Short Stay Parking

$30 per day gets you the only on-airport lot

Short Stay Parking at SXM sits within easy walking distance of the terminal, basically the default option if you actually need to leave the car and go inside. It’s a small surface lot, used heavily by locals doing quick pick-ups and drop-offs rather than long stays. Daily pricing is a flat $30, so it adds up fast if you leave the car more than a night or two.

Airport security is strict about the outer drop-off lane: if you stop for more than a quick unload, staff redirect you to Short Stay Parking. Their own video posts spell it out clearly: no parking in that outer lane at all, even “just for five minutes.” If you want to walk into arrivals and meet someone at baggage claim, plan on pulling into the public lot instead of hovering at the curb.

The lot sits on-airport by the main terminal access road, close enough that most people are at the doors in a few minutes on foot. There’s no shuttle, and at SXM’s size you don’t need one. Think of this as a functional, small-town airport car park, not a multi-level structure with tiers of pricing and products. Short Stay Parking is one flat product at $30 per day, aimed at short visits rather than true long-term storage.

Regulars on local Facebook groups talk about circling the access road or waiting at nearby businesses when they’re early, then swinging through the official lot only if the passenger isn’t curbside. Security keeps pushing cars out of the outer lane, so that old trick rarely works anymore. One practical play: time your airport run so your passenger texts from baggage claim, then pull straight into Short Stay Parking, walk in, grab them, pay, and roll out.