Airport Lot Guide

Miami International Airport (MIA) parking

Cheapest on-airport: MIA Park & Ride Lot, $12/day. Closest to the terminal: Dolphin Garage, $25/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 MIA

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
MIA Park & Ride Loteconomy lot $2 per 20 min, $12/day max Shuttle $12$36$84$168
Dolphin Garagegarage, covered $2 per 20 min, $25/day max Walkable $25$75$175$350
Flamingo Garagegarage, covered $2 per 20 min, $25/day max Walkable $25$75$175$350
Valetvalet, covered $25 up to 3 hours, $39/day max At the terminal $39$117$273$546

Which lot should I pick?

Off-airport lots near MIA

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 MIA Park & Ride Lot at $12/day.

LotFrom the terminalPrice
Park 'N Fly MIAPark 'N Fly by The Parking Spot · 3901 NW 28th St, Miami, FL 33142 about 1.9 mishuttle to the terminal; 24 hours see site Check price

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Cell Phone Waiting Lot: picking someone up

Cost: Free.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at MIA 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 MIA

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.

Central Terminal

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 9 min, and 19 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 3 min, non-U.S. visitors 13 min. 87% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 2 pm, 4 pm, 8 pm.

  1. 1 pm2 minup to 12
  2. 2 pm15 minup to 22
  3. 3 pm9 minup to 20
  4. 4 pm11 minup to 19
  5. 5 pm10 minup to 17
  6. 6 pm7 minup to 13
  7. 7 pm8 minup to 19
  8. 8 pm10 minup to 21
  9. 9 pm5 minup to 13

North Terminal

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 16 min, and 26 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 12 min, non-U.S. visitors 19 min. 85% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 11 am, 10 am, 4 am.

  1. 4 am19 minup to 25
  2. 5 am15 minup to 25
  3. 6 am17 minup to 28
  4. 7 am17 minup to 28
  5. 8 am13 minup to 23
  6. 9 am15 minup to 23
  7. 10 am24 minup to 33
  8. 11 am24 minup to 35
  9. 12 pm15 minup to 20
  10. 1 pm14 minup to 20
  11. 2 pm14 minup to 20
  12. 3 pm13 minup to 18
  13. 4 pm15 minup to 22
  14. 5 pm18 minup to 27
  15. 6 pm15 minup to 25
  16. 7 pm16 minup to 23
  17. 8 pm14 minup to 23
  18. 9 pm11 minup to 17
  19. 10 pm9 minup to 13
  20. 11 pm8 minup to 10

South Terminal

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 11 min, and 24 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 7 min, non-U.S. visitors 13 min. 85% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 7 am, 5 pm, 12 pm.

  1. 12 am8 minup to 14
  2. 1 am8 minup to 16
  3. 2 am8 minup to 11
  4. 3 am8 minup to 13
  5. 4 am7 minup to 13
  6. 5 am12 minup to 20
  7. 6 am13 minup to 20
  8. 7 am22 minup to 33
  9. 8 am16 minup to 23
  10. 9 am15 minup to 21
  11. 10 am13 minup to 22
  12. 11 am7 minup to 12
  13. 12 pm17 minup to 29
  14. 1 pm15 minup to 25
  15. 2 pm14 minup to 23
  16. 3 pm16 minup to 32
  17. 4 pm12 minup to 24
  18. 5 pm19 minup to 27
  19. 6 pm14 minup to 26
  20. 7 pm9 minup to 16
  21. 8 pm12 minup to 20
  22. 9 pm12 minup to 20
  23. 10 pm9 minup to 17
  24. 11 pm7 minup to 15

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 MIA

Miami International Airport is a large hub, ranked 9 in the United States with 26,450,972 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Miami, Florida.

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Sources and independence

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