Airport Lot Guide

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Long Term Parking A, $11/day. Closest to the terminal: Hourly Garage, $30/day. Rates checked Oct 21, 2026.

What will this trip cost at each lot?

Totals for 1, 3, 7 and 14 days are in the table below; enter your own times and the "Your dates" column fills in, cheapest first. Rates as published by the airport, before any online discount or tax it adds at the gate.

Every on-airport lot at BWI

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Long Term Parking Aremote lot $11/day Shuttle every 15 min $11$33$77$154
Long Term Parking Bremote lot $11/day Shuttle every 15 min $11$33$77$154
Express Parkingeconomy lot $14/day Shuttle every 15 min $14$42$98$196
Daily Garagegarage, covered $16/day Shuttle every 15 min $16$48$112$224
Hourly Garagegarage, covered $6 per hour, $30/day max 5 min walk $30$90$210$420

Live lot status: the airport's own display.

Which lot should I pick?

Off-airport lots near BWI

Sorted by price, then distance

Distances are straight-line from the terminal, so the drive is longer. "From" prices are what we saw on the operator's or partner's site on the date shown, not quotes; the booking site's price is the one you pay. On-airport, the cheapest lot is Long Term Parking A at $11/day.

LotFrom the terminalPrice
The Parking Spot WestThe Parking Spot · 7188 Ridge Rd, Hanover, MD 21076 about 2.2 mipicks up at your car; 24 hours from $8.95/daychecked Oct 21, 2026 Check price
Fast Park 2 BWIFast Park & Relax · 786 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 about 1.4 micontinuous see site Operator site
The Parking Spot NorthThe Parking Spot · 790 S Camp Meade Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 about 1.6 mipicks up at your car; 24 hours see site Check price
Fast Park & Relax BWIFast Park & Relax · 1718 West Nursery Road, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 about 1.8 micontinuous see site Operator site

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Cell Phone Lot: picking someone up

Free wait area for drivers meeting arriving passengers.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at BWI since we started watching. The watch re-reads the airport's page every week; every confirmed change is logged here with the date we saw it.

Customs wait at BWI

For international arrivals: how long passport control took for flights landing in each hour, from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's published wait times. It excludes baggage and the walk to the hall. Hours are the airport's local time as CBP reports them.

International Arrivals

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 9 min, and 18 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 9 min, non-U.S. visitors 11 min. 95% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 3 pm, 2 pm, 8 pm.

  1. 7 am13 minup to 14
  2. 1 pm3 minup to 10
  3. 2 pm16 minup to 27
  4. 3 pm17 minup to 24
  5. 4 pm9 minup to 14
  6. 5 pm9 minup to 16
  7. 6 pm8 minup to 14
  8. 7 pm8 minup to 15
  9. 8 pm11 minup to 16
  10. 9 pm7 minup to 17
  11. 10 pm8 minup to 12

Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Airport Wait Times (awt.cbp.gov), data through Oct 19, 2026. Airport Lot Guide is not affiliated with CBP.

About BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a large hub, ranked 26 in the United States with 12,274,134 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Baltimore, Maryland.

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Sources and independence

Independent guide; not affiliated with the Maryland Aviation Administration. Rates restated from the airport's published parking page, checked Oct 21, 2026. The airport's site is authoritative.