Off-site Airport Parking

$8.75 a day beats MDW’s garage once your trip hits 3+ nights

Off-site airport parking around Midway is the default move for regulars taking longer trips, trading a 5–10 minute shuttle ride for daily rates starting around $8.75 instead of the airport’s uncapped on-site pricing. These are private lots clustered a few blocks from MDW’s Main terminal, with free shuttles looping to the terminal entrance day and night.

One FlyerTalk user calls out Park Shuttle & Fly on W 47th Street at about $8.75/day for outdoor parking when you prepay online, and SpotHero reviews back that up with Midway-adjacent options in the $8–$14/day band. On Air Parking sometimes lists lots at $7.97–$8.97/day including taxes and fees, with shuttle service baked into that rate rather than added as a surcharge.

Shuttles usually run every few minutes, and several reviews mention the van waiting at drop-off instead of a long queue, with ride times to the Main terminal around 5 minutes. During bad weather or Monday morning rush, people report bunching and 10–15 minute gaps, so locals add 20–30 minutes to their usual MDW arrival time compared with parking in the on-airport garage.

Regulars almost always go off-site for anything longer than a long weekend, since a 7-day trip at $8.75/day runs roughly $61, while on-airport can climb into triple digits with no weekly cap. Many use SpotHero or On Air Parking to filter lots by safety comments and shuttle ratings, then lock in prepaid spots instead of gambling on drive-up availability.

Watch out for older, very cheap lots with mixed safety reviews on forums going back to at least 2007; FlyerTalk posters specifically name operators they trust rather than just picking the lowest price within a 1-mile radius of MDW. If you’re catching an early Main terminal departure before 8:00 a.m., book ahead and aim to hit the lot at least 90 minutes before boarding to give the shuttle a buffer.