Cleveland Airport parking (CLE): lots and prices compared
Official Cleveland Hopkins International Airport parking and private lots nearby in one place — posted rates, an estimate for your dates, how you get to the terminal, and where it's covered. Prices come from each operator's own website.
Prices checked October 23, 2026
Lowest CLE parking prices from fixed posted rates, checked October 23, 2026:
$151 day · CLE Brown Lot
$453 days · CLE Brown Lot
$1057 days · CLE Brown Lot
Not ranked: Fast Park & Relax Cleveland, Park Place Cleveland, The Parking Spot Cleveland — they price by date in an online quote, so there is no fixed rate to compare; see the lot details below.
What parking costs for your dates
Enter when you drop the car off and pick it up.
The calculator estimates the cost from each lot's posted rates — hourly steps, daily maximum and weekly cap where there is one.
Your stay: 3 days 11 h. The clocks change during your stay, so this is the real time parked. Estimated from each lot's posted rates, cheapest first; the amount charged at the exit can differ. For dates we checked, some lots quoted less when booked online; see each lot's page.
1CLE Brown LotOfficial Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking)Lowest estimate$60[1][2]
2CLE Orange LotOfficial Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking)$84[3][4]
3CLE Blue LotOfficial Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking)$96[3][5]
4CLE Smart Parking GarageOfficial Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking)$104[6][7]
5CLE Premium Reserved Red LotOfficial Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking) Prepaid reservation only$116[8]
6CLE Curbside ValetOfficial Cleveland Hopkins International Airport$148[1][9]
Our calculator counts each started 24-hour period as a full day. CLE's booking terms state this rule for online bookings; CLE does not publish one for paying on the day.
CLE posts only a daily rate for the Brown Lot and publishes no hourly rate, so we cannot say what a stay of a few hours costs.
Our calculator counts each started 24-hour period as a full day (the operator does not publish its partial-day rule).
CLE calls $21 the Orange Lot's "daily minimum rate" and publishes no hourly rate, so we cannot say what a stay of a few hours costs.
CLE calls $24 the Blue Lot's "daily minimum rate" and publishes no hourly rate, so we cannot say what a stay of a few hours costs.
Stays over 24 hours: each full 24 hours at the daily maximum, the remaining hours at the posted short-stay rates (the operator does not publish its multi-day rule).
CLE posts $7 per hour but does not say whether part of an hour is charged as a full hour; our calculator charges each started hour, up to the $26 daily rate.
CLE posts only a daily rate for the Red Lot and publishes no hourly rate, so we cannot say what a stay of a few hours costs.
CLE posts only a daily rate for valet and publishes no hourly rate, so we cannot say what a stay of a few hours costs.
CLE parking options compared
Cost for exactly 1, 3 and 7 days (24-hour periods) from the posted rates. The lowest price in each column is highlighted.
Sample online quote: $64 for Nov 4, 8:00 AM – Nov 7, 6:00 PM, before taxes and fees (quoted Oct 23). The $4.95 reservation fee comes on top: $68.95 with the fee (waived for Relax for Rewards members).
Sample online quote: $56 for Nov 4, 8:00 AM – Nov 7, 6:00 PM, before taxes and fees (quoted Oct 23). The $4.95 reservation fee comes on top: $60.95 with the fee (waived for Relax for Rewards members).
$37 per day. CLE's online booking quoted $148.00 for Wed Nov 4, 8:00 am to Sat Nov 7, 6:00 pm, the same as 4 days at the posted $37 rate. You can reserve online or drive up; the valet is open 24/7 and also offers car care services.
Type
Valet
To terminal
Walk to terminal — drop-off and pick-up on the upper roadway (departures level) by Door 1
Payment
Credit card only
Hours
24/7
Reservations
optional
Upper roadway, Door 1 · Open 24/7 · Reserve online or drive up · Car care services · Valet phone: (216) 862-2738
Official
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking)
$29 per 24 hours
$29 per day, reservation only. CLE's online booking quoted $116.00 for Wed Nov 4, 8:00 am to Sat Nov 7, 6:00 pm, the same as 4 days at $29. Online prices include a $1.99 booking fee and are counted in 24-hour periods from your booked entry time. On Oct 23, 2026 the airport's parking page marked the Red Lot "Full" while the booking site still offered it for our dates.
Type
Covered lot
Cover
Covered
To terminal
Walk to terminal — on airport property directly north of the terminal, across the street from the Blue Lot; a covered walkway leads to the terminal (the booking site gives a 1–2 minute walk)
Payment
Credit card only
Hours
24/7
Reservations
required
Covered parking and a covered walkway to the terminal · Guaranteed space, reservation only · Directly north of the terminal · Credit card only
Official
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking)
Up to 1 hour: $7
1 hour – 2 hours: $14
2 hours – 3 hours: $21
Daily maximum: $26 per day
$7 per hour, $26 per day. CLE's online booking quoted $104.00 for Wed Nov 4, 8:00 am to Sat Nov 7, 6:00 pm, the same as 4 days at $26. Reservations for the garage must be made at least 24 hours ahead; online prices include a $1.99 booking fee and are counted in 24-hour periods from your booked entry time. Drivers dropping off a passenger who needs help can use the garage free for up to 30 minutes.
Type
Garage
Cover
Covered
To terminal
Walk to terminal — attached to the terminal by a skywalk on level 3 and a walkway on level 1 (the booking site gives a 3 minute walk)
Payment
Credit card only: take a ticket on entry, pay by card on exit
Hours
24/7
Reservations
optional
Skywalk to the terminal on level 3, walkway on level 1 · Guidance system with signs and LED lights to open spaces · Security patrols 24/7 · Free up to 30 minutes when helping a passenger at drop-off · Smarte Cartes in the elevator lobbies on levels 1 and 3 ($6) · Credit card only
Official
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking)
$24 per day
$24 per day. Credit card only; the Blue Lot is not offered on the airport's online booking site. On Oct 23, 2026 the airport's parking page marked it "Full".
Type
Covered lot
Cover
Covered
To terminal
the airport does not say how you get from the lot to the terminal; the lot is on airport property just north of the terminal, entered from Park Road (turn right from Inner Drive before the arrivals deck)
Payment
Credit card only
Hours
24/7
Reservations
not offered
Covered lot just north of the terminal · Credit card only
Official
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (run by Standard Parking)
$15 per day
$15 per day at the gate, $13 per day booked online. CLE's online booking quoted $52.00 for Wed Nov 4, 8:00 am to Sat Nov 7, 6:00 pm (4 days at $13), $8 less than 4 days at the $15 gate rate. The airport calls the Brown Lot its most economical official parking.
Type
Economy
To terminal
Shuttle to terminal — shuttle every 15 minutes to and from the Ground Transportation Center (the booking site gives a 7 minute ride); the lot has 6 bus shelters
Shuttle
every 15 minutes, 24/7
Payment
Credit card only
Spaces
599
Hours
24/7
Reservations
optional
Address
4960 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland, OH
Cheapest official airport parking · $13/day when booked online · Shuttle every 15 minutes, 24/7 · 599 spaces, 6 bus shelters · Credit card only
Off-airport
Fast Park & Relax (Park Place Operations, Inc.)
Sample online quote: $64 for Nov 4, 8:00 AM – Nov 7, 6:00 PM, before taxes and fees (quoted Oct 23). The $4.95 reservation fee comes on top: $68.95 with the fee (waived for Relax for Rewards members).
No fixed rate is published. The online quote listed 4 days at $16.00: an estimated $64.00, with no taxes or airport fees shown; Fast Park's FAQ says sales taxes and any airport use fees are added at check-out, based on the parking total. A $4.95 reservation fee is added on top when you book online (waived for Relax for Rewards members). Fast Park's FAQ says days are 24-hour periods from entry, with $2.00 per hour or part of an hour until that day's rate is reached, and no standard weekly or monthly rates. The final price uses the rate in effect when you enter the lot and your actual time on the lot.
Type
Covered lot
Cover
Covered
To terminal
Shuttle to terminal — free shuttle; just over one mile from the airport, an average ride of 4 minutes in normal conditions; a driver picks you up at your parking space
Payment
Cashless: credit/debit card only
Accessible parking
Free assistance for passengers with disabilities: check in with the Guest Ambassador on arrival
Hours
24/7
Reservations
recommended
Address
18899 Snow Road, Brook Park, OH 44142
Two large covered parking structures · Free shuttle, about 4 minutes to the airport · Open & staffed 24/7 · Card only · Emergency car care services · Luggage assistance
Off-airport
Fast Park & Relax (Park Place Operations, Inc.)
Sample online quote: $56 for Nov 4, 8:00 AM – Nov 7, 6:00 PM, before taxes and fees (quoted Oct 23). The $4.95 reservation fee comes on top: $60.95 with the fee (waived for Relax for Rewards members).
No fixed rate is published. The online quote listed 4 days at $14.00: an estimated $56.00, with no taxes or airport fees shown; Fast Park's FAQ says sales taxes and any airport use fees are added at check-out, based on the parking total. A $4.95 reservation fee is added on top when you book online (waived for Relax for Rewards members). Park Place is Fast Park's open-air lot on Snow Road; Fast Park's general FAQ rules apply (24-hour days from entry, $2.00 per hour until the day's rate is reached, no standard weekly rates). The final price uses the rate in effect when you enter the lot and your actual time on the lot.
Type
Open lot
Cover
Open air
To terminal
Shuttle to terminal — free shuttle; one mile from the airport, an average ride of 3 minutes in normal conditions; a driver picks you up at your parking space
Payment
Cashless: credit/debit card only
Accessible parking
Free assistance for passengers with disabilities: check in with the Guest Ambassador on arrival
Hours
24/7
Reservations
recommended
Address
18951 Snow Road, Brook Park, OH 44142
Open-air parking · Free shuttle, about 3 minutes to the airport · Open & staffed 24/7 · Card only · Emergency car care services · Luggage assistance
No fixed rate is published. When we checked on Oct 23, 2026, the page advertised a sale of $13.95 a day with a promo code, valid until Dec 20, 2026 and not for stays over Nov 26. The online booking page showed no prices for our sample dates, so we have no quote for a set stay. Reservations can be changed up to 1 hour before check-in. The facility was a Park 'N Fly until it was rebranded in summer 2024.
Type
Open lot
Cover
Open air
To terminal
Shuttle to terminal — shuttle that picks you up at your vehicle and runs 24 hours a day; the lot is on Snow Road, just west of I-71, 0.4 miles from the airport
Shuttle
picks you up at your vehicle, 24 hours a day
Hours
24/7
Address
19000 Snow Rd, Cleveland, OH 44142
Closest off-site parking to the airport, 0.4 miles · Uncovered standard spaces · Shuttle picks you up at your car, runs 24 hours · Formerly Park 'N Fly
Consolidated rental car facility off the airport grounds, about 5–7 minutes from the terminal by shuttle.
Address: 19601 Maplewood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44135.
Return the car at the rental car facility, then ride the rental car shuttle to the terminal; the airport says the shuttles run 24/7 and take about 5–7 minutes between the terminal and the facility. The airport's page describes the shuttle from the terminal to the facility; it does not describe the drive-in return route, and the rental companies' own return instructions were not checked.
Companies listed by the airport: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Thrifty.
The airport's address is 5300 Riverside Dr, Cleveland, OH 44135. Its on-site parking (the Smart Garage and the Red, Orange, Blue and Brown lots) is open 24/7 and run by Standard Parking: (216) 267-5030. For help with your car in the Smart Garage, dial 4770 on any white courtesy telephone.
CLE sells prepaid parking online for Curbside Valet, the Premium Reserved Red Lot, the Smart Garage and the Brown Lot. For Wed Nov 4, 8:00 am to Sat Nov 7, 6:00 pm, checked on Oct 23, 2026, the booking site quoted $52.00 for the Brown Lot, $8 less than 4 days at its $15 gate rate; the garage ($104.00), the Red Lot ($116.00) and valet ($148.00) cost the same as 4 days at their posted rates. Online prices include a $1.99 booking fee, may vary with the time of booking and availability, and are counted in 24-hour periods from your booked entry time. Book at least 24 hours before you arrive. The booking terms say changes and cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before the booked period, and also that a booking may be cancelled up to 3 hours before it starts, so check the cancellation rule when you book. Leaving after your booked end time costs extra, paid by card at the exit lane, and there are no refunds for leaving early.
When the airport's parking page was checked on Friday, Oct 23, 2026, it showed 548 open spots in the Smart Garage, the Brown and Orange lots open, and the Blue Lot and the Premium Reserved Red Lot full. The Red Lot was still offered on the booking site for Nov 4–7, so "Full" may describe the day of checking only.
All of CLE's parking takes credit cards only.
Picking someone up: the pickup area is at Arrivals, on the lower level of the terminal. The airport asks drivers not to wait there but to use the cell phone lots or the Smart Garage; the airport's pages do not say where the cell phone lots are. Drivers helping a passenger at drop-off (upper level, Departures) can use the Smart Garage free for up to 30 minutes.
Without a car: RTA's Red Line runs between CLE and downtown Cleveland (Tower City Station) in under 30 minutes, with trains every 15 minutes for most of the day. The station is on the lower level of the main terminal. RTA: (216) 566-5100.
CLE parking questions
How much is parking at Cleveland Airport per day?
The airport's posted daily maximums: $15 at CLE Brown Lot; $21 at CLE Orange Lot; $24 at CLE Blue Lot; $26 at CLE Smart Parking Garage; $29 at CLE Premium Reserved Red Lot; $37 at CLE Curbside Valet. Shorter stays cost less at lots with hourly rates. Prices were checked on the airport's own website; taxes or fees are mentioned separately where the airport lists them.
What is the cheapest long-term parking at Cleveland Airport?
For a 7-day trip, the lowest fixed posted rate we found is $105 at CLE Brown Lot. Fast Park & Relax Cleveland, Park Place Cleveland and The Parking Spot Cleveland price by date, so compare a quote for your own dates.
Is there covered parking at Cleveland Airport?
Yes: CLE Premium Reserved Red Lot, CLE Smart Parking Garage, CLE Blue Lot and Fast Park & Relax Cleveland. For 3 days: CLE Premium Reserved Red Lot $87, CLE Smart Parking Garage $78 and CLE Blue Lot $72.
Where do I return a rental car at Cleveland Airport?
Consolidated rental car facility off the airport grounds, about 5–7 minutes from the terminal by shuttle. Address: 19601 Maplewood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44135. Return the car at the rental car facility, then ride the rental car shuttle to the terminal; the airport says the shuttles run 24/7 and take about 5–7 minutes between the terminal and the facility. The airport's page describes the shuttle from the terminal to the facility; it does not describe the drive-in return route, and the rental companies' own return instructions were not checked.
Can I reserve parking at Cleveland Airport?
Reservations optional: CLE Curbside Valet, CLE Smart Parking Garage and CLE Brown Lot. Reservations required: CLE Premium Reserved Red Lot. Reservations recommended: Fast Park & Relax Cleveland (off-airport) and Park Place Cleveland (off-airport). No reservations at CLE Orange Lot and CLE Blue Lot.
Is it cheaper to book parking online at Cleveland Airport?
CLE sells prepaid parking online for Curbside Valet, the Premium Reserved Red Lot, the Smart Garage and the Brown Lot. For Wed Nov 4, 8:00 am to Sat Nov 7, 6:00 pm, checked on Oct 23, 2026, the booking site quoted $52.00 for the Brown Lot, $8 less than 4 days at its $15 gate rate; the garage ($104.00), the Red Lot ($116.00) and valet ($148.00) cost the same as 4 days at their posted rates. Online prices include a $1.99 booking fee, may vary with the time of booking and availability, and are counted in 24-hour periods from your booked entry time. Book at least 24 hours before you arrive. The booking terms say changes and cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before the booked period, and also that a booking may be cancelled up to 3 hours before it starts, so check the cancellation rule when you book. Leaving after your booked end time costs extra, paid by card at the exit lane, and there are no refunds for leaving early.
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