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What long term parking really costs at RDU

Updated · Sep 2026

RDU's Economy lot runs $14.5/day, $145 for a 10 night trip. Central and Premier garages cost more, at $22.75/day and $34/day. Among 18 hotels with parking listed, near Morrisville, 15 confirm a free shuttle, 13 pair that with free guest parking, and the fastest confirmed drive to the terminal is 6 minutes.

RDU official lot rates

RDU official lotPer day7 nights10 nights14 nights
Premier · Garage$34$238$340$476
Central · Garage$23$159$228$319
Economy · Economyshuttle every 20 min$15$102$145$203

Rates as published by rdu.com, rdu.com, rdu.com, read Aug 2026. Airports change them without notice.

What that means for a 10 night trip: the cheapest lot at RDU (Economy) comes to $145. A room at Microtel Inn by Wyndham Raleigh-Durham Airport starts at $77 with parking free for guests and a free shuttle to the terminal.

Free parking covers the nights you book. Whether the car can stay for the whole trip, and at what rate, is set by each hotel: confirm it before you leave the car.

RDU hotels with free parking and a free shuttle

Both confirmed per hotel: parking free for guests, shuttle free to the terminal. Shuttle times and parking terms change: confirm with the hotel when you book.

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