msp airport extended parking areas

[bucketmouth64]

Anyone park their car at an offsite or onsite at the airport for an extended vacation? Any recommendations? Will need to leave truck for 6 days.

[hydro]

General parking in the MSP ramp is $20/day, offsite at Park-N-Fly is $12 (open) to $16 (covered) per day right now.

[BoxMN]

You can park at Terminal 2 Parking (ramp) for I think $13 per day (EZ Park or whatever they call it, you swipe card ahead of time, and then afterward), and take the LT Rail (free) to Term 1. Just takes a few minutes, and pretty simple. I used to use Team Parking and they were pretty good, but now the Term 2 parking ramp is cheaper and easier, and actually quicker.

One thing I can say for sure, give yourself ALL of two hours ahead of time, I missed a flight last time due to loooooooooong security lines.

[outdoors247]

My company is about 10 minutes from the airport. You are welcome to park your truck here. My cousin and his wife went to Alaska this summer and left their truck here for 2 weeks with no problems. Just thought I would throw it out there.

Disclaimer: I would hate to say nothing will happen as we all know things to happen from time to time. If you need it in a secured lot to feel comfortable I understand completely. If not you are welcome to park it here. I can't image a taxi fee would be much more than $15.00 from here to the airport.

PM for details if you would like.

[pegleg]

+1 on Terminal 2 but you might need to drive around for a while to find a parking place. I did as Box described last week and it worked fine but when I came back there were cars waiting and following me to get my parking spot as I left. Spring break time so parking is tough to find.

[Raider4ever]

Artical in the Strib today said that security wait times will be longer for the near future due to increase in traffic and decrease in TAS guys.

[bucketmouth64]

My company is about 10 minutes from the airport. You are welcome to park your truck here. My cousin and his wife went to Alaska this summer and left their truck here for 2 weeks with no problems. Just thought I would throw it out there.

Disclaimer: I would hate to say nothing will happen as we all know things to happen from time to time. If you need it in a secured lot to feel comfortable I understand completely. If not you are welcome to park it here. I can't image a taxi fee would be much more than $15.00 from here to the airport.

PM for details if you would like.

Thanks for the offer, my wife feels more comfortable if it's in a secured area.

[bucketmouth64]

You can park at Terminal 2 Parking (ramp) for I think $13 per day (EZ Park or whatever they call it, you swipe card ahead of time, and then afterward), and take the LT Rail (free) to Term 1. Just takes a few minutes, and pretty simple. I used to use Team Parking and they were pretty good, but now the Term 2 parking ramp is cheaper and easier, and actually quicker.

One thing I can say for sure, give yourself ALL of two hours ahead of time, I missed a flight last time due to loooooooooong security lines.

I like this idea, thanks for the info. Our flight leaves around 9am and we plan on being parked around 6am.

[LightningBG]

I've been traveling a decent amount lately and MSP is about the worst on security lines I've seen personally.

One tip if you park at Term 2. If you cant find a spot near the rail station, drop of your family and bags near the rail station, go find a spot and walk back yourself. It'll save a lot of family grief. Also, take a picture of the color/row/etc on your cell phone to help remember where you parked.

[rundrave]

It'll save a lot of family grief. Also, take a picture of the color/row/etc on your cell phone to help remember where you parked.

I have an app on my smart phone called ParkyMark that works great for this, you just open the app when you park and hit the button. It remembers where you parked so you don't have to.

Its actually been a time saver for me especially in areas I am not familiar with and there are lots of cars etc.

[h8go4s]

I've used Park-n-Fly for our spring vacations. You can go online and reserve a spot, so no driving around hunting. Their shuttles pick you up at your parking spot and drop you off at the airport, either terminal. Fast & easy. $12 a day plus sales tax and $3.22 booking fee.

[Down Deep]

I've used both Park and Fly and the ramp at the airport. For me the extra 3 bucks a day the convenience of dropping off your luggage at the door and parking right across from the terminal outweighs the hassle of shuttles and moving luggage around. Payment is easy swipe your credit card when you enter the ramp and again when you leave.

[h8go4s]

Right now, at the height of spring break, having a reserved spot at Park-n-Fly lets me sleep at night. I know when I get there, I won't find a full lot and have to go to the Humphrey Terminal to park and then shuttle back to the main terminal.

[solbes]

When we went to Phoenix a couple of weeks ago we used the Terminal 2 parking again. I seem to remember $14/day with ePark. You have 2 tram rides to get to main Terminal 1 ticketing. Ride the light rail for free between Term 2 and Term 1. Then take the Term 1 parking tram. Add's 10-20 minutes depending on how you hit the Light Rail schedule. We've gone this route on two separate vactions to save $42 in parking each time.

A bout of forgetfullness upon our return. Searched levels 1 and 2 and no auto. Finally figured out the car was in the M level. M level, what the...?!?

[pegleg]

When we went to Phoenix a couple of weeks ago we used the Terminal 2 parking again. I seem to remember $14/day with ePark. You have 2 tram rides to get to main Terminal 1 ticketing. Ride the light rail for free between Term 2 and Term 1. Then take the Term 1 parking tram. Add's 10-20 minutes depending on how you hit the Light Rail schedule. We've gone this route on two separate vactions to save $42 in parking each time.

A bout of forgetfullness upon our return. Searched levels 1 and 2 and no auto. Finally figured out the car was in the M level. M level, what the...?!?

Solbes, I did the same thing with my vehicle last week. Came back from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2 on the light rail. Thought I parked on level 2 but I actually parked on level M. I actually had to call security to help me find my truck. Thought it was stolen. I asked the security guard why they would name it level M, which is between levels 2 and 1. He said you aren't the first one to be confused with it and probably won't be the last.

[Greenhornet84]

When I went to Hawaii it was cheaper to stay at one of the near by hotels the night before and leave our vehicle in their garage then take their shuttle. Parking adds up kinda quick at the airport.