Short Stay Parking

Five-minute walk from check-in, right in front of POS North

Short Stay Parking at Piarco International is basically the main surface lot directly in front of the North Terminal, with a walk to check-in of under 5 minutes even from the back rows. Rates run about $20.00 per day or $140.00 per week, so it skews toward same-day trips, quick meetings, or waiting on arrivals rather than long vacations.

You pull a paper ticket at the entry barrier, then pay at staffed booths on exit; reviews mention both cash and cards being accepted, but there’s no app, QR pre-booking, or license-plate system in use. The layout is simple: single on-site lot, short-stay use closest to the terminal doors, and still only a 3–5 minute walk if you end up near the back fence.

Regulars often avoid leaving a car all day if they can, since one full day at $20.00 adds up quickly on a week-long trip; locals talk about doing curbside drop-offs, then the driver loops or waits in the lot for an hour or two instead. Others say they intentionally park a few rows farther from the glass terminal facade to find emptier sections and reduce the odds of door dings.

Watch out for the evening banks when US and UK flights land, roughly in the 5–10 p.m. window, because reviews mention short queues just to enter or exit the lot and congestion at the terminal curb. Several drivers also call out patchy lighting and potholes in parts of the lot, which is more obvious during heavy rain or late at night.

Practical tip: if you’re parking for less than 24 hours, grab a slightly more distant row, lock up, keep valuables out of sight, and budget an extra 10 minutes in case there’s a short line at the exit booth.