Airport Lot Guide

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) parking

Cheapest on-airport: LAX Budget Parking, $20/day. Closest to the terminal: Central Terminal Area Parking (P1 to P7), $60/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 LAX

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
LAX Budget Parkingremote lot · book ahead $5 per hour, $20/day maxIncludes 10% city parking occupancy tax Shuttle every 20 min $20$60$140$280
LAX Economy Parkingeconomy lot, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $8 up to hour, $35/day maxIncludes 10% city parking occupancy tax Shuttle $35$105$245$490
Central Terminal Area Parking (P1 to P7)garage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $9 up to hour, $60/day max, first 10 min freeIncludes 10% city parking occupancy tax Walkable $60$180$420$840
Premium Parkinggarage, covered · book ahead $11 up to hour, $70/day max, first 10 min freeIncludes 10% city parking occupancy tax Walkable $70$210$490$980
Valet Parkingvalet, covered · book ahead $75/dayIncludes 10% city parking occupancy tax At the terminal $75$225$525$1050

Includes 10% city parking occupancy tax

The airport sells pre-booking: book on the airport's site. Live lot status: the airport's own display.

Which lot should I pick?

Off-airport lots near LAX

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 LAX Budget Parking at $20/day.

LotFrom the terminalPrice
The Parking Spot SepulvedaThe Parking Spot · 9101 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 about 1.1 mipicks up at your car; 24 hours from $19.95/daychecked Oct 21, 2026 Check price
The Parking Spot CenturyThe Parking Spot · 5701 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 about 1.6 mipicks up at your car; 24 hours from $19.95/daychecked Oct 21, 2026 Check price

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Cell Phone Waiting Lots: picking someone up

Two lots, one at 6217 96th Street (off Jetway Boulevard) and one at 5800 W. Century Boulevard. Time limit 120 minutes. Cost: Free. Drivers must stay with the vehicle, and no shuttle serves either lot.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at LAX 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 LAX

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.

Satellite 7

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 16 min. 91% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 11 am, 10 am, 8 pm.

  1. 10 am14 minup to 24
  2. 11 am19 minup to 32
  3. 12 pm11 minup to 18
  4. 1 pm12 minup to 17
  5. 2 pm10 minup to 16
  6. 3 pm7 minup to 10
  7. 4 pm9 minup to 17
  8. 5 pm13 minup to 17
  9. 6 pm13 minup to 18
  10. 7 pm12 minup to 20
  11. 8 pm13 minup to 21
  12. 9 pm10 minup to 18

Tom Bradley International Terminal

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 17 min, and 27 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 12 min, non-U.S. visitors 20 min. 82% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 3 pm, 2 pm, 1 pm.

  1. 12 am15 minup to 21
  2. 5 am16 minup to 20
  3. 6 am13 minup to 17
  4. 7 am17 minup to 26
  5. 8 am17 minup to 25
  6. 9 am18 minup to 25
  7. 10 am19 minup to 26
  8. 11 am14 minup to 22
  9. 12 pm17 minup to 24
  10. 1 pm21 minup to 31
  11. 2 pm25 minup to 33
  12. 3 pm25 minup to 37
  13. 4 pm17 minup to 26
  14. 5 pm14 minup to 22
  15. 6 pm15 minup to 19
  16. 7 pm15 minup to 22
  17. 8 pm16 minup to 24
  18. 9 pm15 minup to 23
  19. 10 pm18 minup to 26
  20. 11 pm18 minup to 25

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 LAX

Los Angeles International Airport is a large hub, ranked 5 in the United States with 36,497,303 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Los Angeles, California.

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Sources and independence

Independent guide; not affiliated with the Los Angeles World Airports. Rates restated from the airport's published parking page, checked Oct 21, 2026. The airport's site is authoritative.