Parking at Dulles

[Anonymous]

I have an early morning flight in a few weeks (before 6 am) and return after midnight when I come home. I will be gone for 4 days and am flying with Delta. Any recommendations for where to park where I would be safe (single woman), but also easy to get in and out of for these odd flight times?

[Anonymous]

I usually reserve a spot in garage 1 or 2. In your case, I think you can reserve valet parking?

[Anonymous]

Just do the hourly. You'll be close to the terminal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just do the hourly. You'll be close to the terminal.

Very expensive.

I have found both garage 1 and garage 2 to be very safe. At that early time you will likely get a good spot. There is security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I usually reserve a spot in garage 1 or 2. In your case, I think you can reserve valet parking?

Pretend you’re going to reserve the economy lot and they’ll offer you garage 2 at a discounted rate as an upgrade.

[Anonymous]

Just take garage 1 or 2. These days I prefer 1– bet you can find a spot not too far from the elevators.

[Anonymous]

I agree, the garages are well lit and safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I usually reserve a spot in garage 1 or 2. In your case, I think you can reserve valet parking?

Pretend you’re going to reserve the economy lot and they’ll offer you garage 2 at a discounted rate as an upgrade.

Good tip! Just priced out 6 days of parking and it was $120 for garage 2 through the regular route, but $102 if you select economy and then take the "upgrade offer".

I hate how everything now is gameified.

[Anonymous]

Garage 1 is opposite the airport and you walk underground below the hourly lot. Garage 2 is to the right of the terminal (if you're in the hourly lot.). There is a covered walkway but you're basically outside when you walk to the terminal. We left for a week vacation to the Caribbean on Jan 5th - that was the day the snow started. We parked in Garage 1 and left our heavy coats in the car - didn't need them for a week at the beach. It was great to quickly be inside the building as we walked from our car to the terminal. And when we returned home a week later, we didn't have to worry about shoveling our vehicle out of mounds of snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I usually reserve a spot in garage 1 or 2. In your case, I think you can reserve valet parking?

Pretend you’re going to reserve the economy lot and they’ll offer you garage 2 at a discounted rate as an upgrade.

Good tip! Just priced out 6 days of parking and it was $120 for garage 2 through the regular route, but $102 if you select economy and then take the "upgrade offer".

I hate how everything now is gameified.

Wow. You can’t even get economy at DCA for $20/day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I usually reserve a spot in garage 1 or 2. In your case, I think you can reserve valet parking?

Pretend you’re going to reserve the economy lot and they’ll offer you garage 2 at a discounted rate as an upgrade.

Good tip! Just priced out 6 days of parking and it was $120 for garage 2 through the regular route, but $102 if you select economy and then take the "upgrade offer".

I hate how everything now is gameified.

Wow. You can’t even get economy at DCA for $20/day.

Well it's much more space constrained, so the supply/demand balance is very different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I usually reserve a spot in garage 1 or 2. In your case, I think you can reserve valet parking?

Pretend you’re going to reserve the economy lot and they’ll offer you garage 2 at a discounted rate as an upgrade.

We use this trick as well. May as well save the $20. If I was doing a really long trip I'd probably still do economy, but it's so much faster to use the garages, and the timing is under your control (because it's just walking and not waiting for a shuttle). And in winter you don't have to worry about snow and ice.

[Anonymous]

Either garage 1 or 2 works well. I prefer 2 because it’s a shorter walk. Valet is also an option, it’s in the middle of the hourly lot in front.

[Anonymous]

OP, are you reasonably close to IAD? We are and we take the IAD official taxi, Washington Flyer. Sometimes the trip duration makes it not worth it but the convenience of door to door is nice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I usually reserve a spot in garage 1 or 2. In your case, I think you can reserve valet parking?

Pretend you’re going to reserve the economy lot and they’ll offer you garage 2 at a discounted rate as an upgrade.

Good tip! Just priced out 6 days of parking and it was $120 for garage 2 through the regular route, but $102 if you select economy and then take the "upgrade offer".

I hate how everything now is gameified.

Wow. You can’t even get economy at DCA for $20/day.

Are you lost? We’re talking about Dulles.