BWI Airport parking rates to rise in July

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Public parking rates will be going up at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport starting July 1, the first rate hike at the airport since 2009.

The new parking rates will apply to vehicles entering BWI Marshall Airport facilities on or after July 1. Vehicles parked before July 1 will pay the current rates.

BWI officials said the new rates remain competitive with major U.S. airports.

Long-term parking will jump from $8 per day to $11; express parking will increase from $10 to $14 per day; the daily garage rate will bump up from $12 to $16 per day; and the hourly garage will see the biggest increase, from $22 to $30 a day. Parking rates for the BWI Rail Station garage will also increase from $9 to $12 a day.

BWI Marshall Executive Director and CEO Ricky Smith said the adjustments will support the significant investment and innovative projects that are improving the airport experience for passengers.

The additional revenue generated by the rate changes will be used to support numerous improvements for BWI Marshall’s parking service. A new guidance system is being installed in the hourly garage to ease customer navigation to available spaces.

Eight new electric buses are being added to the airport’s parking shuttle fleet, lighting improvements are being installed along the terminal roadway system and an airport parking reservation system is being developed. The new rates are also intended to help free up spaces in the hourly garage for short-term use by customers meeting or dropping-off passengers.

BWI Marshall Airport offers about 25,000 parking spaces for travelers in the long-term parking lots, express parking lot, daily garage and hourly garage. The nearby BWI Rail Station garage, operated by the Maryland Transit Administration, includes 3,187 public parking spaces.