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
Jan 23, 2009 | 10:19 am
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Jan 23, 2009 | 8:00 pm
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I tend to be a fan of SMA Airport Parking. You can usually find coupons online (on metroactive.com) that make it $7/day. Recently, they ran a coupon in the SF Weekly.
That said, unless I'm departing early, such that BART won't get me to the aiport in time, I always BART.
-Hayden
That said, unless I'm departing early, such that BART won't get me to the aiport in time, I always BART.
-Hayden
Jan 26, 2009 | 1:29 am
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We recently used the parking at the Clarion hotel
http://www.quikparksfo.com/
$10/day (plus 10% tax). Very quick to/from the airport. Plus, every three stays gets a free day. We compared to ParkSFO, and it is just about always cheaper at the Clarion, excepting the 2-day coupon. With the 1 day (and a 3 day minimum), ParkSFO is cheaper unless you're a few hours over (like we were
) and then Clarion wins.
Cheers.
http://www.quikparksfo.com/
$10/day (plus 10% tax). Very quick to/from the airport. Plus, every three stays gets a free day. We compared to ParkSFO, and it is just about always cheaper at the Clarion, excepting the 2-day coupon. With the 1 day (and a 3 day minimum), ParkSFO is cheaper unless you're a few hours over (like we were
) and then Clarion wins.Cheers.
Feb 8, 2009 | 1:19 pm
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I know a lot of people are not fond of Fast Track, but at $8.95 a day (coupon on line), they are ok for me. I usually park there for:
- they pick me up and bring me to my car (I can never remeber where I park).
- they will take bags out of my trunk and place them back into my trunk ( I often travel with +100 lbs of luggage and every little bit of help helps!)
- at 8.95 a day they are cheap.
- easy access back to 380 ( I am always tired when I get home).
- offering, for a limited time, double points on the frequent parkers program. (yah, I know it is not as good as the old one, but it is much better than SFO long term [which is zip]).
Feb 13, 2009 | 4:22 am
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Nov 2, 2009 | 9:14 am
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Any current parking coupons or offers
I need SFO parking for 10 days and I am looking for a cheap, safe option. A lot of people suggested SMA in the past, but it seems their prices have gone up. Any advice is much appreciated.
Dec 5, 2009 | 2:37 am
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I like staying at the SFO Hilton and eating at Kincaid's. This lot is adjacent to the Hilton.
http://www.parkbap.com/
http://www.parkbap.com/
Dec 29, 2009 | 11:00 am
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We recently used the parking at the Clarion hotel
http://www.quikparksfo.com/
$10/day (plus 10% tax). Very quick to/from the airport. Plus, every three stays gets a free day. We compared to ParkSFO, and it is just about always cheaper at the Clarion, excepting the 2-day coupon. With the 1 day (and a 3 day minimum), ParkSFO is cheaper unless you're a few hours over (like we were) and then Clarion wins.
Cheers.
http://www.quikparksfo.com/
$10/day (plus 10% tax). Very quick to/from the airport. Plus, every three stays gets a free day. We compared to ParkSFO, and it is just about always cheaper at the Clarion, excepting the 2-day coupon. With the 1 day (and a 3 day minimum), ParkSFO is cheaper unless you're a few hours over (like we were
) and then Clarion wins.Cheers.
) for $11.00 a/i. i'll let you know how it goes
Dec 29, 2009 | 11:56 am
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I used to park at the Millbrae BART station ($6/day, plus BART charges & fees), but because of my personal boycott of BART-to-the-airport due to their tripling the airport surcharge, that is no longer an option for me.
Instead I use Burlingame Airport Parking (attached to the Hilton). They usually run about $7.50/day or $45/week with an advance reservation.
For my most recent trip, departing Christmas Day, they were already full. Fortunately I found a park-and-fly rate at the Crowne Plaza for $89 all-in, including 14 days' parking. Obviously not good for MRs, but for longer stays (mine is 14 days exactly), it's quite a deal. And you get a hotel room (and IC stay/night credit) thrown in, too.
Instead I use Burlingame Airport Parking (attached to the Hilton). They usually run about $7.50/day or $45/week with an advance reservation.
For my most recent trip, departing Christmas Day, they were already full. Fortunately I found a park-and-fly rate at the Crowne Plaza for $89 all-in, including 14 days' parking. Obviously not good for MRs, but for longer stays (mine is 14 days exactly), it's quite a deal. And you get a hotel room (and IC stay/night credit) thrown in, too.
Dec 29, 2009 | 12:33 pm
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The Doubletree is offering $99 rate which includes 14 days' parking. I know that this hotel is one where they should pay us to stay there, but really, they are, as the room rate is a lot less than my parking-alone bill would be.
Jan 3, 2010 | 3:43 pm
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We recently used the parking at the Clarion hotel
http://www.quikparksfo.com/
$10/day (plus 10% tax). Very quick to/from the airport. Plus, every three stays gets a free day. We compared to ParkSFO, and it is just about always cheaper at the Clarion, excepting the 2-day coupon. With the 1 day (and a 3 day minimum), ParkSFO is cheaper unless you're a few hours over (like we were) and then Clarion wins.
Cheers.
http://www.quikparksfo.com/
$10/day (plus 10% tax). Very quick to/from the airport. Plus, every three stays gets a free day. We compared to ParkSFO, and it is just about always cheaper at the Clarion, excepting the 2-day coupon. With the 1 day (and a 3 day minimum), ParkSFO is cheaper unless you're a few hours over (like we were
) and then Clarion wins.Cheers.
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Originally Posted by goalie
We recently used the parking at the Clarion hotel
http://www.quikparksfo.com/
$10/day (plus 10% tax). Very quick to/from the airport. Plus, every three stays gets a free day. We compared to ParkSFO, and it is just about always cheaper at the Clarion, excepting the 2-day coupon. With the 1 day (and a 3 day minimum), ParkSFO is cheaper unless you're a few hours over (like we were) and then Clarion wins.
Cheers.
http://www.quikparksfo.com/
$10/day (plus 10% tax). Very quick to/from the airport. Plus, every three stays gets a free day. We compared to ParkSFO, and it is just about always cheaper at the Clarion, excepting the 2-day coupon. With the 1 day (and a 3 day minimum), ParkSFO is cheaper unless you're a few hours over (like we were
) and then Clarion wins.Cheers.
) for $11.00 a/i. i'll let you know how it goesarrived at the calrion at 3:55am
shuttle arrived at 4:05
stopped next door at the wesitn 4:10
arrived at sfo 4:20
arrived back at sfo at 12:05am
arrived at the shuttle stop at 12:15 & called the hotel
shuttle arrived 12:25
stopped at the i/t 12:30
arrived at the westin 12:40
arrived at the clarion 12:45
have a $7.00 coupon for sma parking so i'm trying them next on 1/30