Long-Term Parking Lot

$9 a day keeps you on airport property.

BUF’s Long-Term Parking Lot runs $9 per day and sits on airport grounds, so you’re not messing with off-site shuttles or extra turns off Genesee Street. It’s an open-air economy surface lot, not a garage, so you’re trading covered parking for price and simplicity.

A 24-hour shuttle loops between the Long-Term Parking Lot and the terminal building, so those 5 a.m. departures and midnight arrivals still have a ride. The lot is directly next to the terminal complex, so shuttle time is short compared with off-airport economy options that can be 10–15 minutes away.

This is the on-site economy choice people default to when they want shuttle service but don’t care about covered or reserved spaces. At $9 per calendar day, it undercuts most third-party lots that creep into double digits once you add taxes and fees, while still keeping you within the airport fence line.

Because it’s a surface lot, your car sits fully exposed in Buffalo winters, and there’s no premium section like “preferred” or “garage” tied to the Long-Term Parking name. The tradeoff is straightforward: longer walk than the garage, but you get shuttle pickup and keep costs closer to old-school economy pricing.

Tip: Build a 10–15 minute buffer before your TSA target for shuttle pickup from the Long-Term Parking Lot, especially during peak morning banks around 5–7 a.m.