Airport Lot Guide

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) parking

Cheapest on-airport: South Economy Lot, $12/day. Closest to the terminal: Garage 1, $21/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 SMF

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
South Economy Loteconomy lot, accessible spaces $2 per 30 min, $12/day max Shuttle every 25 min, 60 min ride $12$36$84$168
East Economy Loteconomy lot, accessible spaces $2 per 30 min, $12/day max Shuttle every 25 min, 60 min ride $12$36$84$168
West Economy Loteconomy lot, accessible spaces $2 per 30 min, $12/day max Shuttle every 25 min, 60 min ride $12$36$84$168
Daily Lotsurface lot, ev charging, accessible spaces $2 per 30 min, $14/day max Shuttle every 15 min $14$42$98$196
Garage 1garage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces $2 per 30 min, $21/day max Walkable $21$63$147$294

Live lot status: the airport's own display.

Which lot should I pick?

Free Waiting Area: picking someone up

Cost: free. SMUD runs a DC fast charger and two Level 2 chargers here for a fee.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at SMF 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 SMF

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 Terminal

Typical passport-control wait over the last 90 days (Jul 22, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026): 12 min, and 21 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 11 min, non-U.S. visitors 13 min. 92% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 9 pm, 6 pm, 11 pm.

  1. 12 am11 minup to 15
  2. 5 pm6 minup to 10
  3. 6 pm14 minup to 19
  4. 7 pm12 minup to 19
  5. 9 pm14 minup to 22
  6. 10 pm11 minup to 20
  7. 11 pm12 minup to 22

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 SMF

Sacramento International Airport is a medium hub, ranked 36 in the United States with 6,805,910 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Sacramento, California.

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Sources and independence

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