Short Stay Parking

$20 per day keeps most locals out of ABJ’s Short Stay Parking.

This is the on-airport short stay lot sitting directly next to the terminal complex at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (ABJ). You’re about a 5-minute walk from the doors of T1 or T2, so drop-off, pick-up, or walking someone in with their bags is easy on foot. It’s paved, signed as short stay, and used mostly by people who refuse to deal with taxis for a particular trip.

Pricing is pretty blunt: figure around $20.00 per day or $120.00 per week for Short Stay Parking. That daily rate is high enough that regional flyers mention just getting a taxi or company driver instead for anything beyond a quick visit. Hourly prices aren’t consistently posted online, which matches what third-party guides say about ABJ’s opaque public rate tables.

Layout is simple: park, walk 5 minutes to the terminal, and you’re at check-in for T1 or T2 without waiting for a shuttle or dealing with an off-airport bus. Compared to long-term or unsecured street parking around Abidjan, this is the “I need to be at the front door now” option. That said, at $120.00 for a full week, it stops making sense fast against local car-and-driver rates.

What regulars do: frequent ABJ travelers in regional trip reports almost always mention being dropped off by family, a company driver, or a taxi. The pattern is consistent: park only if you absolutely must, often for a short meeting or to walk an elderly relative in and out of the terminal for a same-day flight.

Practical tip: if your stop is under a few hours, treat this as a premium curb extension: park in Short Stay, walk the 5 minutes, get your errand done, and keep an eye on how close you’re creeping toward that $20.00 daily cap.