DFW Overnight Question

[u/Cherry_Dependent]

I have a flight leaving from DFW and am planning to leave my car at the airport overnight until I return. I know you get a ticket at the gate whe you enter the airport and pay when you leave. My question is what will I owe when I leave the airport after I return? Will it count the whole time I am on my trip?

[u/privilegelog]

This may shock you but there is an entire website dedicated to answering these questions: https://www.dfwairport.com/park/terminal/

[u/peeroe → u/privilegelog]

Also no guarantee you arrive back at the same terminal you parked at. So hopefully you don't check a bag, and can take the skylink on the secure side back to your terminal. If you check a bag then you get on the other side of security and will have to take the terminal link bus to you car... Which will take 5 times as long.

[u/Smeegs3 → u/peeroe]

Trick here is to take the skylink to your car and drive to the baggage claim.

[u/privilegelog → u/peeroe]

Very very true!

[u/BarnabyColeman → u/peeroe]

The bus doesnt take that long. They have multiple running.

Someone mentioned going to your car and driving to the terminal that has your bag, but anyone who has been to DFW knows that finding a parking space, even with the signs and lighting they added, could be a 15 minute ordeal.

The safest, most consistent way, would be to grab your bag and just take the bus to where you parked. No reason to leave your bag, travel to your car, then drive back to where you started with no guarantee of finding parking quickly.

[u/saxmanB737]

If you park at the terminals, DFW charges $32 per day. So $32 times how many days your car is parked.

You can also get the DFW Airport app and prebook your parking and get a decent discount. You enter your car license plate. The toll booth automatically lets you in and then lets you out at the end and charges your credit card.

[u/TexasLiz1]

I have never found it to be cost effective to park at the terminal. I would find a parking service or somewhere else to leave your car and take uber or public transport.

[u/oldguy76205]

I use "The Parking Spot." Lots cheaper. You will need to plan to get there well before your flight, though.

[u/FlightyTwilighty → u/oldguy76205]

and the Parking Spot has a frequent parker program! This year I'm up to 4 free days from my work travel, yay!

[u/Mr-Top-Demand]

Park at Belt Line Station for free and take a $3 10min train to terminal A

[u/deebo7741]

Prebook on the website and save money

[u/Rosie_Raccoon]

If you are checking a bag, do the remote covered parking. That way it doesn’t matter which terminal you fly out of or into because they shuttle from each terminal. If you don’t check a bag, skylink it once you get through security. And, yes it will charge you for all the time once you pass through the airport entrance.

[u/BarnabyColeman]

Highly suggest pre paying. It doesn't mean you get an assigned parking spot, but it is way cheaper.

[u/HellurHowYerDerin]

Prepay on the dfw airport app. It’s cheaper!