Myrtle Beach Airport (MYR) Without a Rental Car: $10 Parking, $1.50 Bus, and Smarter Golf Weekends

Most visitors hit Myrtle Beach International Airport and assume the script is written: collect bags, sign for a rental car, crawl out to the resort strip, repeat in reverse two or three days later. The airport’s own pricing quietly tells a different story.

Our dataset shows 12 parking lots catalogued, a cheapest daily parking rate of $10 in the economy products, a curbside valet that is literally a 1 minute walk from the door, and a $1.50 Coast RTA bus sitting on the curb. Pair that with Uber, Lyft, taxis, hotel shuttles, and rental cars starting “as low as $18/day,” and you suddenly have options.

If you land at MYR and go straight to a rental contract out of habit, you are leaving money and golf time on the table.

Quick take for 2–4 day trips

• Skip rental cars entirely if you are a solo traveler or couple staying put at a central resort; use Coast RTA at $1.50 or Uber / Lyft at $15–30 per direction.
• Drive and use $10–12/day parking when you live within an easy radius and want control of timing without paying $25/day for valet.
• Pay curbside valet only for brutal flight times or mobility issues; the 1 min walk at $25/day is a premium convenience buy, not a default.
• The $1.50 Coast RTA bus is realistically usable for light-packers on daytime flights whose hotel is near a Route 15S / 15N stop.

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The real question at MYR: car keys or no?

For a 2–4 day trip, the first decision you should make at MYR is not which parking lot or shuttle. It is whether you actually need your own car at all.

The field is compact, with 2 terminals and 31 gates total. The Main Terminal holds 13 gates, the Myrtle Beach International Airport Terminal the other 18. From here, the city gives you an entire menu of ways to reach the oceanfront and golf corridors:

• Bus: Coast RTA Route 15S and 15N at $1.50
• Rideshare: Uber and Lyft, 10–20 min into town
• Taxi: fixed stands, $20–35 into oceanfront resorts
• Hotel shuttles: free if your property runs one
• Off-airport rental shuttles: $0, 5–10 min to lots
• Car rentals: rates “as low as $18/day,” then 10–20 min to most central areas

This is not about vibes, it is about arithmetic. Two Uber trips at, say, $22 each way are $44 total. A three-day rental at $18/day is $54 before taxes, fuel, and parking. For a simple weekend where you barely leave the resort, the math is not kind to car keys.

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Myrtle Beach airport transportation & parking: your decision matrix

Think of Myrtle Beach airport transportation and Myrtle Beach airport parking as one decision, not two. You are trading off a $1.50 bus, $15–35 cars, $18/day rentals, and $10–25/day parking against the way you actually travel.

Use this section as a decision tree.

1. Solo traveler or couple (with or without clubs), central resort

You are standing at baggage claim with a rollaboard and a carry-on, maybe a golf bag, heading for a hotel near the boardwalk or a mid-strip oceanfront property.

Your Myrtle Beach airport transportation options:

• Coast RTA Route 15S / 15N bus, $1.50

  • Found under Public Transportation.
  • Coast RTA Route 15S is listed at $1.50, daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Coast RTA Route 15N Bus appears at $1.50, with 25–35 min to central Myrtle Beach.
  • If your hotel is near a stop and you are not juggling half your closet, this is the best value in town.

• Uber / Lyft (rideshare)

  • Uber is shown at 10–15 min ride times, with “Uber from MYR” in the $15–30 range for 10–20 min to oceanfront resorts.
  • Lyft is in the same band.
  • This is the sweet spot when you value speed, want to skip rental counters, and are fine paying more than the bus.

• Taxi stands

  • The taxi stand at MYR notes taxis at $20–35, also 10–20 min to oceanfront resorts.
  • Good fallback if rideshare pricing spikes or you see cabs queued and ready.

Rental vs rideshare vs bus, by stay length (solo / couple):

• 1–2 nights, few plans off property:

  • Bus at $1.50 each way if schedules line up and bags are light.
  • Otherwise two rideshares at, say, $20–25 each is still cheaper than $18/day rental plus parking.

• 3–4 nights, multiple dinners / outings off-strip:

  • At four Uber legs (airport in and out, two evenings), even at $20 each you are around $80.
  • A three-day rental at $18/day is $54 plus parking at $10–12/day, so about $84 before fuel. This is the break-even zone. If you like spontaneous drives or have greens fees scattered around, take the car. If you prefer to stay put, keep using rideshare.

Clubs do not change the core math, just your tolerance for buses. With a full bag, I treat Coast RTA as a backup and head straight for rideshare or taxis.

2. Family with kids, strollers, and checked bags

Comfort and predictability matter more here than shaving every last dollar.

• Hotel courtesy shuttles (if available)

  • Many resorts run their own van or bus. Cost is rolled into your room, timing is coordinated, and you are not counting car seats at the curb.
  • Check this before you book anything else.

• Uber / Lyft or taxi

  • Rideshare at $15–30 versus taxis at $20–35 for 10–20 min is mostly a question of what shows up first that can take all of you plus luggage.
  • If you need guaranteed car seats, taxis or pre-booked car services are usually simpler.

• Bus at $1.50

  • With strollers and multiple kids, the savings rarely compensate for the hassle of boarding, finding seats, and keeping everyone plus bags together. I would save Coast RTA for very budget-conscious, very patient families on daytime flights.

For 2–4 night family trips focused on one resort, one Uber or taxi in and one out usually beats the friction of rentals and parking.

3. Group of four with clubs and multiple rounds

This is the classic Myrtle Beach use case: four adults, four sets of clubs, two or three days of golf.

Now the logic shifts:

• Multiple rideshares

  • One Uber or Lyft may not be enough for four large bags and luggage. Two vehicles each way at $15–30 per car total $60–120 just for the airport-resort legs.

• Taxi vans

  • If you manage to get a larger taxi that swallows everything, the $20–35 range looks better, but you still may need two.

• Rental car

  • At $18/day from Car Rentals, even multiplying for taxes and insurance, a three-day rental plus gas usually undercuts back-and-forth rideshares for a group.
  • You are also 10–20 min from most central Myrtle Beach areas once you drive away, which means flexibility for tee times, restaurants, and grocery runs.

This is the situation where a rental stops being indulgence and starts being rational strategy. Parking cost then becomes the small variable on top.

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Myrtle Beach airport parking: the 3 options that actually matter

Parking at MYR does not need to be complicated. Our data lists 12 parking lots catalogued, but for 2–4 day trips you are really choosing among three functional products.

Here is the short version.

Use case	Product	Price / walk	When it wins
Brutal hours, mobility issues	Curbside Valet	$25/day, $7/hr, 1 min walk	Pre-dawn departures, late returns, one-night trips
Straightforward long weekend	Long Term Lot / Long Term Parking Lot	$12/day, ~10 min walk	2–4 nights, carry-on bags, you want simple math
Budget-conscious, flexible	Economy Lot / Economy Parking Lot	$10/day, ~10 min walk	Longer weekends, groups in multiple cars, repeat visitors

Around these three, the other entries behave as support acts:

• Short Term Parking Lot is listed at $21/day, $3/hr.
• A related Short Term Lot entry cites $32/day, $1/hr, 5 min walk.
• The Cell Phone Lot appears at $0/day, which is exactly what you want for pickups.

Those conflicting short-term prices (the $21/day versus $32/day) are a signal to treat short-term as a premium hourly product and confirm the posted rate at the lot before you commit.

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When MYR parking is the right move, and when to skip it

Treat parking as a tool you choose, not a default you accept. Here is where it makes sense to drive and leave the car, and where it does not.

Parking wins

• You live within an easy drive and prefer to control your schedule.

  • Start with the Economy products at $10/day. Drop bags and people at the curb, then send one driver to the Economy Lot and ride the shuttle or walk the 10 min back.

• You are driving in with kids or older relatives and want predictability without excess.

  • Go for the Long Term options at $12/day. Shorter walk than economy, pricing that still feels sane across three or four nights.

• You are arriving on a late evening or leaving before sunrise.

  • This is where Curbside Valet earns its keep. At $25/day and 1 min walk, you trade cash for sleep, safety, and less trudging around in the dark.

Parking loses to other options

• You are a solo traveler or couple flying in for two or three nights at one resort.

  • Skip parking and probably skip rental cars altogether. Take Coast RTA at $1.50, or an Uber for $15–30 into town, then use rideshare for any one-off excursions.

• You will not leave the resort except for pre-arranged shuttled activities.

  • Let your hotel shuttle you. Many list hotel courtesy shuttles or similar services in their amenities, and paying to store a car you barely use is a special kind of waste.

• You are flying in with a foursome and full clubs but do not need separate cars.

  • Run the math between one rental at $18/day and ride-hailing for multiple people and rounds. Parking then becomes a marginal concern, not a main decision.

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How long are you here? Use this MYR decision tree

The year I was working on a string of domestic airport pieces, I got into the habit of telling friends, “just pick whatever transport feels right when you land.” At MYR, that improv-first approach usually costs you actual dollars.

Use this simple frame instead.

If you are here for a same-day out-and-back

• Driving yourself:

  • Use Short Term Parking Lot at $21/day, $3/hr if you are genuinely in and out.
  • If you cut it close on time or hate rolling bags, pay for Curbside Valet and focus on your meeting or your round.

• Flying in:

  • Take Uber or Lyft for 10–20 min into town. Returning a rental for a same-day trip is more friction than it is worth.

If you are here 1–2 nights

• Living nearby and driving:

  • Long Term at $12/day is the sensible default.
  • Upgrade to valet only for painful flight times.

• Flying in:

  • Solo or couple, central hotel, no heavy gear: Coast RTA at $1.50 each way.
  • With kids or clubs: rideshare or taxi, skip the bus.

If you are here 3–4 nights

• Driving in:

  • Price-sensitive or traveling in more than one car: Economy at $10/day.
  • Want a closer walk and a slightly higher bill: Long Term at $12/day.

• Flying in:

  • Solo or couple, minimal moving around: one rideshare in, one out.
  • Golf-focused foursome: book a rental at $18/day and accept that you now care more about tee times than Uber queues.

Inside the building, expectations should stay modest. Shoreline Supply and its neighbors are there for sunscreen, snacks, and forgettable souvenirs, not some grand pre-flight ritual. The real quality-of-life upgrade at Myrtle Beach comes from deciding, before you ever see the curb, whether you truly need a car and, if you do, which of those $10, $12, and $25 parking products actually fits your trip.

Get that decision right and MYR behaves like a low-friction home hub, so more of your short break ends up on the beach or the fairway instead of in a rental line or circling a lot.