Portland International Airport Parking Information

Conveniently located at the south of the Columbia River in Portland, Portland International Airport boasts its unparalleled location about 30 to 45 minutes driving to Downtown Portland. As the largest airport in the Oregon state, Portland International Airport plays an active role in transiting 90% passengers, plus over 95% cargo of the state. A number of non-stop flights connect the airport with major hubs throughout the North America and several European countries. We can definitely say that Portland International Airport makes your air travel possible in every direction. To find more info about PDX, please click:

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In order to enhance the experience of passengers, PDX offers full services to care your every need and strives to make your each arrival and departure as easy as you hope them to be. Doubt it? Free Wi-Fi, easy interactive maps, accessible cell phone waiting area, lost and found, reliable car rental agencies, and amazing ground transportation are just a few about customer-friendly services and facilities of it. All right, to help you gain a better understanding about the airport's advantages, we will introduce its excellent parking services for example. After reading our article, your next parking at PDX will never be a challenge.

- Overview / Features

On-site parking garages and lots are easy of access from the Terminals and closely located to the airport hub. Directly connected to I-205 via Airport Way, these well-lit parking facilities are equipped with security guards, and even the lots are fenced and paved. All the spaces are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As for the payment, it supports debit cards, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa and cash. If you have any enquiry about PDX parking, please contact 1-877-PDX INFO.

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- Types & Rates

No matter which kind of parking you look for, PDX will always satisfy you to the heart's content. Specifically, there are five types of parking optional at PDX, including short-term, long-term, economy, valet, and motorcycles & bicycles parking. They are offered in different parts of airport campus and the rates are varied as well. Now follow our steps and discover them one by one.

1) Short-term parking garage is located adjacent to the Terminal and offers over 3,300 spaces for public parking. If no specific instructions posted, the clearance of this garage is 8 feet. This facility is connected to the Terminal via a skybridge on the Level 4 and the tunnels. The parking rates of short-term parking are $3 per hour and $24 per day.

2) Long-term parking is located behind short-term parking garage and close to the Terminal building. This 7-story garage provides over 3000 covered parking spaces and is connected with the Terminals through the tunnels and moving sidewalks. The maximum height of the vehicle can not exceed 8 feet except where posted. Parking fee is $16 per day per vehicle.

3) Located next to I-205 and off Airport Way, economy parking lot is divided into Red and Blue sections. The Red lot is close to NE Marine Drive while and Blue one is just off the NE Airport Way. There are clear color-specific parking shelters and signs to lead you to the right one. Totally, economy parking lot offers over 7,800 spaces and the rate is $10 per day per vehicle, free on the 7th day!

Considering the distance to the Terminal, there are free parking shuttles delivering passengers to the main Terminal every 7 to 9 minutes starting from 4 am until midnight, and every 15 minutes from midnight to 4 am. The pick-up and drop-off zone is located at the Baggage Claim level at the Terminal. More importantly, all these shuttle buses are wheelchair accessible for the disabled.

4) If you are in a busy schedule and have no time to park the car by yourself, valet parking at PDX is willing to do you a favor. Parking fast comes true and easy at so called Gold Key Valet, which is located between the Terminal and short-term parking garage. This facility, along with its courteous and attentive staff, will await you 24 hours a day throughout the year and it is never full here. The blue airport signs will show you the way to "Valet Parking" and drop-off section is found on the outer lane of Ticketing/Departures Level. The rates are $10 per hour and $30 per day for each vehicle. Please note that the special disable parking rate is not applied to valet parking!

To make your parking even faster, you are encouraged to reserve spaces in advance and inform the staff of your arriving date and time. Call at 888-862-4350 and check in now!

5) Passengers bicycling to PDX, for your contribution to the traffic and environment at the Portland International Airport, your parking will be free! You can lock up your bicycles at one of the two ribbon lanes located at the north and south ends of the Terminal Building. Additional bicycle parking (fenced) is available next to motorcycle parking which is near Concourse E and free as well.

- Good to Know:

As a user-friendly airport, PDX takes the parking need of the disabled into consideration and provides convenient parking spaces for them. The marked disabled parking spaces are available on every floor of the garage and arranged near the elevators, and more spaces are found in Red and Blue economy lots near shuttle shelters.

Discounted maximum parking rate is applied in the short-term and long-term garages, as well as the economy lot. It is $10 per day for the disabled having a valid license card, placard and permit alike. Disable parking fees are collected at one of any open cashier booths at the Exit, not at the automated Quick Pay machines inside the garages or lots.

As we have mentioned above, for all parking garages at the PDX, the clearance is 8 feet. So in any case that your vehicle is oversized, please call 503-460-4848 and consult the staff to see which parking accommodates your oversized vehicles best.

If your parking will be more than 90 days, please make advance arrangement with the parking office via 503-460-4848. If no agreement of the office, your vehicles will be towed at your expense.