Airport Lot Guide

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) parking

Cheapest on-airport: ParkRDU Economy, $14.50/day. Closest to the terminal: ParkRDU Premier, $34/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 RDU

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
ParkRDU Economyeconomy lot · book ahead $3.65 per hour, $14.50/day max Shuttle every 20 min $14.50$43.50$101.50$203
ParkRDU Expresseconomy lot · book ahead $4.65 per hour, $18.50/day max Shuttle $18.50$55.50$129.50$259
ParkRDU Centralgarage, covered · book ahead $5.70 per hour, $22.75/day max Walkable $22.75$68.25$159.25$318.50
ParkRDU Premiergarage, covered · book ahead $8.50 per hour, $34/day max At the terminal $34$102$238$476

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

Which lot should I pick?

Off-airport lots near RDU

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 ParkRDU Economy at $14.50/day.

LotFrom the terminalPrice
Fast Park & Relax RDUFast Park & Relax · 8820 Fast Park Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617 continuous see site Operator site

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Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at RDU 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 RDU

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 2

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 9 min, and 15 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 7 min, non-U.S. visitors 11 min. 95% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 4 pm, 2 pm, 1 pm.

  1. 1 pm9 minup to 13
  2. 2 pm10 minup to 17
  3. 3 pm8 minup to 15
  4. 4 pm11 minup to 19
  5. 5 pm9 minup to 13
  6. 6 pm8 minup to 11
  7. 7 pm8 minup to 10
  8. 8 pm9 minup to 14
  9. 9 pm9 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 RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a medium hub, ranked 34 in the United States with 7,670,956 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina.

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Sources and independence

Independent guide; not affiliated with the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority. Rates restated from the airport's published parking page, checked Oct 21, 2026. The airport's site is authoritative.