Premium Reserved Parking

$60 per day buys you a guaranteed garage spot right by SLC’s Terminal

Premium Reserved Parking at Salt Lake City International runs $60 per 24 hours, sitting on Level 2 of the main garage directly across from the Terminal. It’s a short-stay option: think one- to three-day trips, last‑minute runs, or expense‑account business travel where time and certainty beat savings.

This section shares the same garage structure as the regular daily and hourly parking, with walking time to the Terminal measured in just a few minutes across the covered skybridge. The difference is the guarantee: Level 2 Premium Reserved is held back for pre-booked users, so you’re not circling floors hoping for an opening during busy ski weekends or holiday crush.

Rates are a flat $60 per 24 hours, not a small add‑on over the regular daily garage’s roughly $40 rate, so the math jumps quickly once you pass a two‑ or three‑night stay. Local flyers on Utah travel forums call the top‑tier garage prices “brutal” and usually pivot to off‑airport lots for anything longer than a quick trip.

Regulars say they only swallow the Premium Reserved rate during snowstorms, late‑night arrivals, or tight turnarounds, when covered parking steps from the Terminal beats trekking in from economy or waiting on a shuttle at 11:45 p.m. Salt Lake locals often push friends toward hotel park‑and‑fly or commercial lots once a trip hits four days or more, given the $60 daily burn.

Tip: If your stay is under 48 hours and you’re landing after 10 p.m. in winter, Premium Reserved on Level 2 can be worth booking in advance; otherwise, compare the $60 daily rate against off‑site options before you lock it in.