Short Stay Parking

Free official lot sits a few meters from GAT terminal

Short Stay Parking at Augsburg Airport lists a daily rate of €39.00 and a weekly rate of €273.00, but in practice flyers, greeters, and spotters use the terminal-side lot for free. Multiple guides note that you can leave your car right in front of the small GAT building without paying, which flips the usual big-airport pricing logic on its head.

The car park sits directly next to the terminal, with a stated walk of 5 minutes, but real-world reports put you at the check-in doors in about 1–2 minutes. There’s no shuttle, no levels to deal with, and no ticket machines mentioned by users. For quick drop-offs, pick-ups, or a short visit inside GAT, this is effectively front-door parking.

Spotter guides call out that the official lot is both free and accepted as normal use for short stays, not some unofficial lay-by. Plane spotters leave their cars here, then walk along the apron and hangars for photos, treating this as visitor parking as well as passenger parking. That behaviour matches a small-field operation more than a typical commercial German airport.

No recurring complaints surface about crowding, fines, or time limits in this Short Stay Parking setup, and nothing points to a separate long-term product for standard passengers. Still, posted tariffs of €39.00 per day and €273.00 per week exist on paper, so treat the area as short-stay, not a multi-week storage lot.

Practical tip: aim to arrive 15–20 minutes before check-in at GAT, drive straight to the terminal frontage, and only start hunting for alternatives if that front lot somehow fills.