs $25/day) parking at this link
See most recent posts in thread for prebooking discount codes offered for airport operated parking lots.
For prebooking, you must book at least 6 hours before your arrival.
For the Economy Lot, your QR code becomes active 4 hours prior to your booked arrival time
For CTA lots, the QR code becomes active 2 hours prior to your booked arrival time.
Note that access to the Economy Lot is only via Westchester Pkwy to Jetway Bl - there doesn't appear to be any shortcut via 96th.
Fly LAX Official Twitter Feed with general information.
Fly LAX Stats Official Twitter feed with parking lot occupancy and time to T1 from points outside the airport and time through the U on the upper and lower levels.
Park 'N Fly @ Park One and LAX Lot C are permanently closed.
Lot E is permanently closed as of 7/26/21
With the limited availability of parking at LAX as travel picks back up, Van Nuys or Union Station+Flyaway bus may be a reasonable alternative:
Union Station Parking (at Patsouras Plaza) is $8/day. Make sure you're in Union Station East (the underground facility) and fill out and drop off the downloadable form if you'll be there longer than 3 days.
The Consolidated "LAX Flyaway Bus" Thread (2014 - Date) has up to date information on taking the flyaway bus; parking is $5 a day.
Older posts on this topic may contain relevant information and can be found in this thread:
Recommendations for selecting booking times and total booking periods: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34711926-post186.html
Note also that for booking close-in and and around holiday peaks, some of the off airport lots may offer advance rates that are very competitive with the LAX operated lots.
Interactive map of LAX on-airport (Central Terminal Area) parking status is linked here (includes links to nearby off airport parking if you scroll down)
Economy and Budget Lot Shuttle Tracker (bottom link, light blue) (as of 10/25/23 it seems to mostly show Budget Lot shuttles and some Economy Lot shuttles don't show up on the tracker)
Note that parking rates in the CTA structures increased on 10/19/21.
Economy Parking (structure in part of the old lot C location) opened 10/19/21.
Prebooking is available at substantial discounts for the CTA ($22 vs $50/day) and Economy ($15 vs $25/day) parking at this link
See most recent posts in thread for prebooking discount codes offered for airport operated parking lots.
For prebooking, you must book at least 6 hours before your arrival.
For the Economy Lot, your QR code becomes active 4 hours prior to your booked arrival time
For CTA lots, the QR code becomes active 2 hours prior to your booked arrival time.
Note that access to the Economy Lot is only via Westchester Pkwy to Jetway Bl - there doesn't appear to be any shortcut via 96th.
Fly LAX Official Twitter Feed with general information.
Fly LAX Stats Official Twitter feed with parking lot occupancy and time to T1 from points outside the airport and time through the U on the upper and lower levels.
Park 'N Fly @ Park One and LAX Lot C are permanently closed.
Lot E is permanently closed as of 7/26/21
With the limited availability of parking at LAX as travel picks back up, Van Nuys or Union Station+Flyaway bus may be a reasonable alternative:
Union Station Parking (at Patsouras Plaza) is $8/day. Make sure you're in Union Station East (the underground facility) and fill out and drop off the downloadable form if you'll be there longer than 3 days.
The Consolidated "LAX Flyaway Bus" Thread (2014 - Date) has up to date information on taking the flyaway bus; parking is $5 a day.
Older posts on this topic may contain relevant information and can be found in this thread:
The 2022 - 2023 LAX Parking Thread
Mar 14, 2024, 1:48 pm
#317
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: The shape-shifting urban sprawl that is El Lay. FT member #71.
Programs: UA Gold & MM; DL & AA credit card dirt status; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Fool's Gold
Posts: 4,690
Today's sale advertisement:
Get your green on and celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with a special offer*.
Save 17% on Budget and Economy Parking or 10% on Terminal Parking with code SHAMROCK.
Don't forget, we offer free cancellations and changes 2 hours before your trip, and there's never any hidden taxes or fees.
Get your green on and celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with a special offer*.
Save 17% on Budget and Economy Parking or 10% on Terminal Parking with code SHAMROCK.
Don't forget, we offer free cancellations and changes 2 hours before your trip, and there's never any hidden taxes or fees.
This lucky deal will only last until Sunday!
_
_
_
* Redeem promo code SHAMROCK for 17% off Budget Parking and Economy Parking; 10% off Terminal General and Terminal Premium Parking; 5% off P7 Valet Parking. Offer applies to new bookings only and expires at midnight March 18, 2024. Bookings must be made at least 6 hours before arrival. Changes and cancellations available up to 2 hours before scheduled arrival time. Promotional discounts do not apply to days stayed beyond the reservation. Overstay fees will be charged as normal upon exit. Promotion subject to availability. LAWA reserve the right to modify or withdraw this offer at any time.
_
_
_
Mar 23, 2024, 6:53 am
#318
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,652
I arrived at the Economy Parking structure at 4:25 am this morning. Only people with reservations were allowed to enter. No problem finding one of my usual EV spots on the 3rd level. The charger was not recognized by the app, but it's charging the car. Then there were 50+ people waiting for the shuttle, which took 20 minutes to arrive; yes, I called to complain and the guy knew why I called before I told him. Two arrived at the same time. I barely had enough time to get breakfast at the Admirals Club before getting to the gate for my 6:00 am flight.
Mar 27, 2024, 9:47 am
#319
Join Date: May 2006
Location: PMD
Programs: UA*G, NW, AA-G. WR-P, HH-G, IHG-S, ALL. TT-GE.
Posts: 2,911
Hours after booking Budget ($75), an e-mail came offering upgrade to 15% off Econ (drive up $175, dummy $106). Link goes to an upgrade button (+$18), but the next page says we'll cancel and charge you $101. The booking system is very deceptive! (If it was $93, I would!)
Mar 27, 2024, 9:53 am
#320
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,047
I haven't parked in Budget yet - and I hope not to need to. Seems like the shuttles each way run much less frequently. I'd pay $26 to not have to deal with that twice.
Mar 27, 2024, 12:03 pm
#321
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,652
The Budget shuttles run only every 30 minutes compared to the Economy shuttles which are supposed to run every 10 minutes.
Mar 27, 2024, 1:55 pm
#322
Join Date: May 2006
Location: PMD
Programs: UA*G, NW, AA-G. WR-P, HH-G, IHG-S, ALL. TT-GE.
Posts: 2,911
I’ve had a friend tell me that he saw more than one Budget buses while waiting for an Econ bus. So for some time periods of the day they may have to run more frequently because of capacity and demand, I concluded.
Mar 27, 2024, 2:10 pm
#323
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,652
I'll just add that the Budget Parking lot is considerably farther from the Central Terminal area than the Economy Parking structure.
Mar 27, 2024, 11:51 pm
#324
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,598
I was slightly off posting from memory. It is every 20-25 minutes according to the LAX Official Site.
I'll just add that the Budget Parking lot is considerably farther from the Central Terminal area than the Economy Parking structure.
I'll just add that the Budget Parking lot is considerably farther from the Central Terminal area than the Economy Parking structure.
The budget lot is a lot farther and sketchier walk and there aren't any other buses that get you close.
They moved a lot of buses from the Economy route to the Budget route without changing how they show up on the realtime map and added Economy buses that aren't set up with the realtime maps as far as I can tell.
Apr 22, 2024, 10:41 am
#325
Moderator: Avianca, Travel Photography, Travel Technology & USA
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Far western edge of the La-La Land City limits
Programs: Emeritus VIP Fromins Deli Encino grandfathered successor program - UA MM & HH Diamond
Posts: 3,729
Latest airport official Economy lot parking discount - 20%. Coupon code: KIND20
"Redeem promo code KIND20 for 20% off Economy and Budget Parking; 15% off P1 and P7 General Parking, P1 Premium Parking, P2A General EV Parking; 10% off P1 and P7 Valet Parking. Offer applies to new bookings only and expires at midnight April 29, 2024."
"Redeem promo code KIND20 for 20% off Economy and Budget Parking; 15% off P1 and P7 General Parking, P1 Premium Parking, P2A General EV Parking; 10% off P1 and P7 Valet Parking. Offer applies to new bookings only and expires at midnight April 29, 2024."
Apr 22, 2024, 12:28 pm
#326
Join Date: Oct 2022
Posts: 3
Is it my imagination, or has the "member discount" for Economy vanished?
If I try to pre-book without a promo code, I get a one penny discount over the drive up price. If I pre-book using a promo code, I get that same one penny discount, and then whatever discount the promo code provides.
If I try to pre-book without a promo code, I get a one penny discount over the drive up price. If I pre-book using a promo code, I get that same one penny discount, and then whatever discount the promo code provides.
Apr 22, 2024, 12:54 pm
#327
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,047
Is it my imagination, or has the "member discount" for Economy vanished?
If I try to pre-book without a promo code, I get a one penny discount over the drive up price. If I pre-book using a promo code, I get that same one penny discount, and then whatever discount the promo code provides.
If I try to pre-book without a promo code, I get a one penny discount over the drive up price. If I pre-book using a promo code, I get that same one penny discount, and then whatever discount the promo code provides.