Short Term Parking

$24 a day puts you in the terminal garages at DTW

Short Term Parking at Detroit Metro means the garages bolted onto McNamara and the Big Blue Deck by Evans, not a tiny “30-minute only” lot. You’re paying $24.00 per day to be in covered parking that regulars use for everything from quick pick-ups to 4–5 day trips. The decks sit directly next to each terminal, so you skip the off-airport shuffle entirely.

From the garage, you’re roughly a 5-minute indoor walk into McNamara or Evans, depending on which terminal you choose. Elevators and skybridges plug straight into the check-in levels, so at 5am in January you’re not standing outside for a Green Lot bus. That’s exactly why frequent flyers on FlyerTalk say for 2–3 day trips they just park in the deck and call it a day.

The “short stay” label is more about location than a hard time limit. Reddit regulars openly say they leave cars in these decks for several days, paying the posted daily rate with no issues at exit. DTW does adjust garage pricing more often than the Green Lots, so don’t trust an old blog table; check the airport’s own parking page before you roll in expecting $24.00 to still be the number.

On Monday mornings, FlyerTalk users warn the decks can be nuts, with drivers looping three or four levels before grabbing a space near the main elevators. Locals often reserve garage parking for winter flights or 1–3 night trips and switch to Green Lot 1 or off-airport if the bill will hit triple digits. One simple play: aim for a middle level first, then backtrack toward the terminal-side rows.

Tip: Pick your deck by airline: Delta and SkyTeam go McNamara garage; nearly everything else goes Evans/Big Blue Deck, then screenshot the current daily rate ($24.00 as listed) before you leave home.