Airport Lot Guide

San Diego International Airport (SAN) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Terminal 1 Parking Plaza, $40/day. It is also the closest to the terminal. 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 SAN

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Terminal 1 Parking Plazagarage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $3 per 15 min, $40/day max Walkable $40$120$280$560
Terminal 2 Parking Plazagarage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $3 per 15 min, $40/day max Walkable $40$120$280$560
Valet Parkingvalet · book ahead $60/day flat At the terminal $60$180$420$840

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

Which lot should I pick?

Cell Phone Lot: picking someone up

2311 McCain Road, San Diego, CA 92191. Time limit 60 minutes. Cost: Free for up to one hour.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at SAN 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 SAN

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.

Main

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 19 min, and 29 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 18 min, non-U.S. visitors 21 min. 77% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 6 pm, 5 pm, 11 am.

  1. 10 am16 minup to 20
  2. 11 am21 minup to 28
  3. 12 pm16 minup to 25
  4. 1 pm12 minup to 19
  5. 2 pm19 minup to 27
  6. 3 pm20 minup to 29
  7. 4 pm16 minup to 23
  8. 5 pm21 minup to 30
  9. 6 pm24 minup to 32
  10. 7 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 SAN

San Diego International Airport is a large hub, ranked 24 in the United States with 12,675,684 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves San Diego, California.

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Sources and independence

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