May 3, 2013, 1:32 pm
Last edit by: cptlflyer
Short term parking:
ParkSFO
Pros:
QuikPark
Pros:
Burlingame Airport Parking (ParkBAP)
Pros:
Anza
Pros:
BART
Pros:
SFO Long Term Parking and Lot D
** The shuttle buses look exactly the same! One says 'Lot D', the other says 'Long Term Parking' (likely no longer a concern? see below re: AirTrain)
SFO Long Term Parking
Pros:
Cons:
SFO Long Term Parking Lot D
Pros:
ParkSFO
Pros:
- Fast and regular shuttles
- Register for emails to receive monthly coupons
- Coupons for 1 free with 3+ days, 2 free with 5+ days, 3 free with 7+ days, and 4 free with 9+ days parked in a single stay.
- Coupons are blacked out during Thanksgiving, Xmas, and other peak periods
- www.parksfo.com/coupons/
- June 2013 Coupon
- Often full or forced to valet at higher rate
- Somewhat expensive now
- Reservations required or risk likely being turned away at entry
QuikPark
Pros:
- Online reservations
- Relatively cheap
- must prebook online for best rate and bring printout to give to attendant
- Slow shuttles
- Even with a reservation, sometimes fill up and hard to find a spot
(note: if you book on-line and the lot is full, they will find you a space-you will be stopped at the gate but all you have to do is show them your pre-paid receipt)
Burlingame Airport Parking (ParkBAP)
Pros:
- Consistently one of the cheapest, especially for weekly rates.
- Generally do not have to prebook to get the best rate.
- 3 shuttles an hour only, and a bit slower than average due to distance. Try to arrive at or before :00, :20, or :40 to allow a few minutes wait.
- September 2013: For pickups late, I feel the turnaround times are more consistent with 2x per hour for the shuttle. No posted change, however.
Anza
Pros:
- With Burlingame Airport Parking, the only parking South of airport (Other than BART)
- Shuttle frequency is good
- Valet is free (no extra charge) when they are near capacity
- Frequent parker program: Each 30 paid days yields a 5-consecutive-day park for free. Check in on facebook and receive credit for 1/2 paid day as well. (Note: This program has changed. It is now tied into the Fivestars card rather than a paper punch card.)
- When partially full, they require you use their free valet service, and this requirement varies from hour to hour. Be sure to have nothing valuable in your car!
- Need a printed coupon from their website to get the best rate
BART
Pros:
- Free over the weekend (except the cost of using BART to the airport) and holidays if you're only there for the free days (paid if you're there on weekdays and then stay over a weekend)
- Online reservations for weekday parking
- BART schedule is known well in advance
- Pretty much guaranteed a parking spot
- Hard to use if you're trying to park or pick up when BART is closed for the night
- Possibility of getting a ticket if you overstay your reservation
- Can wait up to 20 minutes for BART in off-peak hours, or have to go to San Bruno and back to Millbrae during peak hours (or take a taxi for about $12)
SFO Long Term Parking and Lot D
** The shuttle buses look exactly the same! One says 'Lot D', the other says 'Long Term Parking' (likely no longer a concern? see below re: AirTrain)
SFO Long Term Parking
Pros:
Regular shuttles (not the fastest, not the slowest)- AirTrain blue line now goes to Long Term Parking (no more bus shuttles) but makes quite a number of stops before reaching the domestic terminals
- Sometimes if the normal area and lot d fill up, you'll get a voucher to use the short-term parking at long-term rates
- Covered Parking in the garage - it gets full at peak times
Cons:
- Expensive
- However, current promo is $12/day for 3 days prepaid online (and the rate decreases for additional days)
SFO Long Term Parking Lot D
Pros:
- Sometimes if the Long Term Parking area and Lot D fill up, you'll get a voucher to use the short-term parking at long-term rates
- Expensive
Tips for Long Term Parking and Lot D- Park near Stop 5 in Long Term Parking and you are the first off the bus and out of the parking lot!
- Although the signs will indicate that a floor is full, I am often able to find a spot on these floors.
- Airtrain station is on level 5 of the garage
Month or longer parking:
Someone who's done this please add experiences - I (rob_flies_ua) would just pay for a shuttle or car service at this point. unavaca recommends taking Uber in this case.
AirportParkingReservations.com coupon:
$5 off: FBFRIENDS415
EXPIRES 12/31/16 @ 11:59 PM PST Coupon Valid Online Only
SFO Parking
Jan 31, 2013, 5:03 pm
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Thank you RichardInSF and channa ^ as you've both put my mind at ease 
Feb 18, 2013, 5:04 pm
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Quikpark SFO has dropped to $9.70 all in/day ($7.00 + $2.70 in taxes
And the weird thing is that on 1/31 I booked 2/27-2/28 for $10.80 all in ($8.00 + $2.80 in taxes) and today I booked for 3/5-3/6 for $9.70 all in/day ($7.00 + $2.70 in taxes)
And the weird thing is that on 1/31 I booked 2/27-2/28 for $10.80 all in ($8.00 + $2.80 in taxes) and today I booked for 3/5-3/6 for $9.70 all in/day ($7.00 + $2.70 in taxes)
Feb 19, 2013, 1:11 am
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Those taxes seem pretty high. Most of the off-airport places I've used in the past have been 8-10% city taxes. Looks like you're way up past 20%. Wonder if there's some new fixed taxes like the $1-2 a day some hotels charge as a daily tourist tax.
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Feb 19, 2013, 9:50 am
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Those taxes seem pretty high. Most of the off-airport places I've used in the past have been 8-10% city taxes. Looks like you're way up past 20%. Wonder if there's some new fixed taxes like the $1-2 a day some hotels charge as a daily tourist tax.
Tom in snow-covered Berlin
Tom in snow-covered Berlin
David in rain soaked San Francisco
Mar 1, 2013, 4:24 pm
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It's 10% city tax (San Mateo) plus a $2 one time booking fee (Airportparkingconnection.com).
I prefer BAP since you get the same rate without prebooking, and the weekly rate is the best. But the shuttle is super slow, need to time your arrival just so and allow 20-30 min to get to your terminal.
I prefer BAP since you get the same rate without prebooking, and the weekly rate is the best. But the shuttle is super slow, need to time your arrival just so and allow 20-30 min to get to your terminal.
May 3, 2013, 9:02 pm
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May 5, 2013, 11:05 am
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QuikPark "after hours" shuttle experience 5/4/13
I arrived at the shuttle stop at 1:05am and called the Westin* for a shuttle pickup. It arrived at 1:10 and I was at my car at 1:15
*you can call either the Westin or the aloft from the phone in the booth at the shuttle stop
*you can call either the Westin or the aloft from the phone in the booth at the shuttle stop
May 12, 2013, 9:44 pm
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ParkBAP again
used them for a 7 day trip. I think this place is still the cheapest for weekly ($55 total inc. tax). QuikPark is competitive for shorter stays if you prebook and print out the prepay receipt. The printout requirement is the biggest disadvantage IMHO. Shuttle frequency for QuikPark is ostensibly the same (3x hr I think) but the ride is shorter.
I will use QuikPark for 2-5 days and ParkBAP for longer. I do wish Quikpark would eliminate the printout requirement and go to confirmation codes or something like that.
I will use QuikPark for 2-5 days and ParkBAP for longer. I do wish Quikpark would eliminate the printout requirement and go to confirmation codes or something like that.
Last edited by fanger; May 15, 2013 at 1:16 pm Reason: $55 not $50 as I had first written
May 14, 2013, 4:31 pm
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Not sure if anybody has seem this coupon but seems like this woudl work very well for a 4 day rental
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May 15, 2013, 8:19 pm
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Actually, a question. My "2 day free coupon" says May 24-27 is a blackout day. Do you think I can use it if I park the 19th to the 26th? Thats 5 paid days outside the blackout, but Ill be returning during the blackout date.
May 15, 2013, 8:26 pm
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I wouldn't count on it. They even charge a phony "tax" on free stays.
May 15, 2013, 10:10 pm
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For a trip like that, depending on the time you depart/arrive, you can't beat Millbrae BART. $30 for parking, plus ~$8 for the train.