I’m leaving Jacksonville in a few hours for a weekend conjugal visit/family reunion/50th anniversary party in Baltimore. Last night on line, I found a parking/shuttle deal at the airport here for $4/day - seemed like a pretty good deal, and the lot is on the road to the airport, so it’s convenient.
Hubby’s going to be flying down here over Labor Day weekend, and for giggles, I looked up parking at BWI. Unbelievable!!! The garage runs something like $30/day - obviously they’re targeting the short-term trade. The cheapest airport parking at a remote long-term lot is $6/day. Off-site at the only places I saw that listed prices was over $11/day. Transport from downtown - where his marina is - runs $18 round trip.
It wouldn’t be half bad if public transportation in Balto wasn’t such a hassle. Whew! I’m going to suggest he bribe my sister into taking him - even giving her $10 will more than cover gas.
Not a rant - just an observation. All that money to have your car sitting. What a racket…
Some of the Satellite Parking lots are closer than others. (They’re the ones with the color-coded names, btw - Blue Lot, Green Lot, Gold Lot, etc.) The Blue and Green lots are just a short shuttlebus from the terminal, and service is pretty frequent. We use 'em for all but the shortest trips. Sure, it would be nice if parking at the airport was cheaper, but $7/day is really pretty reasonable, IMHO.
And here’s private off-airport parking, which is what it sounds like you had in Jax, FCM. This one was the cheapest, at $8/day; the others were $10.80 and $11.75/day, so BWI clearly isn’t trying to rip you off.
The parking garage at the MARC/Amtrak station doubles as a BWI long-term lot, with a free shuttlebus between the train station and the airport terminal.
That might help FairyChatDad, depending on where he’s coming from. Wouldn’t help Doors, who undoubtedly drove down from PA; I’m sure airport parking is cheaper than parking in downtown Baltimore.