Yup, I got hit with the Int'l A lot surprise last week on a day trip. I recall it being under $30 and well, it wasn't anymore.

Wow, that's quite a jump. It's not that far in the past that International used to be $20/day, now it's getting close to double that at $36/day. Basically they have bought the international lot in line with the domestic lots - it used to be that Intl was cheaper, but now they are all $36/day.

Looks like their new pricing didn't work out so well - they have bought back the 2 days free/4 day minimum, as well as introduced a 3 day free/6 day minimum. All are valid though the end of the year, and do NOT exclude Thanksgiving/Christmas like they have in previous years.

If you need them for those two periods I'd suggest downloading them now, just in case they decided to add them as exceptions in the future...

I'm on their email list, and when I generated the coupons (just now), the 1 day free/3 expires on 12/31/16; but the 2 days free/4 and 3 days/6 both expire on 10/31/16. :(

I would expect that Uber/Lyft are having an effect on parking demand. I just completed a longer trip (would have been 8 days parking) where I couldn't get a ride in either direction, so I took Uber Pool and spent under $60 RT. Bayporter would have been $76+tip (plus unacceptable wait time on the return) and parking would have been over $100 (plus shuttle transit time, etc).

They must be. It's so convenient to step out the door at SFO and get an Uber home. For longer trips, it makes more sense than long-term parking.

Park N Fly $5/day promo, book today only:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trav...-3-2-only.html

Thanks for the notice!

I looked at reviews for Park N Fly and the recent ones are horrible. Discussion of poor shuttle coverage, mainly. We've never used them, so wary of booking, even with the substantial savings. We use ParkSFO (with discount coupons) and have been quite happy with service overall.

Cheers.

ParkSFO's elevator is still broken (yes both of them). They said they should be fixed next week. They have a golf cart and will let you drop luggage and then park if you want to, but most people are using valet service.

I had to use valet, which I don't really like and got my car back really dirty tonight.

On the up side, I used a stay 4 days, get 2 days free and it was about $10 more than it usually is (I guess for the valet service). It was the regular lady cashier, so I asked why so expensive? And she said "I'll take 10% off for you". So back down to the good coupon rate. Just an FYI about the elevators.

Can we talk about OAK parking on here. I was there on Sat 10/14 about 9am and the long term lot was full and they directed me to daily lot...it was full but luckily i drive an Electric Vehicle so they had a couple spots assigned to those. They really need to update their parking status online and I think OAK has outgrown their existing lots. They need a garage there.

Sorry, but there is a separate thread for OAK parking - if it's not in this forum you can find it in the WN forum. And the options are much better (and cheaper) in the East Bay...

As for Park SFO, the bad news is that part of the outdoor lot is currently closed so valet was the only option when I arrived Thursday morning. The good news is that the periodic emails (easy signup at website) have coupons for 1 free/3 days and 2 free/5 days good for valet!. So the total cost was @$56 for 5 days valet service which IMO is a great deal.

Unfortunately there is a risk everywhere. For longer trips we often park on a residential street in San Mateo and take Uber/Lyft to SFO. Last time we returned to find a large dent in the driver's door from a hit-and-run driver. Free parking ended up costing us $1000 :mad:

So there is no worry-free solution except for garaging your car at home...

A quick survey on parking lots and shuttles.

I'm flying into/out of SFO frequently now. (Elderly parent in the area.) I've been using Park 'n Fly; no particular reason. Lately, the time from arriving at the lot to arriving at Terminal 3 can be an hour or more, even at "peak" times. Return shuttles can be 20+ minutes apart. I stand and watch three "green" shuttles (ParkSFO) come and go, before the "blue" Park 'n Fly shows up. So, is the grass really "greener" at ParkSFO? Somewhere else? Thanks.

I don't care (much) about cost or (at all) about earning free parking.

I recall a mailer from Park SFO that they were adding on 1,500 spaces. Imagine that will only make them busier. I've only used them once this year so can't say much about shuttles. They're a lot closer to the airport than lots south of SFO out by the Hilton (BAP-Anza). In years past they were my primary lot and had reliable, frequent shuttles, but just priced too high for me now.

I'd ask if you've considered the airport's own long term lot out by the UA hangars. That might be the best fit for the fastest ride, though at the highest price of everyone ($25 a day). They run full size buses out to that lot though it's pretty close to Park SFO if that works for you.
http://www.flysfo.com/to-from/parking

I know we've had some reports over the years of the airport long term lots being full at peak times and parkers offered a coupon for the same rate at airport terminal lots. Also, some reports of ParkSFO double parking users when they get packed, and you'd have to leave your keys with them. May not impact you if you're not there during major holidays (I'm not - use BART in for those trips).

Tom in Melbourne, Florida

Thanks for the 411, Tom911. I think I'll give ParkSFO a "go" next week. I remember parking in that airport lot, many years ago. I'm not sure why that wasn't on my radar, other than that those shuttle buses pick up in a different spot, so I don't count all the "wrong ones" going past me in the blue zone.

Has anyone used TravelCar's SFO parking option? If so, what was your experience like? We made a reservation at TravelCar for several days in Dec as Anza's raised their coupon price to $14.50 per day.

They have 3 price options for parking without renting out your car. The cheapest self park option allows you to keep your keys while AirportParkingReservations states they move your car to a secured & monitored lot if you go for the middle priced "Travelcar SFO" option https://www.airportparkingreservatio...travel_car_sfo The lot is open 5 am - midnight according to their website. However, I'm not sure if they added a gate to the lot as Google Street view shows it is an was the EZ rental car lot without gates with only ~ 30 parking spots?

There's also $10 service fee if you choose their bundled shuttle/rideshare from parking lot <-> SFO vs self park when booking direct or $5 service fee + $10 Airport Access Fee via Airport Parking Res. site. The service fee it is not shown in the initial price quote.