May 3, 2013, 1:32 pm
Last edit by: RichardInSF
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:
- Generally highest rated by FTers
- Fast and regular shuttles
- Quick & easy access from 101 freeway
- 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
- More expensive than other off-airport options, especially if no coupon
- Reservations required or risk likely being turned away at entry
- Price listed online does not include tax and fees (which is around 16%)
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.
- Poor ratings (see yelp)
Anza
Pros:
- With Burlingame Airport Parking, the only parking South of airport (Other than BART)
- Easy access dropoff, not so easy to get back on freeway (S-101)
- 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!
- Poor shuttle service for SFO arrivals at busy weekend/holidays (30-45min wait)
- 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, even as part of a longer stay
- 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
Nov 16, 2021 | 7:05 pm
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I made a reservation on November 4 for 7 days for a total of $72. We found a spot the other morning in two minutes; our trick is to go directly to the 2nd floor, far from the 5th floor where the airtrain is; the elevator doesn’t take long no matter which floor.
Nov 16, 2021 | 7:23 pm
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Dec 7, 2021 | 5:12 pm
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does anyone know if there are smarte carts at long term parking? Are they allowed on airtrain? I have more baggage than I can hand carry, and am trying to figure out if I need to park in hourly parking or whether I can park in long term
Dec 7, 2021 | 9:26 pm
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You might find a free leftover cart sitting around long term parking before it gets collected. Not sure if there is a stall there to rent them. You can take the carts on AirTrain.
Dec 7, 2021 | 10:11 pm
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Is it just me or does anyone else have zero interest in using SFO long-term parking and then waiting for the airtrain? I find it 10x more convenient and usually cheaper) to park at a Burlingame lot and hop on the shuttle bus.
Updated/Edit: It appears the cheap rates are still available for parking in the short-term "domestic" walk-to-terminal garage. Specifically I am quoted $19.50/day for an 8-day stay in January 2022.
Updated/Edit: It appears the cheap rates are still available for parking in the short-term "domestic" walk-to-terminal garage. Specifically I am quoted $19.50/day for an 8-day stay in January 2022.
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Dec 7, 2021 | 10:17 pm
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Like you I am not interested in long term at $18/day. I did park at short term for a day trip (if you have previously parked with them, you get a post-trip survey after which you get a non-personalized coupon code SFOThankYou good for $10 off which helps a bit with the above prices)
Dec 7, 2021 | 10:49 pm
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My recent searches have been $18/day long term and $36/day short term. Someone reported above that bookings for further out (after the holiday period) have discounts again.
Like you I am not interested in long term at $18/day. I did park at short term for a day trip (if you have previously parked with them, you get a post-trip survey after which you get a non-personalized coupon code SFOThankYou good for $10 off which helps a bit with the above prices)
Like you I am not interested in long term at $18/day. I did park at short term for a day trip (if you have previously parked with them, you get a post-trip survey after which you get a non-personalized coupon code SFOThankYou good for $10 off which helps a bit with the above prices)
Dec 9, 2021 | 3:42 pm
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I parked at Park n Fly this morning because somehow out by of the blue I had five free days, so I used one. Earlier though I was told that Costco vouchers dont earn free days, which is how I usually go about it there.
Dec 9, 2021 | 5:47 pm
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If it's any consolation I think the book-in-advance-for-a-discount is relatively new (though admittedly I didn't usually pay a lot of attention to it either so maybe it's been around longer than I think)
Dec 9, 2021 | 6:47 pm
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Dec 19, 2021 | 2:00 pm
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Be advised, long term parking is currently reservation-only -- if you show up without one, as I did early this morning* then you'll be turned away and directed to the D lot.
*Lyft wanted an amount where I might as well drive and park myself, first Uber driver cancelled on me 10 minutes into a 20 minute wait, 2nd assigned driver was going to be another 20 minutes, at which point Lyft was no longer even offering the original expensive rate (just cheaper rides with huge waits also)
*Lyft wanted an amount where I might as well drive and park myself, first Uber driver cancelled on me 10 minutes into a 20 minute wait, 2nd assigned driver was going to be another 20 minutes, at which point Lyft was no longer even offering the original expensive rate (just cheaper rides with huge waits also)
Dec 19, 2021 | 2:02 pm
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Be advised, long term parking is currently reservation-only -- if you show up without one, as I did early this morning* then you'll be turned away and directed to the D lot.
*Lyft wanted an amount where I might as well drive and park myself, first Uber driver cancelled on me 10 minutes into a 20 minute wait, 2nd assigned driver was going to be another 20 minutes, at which point Lyft was no longer even offering the original expensive rate (just cheaper rides with huge waits also)
*Lyft wanted an amount where I might as well drive and park myself, first Uber driver cancelled on me 10 minutes into a 20 minute wait, 2nd assigned driver was going to be another 20 minutes, at which point Lyft was no longer even offering the original expensive rate (just cheaper rides with huge waits also)
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Dec 19, 2021 | 2:04 pm
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