Short Term Car Park A

Five minutes from T1, Short Term Car Park A is the closest bet

This is the lot you use when you want to be near Sharjah T1 arrivals and departures and don’t care that day 2 jumps to AED 200. It’s short-stay only and sits right by the terminal access roads, so walking time is usually under five minutes if traffic isn’t jammed around the curb.

Pricing is strictly by the hour at first: AED 16 for the first hour, 27 for two hours, 37 for three, 48 for four, then AED 11 per extra hour until midnight. Hit the second calendar day and the system flips you to the flat AED 200 per day short‑term rate, which adds up fast against long‑term or off‑airport parking.

Mawgif runs the barriers and tickets here, and the board at the entrance lists a AED 200 lost‑ticket fee on top of your normal charge. Keep the paper slip out of the heat and away from the kids; people do get stung paying the same as an extra day for a 30‑minute visit.

Reviews on Skytrax and SleepingInAirports call out chaotic curbside traffic at peak evening bank times, so even from Car Park A you can still get caught behind double‑parked minibuses near T1. Build a 15–20 minute buffer from barrier to check‑in during the late‑night rush.

Locals in Facebook groups say they avoid leaving a car here overnight; once the stay rolls into day 2, you’re paying that AED 200 daily short‑term rate, so they move to long‑term or industrial‑area parking for trips. If your stop is under three hours, Short Term Car Park A makes sense; past four hours, run the numbers before you pull a ticket.