LaGuardia Parking: Garage Rates, Prepaid Economy and Prebooking

LaGuardia parking costs $75 to $89 for 24 hours if you just drive up to an on-airport garage, but booking ahead online cuts the daily maximum to $50 to $60, and the reservation-only Prepaid Economy lot is $40 per day. With Terminal A closed to commercial flights, your realistic choices are the Terminal B garage, the Terminal C garage, or the economy lot with a shuttle ride.

LaGuardia parking at a glance

These are the official Port Authority rates in LaGuardia's Schedule of Charges (dated January 1, 2026; parking rates effective July 8, 2024).

Parking option	Drive-up rate	Drive-up 24-hour max	Prebooked 24-hour max
Terminal B garage	$5 per half hour (first 3 hours), then $10 per half hour	$80	$55
Terminal C garage	$6 per half hour (first 3 hours), then $12 per half hour	$89	$60
Terminal A lot	$5 per half hour (first 3 hours), then $10 per half hour	$75	$50
Prepaid Economy (Lot P7)	Reservation only	Not sold drive-up	$40 per day

The quick math: a drive-up stay of more than a few hours climbs fast toward the daily maximum. For anything longer than a short pick-up, booking ahead is the cheaper move.

Which garage should you use?

Pick the garage attached to your airline's terminal. According to LaGuardia's airline list, the current split is:

Terminal B: Air Canada, American Airlines, Frontier, JetBlue, Porter, Southwest and United
Terminal C: Delta

Terminal A is currently closed to the public with no commercial flights, according to the airport. Spirit Airlines, which used to fly from there, has ceased operations. Unless you have a specific reason to be at Terminal A, don't plan to park there.

Airlines do move terminals, so check your booking or the airport's flight page before you leave home.

Prebooking: how it works and why it saves money

LaGuardia's official booking site (run by the garage operator, ABM) lets you reserve a spot in any garage or lot that has space when you buy. Key rules from the official parking FAQ:

Book up to 365 days ahead, and as late as 3 hours before you arrive. The airport encourages prebooking for any stay over 3 hours.
Bookings under 24 hours are charged the full-day prebook rate.
Maximum prebooked stay is 30 days.
Cancel or change for no fee up to 1 hour before your booked entry time, as long as you haven't parked yet. Refunds go back to the card you paid with. Leaving earlier than booked does not earn a refund.
A grace window is built in: you can enter up to 2 hours early and leave up to 2 hours late at no extra cost. Stay past that and you pay posted drive-up rates for the extra time (charged in 12-hour blocks at the P7 Prepaid Economy lot).
Delays don't change the bill. Airline or weather delays are not exempt from overstay charges, so build in a buffer if your return flight is at risk.
Use the prebook lane. Your plate is read and the gate opens. Don't pull a ticket or use the E-ZPass lane, or you may be charged twice. If the plate isn't read, scan your QR code or press the help button.
Payment: Visa and Mastercard (including debit cards with those logos). E-ZPass Plus can't be used to prebook.

Premium Reserved spaces closer to the terminal are also sold online and must be reserved in advance.

Prepaid Economy Lot (P7)

The cheapest on-airport choice is the Prepaid Economy lot at $40 per day. The Schedule of Charges says it is available by reservation only, booked at least 48 hours ahead, so this is not an option for a last-minute trip.

From P7 you ride the All Terminals Shuttle, which LaGuardia runs at no charge, 24 hours a day. The airport says buses come about every 15 minutes at peak times and every 20 minutes off-peak, stopping at every terminal, the Economy Lot (Lot 7), Hangar 7 South and 94th Street. The airport website also offers live shuttle tracking. Allow extra time for the wait and the ride.

Paying for drive-up parking

If you don't prebook, take a ticket and pay on exit. LaGuardia accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, E-ZPass, and contactless phone payments such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. The airport recommends the Express Pay machines for a faster exit.

E-ZPass Plus works for drive-up parking if you register your tag on the E-ZPass Plus website and have a valid credit card on the account. Enter through the lanes with purple E-ZPass signs and don't pull a ticket (the gate can take up to 20 seconds to lift). Smaller charges come from your E-ZPass balance and larger ones go to your linked card. E-ZPass Plus is not accepted at the Terminal A lot.

Parking for more than 30 days

Any vehicle parked over 30 days must be registered with ABM on arrival by calling 718-533-3850 with your name, plate number and estimated stay. The airport says unregistered vehicles left more than 30 days will be towed at the owner's cost.

Accessible parking

Accessible spaces are in every lot near the terminal entrances, first come, first served; they can't be reserved online. You must display a valid state-issued plate, placard or permit. LaGuardia lists a $35 24-hour maximum for travelers with restricted mobility, with these conditions:

The discount applies only after at least 4.5 hours of parking.
Enter through the ticket lane, not E-ZPass.
It can't be combined with a prebooked reservation or E-ZPass payment.
At exit, press HELP so an attendant can validate your tag and adjust the fee.

EV charging and motorcycles

Terminal B garage: 4 Level 2 ports on Level 4 (ChargePoint).
Terminal C garage: 11 Level 2 ports, 6 on the 2nd level and 5 on the 1st (ChargePoint).
Fast charging: 12 Level 3 ports along Runway Drive just past 94th Street, heading west, on the Electrify America network through NYPA's EVolve NY program.

Garage parking is charged separately on exit. Motorcycles can park at no charge near Terminal A in Lot P7, where there are 10 spots along the fence.

Vehicle height limits

Check clearance before you drive a van or roof-box SUV into a garage. Per the official FAQ:

Terminal B Premium garage: Level 1 is 6'4"; Levels 2 to 7 are 7'9".
Terminal B Standard garage: Levels 2 to 7 are 7'9"; the surface level under the garage is 8'2".
Terminal C garage: Level 1 is 8'2"; Levels 2 to 6 are 7'3".

Picking someone up? Use the cell phone lot

Terminal curbs are for active pick-ups and drop-offs only, and drivers can't wait at the curb unless the passenger and bags are already there. Instead, wait at LaGuardia's cell phone lot on 94th Street between 23rd Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard. There is no charge, it is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., and the airport says it is less than 10 minutes from every terminal. Follow the cell phone lot signs as you enter the airport.

Off-airport parking

LaGuardia advises parking only on-airport or with its authorized off-airport providers: AirPark LaGuardia, Hyatt Place Flushing and the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel. Rates aren't published by the airport, so compare the price and shuttle schedule directly with each provider against the $40 Prepaid Economy rate.

Tips to pay less at LaGuardia

Book Prepaid Economy at least 48 hours out if you can handle a shuttle ride. At $40 a day it is the lowest on-airport rate.
Prebook the terminal garage if you want to walk to the terminal. It saves $25 to $29 a day versus driving up.
Don't overbook. Shorter stays aren't refunded, but you can change or cancel at no charge up to 1 hour before entry.
Watch your return time. You get 2 hours of grace on each end; beyond that, drive-up rates apply even if your flight was delayed.
Compare with transit. For a short trip, parking may not beat a ride. Check fares for the trip itself with the flight search box above.

Driving to another New York airport instead? See our guides to JFK parking and Newark Airport parking.

Prices and rules change. Always confirm with the official LaGuardia Airport parking page and the Port Authority before you travel.