Terminal B C Garage

$20/day gets you covered parking linked straight into B/C

Terminal B C Garage is the on-airport “daily” option for flights on American, Alaska, Delta, and United at DCA, with a posted rate of $20 per day for short-term parking. The garage sits directly across from the Terminal 2 concourses (the old B/C) and connects by pedestrian bridges, so you stay under cover from car to check-in.

This garage works best for trips of a few days where time beats savings: at $20/day versus $12/day in the Economy lot, you’re paying a premium for proximity. Elevators and walkways drop you near the Terminal 2 ticketing desks and security lanes, so you skip the 10–15 minute shuttle ride that comes with Economy parking at DCA.

Frequent flyers on FlyerTalk point out that all DCA on-airport daily garages sit in the same roughly $20/day band and that there are effectively no independent private garages right by the airport. If you want something cheaper than that, regulars start looking at Crystal City or Pentagon City hotel park-and-fly deals, which can pencil out better for week-long trips.

Common complaint: on-airport daily garages, including Terminal B C, add up fast compared with the $12 Economy lot or Crystal City hotel packages that can undercut the airport’s per-day price by several dollars. Some locals even leave their car near the Alexandria Amtrak station or Pentagon/Crystal City and grab a rideshare rather than pay garage rates for 7+ nights.

Tip: For long vacations (7–10 days), run the math against a Crystal City hotel park-and-fly; for 2–4 day trips on American out of Terminal 2, just park in Terminal B C Garage and use the bridges to be at security in about 5–7 minutes.