Airport Lot Guide

San Antonio International Airport (SAT) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Economy Green, $10/day. Closest to the terminal: 3-Hour Pick-Up/Drop-Off, $13/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 SAT

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Economy Greeneconomy lot · book ahead $10/dayExcludes per-stay fee of $0.99 (16 min to 3 h) or $2.99 (over 3 h) Shuttle, 10 min ride $10$30$70$140
3-Hour Pick-Up/Drop-Offgarage, covered $5 up to hour, $13/day maxExcludes per-stay fee of $0.99 (16 min to 3 h) 3 min walk $13$39$91$182
Long-Term Garagegarage, covered · book ahead $16/dayExcludes per-stay fee of $0.99 (16 min to 3 h) or $2.99 (over 3 h) 5 min walk $16$48$112$224
Short-Term Parkinggarage, covered · book ahead $29/dayExcludes per-stay fee of $0.99 (16 min to 3 h) or $2.99 (over 3 h) 3 min walk $29$87$203$406
Preferred Reservegarage, covered · book ahead $29/dayExcludes per-stay fee of $0.99 (16 min to 3 h) or $2.99 (over 3 h) 3 min walk $29$87$203$406
Fly Away Valetvalet, covered · book ahead $33/day flatExcludes $3.99 per-stay valet fee 1 min walk $33$99$231$462

Excludes per-stay fee of $0.99 (16 min to 3 h) or $2.99 (over 3 h) Excludes per-stay fee of $0.99 (16 min to 3 h) Excludes $3.99 per-stay valet fee

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

Which lot should I pick?

Cell Phone Lot: picking someone up

Cost: Free.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at SAT 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 SAT

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): 11 min, and 18 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 10 min, non-U.S. visitors 11 min. 95% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 5 pm, 7 pm, 9 am.

  1. 9 am12 minup to 19
  2. 10 am9 minup to 15
  3. 11 am12 minup to 16
  4. 12 pm10 minup to 15
  5. 1 pm6 minup to 10
  6. 3 pm8 minup to 13
  7. 4 pm11 minup to 16
  8. 5 pm15 minup to 19
  9. 6 pm10 minup to 17
  10. 7 pm13 minup to 20
  11. 8 pm9 minup to 16

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 SAT

San Antonio International Airport is a medium hub, ranked 44 in the United States with 5,237,816 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves San Antonio, Texas.

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Sources and independence

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