Long term parking at YYC - Options?

[Masked Bandit]

Hello Beyond,

Normally when we leave a vehicle at the airport for more than 24 hours we simply use the uncovered outdoor lot to the North of the terminal. I'm wondering what other options (Park & Jet???) there are and what your experiences have been. What's your go-to strategy when you have to leave your car there for a week?

TIA

[Brent.ff]

I’ve had good experience with Park2Go (AMA discount is nice), as well as having a warm vehicle when you come back is sweet.

[spike98]

Park2go always. Never a bad experience. Did have a little bit of a rodeo one time when i had a cancelled flight but thats because they parked the vehicle and didn't enter it into the system yet. 100% not the places fault. Other than that its cost effective and simple.

[ExtraSlow]

The yyc website has a calculator to show the costs of the airport operated parking lots. The economy lot is close to same price as those off-airport lots.

[Brent.ff]

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The yyc website has a calculator to show the costs of the airport operated parking lots. The economy lot is close to same price as those off-airport lots.

ya but shuttle, warm car...deal breaker

[cet]

I travel regularly and always use the economy lot. I've never had an issue finding a decent spot and it's fairly convenient. It can be a bit of a hike if you're in the international terminal though. A colleague uses Park & Jet; it's priced similarly and there's a shuttle instead of having to walk.

[TYMSMNY]

Economy Lot. No need to wait for shuttles and such. decently close to the terminal. Works out to be about the same as parking services.

Anything less than a week or heavy snowfall predicted, I usually park in long term covered parking.

[bjstare]

I travel a shitload for work. Always park in P1 or P2. Ain't cheap (all good, cause I don't pay for it), but it's convenient.

[eblend]

Only used it a couple of time, but Park2Go both times. If you are gone for any longer than a week, it's cheaper to just taxi to the airport. When I travel for work I just taxi, the one time there was a storm and the taxi didn't show up, I drove and parked right across the terminal with a covered roof, was like $160 or something for the week. Costco has Park2Go gift cards you can buy, think it's like $100 worth for $70 or something.

[Masked Bandit]

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Only used it a couple of time, but Park2Go both times. If you are gone for any longer than a week, it's cheaper to just taxi to the airport. When I travel for work I just taxi, the one time there was a storm and the taxi didn't show up, I drove and parked right across the terminal with a covered roof, was like $160 or something for the week. Costco has Park2Go gift cards you can buy, think it's like $100 worth for $70 or something.

Thanks for the tip on Costco, we'll have to check that out! Taxi isn't an option for us really, last time we made that run it was ~$60 each way.

[Kloubek]

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I’ve had good experience with Park2Go (AMA discount is nice), as well as having a warm vehicle when you come back is sweet.

We've used this twice. First time was great, and economical.

2nd time, they didn't notice the tire had popped/leaked while on their lot, and I ended up destroying the tire trying to drive out of there. Normally I'd feel it, but with a recent snow and massive bumps everywhere I wasn't able to until it was too late.

Besides that, it was somewhere around $170 or so, and it would have been cheaper just to take a cab both ways.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Aren't the airport lots (not the Park n Fly, but the actual airport parkades) poorly patrolled and some of the worst lots for theft? That's what I always heard.

We just do a calculation if nobody can give us a ride. If Park N Fly is cheaper than 2 cabs/ubers, we do that. If it's not, we cab/uber. If it's winter or hail season, I would also never leave a car I cared about in an outdoor lot for 1-2 weeks.

Park N Fly is OK but the shuttles can be brutal. I'd just get a family member or friend to pick yo up and drop you off and buy them dinner or get them a gift.

[pheoxs]

If your near a car2go zone its way cheaper to take a car2go there and drop it off then either take one back or uber back. Chinook to airport is like ~20$ with the airport parking fee.

[Feruk]

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If your near a car2go zone its way cheaper to take a car2go there and drop it off then either take one back or uber back. Chinook to airport is like ~20$ with the airport parking fee.

+1 for this strategy. I typically Car2Go there and eat the cost of a cab back. Still cheaper than parking.

[redline]

With car2go depands how much crap you have to take with you.... we would never fit everything in that car...

We use Park2Go. I love it.

[andyg16]

Anyone ever try that new place? Skyview Parking I think it's called, the ad pops up on my fb once in a while, $7.95/day.

[revelations]

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Hello Beyond,

Normally when we leave a vehicle at the airport for more than 24 hours we simply use the uncovered outdoor lot to the North of the terminal. I'm wondering what other options (Park & Jet???) there are and what your experiences have been. What's your go-to strategy when you have to leave your car there for a week?

TIA

Uber XL , heck I use it because I like the leg room! Door to door for 45$ (deer run). So much less hassle than waiting at the airport with kids and luggage for a shuttle bus.