- Daily rates at the Sacramento International Airport’s parking garage and lots will increase this fall after Sacramento County supervisors approved higher fees.
- Daily maximums will increase by $2 to $7, depending on where you park.
- Higher rates will start in November, with the opening of the airport’s new garage.
Daily parking rates at the Sacramento International Airport will increase this fall after the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved price hikes Tuesday.
The airport parking garage’s $21 daily maximum will increase to $28, according to county documents.
The 24-hour maximum at the walkable, daily lots will increase from $14 to $19, and the $12 economy lot rates will jump to $14.
The rates will take effect when the airport’s new parking garage, Garage 2, is finished being built, according to the county.
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Containing 5,500 new parking spots, the structure will be open before Thanksgiving, the airport posted Monday on Facebook. The exact date construction will finish isn’t clear, airport spokesperson Scott Johnston said Wednesday.
After the price increases begin this fall, parking rates will continue rising by $1 a year from Jan. 1, 2028, through 2031, board documents show.
“Why are rates going up? Parking is one of the things we hear about most,” the airport posted Tuesday on Facebook.
“You’ve asked for more spaces, more covered parking, less circling, easier ways to pay and the ability to know you have a space before you leave home. That’s what we’re building,” the post said.
The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to approve the rate increases. Supervisor Phil Serna, whose district includes the airport, was absent.
Public pushback
Some members of the public voiced disapproval of the rate increases before the vote.
“When inflation continues to put pressure on household budgets, increasing airport parking fees would create another unnecessary financial burden for Northern (California) residents, families, employees and travelers who rely on the airport,” Beth Dougherty of Pilot Hill in El Dorado County wrote in a public comment.
The vote also set rates for the airport’s new parking reservation system, coming next year, according to county documents.
With the reservation system, travelers will have the option to pre-book a parking spot — for a premium during busy periods, and for a slight discount during slower hours.
In the garages, the daily maximum for reservations will be $34, county documents show. The daily lot maximum will be $25, and the economy lot maximum will be $20.
Those rates will also increase $1 per year from 2028 through 2031.
The discount travelers will receive for reserving during slow hours isn’t yet clear, Johnston said.
