Economy Parking Lot

$9 per day gets you into BTR’s on-site Economy Parking Lot.

This is the airport’s budget lot on the Main terminal side, with a posted daily rate around $9 and hourly parking listed near $2 per hour. It undercuts the main garage, so the math starts to work once you’re gone more than a day or two.

Economy sits farther from the Main terminal doors than the garage, so build in an extra 5–10 minutes to walk or wait for any airport transport that’s running. Compared with off-airport deals around $6–6.50 per day including shuttle, you’re paying a small premium here for being on airport property and not dealing with an outside operator.

For a 4-day trip, Economy at $9/day comes to about $36, versus roughly $24–26 at the typical hotel or independent lot that serves BTR with shuttle service. On a week-long trip, that gap can hit $20–25, which is why heavy price-shoppers watch those broker sites before defaulting to the airport’s own Economy lot.

Regulars who really care about cost often pre-book off-airport hotel lots when they see rates around $6/day, especially if they don’t mind waiting for a shared shuttle. If they want a simpler arrival and departure at BTR’s Main terminal, they pay the extra few dollars and stick with the on-site Economy lot instead of the garage.

Tip: For trips under about 3 days, compare the garage price to Economy; for trips over 4–5 days, also check brokered off-airport lots, then pick based strictly on total cost versus how much shuttle time you’re willing to add.