Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) publishes the parking products listed below. Rates are the current drive-up daily maximums; pre-booked rates are usually 10–30 percent lower. Click any product to see the airport's reservation page.
| Lot / Garage | Hourly | Daily | Access to terminal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly Garage Short term | $4/hr | $22/day | Skybridge to Terminal |
| Daily Garage Daily | — | $22/day | Skybridge to Terminal |
| Express Park Economy | — | $16/day | Free shuttle every 10 minutes |
| Long-Term Lot A/B Economy | — | $12/day | Free shuttle every 10 minutes |
Money-saving tip: BWI Long-Term A/B at $12/day is one of the cheapest on-airport long-term options in the Northeast. The rail link to DC and Baltimore is free if you have a hotel that runs a shuttle to the rail station.
How the on-site lots compare at BWI
The cheapest on-airport long-term option at BWI works for trips of four days or more, where the per-day savings outweigh the shuttle wait. For one- to three-day trips, the daily terminal garage is usually the better total-time call once you factor in the shuttle to and from a long-term lot.
Hourly parking is for pickups and meetings of less than four hours; rates climb steeply after the first hour at every airport. The cell phone waiting lot is free and is the right place to wait for an arriving passenger — pulling to the arrivals curb early forces you into a recirculation loop that at busy hubs like BWI can cost 15–25 minutes.
Off-airport parking near BWI
Independent operators within a few miles of BWI typically undercut on-airport economy by $3–$8 per day. The trade-off is shuttle frequency.
| Lot | Daily rate | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| BWI Park N Go | $13/day | Every 10 minutes |
Rideshare and ground transportation
Uber and Lyft pick up on the Lower Level (Arrivals) at the rideshare zones for each terminal door. Surcharge $4.00.
For full ground-transport details — rental car center, transit fares, hotel shuttle locations — see the BWI ground transportation guide.
Accessible parking at BWI
Accessible spaces are reserved on every level of the on-site garages at BWI and are the closest spaces to each terminal entrance. A valid disability placard or plate is required. Wheelchair-accessible shuttle service is available from the long-term and economy lots — request it from any shuttle driver or via the airport's accessibility line.
Terminal map summary
A single horseshoe terminal with concourses A, B, C, D, E. Southwest dominates Concourses A and B; American, United, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit, and international charters operate from C, D, and E. See the full BWI terminals guide for airline assignments and walking-time estimates.
How to save more
Read the complete US airport parking-savings playbook for techniques that work at every major airport — pre-booking, off-site comparisons, park-stay-fly packages, transit alternatives, and weekly maximums.