May 3, 2013, 1:32 pm
Last edit by: Boraxo
Short term parking:
ParkSFO
Pros:
QuikPark
Pros:
Burlingame Airport Parking (ParkBAP)
Pros:
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
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)
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 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:
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SFO Parking
Oct 13, 2023, 7:02 pm
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But there was a discount for post-Labor Day (or approximate) bookings up until a couple weeks ago when they replaced it with this 5-day minimum stay offer. According to the website, even that ends after Nov 13th.
Oct 13, 2023, 7:16 pm
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It's been on and off since then. Not as generous as it was during Covid, but there was a small discount offered for the past year or so (around $21/day at LTP). It wasn't available for bookings during this years busy summer months, nor during last years Nov/Dec holiday period, IIRC.
But there was a discount for post-Labor Day (or approximate) bookings up until a couple weeks ago when they replaced it with this 5-day minimum stay offer. According to the website, even that ends after Nov 13th.
But there was a discount for post-Labor Day (or approximate) bookings up until a couple weeks ago when they replaced it with this 5-day minimum stay offer. According to the website, even that ends after Nov 13th.
Oct 13, 2023, 7:23 pm
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Oct 13, 2023, 8:17 pm
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Oct 15, 2023, 8:49 am
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Oct 15, 2023, 7:07 pm
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I just don't the idea of a mandatory valet if you have an ev and want to charge. I get why they do it, but since valet shrug any liability (and any parking service too for that matter), I'd rather just not have anyone touch my car.
Oct 15, 2023, 7:59 pm
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cheers.
Oct 15, 2023, 10:21 pm
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Oct 15, 2023, 11:02 pm
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Oct 16, 2023, 7:48 am
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That, plus I've had some really long searches for spaces in LTP, followed by a very long walk to the elevators. The spaces are also really really tight.
Seems like a relevant consideration. I don't have an EV.
Seems like a relevant consideration. I don't have an EV.
Oct 16, 2023, 10:58 am
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The last few times I've used LTP, they set up cones and/or have a person direct you to a location that usually has available parking. It has reduced search time, but it could be a long walk to the station. It always seems to be somewhere in the old garage when I show up.
Oct 17, 2023, 10:54 am
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Yeah, ParkSFO is way more user friendly. The app is great for payment as well - I do it on the shuttle and am ready to go by the time I get to my car.
Nov 27, 2023, 1:08 am
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Sorry, are you saying that SFO long term parking has gone out of business? Or has been bought out by the company you apparently rep for based on your only other FT post? Seems like you would know 
As to the post you were replying to...
Just saw this: https://www.flysfo.com/passengers/parking/long-term
As to the post you were replying to...
Online Booking Flash Sale!
Book your SFO parking online to take advantage of our Flash Sale, available for garage entries between November 24 and December 13:*
Long-Term Parking:
• Stay 1-5 days at $20/day
• Stay 6-10 days at $19/day
• Stay 10+ days at $18/day
* SFO’s Parking Flash Sale rates are only available through our online booking system for garage entries between November 24 and December 13, 2023.
Book your SFO parking online to take advantage of our Flash Sale, available for garage entries between November 24 and December 13:*
Long-Term Parking:
• Stay 1-5 days at $20/day
• Stay 6-10 days at $19/day
• Stay 10+ days at $18/day
* SFO’s Parking Flash Sale rates are only available through our online booking system for garage entries between November 24 and December 13, 2023.
Nov 27, 2023, 9:20 am
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BART parking rates are changing from January 12th, 2024. Got an email with the details but I can't see it mentioned on their website anywhere yet.
Millbrae reserved (airport) parking is going up from $6 to $7.80 per weekday, and is the only non-daily rate that increased. (Increases are based on demand, so presumably more people are using Millbrae for airport parking)
Bay Fair, Coliseum, Hayward, Richmond and Warm Springs/South Fremont all went down to $4 per weekday (plus tax for Coliseum, so $4.70 total).
Millbrae reserved (airport) parking is going up from $6 to $7.80 per weekday, and is the only non-daily rate that increased. (Increases are based on demand, so presumably more people are using Millbrae for airport parking)
Bay Fair, Coliseum, Hayward, Richmond and Warm Springs/South Fremont all went down to $4 per weekday (plus tax for Coliseum, so $4.70 total).