Airport Lot Guide

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) parking

Cheapest on-airport: General Parking, $37/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 SEA

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
General Parkinggarage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces $8 per hour, $37/day max, $222/week maxIncludes all taxes and fees At the terminal $37$111$222$444
Over-height Parkingsurface lot, accessible spaces $8 per hour, $37/day max, $222/week maxIncludes all taxes and fees Walkable $37$111$222$444

Includes all taxes and fees

Not in the table: Reserved Parking, by reservation only from $47/day (book ahead).

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

Which lot should I pick?

Off-airport lots near SEA

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 General Parking at $37/day.

LotFrom the terminalPrice
SeaTacPark (The Parking Spot partner)SeaTacPark · 2701 S 200th St, SeaTac, WA 98198 about 2 miregular shuttle to the terminal see site Check price
Extra Car Airport Parking (The Parking Spot partner)Extra Car Airport Parking · 16300 International Blvd, Seattle, WA 98188 regular shuttle to the terminal see site Check price
Jiffy Airport Parking (The Parking Spot partner)Jiffy Airport Parking · 18836 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA 98188 regular shuttle to the terminal see site Check price

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Cell Phone Lot: picking someone up

The parking page links to a cell phone lot but gives no details.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at SEA 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 SEA

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.

South Satellite

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 21 min, and 38 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 15 min, non-U.S. visitors 29 min. 68% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 10 am, 12 pm, 8 am.

  1. 4 am5 minup to 12
  2. 5 am4 minup to 12
  3. 6 am0 minup to 13
  4. 7 am1 minup to 21
  5. 8 am27 minup to 41
  6. 9 am13 minup to 38
  7. 10 am30 minup to 42
  8. 11 am26 minup to 42
  9. 12 pm27 minup to 42
  10. 1 pm26 minup to 45
  11. 2 pm25 minup to 54
  12. 3 pm22 minup to 39
  13. 4 pm20 minup to 37
  14. 5 pm21 minup to 30
  15. 6 pm18 minup to 28
  16. 7 pm25 minup to 43
  17. 8 pm23 minup to 35
  18. 9 pm15 minup to 25
  19. 10 pm18 minup to 20

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 SEA

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport is a large hub, ranked 12 in the United States with 25,417,071 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Seattle, Washington.

Sources and independence

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