₹0 idling turns expensive fast if you can’t plug in
EV Charging Parking at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) gives electric drivers a dedicated place to leave the car and add range before or after a flight. The facility serves both Terminal 1 (domestic low-cost carriers) and Terminal 2 (international and full-service), so check your departure terminal on your ticket before you lock in where you park and charge.
Stays usually line up with typical trip lengths: anything from a few hours to several days. Pricing for the parking itself follows the standard BOM car park slabs, which step up after the first few hours and then again once you cross the 24‑hour mark. Budget assuming each 24‑hour block will cost more than a short three‑hour visit, then add whatever your charging session costs based on your vehicle and the charger output.
EV drivers can expect the usual split between slower AC charging and faster DC charging; plan at least 60–90 minutes for a meaningful top‑up on AC if you arrive near empty. If you’re parking for 2–3 days, the smarter move is a single charging window on arrival or departure rather than trying to keep the car plugged in the entire time and paying parking fees just to sit full.
The EV Charging Parking area connects into the main terminal access roads for T1 and T2, so you still use the same departure ramps and arrivals lanes as regular cars. That means normal BOM timing rules apply: in peak evening banks (roughly 19:00–01:00), give yourself at least 30 extra minutes to deal with access‑road congestion on top of your airline’s suggested airport arrival time.
There’s limited public detail on the exact number of EV bays, so treat them as finite. On holiday weekends or big festival dates like Diwali, have a Plan B: know which regular airport car park you’ll switch to if all EV spots are taken and you don’t want to miss a flight waiting for a single connector to free up.
Tip: Take a quick photo of your parking section sign and the nearest pillar number as soon as you park; BOM’s multi‑level structures around Terminal 2 in particular can look identical at 02:00 after a long international sector.