Long Term Parking

$12 a day buys you a 5‑minute walk instead of a shuttle

Long Term Parking at ALB runs $12.00 per day and sits about 0.5 miles from the Main Terminal, behind the North Parking Garage, so you walk instead of waiting on the Economy E‑Lot shuttle. For a standard 3‑day trip, that’s $36 versus $21 in Economy, effectively paying about $5/day to skip a roughly 10‑minute bus ride.

This is the middle option between the Economy E‑Lot at $7/day and the Short‑Term garage that runs roughly twice the Long Term rate. It’s an open, uncovered long‑stay lot, so you trade weather exposure for a covered walkway that links you into the terminal side of the garage. Figure about 5 minutes on foot from your car to the Main Terminal doors if you’re rolling a normal carry‑on.

Regulars on Sunday and Monday nights check the Economy E‑Lot first, then switch to Long Term when the shuttle lot is packed or closed off. Business travelers on 2–3 day trips often default here: cheaper than the garage, faster than chasing the E‑Lot shuttle loop. If you hate buses and you’re under four days, the math usually favors this lot.

Watch out for weather: reviews note that in winter wind or heavy rain, the uncovered walk from the Long Term rows to the covered walkway feels longer than the posted 0.5‑mile distance suggests. Anyone with mobility issues, strollers, or multiple bags may be better off paying for the garage right next door, which keeps you indoors almost the whole way.

One insider trick: use the back Long Term entrance behind the garage to skip the main E‑ZPass Plus lanes; if you don’t want E‑ZPass auto‑billing, that back entry plus an E‑ZPass blocker bag keeps payment on your ticket and out of your toll account.