Airport Lot Guide

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Quick Ride Ramp, $19/day. Closest to the terminal: Value Parking (Terminal 2), $23/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 MSP

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Quick Ride Rampeconomy lot, accessible spaces · book ahead $3 up to hour, $19/day maxExcludes tax Shuttle $19$57$133$266
Value Parking (Terminal 2)garage, covered, ev charging · book ahead $5 up to hour, $23/day maxExcludes tax Walkable $23$69$161$322
Terminal 2 Hourly Parkinggarage, covered $5 up to hour, $23/day maxExcludes tax Walkable $23$69$161$322
Daily Parking (Terminal 1)garage, covered, ev charging · book ahead $5 up to hour, $30/day maxExcludes tax Walkable $30$90$210$420
Terminal 1 Hourly Parkinggarage, covered $5 up to hour, $30/day maxExcludes tax Walkable $30$90$210$420
Valet Parking (Terminal 1)valet, covered $10 up to hour, $55/day maxExcludes tax At the terminal $55$165$385$770

Excludes 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 MSP

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 Quick Ride Ramp at $19/day.

LotFrom the terminalPrice
The Parking Spot MSPThe Parking Spot · 3750 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN 55425 about 1.6 mipicks up at your car; 24 hours from $11.95/daychecked Oct 21, 2026 Check price

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Cell Phone Waiting Lot: picking someone up

Post Road, about halfway between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Cost: Free.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at MSP 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 MSP

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 1 Lindbergh

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 10 min, and 18 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 9 min, non-U.S. visitors 14 min. 94% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 10 am, 12 pm, 5 pm.

  1. 10 am19 minup to 26
  2. 11 am10 minup to 16
  3. 12 pm12 minup to 16
  4. 1 pm10 minup to 15
  5. 2 pm9 minup to 19
  6. 3 pm9 minup to 14
  7. 4 pm9 minup to 12
  8. 5 pm11 minup to 21
  9. 6 pm11 minup to 20
  10. 7 pm9 minup to 18
  11. 8 pm8 minup to 19
  12. 9 pm10 minup to 14
  13. 10 pm6 minup to 18

Terminal 2 Humphrey

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 8 min, and 13 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 7 min, non-U.S. visitors 11 min. 99% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 3 pm, 5 pm, 6 pm.

  1. 3 pm9 minup to 14
  2. 4 pm6 minup to 8
  3. 5 pm8 minup to 12
  4. 6 pm8 minup to 12
  5. 7 pm8 minup to 14

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 MSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field is a large hub, ranked 17 in the United States with 17,488,261 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Sources and independence

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