Airport Lot Guide

Tampa International Airport (TPA) parking

Cheapest on-airport: Economy Parking, $22/day. Closest to the terminal: Short Term Garage, $32/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 TPA

Cheapest first · checked Oct 21, 2026
LotRateTo the terminal1 day3 days7 days14 daysYour dates
Economy Parkingeconomy lot, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $5 per hour, $22/day max, first 60 min freeTax included Shuttle $22$66$154$308
Long Term Garagegarage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $8 per hour, $26/day max, first 60 min freeTax included Walkable $26$78$182$364
Short Term Garagegarage, covered, ev charging, accessible spaces · book ahead $8 per hour, $32/day max, first 60 min freeTax included At the terminal $32$96$224$448

Tax included

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

Which lot should I pick?

Cell Phone Waiting Lot: picking someone up

Surface lot reached directly from George J Bean Parkway. Cost: Free. Restrooms. Has accessible spaces and EV charging.

Rate history

All rate changes

No rate change detected at TPA 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 TPA

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): 8 min, and 16 min on a bad hour (90th percentile). U.S. citizens 5 min, non-U.S. visitors 11 min. 94% of arriving passengers cleared in under 30 minutes. Slowest hours: 1 pm, 2 pm, 11 am.

  1. 9 am6 minup to 14
  2. 10 am8 minup to 14
  3. 11 am9 minup to 19
  4. 12 pm6 minup to 15
  5. 1 pm12 minup to 21
  6. 2 pm10 minup to 21
  7. 3 pm8 minup to 14
  8. 4 pm9 minup to 17
  9. 5 pm8 minup to 15
  10. 6 pm9 minup to 13
  11. 7 pm7 minup to 12
  12. 8 pm6 minup to 10
  13. 9 pm5 minup to 10
  14. 10 pm8 minup to 11
  15. 11 pm8 minup to 12

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 TPA

Tampa International Airport is a large hub, ranked 27 in the United States with 12,110,427 passengers boarding in 2025 (FAA). It serves Tampa, Florida.

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Sources and independence

Independent guide; not affiliated with the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority. Rates restated from the airport's published parking page, checked Oct 21, 2026. The airport's site is authoritative.