Free parking at airports

TampaUnited States · 4

• Tampa International Airport - Short Term GarageFirst 1 hr free. Grace period before paid tiers begin. · Eligible: Any vehicle, no registration requiredWestshore / Airport
• Tampa International Airport - Long Term GarageFirst 1 hr free. Grace period before paid tiers begin. · Eligible: Any vehicle, no registration requiredWestshore / Airport
• Tampa International Airport - Economy Parking GarageFirst 15 min free. Grace period before paid tiers begin; shorter window than the two terminal-adjacent garages. · Eligible: Any vehicle, no registration requiredWestshore / Airport
• Tampa International Airport - Cell Phone Waiting LotFree. No stated time limit on the operator page; intended for short waits before pickup. · Eligible: Anyone waiting to pick up an arriving passengerWestshore / Airport

RomeItaly · 3

• Fiumicino Airport - Kiss&Go (Terminal 1/3 forecourt)First 15 min free. After 15 min, up to 1 extra hour may be paid at the meters before fines apply.Fiumicino Airport, Terminal 1 and Terminal 3
• Fiumicino Airport - Kiss&Go Partenze T1, Largo LocatelliFirst 45 min free. After 45 min, up to 1 extra hour may be paid at the meters before fines apply.Fiumicino Airport, Terminal 1 Departures
• Fiumicino Airport - Parcheggio Lunga SostaFirst 2 hr free. Applies to both the covered and uncovered long-stay sections; free shuttle included.Fiumicino Airport, long-stay parking

CalgaryCanada · 3

• YYC Calgary International Airport - Cellphone Waiting LotFree up to 1 hr. 60-minute maximum stay; no vehicles can be left unattended. Intended for drivers waiting to pick someone up, not general parking.. None required — just drive in and wait for a phone call from your arriving guest. · Eligible: Free for anyone waiting to pick up an arriving passenger; 60-minute max stay.Calgary International Airport (YYC)
• YYC Airport P1 Short-Term Parking (Domestic Terminal)First 20 min free. After the free 20 minutes, the posted rate is an additional $5.00 per 20 minutes, up to a $40.00 daily maximum. Applies to the P1 short-term lot next to the Domestic Terminal.. None required — grace period applies automatically before charges start. · Eligible: First 20 minutes free, then $5 per additional 20 minutes.Calgary International Airport (YYC) - Domestic Terminal
• YYC Airport P2 Short-Term Parking (International Terminal)First 20 min free. After the free 20 minutes, the posted rate is an additional $5.00 per 20 minutes, up to a $40.00 daily maximum. Applies to the P2 short-term lot next to the International Terminal.. None required — grace period applies automatically before charges start. · Eligible: First 20 minutes free, then $5 per additional 20 minutes.Calgary International Airport (YYC) - International Terminal

MunichGermany · 3

• Flughafen München Parkhaus P20€30+ → 1 hr free. Applies only to the regular Parkhaus P20, not XXL/Valet/Komfort-Sicherheitsparken or terminal forecourts.. Present parking ticket plus receipt(s) totalling at least €30 at the Parkleitzentrale/Service-Point-Parken (Munich Airport Center) or the Terminal 2 Information desk before leaving the garage · Hours: Not stated on the source pageMunich Airport (Terminal 2 / MAC area), Freising district
• Flughafen München Terminalvorfahrten (Terminal 1 und 2)First 10 min free. Free only on the first and second entry in a calendar day. From the third entry on the same day, the fee is charged from the first minute (11 to 20 minutes then cost 6 EUR).. Take a ticket at the entry barrier. Check your stay at a pay machine before leaving; if nothing is due, the barrier opens automatically. If your number plate cannot be read, insert the ticket at the exit post.Munich
• Parkhaus Dieselstraße (Gemeinde Unterföhring)First 1 hr free. The first started hour is free. · Hours: Mon-Fri 06:00-22:00; closed Sat and SunMunich

ShanghaiChina · 3

• Shanghai Pudong International Airport P1/P2 Parking GaragesFirst 20 min free. Exit within 20 minutes on the first parking day of entry (入库首日). This P1/P2 condition does not state a once-per-calendar-day limit. · Eligible: Free exit within 20 minutes on the first parking day of entry. The map point is an approximate reference for the Terminal 1 building, not a parking entrance. Follow on-site signs and the official parking guide to enter P1 or P2.Pudong, Zhuqiao
• Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Terminal 1 ParkingFirst 20 min free. Vehicles entering from 00:00 to 24:00 may use one free exit within 20 minutes. The allowance is once per calendar day. · Eligible: One free exit within 20 minutes per vehicle per calendar day. The map point is an approximate reference for the Terminal 1 building, not a parking entrance. Follow on-site signs and the official parking guide to enter the car park.Changning, Hongqiao
• Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Terminal 2 ParkingFirst 20 min free. Vehicles entering from 00:00 to 24:00 may use one free exit within 20 minutes. The allowance is once per calendar day. · Eligible: One free exit within 20 minutes per vehicle per calendar day. The map point is an approximate reference for the Terminal 2 building, not a parking entrance. Follow on-site signs and the official parking guide to enter the car park.Minhang, Hongqiao

VancouverCanada · 2

• McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver AirportFree. No purchase required, no stated time limit. · Hours: Daily 10am-9pmSea Island, Richmond (by YVR)
• YVR Cell Phone Waiting AreaFree up to 30 min. For picking up arriving passengers only, not general airport parking.Sea Island (Vancouver International Airport), Richmond

LyonFrance · 2

• Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport — Dépose Minute T1 (A & B)First 10 min free. After 10 min: 2,20€ for minute 11, then 0,60€/minute. 5 passages/24h max across all dépose-minute zones combined, then flat 80€.. Automatic, timed by number-plate recognition from entry — no ticket or app needed · Eligible: Free for the first 10 minutes at the T1A and T1B kiss-and-fly curbs, then paid per minute. · Hours: 24h/24, 7j/7Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport
• Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport — Dépose Minute Gare TGVFirst 10 min free. After 10 min: 2,20€ for minute 11, then 0,60€/minute. 5 passages/24h max across all dépose-minute zones combined, then flat 80€.. Automatic, timed by number-plate recognition from entry — no ticket or app needed · Eligible: Free for the first 10 minutes at the TGV station kiss-and-fly curb, then paid per minute. · Hours: 24h/24, 7j/7Colombier-Saugnieu, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport

EdmontonCanada · 2

• Edmonton International Airport — Parkade (10-Minute Free Pickup/Drop-off)First 10 min free. Parkade only; pay per 20-minute increment after 10 minutes.. None required · Hours: 24/7Nisku / Edmonton International Airport
• Edmonton International Airport — Family Loading & Unloading ZoneFree up to 1 hr. Complimentary zone for passenger pickup, up to one hour.. None required · Hours: 24/7Nisku / Edmonton International Airport

AdelaideAustralia · 2

• Harbour Town AdelaideFree up to 4 hr. Standard car park has a 4-hour limit, managed by Wilson. A 90-minute area exists near the North entrance for express trips, and a separate 6-hour parking area east of McDonald's is available for longer stays. If that 6-hour area is full, visitors can get an all-day parking permit at no charge from Centre Management with their vehicle registration details. · Eligible: Anyone; longer stays need a free permit from Centre Management · Hours: 9:00am-5:30pm centre hoursAdelaide Airport precinct
• IKEA AdelaideFree. Includes family (pram), disability and senior parking just outside the store entrance. · Eligible: Anyone, no registration required · Hours: Mon-Wed 10am-7pm, Thu-Fri 10am-9pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pmAdelaide Airport precinct

MumbaiIndia · 2

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport – Terminal 1, 4 Wheeler General ParkingFirst 8 min free. Commercial vehicles are excluded and charged from the start (table shows '-' for commercial vehicles in this slab).. Automatic, based on entry/exit timestamp; no separate validation action needed. · Eligible: Private (non-commercial) 4-wheelers only, first 8 minutes · Hours: 24 hoursSantacruz East
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport – Terminal 2, 4 Wheeler General Parking (Multi-Level Car Park)First 8 min free. Commercial vehicles are excluded and charged from the start (table shows '-' for commercial vehicles in this slab).. Automatic, based on entry/exit timestamp; no separate validation action needed. · Eligible: Private (non-commercial) 4-wheelers only, first 8 minutes · Hours: 24 hoursSahar, Andheri East

SingaporeSingapore · 1

• Changi Airport Changi Rewards Parking Benefits1 hr free with Changi Rewards Gold membership. Official Changi Airport benefits page says Gold members get one hour complimentary daily parking without spend. · 2 hr free with Changi Rewards Platinum membership. Official page says Platinum members get two hours complimentary parking at eligible terminal and Jewel car parks. · Eligible: Changi Rewards Gold and Platinum membersSingapore

ParisFrance · 1

• Westfield AérovilleFirst 2 hr free. General public, all visitors, sections P1–P8 · First 4 hr free. Loyalty members only: 2 extra free hours on top of the base 2h. Requires online plate pre-registration in the loyalty programme · Eligible: First 2h free for everyone; first 4h free for registered loyalty members · Hours: Open daily 08:30–01:00Roissy-en-France (Val-d'Oise), near CDG airport

ViennaAustria · 1

• Vienna International Airport – Terminalvorfahrt Abflug (Departure forecourt)First 10 min free. Applies only to the barrier-controlled departure terminal forecourt (Terminalvorfahrt Abflug), usable once per vehicle/number plate per day. All other Vienna Airport parking areas (Parkhaus 3/4, Parkplatz A/C, Kurzparkplatz K3, VIP Terminal) are paid from the first minute with no free allowance. A second same-day entry to the forecourt is charged €2.90 per 15 minutes immediately.. Automatic by number-plate recognition; limited to once per plate per day. · Eligible: 10 minutes free drop-off at the departure terminal forecourt, once per vehicle per day. · Hours: 24/7Schwechat (Lower Austria), adjacent to Vienna

PortlandUnited States · 1

• PDX Cell Phone Waiting LotFree up to 30 min. Capacity is stated as up to 30 vehicles; intended purpose is waiting for an arriving passenger's call before driving to curbside pickup, not general parking.. No registration required; drive in, wait, then proceed to terminal curbside pickup when called. · Eligible: Any driver waiting to pick up an arriving passenger at PDX; not for general terminal parking.Portland International Airport

CopenhagenDenmark · 1

• Field'sFirst 1 hr free. First hour is free for every visitor automatically — no app, plate registration or purchase needed. Camera plate-recognition starts/stops the session on its own.. None required. · 1 hr free with Field's Premium loyalty app registration. Register your plate in the free Field's Premium app for a second free hour on top of the base hour (2 hours total).. Register number plate in the Field's Premium app. · 1 hr free with SATS Field's gym membership. SATS members get a further free hour (3 hours total with the base hour) by registering their plate on the iPad at SATS reception.. Register plate on the iPad in SATS reception. · 3 hr free with Nordisk Film cinema ticket at Field's. Cinema guests get 3 extra free hours on top of the base hour (4 hours total). Must register plate on the iPad when leaving the screening room.. Register plate on the iPad when leaving the cinema. · Eligible: Everyone gets 1 free hour automatically, no registration needed; app users, SATS members and cinema guests can stack further free hours up to 4 hours total. · Hours: Car park open 05:00–01:00 daily; max vehicle height 2.3 mØrestad (Amager, at Field's/DR Byen metro)

SeattleUnited States · 1

• SEA Airport Cell Phone Waiting LotFree up to 20 min. Free waiting lot with a strict 20-minute cap while waiting for an arriving passenger; driver must remain with vehicle.. none required, but time-limited and monitoredSeaTac (Sea-Tac International Airport)

EdinburghUnited Kingdom · 1

• Ingliston Park & RideFree. Site open 0400-0200 daily; no parking permitted 0200-0400. Managed by City of Edinburgh Council. · Eligible: Free all-day parking for anyone taking the connecting bus or tram. · Hours: Open 7 days a week, 0400-0200; no parking 0200-0400Ingliston / Newbridge, near Edinburgh Airport

CharlotteUnited States · 1

• Charlotte Douglas Airport – Cell Phone LotFree. For waiting to collect arriving passengers only; drivers must stay with their vehicle. No stated time limit. · Hours: Open 24 hoursCharlotte Douglas International Airport

BaltimoreUnited States · 1

• BWI Marshall Airport Cell Phone LotFree up to 1 hr. Free wait lot for arriving-passenger pickup, 1-hour cap.Linthicum Heights (BWI Airport)

LeedsUnited Kingdom · 1

• Leeds Bradford Airport - One Hour Free ZoneFree up to 1 hr. Re-entry within 1 hour of exiting incurs a minimum £68 recirculation charge — avoid re-entering the zone shortly after leaving it · Eligible: Anyone, capped at 1 hour, pickup/drop-off use · Hours: Not stated on the fetched pageYeadon (LS19)

MinneapolisUnited States · 1

• MSP Airport — Cell Phone Waiting Lot (Post Road)Free. Free for waiting to pick up arriving passengers; not valid for general terminal parking, which is paid.. None required — free by default, no ticket, app or plate registration · Eligible: Free waiting area for arriving-passenger pickup only, no registrationMinneapolis (Fort Snelling / MSP Airport)

HamburgGermany · 1

• Hamburg Airport Kiss & Fly Kurzhaltezone (departures level, opposite Terminal 1/2)First 10 min free. This is a curbside drop-off/pick-up zone, not a garage. After 10 minutes it costs 3.00 EUR per additional 5 minutes, rising in that 5-minute/3 EUR increment (not meant for long stays).. Take a ticket at entry; exiting within the free window requires no payment at the machine. · Eligible: Anyone dropping off or picking up gets 10 minutes free in the marked Kiss & Fly lane; no ticket validation needed if you exit within the window.Fuhlsbuettel

CologneGermany · 1

• KVB Park+Ride Wahn S-Bahn24 hr free with Hold a valid VRS/KVB public-transport ticket (Deutschlandticket, Abo, single ticket, etc.) and travel to/from the S-Bahn stop. Part of the KVB-wide Park+Ride network rule, not specific to this lot.. Valid ticket must be shown on request; parking without one, or beyond 24h, incurs a contractual penalty. · Eligible: Free up to 24h for KVB/VRS transit ticket holders using Bahnhof Köln-WahnWahn, Porz

LiverpoolUnited Kingdom · 1

• Liverpool John Lennon Airport – Drop-off 2First 20 min free. Rates apply after 20 minutes; pay-on-exit. · Eligible: Open to all drop-off/pick-up trafficSpeke

PhiladelphiaUnited States · 1

• PHL Cell Phone Waiting LotFree up to 30 min. 150-space lot; drivers must stay with the vehicle; intended for picking up arriving passengers only.. none required, open waiting lot · Hours: Not posted; airport arrivals operate continuouslyPhiladelphia International Airport

OrlandoUnited States · 1

• Orlando International Airport (MCO) South Cell Phone LotFree with waiting to pick up an arriving passenger. No commercial or unattended vehicles; vehicles may not be left overnight.. none required · Hours: Not stated; vehicles may not be left overnightOrlando International Airport

DüsseldorfGermany · 1

• Düsseldorf Airport – Kiss & Fly (Abflugebene barrier zone)Free up to 7 min. Free window is available twice per calendar day; timed from entry to exit.. None required — timed automatically by license-plate recognition cameras at entry and exit barriers. · Eligible: Free drop-off/pickup at the departure-level barrier zone, twice per calendar day.Lohausen

ZagrebCroatia · 1

• Zagreb Airport Kiss & Fly ZoneFirst 10 min free. This is the curbside pickup/drop-off zone at Departures on the 2nd floor of the terminal, not long-stay parking. Free entry only resets 60 minutes after the first free exit; a second entry inside that 60-minute window is charged from minute 1. After the free 10 minutes: 3.80€ up to 29 min, 8.60€ up to 59 min, then a 24€ overstay fee plus vehicle removal at the owner's cost beyond 60 minutes.Pleso, Velika Gorica

Quebec CityCanada · 1

• Aéroport de Québec (YQB) – Aire d'attente gratuiteFree up to 1 hr. Must remain in the vehicle with the driver present; towing at owner's expense if left unattended. Located on 6e Rue de l'Aéroport, before the entrance to the paid parking decks.Aéroport (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge)

MelbourneAustralia · 1

• DFO MoorabbinFree. Grade-level parking available seven days a week, no purchase required. · Hours: 10:00am - 6:00pm dailyMoorabbin Airport

Seoul & GyeonggiSouth Korea · 1

• Gimpo International Airport (김포국제공항)First 10 min free. There are 4 separate paid garages across the domestic and international terminals with differing rates once past the 10-minute grace period.. applies at all 4 paid terminal garages, no purchase needed · Eligible: Free if you exit within 10 minutes of entry, useful for drop-off/pick-up. · Hours: 24 hoursGonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu

Cape TownSouth Africa · 1

• Cape Town International Airport - Parkade P1 (Pickup Grace Period)First 20 min free. This is a pickup-only grace period at Parkade P1 (North of the terminal, ground floor). Standard paid tariffs apply for any dwell time beyond 20 minutes, and to all other parkades (P3/P4 shade parking, P5 long stay).. Automatic — no ticket action needed, but strictly for collecting arriving passengers, not general parking. · Hours: 24 hoursMatroosfontein

CardiffUnited Kingdom · 1

• Cardiff Airport Car Park 2 (drop off and pick up)First 20 min free. Applies only in Car Park 2's drop off/pick up area, not the terminal forecourt Drop Off Zone.. None required. · Eligible: First 20 minutes free in the Car Park 2 drop off and pick up area, no purchase required.Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan (CF62)

CanberraAustralia · 1

• Canberra Airport - Free 10 Minute Pick-up (Red Car Park)First 10 min free. Applies only to the dedicated pick-up bays in the red outdoor car park.. No app or plate registration; simply insert the entry ticket at the exit point within 10 minutes of entry. · Eligible: First 10 minutes free for pick-up in dedicated bays in the red outdoor car park only. · Hours: 24 hours (pick-up bays); ticket must be redeemed within 10 minutes of entryCanberra Airport

WellingtonNew Zealand · 1

• Wellington Airport - Pick-up & Drop-off zonesFirst 10 min free. Only in the marked pick-up/drop-off zones, tracked by Licence Plate Recognition cameras at the exit barrier arm; the general car park is paid from the first minute. · Eligible: Free for the first 10 minutes in the dedicated pick-up/drop-off zones only · Hours: Airport open daily, closed 01:30 to 03:00; this is the published airport schedule, not a separately confirmed access schedule for the pick-up/drop-off lanes.Rongotai / Miramar

NashvilleUnited States · 1

• BNA Free Cell LotFree. This is a waiting lot only, not general airport parking; drivers must leave once they collect passengers. 240 spaces, fenced with on-site security and real-time flight status displays.. None required — open to any driver waiting for an arriving passenger · Hours: 24/7 (waiting-area use only, not for terminal parking)Donelson / Airport

MississaugaCanada · 1

• Malton GO Station ParkingFree with Commuter rail station park and ride. Free customer parking for GO Transit riders, first come first served, no permit needed. GO Transit's system-wide rule caps free overnight stays at 48 consecutive hours. Reserved parking and carpool parking at this station are separate paid or eligibility-restricted options. · Hours: Lot open 24 hours; station staffed Monday to Friday 05:30 to 12:40, unstaffed at weekends and on holidaysMississauga

StuttgartGermany · 1

• Stuttgart Airport – Parkplatz P0Free up to 1 hr. The P0 lot near the terminal (operated by APCOA) is for kiss-and-fly / drop-off and pick-up use; up to 60 minutes is free, after which normal parking charges apply. Other airport lots (P1, P3, P4, P5, P6, P14) do not carry this free rule. Live airport site returns 403 to automated fetches; verified via a Wayback Machine snapshot of the operator's own page (archived 2026-02-07). · Eligible: Anyone dropping off or picking up a passenger, free for the first hourFlughafen Stuttgart / Echterdingen

AthensGreece · 1

• Smart ParkFree. Unconditional free parking for all visitors; no duration cap or validation step is published.. None required · Eligible: Free for all visitors, no conditions stated · Hours: Not stated on the operator page for the parking facility itself; the open-air shopping park trades daily including Sundays.Spata

BusanSouth Korea · 1

• Gimhae International Airport Passenger Terminal Parking, P1/P2 (김해국제공항 여객주차장)First 10 min free. P3 여객(화물)주차장은 20분 이내 출차 시 무료. none, applies to any vehicle in P1/P2 · Eligible: Free to anyone who exits within 10 minutes of entry; the separate P3 cargo/passenger lot grants 20 minutes instead.Daejeo 2-dong, Gangseo-gu

RiyadhSaudi Arabia · 1

• Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center (RFECC)Free. General free on-site parking for visitors driving to exhibitions, conferences and events at the venue; no time limit, registration or ticket-purchase condition is stated on the official page.Airport Road, near King Khalid International Airport

TurinItaly · 1

• Aeroporto di Torino-Caselle — P-B Comfort / Multipiano Coperto / Bye&FlyFirst 15 min free. Applies to P-B Comfort (246 spaces) and Multipiano Coperto (1,755 spaces). Free only on the first entry of the day; a second same-day entry costs €3.50 up to 30 minutes.. Free only on first pass of the day ("solo 1° passaggio"); payable at the exit barrier or automated pay stations beyond the free period. · First 10 min free. Sosta Express Bye&Fly lot (departures level, ~90 spaces). Official quote for this specific rule: "Sosta express Bye&Fly: 10 minuti di sosta gratuita al primo ingresso". Free only on the first entry of the day.. Free only on first pass of the day ("solo 1° passaggio"). · Eligible: Free for the first 10–15 minutes, but only on the first entry of the day per lot.Caselle Torinese

SharjahUnited Arab Emirates · 1

• Sharjah International Airport Car ParkingFree with a registered People of Determination (disability) pass. General passengers and visitors are not eligible and pay the standard rate (AED16 from the first hour, rising after that). There is no free period for anyone other than disability pass holders.. You must first contact customer service (+971 55 110 9182 / cs.shj@mawgif.com) and have your eligibility confirmed. · Eligible: General users pay from the first hour (AED16). Only registered disability pass holders (People of Determination) park free: 2 hours free in all car parks, after contacting customer service in advance to apply. Not a free period for general visitors.Al Garayen (Sharjah Airport)

DurbanSouth Africa · 1

• King Shaka International Airport – MSP & Pick-Up ZoneFirst 15 min free. Multi-Storey Parking (MSP): free for the first 15 minutes. 16-30 min R18, 31-60 min R25, rising hourly/daily bands thereafter. · First 20 min free. Separate Pick-Up zone (distinct from the MSP car park): free for the first 20 minutes; 21-40 min R30, 41-60 min R55, then R60/hour.La Mercy (about 35 km north of Durban CBD)

FAQ

Browse another way