Airport Lot Guide

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Economy Lot Parking, $18/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 SBA

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Economy Lot Parkingeconomy lot $5 per hour, $18/day max Shuttle every 15 min $18$54$126$252
Long-Term Parkingsurface lot, accessible spaces $5 per hour, $23/day max Not stated $23$69$161$322
Short-Term Parkingsurface lot, accessible spaces $5 per hour, $32/day max, first 10 min free Not stated $32$96$224$448

Live lot status: the airport's own display.

Which lot should I pick?

Cell Phone Lots: picking someone up

Two lots, one next to Long-Term Parking at the WWII memorial and one off the Highway 217 off-ramp at Sandspit Road. Drivers wait here until the passenger is at the curb.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at SBA 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.

About SBA

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is a small hub, ranked 121 in the United States with 740,028 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Santa Barbara, California.

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Sources and independence

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