Airport Lot Guide

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Remote North and South Lots, $16/day. Closest to the terminal: Terminal Parking, $40/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 DFW

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Remote North and South Lotsremote lot · book ahead $3 up to 2 hours, $16/day max Shuttle $16$48$112$224
Express Uncoveredeconomy lot · book ahead $4 up to 2 hours, $22/day max Shuttle, 5 min ride $22$66$154$308
Express Coveredeconomy lot, covered · book ahead $4 up to 2 hours, $25/day max Shuttle, 5 min ride $25$75$175$350
Terminal Parkinggarage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $15 up to 8 min, $40/day max At the terminal $40$120$280$560

The airport sells pre-booking: book on the airport's site.

Which lot should I pick?

Off-airport lots near DFW

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 Remote North and South Lots at $16/day.

LotFrom the terminalPrice
The Parking Spot SouthThe Parking Spot · 1945 Valley View Lane, Irving, TX 75061 picks up at your car; 24 hours from $9/daychecked Oct 21, 2026 Check price
The Parking Spot NorthThe Parking Spot · 4505 Plaza Drive, Irving, TX 75063 about 1.9 mipicks up at your car; 24 hours see site Check price
The Parking Spot PREMIUMThe Parking Spot · 5100 W John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75063 picks up at your car; 24 hours see site Check price

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North and South Cell Phone Lots: picking someone up

North lot just before the North toll plaza; South lot near Rental Car Drive and Southgate Avenue. Time limit 120 minutes. Cost: Free for up to two hours. Drivers must stay with the vehicle and overnight parking is not allowed.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at DFW 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 DFW

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.

Terminal D

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 12 min, and 21 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 9 min, non-U.S. visitors 15 min. 90% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 9 am, 6 am, 2 pm.

  1. 5 am11 minup to 18
  2. 6 am15 minup to 23
  3. 7 am10 minup to 14
  4. 8 am12 minup to 20
  5. 9 am15 minup to 28
  6. 10 am14 minup to 24
  7. 11 am11 minup to 20
  8. 12 pm10 minup to 16
  9. 1 pm11 minup to 17
  10. 2 pm14 minup to 30
  11. 3 pm12 minup to 21
  12. 4 pm11 minup to 17
  13. 5 pm13 minup to 19
  14. 6 pm11 minup to 17
  15. 7 pm11 minup to 19
  16. 8 pm10 minup to 21
  17. 9 pm9 minup to 16
  18. 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 DFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is a large hub, ranked 2 in the United States with 41,297,009 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

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Sources and independence

Independent guide; not affiliated with the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board. Rates restated from the airport's published parking page, checked Oct 21, 2026. The airport's site is authoritative.