Airport Lot Guide

Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Economy Lot 1 (Parking Lot & Garage), $19/day. Closest to the terminal: Hourly Lot 2 (Terminal A Garage), $25/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 SJC

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Economy Lot 1 (Parking Lot & Garage)economy lot, accessible spaces · book ahead $19/day Shuttle $19$57$133$266
Hourly Lot 2 (Terminal A Garage)garage, covered, accessible spaces · book ahead $4 per 30 min, $25/day max At the terminal $25$75$175$350
Daily Lot 4surface lot, accessible spaces · book ahead $4 per 30 min, $31/day max 10 min walk $31$93$217$434
Hourly & Daily Lot 5surface lot, accessible spaces · book ahead $4 per 30 min, $31/day max 10 min walk $31$93$217$434
Hourly Lot 3 (Terminal B Garage)garage, covered, accessible spaces $5 per 30 min, $41/day max At the terminal $41$123$287$574

The airport sells pre-booking: book on the airport's site. Live lot status: the airport's own display.

Which lot should I pick?

Cell Phone Waiting Area: picking someone up

2470 Airport Blvd.. Time limit 30 minutes. Cost: Free. Restrooms. Open around the clock; drivers must stay with the car and commercial vehicles are not allowed.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at SJC 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 SJC

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): 13 min, and 21 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 12 min, non-U.S. visitors 14 min. 88% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 9 am, 1 pm, 10 am.

  1. 9 am16 minup to 23
  2. 10 am13 minup to 27
  3. 11 am12 minup to 19
  4. 12 pm10 minup to 15
  5. 1 pm14 minup to 16
  6. 3 pm11 minup to 18

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 SJC

Mineta San Jose International Airport is a medium hub, ranked 43 in the United States with 5,257,421 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves San Jose, California.

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Sources and independence

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