Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNamara Terminal Park Daily | $4/hr | $24/day | Skybridge to McNamara Terminal |
| North Terminal Park Daily | — | $24/day | Skybridge to North Terminal |
| Big Yellow (Long-Term) Economy | — | $8/day | Free shuttle every 10 minutes |
| Big Blue (Long-Term) Economy | — | $7/day | Free shuttle every 10 minutes |
Money-saving tip: Big Blue at $7/day is essentially free given the shuttle quality. There is no reason to use any other product unless you are gone less than 24 hours.
How the on-site lots compare at DTW
The cheapest on-airport long-term option at DTW 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 DTW can cost 15–25 minutes.
Off-airport parking near DTW
Independent operators within a few miles of DTW typically undercut on-airport economy by $3–$8 per day. The trade-off is shuttle frequency.
| Lot | Daily rate | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| WallyPark DTW | $9/day | Every 10 minutes |
| Park ’N Fly DTW | $8/day | Every 10 minutes |
Rideshare and ground transportation
Uber and Lyft pick up at the Ground Transportation Center on the Ground Level of each terminal. Surcharge $3.00.
For full ground-transport details — rental car center, transit fares, hotel shuttle locations — see the DTW ground transportation guide.
Accessible parking at DTW
Accessible spaces are reserved on every level of the on-site garages at DTW 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
Two terminals: McNamara (Delta hub, including the iconic A Gates plus B and C) and North (Spirit, JetBlue, Frontier, Air Canada, and most international wide-bodies). The terminals are not connected airside. See the full DTW 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.