Long Stay Parking

Weekend flyers often just book an Ola; here, long stay is ₹600/day

Long Stay Parking at Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD) finally puts a clear number on keeping your car at the airport: ₹600 per day or ₹3,500 for a week. For a typical three‑day T1 business trip, that’s ₹1,800 versus two app‑cab rides from Satellite or SG Highway that can hit ₹400–₹600 each way in peak hours.

The long‑stay area sits about 0.5 miles from the terminals, roughly a 10‑minute walk to T1 or T2 if you’re light on bags. Figure a bit more if you’re rolling big suitcases or traveling with kids at 02:00, when the AMD departure banks are busy and drop‑off lanes get messy.

Pricing is simple: ₹600 covers 24 hours, and the ₹3,500 weekly rate starts to beat two airport taxi runs once your trip hits four to five days. Past the seven‑day mark, app taxis from most Ahmedabad neighborhoods still stay competitive, so do the math for anything over a week.

Signage is the weak spot. Reviewers keep saying parking directions around T1 and T2 are poorly marked, especially for stays longer than a few hours. Allow an extra 15 minutes to follow the long‑stay signs, find a bay, lock up, and walk the 0.5 miles back before a domestic departure.

Regular AMD flyers on forums and Google reviews often skip Long Stay entirely and book Ola/Uber or a private driver for trips longer than one day. The tipping point most mention: anything over a two‑day weekend from T2 to metros like Delhi or Mumbai feels cheaper and less hassle in a cab than paying ₹1,200+ at the lot.

• Practical tip: screenshot the ₹600 and ₹3,500 rates before you leave home and aim to park near a light pole or landmark; it makes the 10‑minute walk back to your car at 23:30 much easier.