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Four kinds of space

Off airport parking at MSP, reserved by the kind of space you need

The office reserves off airport parking at MSP in four kinds of space, each held by an independent lot company with its own shuttle and rules. Pick the kind that fits your car and your stay, and we check the lots on your way for available dates. Every figure on this page is set to take in the fees a lot requires, and Minnesota sales tax is added by the lot.

Travel Savvy Pros LLC is an independent, privately owned reservation office in Minneapolis. The lots it reserves are run by their own companies, which pay the office for each reservation; you pay the lot.

A very large open lot seen from above at twilight, long curved rows of snow-dusted cars and lamp posts reaching toward an orange horizon

Open-air parking in three places

from $15a day, set to take in the lot's fees, sales tax added by the lot

An open-air space is a marked place on a paved lot with nothing overhead. Three of the four places have it: the two Bloomington lots near I-494 and 34th Avenue South, the Highland Park lot on Davern Street and the Eagan lot on Lexington Avenue South. Open-air space starts from $15 a day in Eagan, from $17 a day in Bloomington and from $18 a day in Highland Park.

It fits most cars and most stays. The Bloomington and Eagan shuttles run through the night and come to your car. Highland Park tends to suit drivers from Saint Paul, Roseville or the east metro who leave from Terminal 1. The office works out which of the three adds the fewest minutes for you.

Where: Eagan, Bloomington, Highland Park

Name the area you drive from and your terminal, and whether a pickup right at your car matters.

Parked cars seen straight down from above, their roofs dusted with snow, in long rows between yellow lines and the shadows of lamp posts

Under a roof: garage or ramp

from $20a day, set to take in the lot's fees, sales tax added by the lot

A space under a roof keeps snow and summer sun off the car. Bloomington has a garage from $22 a day. The Highland Park ramp has four levels, roofed on the lower three, from $20 a day; the lot picks the level when you pull in, and the top one is open.

It suits winter departures, when a car left outside for a week can come back under a drift, and hot July stays. It also suits anyone landing late who would rather drive off than scrape. Highland Park sits closer to Terminal 1; the Bloomington garage, to Terminal 2.

Where: Highland Park, Bloomington

Say whether a roof matters more to you than the daily rate, and whether you lean toward ramp or garage.

The lower level of a parking garage with a concrete ceiling and round columns, a few cars parked inside and a flat snowy field beyond the open side

Oversized vans, pickups and campers

from $46a day, set to take in the lot's fees, sales tax added by the lot

An oversized space takes a vehicle too long or too tall for a standard marked place: a full-size van, a long-bed pickup, a camper. Highland Park keeps a separate open lot for these, from $46 a day. In Eagan, the lot parks a longer vehicle across several spaces with notice, for an extra charge it sets.

It suits families in a big van, work crews flying out together, and anyone whose vehicle hangs past the painted lines. The Eagan shuttle buses carry skis and golf bags. Trailers are their own question: put one in the note, and the office asks the lot before anything is reserved.

Where: Highland Park

Give the vehicle's length and height, say what it is, and mention any trailer or hitch rack.

A green pickup with a camper shell and a tall light blue van with a roof box, parked with room to spare in a wide open lot in autumn

Hotel lots with their own shuttle

from $13a day, set to take in the lot's fees, sales tax added by the lot

A hotel lot is parking that a hotel near the airport sells without a room, in Bloomington or South St. Paul. Each hotel runs its own shuttle to a timetable, every 20 to 60 minutes, with a pause in the small hours. Rates start from $13 a day.

It suits longer stays and people who can plan around a fixed shuttle time. Some hotel shuttles stop only at Terminal 1, and the free light rail carries you on to Terminal 2. Some hotels set a minimum stay, and one in South St. Paul fetches you from your car on call.

Where: Hotel lots

Give your departure time and terminal so the office can match them to a shuttle timetable and any minimum stay.

A three-story hotel with a lit entrance canopy on a snowy evening, a white van parked at the door and fresh tire tracks across the lot

What every reservation carries with it

Every reservation the office makes starts with a callback in a phone window: the lot's name and street address, its daily rate, the total for your dates, where its shuttle stops at your terminal's Ground Transport Center, and its rules on changes and late returns. The quote is free, and a no simply closes the request. After your yes, the lot takes over: you pay it the way it asks, ride its shuttle and follow its instructions on keys.

Choosing for short stays, long stays and snow

For 1 to 3 nights, the drive matters more than the kind of space: pick the lot that adds the fewest minutes on your way. For a week or more, the daily rate multiplies, and long term parking rates near MSP shows how totals move. In winter, a roof spares you a snowed-in windshield; in an open-air space, keep the brush inside the car, not in the trunk.

Send the form or phone us

Send the request form any time, or phone in a window, with your terminal, your dates and the kind of space. We ask the lots on your way and call back with a quote.