Long Term Parking

$15 per day gets you garage parking and a 4-minute walk

MEM’s Long Term Parking garage is the middle option: cheaper than the Short Term garage, but closer than the Blue/Yellow economy lots, with a posted $15 daily maximum. You still park in a covered structure and stay close to terminals A, B, and C, which regulars say feels safer than leaving the car in open-air economy for a week.

Pricing runs $0 for the first 30 minutes, then $4 per hour up to the $15 per 24 hours cap, so it works for both overnight trips and longer stays. One frequent MEM flyer says the rate “wasn’t bad for a week,” especially given that this is a garage, not a surface lot. If you’re only picking up or dropping off and run over the free 30 minutes, this rate structure matters.

The walk from the garage to the terminal is about 4 minutes on foot, and you get moving walkways instead of a shuttle ride. Reviewers note they “didn’t bother with the shuttle,” since Blue/Yellow can mean waiting 10–15 minutes curbside. With light luggage, you just roll straight into the building with only a brief exposed segment under partial cover, which helps during Memphis thunderstorms or summer heat.

Watch out for peak holiday periods, when both Long Term and economy sometimes hit capacity and drivers get redirected to overflow like the Blue or Yellow lots. A few reviews also complain about circling the upper levels for 10+ minutes with limited guidance from attendants. Regulars try to park on lower levels to cut elevator waits, especially on late-night returns after the last bank of arrivals into terminal B.

One practical tip: if you’re staying more than one night and want to avoid the shuttle, drive straight to Long Term first; if you see “FULL” signs, have a backup plan for Blue/Yellow so you’re not burning 15–20 minutes looping the access roads.