Short Term Parking Terminal 3

Three‑minute walk from Terminal 3 check‑in, but strictly short stay.

Short Term Parking Terminal 3 sits directly beside Terminal 3, about a 3‑minute covered walk to departures and arrivals. Pricing is short‑term style: 0.5 NIS per minute, with a posted daily cap of 135 NIS that you should never try to hit here, because cars over 24 hours risk towing.

Billing starts the moment you pass the gate. You get 15 minutes free, but from minute 16 you’re charged for the entire stay from entry, not just from minute 16 onward. That turns a 40‑minute goodbye into a 20 NIS‑plus bill fast, and a 2‑3 hour check‑in wait can easily push you past 60–80 NIS.

The lot is split into two multi‑storey structures: Orchard (Mikveh) and Vineyard (Kerem) on opposite sides of Terminal 3. Both are the same 0.5 NIS per minute, same 24‑hour limit, same 3‑minute walk. Occasional drivers complain they forget which side they used, so note “Orchard” or “Vineyard” on your phone right after parking.

Official rules cap parking at 24 hours, and forum posters report seeing cars towed from Terminal 3 short‑term after that point. Towing comes with your accumulated parking bill plus the tow fee, so overnighting here to “be close” can turn into the most expensive parking decision of the trip.

Regulars use the free 15‑minute window as a glorified drop‑off lane: drive in, unload bags at Terminal 3 departures, say a fast goodbye, exit before the clock flips. If pickup might slip, they wait in the designated passenger waiting lot or nearby roadside spots and only enter Short Term Parking once the traveller texts that they are curbside.

Tip: Set a phone alarm for 10 minutes after you enter; it gives you a hard cutoff to be rolling back toward the exit before the “free” 15 minutes quietly turns into paid time.