Short-Term Parking

$12/day buys you the rows right next to ABE’s Main terminal

Short-Term Parking at Lehigh Valley (ABE) sits directly beside the Main terminal, about a 1-minute walk from your car to the check-in doors. This is the pay-up-for-proximity option when you care more about a guaranteed close-in spot than squeezing the budget. Daily max is $12.00, with a weekly cap of $84.00 if your quick trip turns into a longer stay.

Both Short-Term and Long-Term here are surface lots in front of the same small terminal building, so you’re not choosing between a garage and a remote shuttle lot. You’re really paying extra to park in the closest rows to the Main terminal entrance instead of walking in from a few rows back. For quick business hops and meet-and-greet situations, that cut from 4–5 minutes down to about 1 minute can matter.

Off-airport brokers around ABE list parking from about $7.99/day, undercutting Short-Term’s $12.00 daily rate by more than 60%. The catch: many nearby hotels have dropped their shuttles, so you’re likely paying for an Uber or taxi each way. Once you add two rideshare trips, the math starts to look much closer to just parking on-site in Short-Term or shifting to the official Long-Term lot in front of the terminal.

Regulars who care about price more than steps usually skip Short-Term and park in the Long-Term lot, then walk those extra rows to the same Main terminal doors. Local flyers mention that at this small airport the Long-Term walk still feels short compared with big hubs like PHL or EWR. Short-Term is mainly for people meeting unaccompanied minors, tight schedule business travelers, or anyone who wants the car visible from the terminal front.

Tip: If your trip runs five days or longer, compare Short-Term’s $84/week cap against Long-Term or an off-airport $7.99/day deal plus two rideshares; above about 6–7 days, the cheaper daily rate usually wins.