Daily/Hourly Garage

$23/day buys you the absolute shortest walk at BUF

The Daily/Hourly Garage sits directly in front of the Buffalo Niagara terminal, closer than the economy lots and with no shuttle involved at all. It’s the airport’s short-term covered option, so your car stays under a roof instead of in open-air parking across the road.

Drive-up rates run about $23 per day, which is the highest on-airport price at BUF, and that premium is really for the walk: you park, take an elevator, and you’re at the terminal doors in a couple of minutes. This is the only on-site facility that offers fully protected covered spaces right at the terminal entrance.

Third-party sites like SpotHero sometimes undercut the official $23/day drive-up rate by a few dollars, especially on longer stays, so it’s worth checking apps before you pull a ticket. Looking4 and the airport’s own system both flag that this specific garage is the one to pick if “no shuttle, covered, terminal-front” is your priority.

Regulars who use BUF frequently tend to reserve covered spaces in this garage ahead of time rather than gambling on drive-up availability, especially around holidays and Sunday evenings. They treat it as a pay-more, think-less option for early morning departures and late-night arrivals, when the walk from the farther lots feels longer.

Practical tip: If your trip runs more than four or five days, price out an off-airport lot plus a 5–10 minute shuttle; below that, the time saved in the Daily/Hourly Garage at roughly $23/day usually justifies the extra cost.