Valet Parking

$30/day buys you curbside drop at RIC Terminal 1

Valet Parking at Richmond International runs $30 per day and sits right at the Terminal 1 curb, so you hand over the keys a few steps from the ticket counters. This is true curbside valet, not a garage kiosk, so you stay on the departure roadway and skip hunting for a space when you’re running late.

Hours run 4:00 a.m. to midnight daily, which comfortably covers the first RIC departures and most late arrivals. If your flight schedule lands outside that 4:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m. window, airport staff point you to Hourly Parking at $40/day or the main Daily Parking lot at $15/day as backup options once valet closes.

The airport’s own site lists valet at $30/day, while older third‑party sites still show $25/day, so plan around the higher airport rate as the current number. This makes valet the priciest option at RIC versus the $15/day Daily lot, but you’re trading that extra $15 per day for curbside handoff and no shuttle time.

RIC advertises pre-arranged valet service, and regulars call the airport’s valet number before driving in to lock it down. Pre-arranging helps on peak mornings around 6:00–8:00 a.m. and Sunday evenings, when drive-up demand for curbside space can spike with multiple departures and arrivals clustered together.

There aren’t consistent complaints about damage or long waits in public reviews, and the operation stays within the main terminal loop, not an off-site lot. Still, build a 10–15 minute buffer at pickup, especially on holiday Sundays or after weather delays, in case multiple passengers land into the same 30‑minute window.

Tip: If your return lands close to midnight, book an earlier flight where you can or grab Hourly Parking at $40/day instead, so you’re not stuck if your inbound slides past valet’s midnight cutoff.