30–60 minutes at LFW? P1 Terminal Car Park is your spot.
P1 Terminal Car Park sits directly in front of Lomé–Tokoin’s T1 terminal, so you walk just a couple of minutes from car to check-in. It’s signed simply as “P1” at the airport entrance, and it’s the only marked short-stay option at LFW right by the terminal doors.
This is a short-stay car park, best for drop-offs, pick-ups, or parking for under 24 hours. Tariffs at LFW typically step up after the first hour, then again after several hours, so P1 makes the most sense for stays measured in hours, not days. For multi-day trips, locals usually push to longer-term or off-airport options instead of keeping the car in P1.
P1 serves T1 only, and LFW currently runs all commercial flights through this single terminal, so there’s no shuttle, no extra transfer, and no second security check. If your check-in counter opens two hours before departure, parking in P1 lets you arrive at the gate with a 90-minute buffer without worrying about traffic inside the airport grounds.
The car park is on-airport and inside the main perimeter fence, which means there’s regular airport police presence around T1. Payment is usually handled at a staffed booth or barrier when exiting, so have cash in West African CFA francs ready; card readers at smaller West African airports can be hit-or-miss.
Practical tip: if you’re just doing a quick terminal run under 30 minutes, watch the posted boards at the P1 entrance; at many airports the first 15–30 minutes are cheaper, and moving the car before that threshold can save a few extra CFA on repeat drop-offs in a single day.