Myrtle Beach (MYR) Parking: 12 Lots Ranked From Cheapest to Closest

Myrtle Beach quietly kept something a lot of bigger fields pushed upmarket. At MYR you still see airport parking at $10 per day in the Economy Lot and a full ladder of long term, short term, and curbside valet, plus a $1.50 Coast RTA bus in the /airport/myr/transport/public-transportation listing. Layer in Uber from $15–30, taxis at $20–35, and rental cars from $18/day, and the ground cost can swing as much as the fare.

The airport’s own data shows 12 catalogued parking options on the field around a compact 2 terminal, 31 gate setup. That is enough structure to make a mistake. The way to avoid that is simple: know which lot fits your trip, then decide if you should park at MYR at all.

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The MYR parking grid: 5 real tiers hiding in 12 lots

Our parking dataset tracks 12 lots at Myrtle Beach. Ignore the duplicate naming and it collapses into five functional tiers, from cheapest to closest.

1. Economy parking: lowest daily rate

• Economy Lot: $10/day, about a 10 minute walk
• Economy Parking Lot: $10/day

This is the cheapest daily parking at MYR. If you care about total trip cost more than a 10 minute walk, this is the default.

2. Long term parking: small premium, same idea

• Long Term Lot: $12/day, 10 minute walk
• Long Term Parking Lot: $12/day
• Long Term Parking: $12/day

Call this economy-plus. Same general walk, $2/day more than economy. For most 2–8 night trips that $2/day is the only real price difference between these tiers.

3. Short term parking: hourly tool, expensive for trips

Short term at MYR comes in a few entries:

• Short Term Parking Lot: $21/day, $3/hr
• Short Term Parking: $21/day
• Short Term Lot: $32/day, $1/hr, 5 min walk

Short term exists for hours, not nights. It wins for pickups, drop offs, bag issues, and same day turns. Once you are into multiple calendar days, these daily rates are a bad match compared with $10 or $12.

4. Curbside valet: closest, priced like it

• Curbside Valet: $25/day, $7/hr, 1 min walk

This is the shortest walk in the MYR dataset, about 1 minute to the terminal doors. You pay for that. At $25/day this tier is for people trading dollars for distance, or for mobility needs where that curb location actually matters.

5. Cell phone lot: free waiting zone

• Cell Phone Lot: $0/day

Use this for pickup waiting only. It is the pressure valve that keeps you out of short term when a flight runs long or bags are slow.

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One checklist that solves MYR parking

Before getting into scenarios, run your trip against five questions. This is the same logic that kept misconnects down at the B Concourse when a thunderstorm sat over Atlanta and the bank fell apart, just simplified for your own car.

1. Are you parking at MYR at all, or flying in without a car?
2. Is your priority cheapest total cost, or closest / fastest walk?
3. Does your hotel, condo, or golf package include a shuttle?
4. How many nights is the car actually sitting in a lot?
5. Who is doing pickup / drop off, and are they parking or waiting in the free lot?

Once you have those answers, pick a parking tier from the table below, then compare that cost against Uber, taxis, the Coast RTA bus, or a rental car.

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Trip-length math: MYR parking break‑evens at a glance

Most real trips to MYR are 2–8 nights. That is where the pricing spread actually matters. The numbers below are rough totals for common lengths using the core daily rates.

Trip length	Economy ($10/day)	Long Term ($12/day)	Valet ($25/day)	Short Term (low) ($21/day)	Short Term (high) ($32/day)
1 night	$10	$12	$25	$21	$32
2 nights	$20	$24	$50	$42	$64
3 nights	$30	$36	$75	$63	$96
4 nights	$40	$48	$100	$84	$128
7 nights	$70	$84	$175	$147	$224

A few clear patterns:

• For 2–8 night trips, economy is the cost floor, long term is a small $2/day premium, and valet is intentionally expensive.
• Short term pricing only makes sense if you are counting hours, not nights. By night two you are paying for the wrong product.
• Over a full 7 night beach week, the difference between economy and long term is $14 total. The real step change is between long term and valet, not between economy and long term.

For trips shorter than a day, ignore the daily rows and use short term’s $3/hr and $1/hr rates plus the cell phone lot where you can.

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Parking picks for the three Myrtle Beach trip types that actually exist

Everything above is abstract until you line it up with real patterns. At MYR the trips tend to fall into three buckets: 4 night golf runs, 7 night condo weeks, and 2–3 night work or quick leisure trips.

1. Golf group, 4 night run

This is the classic “four people, a pile of bags, early tee times” configuration.

If you are local and driving to MYR to fly out:

• Use Economy at $10/day for $40 total, or Long term at $12/day for $48 if that feels like a reasonable premium to cut a small bit of friction off the walk.
• Valet at $25/day turns into $100 for the stay. That is a deliberate convenience purchase, not a casual choice.
• No reason to touch short term overnight. Use the cell phone lot at $0 if someone is just dropping the group.

If you are flying into MYR for the golf trip:

• Parking on airport does not apply. Your trade is rental car vs rideshare vs shuttle.
• With rates as low as $18/day in the Car Rentals listing, a 4 day rental is about $72 total. Split four ways that is $18 per person for the entire trip, and it covers course runs, dinners, and emergency gear runs.
• Two legs of Uber at a mid estimate, say $25 each way, is $50 total, or $12.50 per person, only for airport transport. Taxis in the $20–35 band are similar.
• If your golf package quietly includes a hotel shuttle or courtesy shuttle in the rate, that jumps to the top of the list on simplicity.

For most four person golf trips, the efficient pattern is simple: rental car on arrival, no parking cost at MYR at all, and no short term.

2. Family of four, 7 night condo beach week

Here the car is loaded down and schedules move around kids.

If you live in the region and park at MYR before flying out:

• Economy for 7 nights is $70.
• Long term is $84.
• Valet is $175.

Economy is the default. Long term is a $14 total premium for the week that might be worth it if someone is hauling kids or bags alone. Valet at $25/day is a conscious comfort purchase. Short term at $21–32/day is the wrong product for a week.

If you are flying into MYR and staying oceanfront or near the strip:

• Coast RTA’s Route 15S and Route 15N, both at $1.50 per ride, are the lowest cash option into central Myrtle Beach. For a family of four that is $12 total roundtrip if your timing fits the 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. window and your condo lines up with the bus coverage.
• Uber in the $15–30 band and taxis in the $20–35 band cover the same 10–20 minute ranges into oceanfront resorts. Two legs at midpoints put you around $40–60 total either way.
• A rental car at $18/day for 7 days is $126 total. Split four ways that is $31.50 each for the week, with a car that covers groceries, side trips, and rain‑day plans. Hotel parking may add to that, but the flexibility is real.

For a central condo where you plan to stay put and you are not landing late, the Coast RTA bus at $1.50 per person is the cheapest path. For most families that plan to leave the property multiple times, the $18/day rental is a more honest reflection of how you will actually move, especially when you factor in grocery runs that would otherwise trigger extra rideshares.

3. Solo traveler, 2–3 night work or quick leisure trip

Short trips punish the wrong parking choice more quickly.

If you park at MYR:

• For 2 nights, economy is $20, long term is $24, valet is $50.
• For 3 nights, economy is $30, long term is $36, valet is $75.

Economy wins on cost, long term is a small premium if you want marginally easier access, valet is a comfort decision. Short term at $21–32/day is already mispriced at this duration. Use it only if you are in same day territory.

If you leave the car at home and fly in / out without parking:

• Coast RTA at $1.50 each way is $3 total if your inbound and outbound fall inside the 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. span and your meetings are along or near the bus coverage.
• A mid‑band Uber at around $22 each way is roughly $44 total, taxis are in the same zone with the $20–35 range.
• Rental car at $18/day for 2 days is $36, plus any hotel parking. If you have multiple off‑airport commitments, that can be cheaper and less stressful than stringing together several rideshares.

Shuttle coverage tilts the decision. If your hotel runs a courtesy shuttle or is tied into Hotel Courtesy Shuttles, use it and stop thinking about curb decisions altogether.

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Is it cheaper to park at MYR or Uber from home?

This is the comparison people tend to skip until the night before the flight.

For a solo traveler on a 3 night trip:

• Economy parking: $30 total.
• Long term: $36.
• Reasonable Uber band: $15–30 each way, which is $30–60 roundtrip, before tips.

That means:

• At the low end of Uber pricing, parking in economy or long term is roughly even.
• At the mid to high end of Uber pricing for your area, parking in economy is usually cheaper by the time you cross two or three nights.

For a family of four on a 7 night trip:

• Economy parking: $70 total, which is $17.50 per person.
• Uber at $15–30 each way is $30–60 total, or $7.50–15 per person.

If someone can reliably drop you and use the cell phone lot at $0 for pickup, rideshare from home is usually cheaper and keeps your car out of airport lots entirely. If you are driving yourselves and cannot depend on that, MYR’s $10/day economy is not expensive enough to justify multiple long rideshares for most 2–8 night trips. The line tilts further toward parking if local surge pricing is common.

The only consistent exception is tight urban origins where airport rides are short and cheap. Out in the suburbs, the MYR economy lot does more work than people give it credit for.

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Ground transport at MYR, in one place

Parking is only half the board. If you decide not to leave a car at the airport at all, this is the rest of the picture from the MYR transport dataset.

• Bus:

  • Coast RTA Route 15S and 15N, both at $1.50 per ride, with daytime coverage. Timings are on the order of half an hour into central Myrtle Beach, traffic and stops dependent. This is the lowest cash option.

• Hotel and courtesy shuttles:

  • Hotel Shuttles and Hotel Courtesy Shuttles cover many resort and condo packages. When they exist, they usually beat trying to out‑optimize every leg with rideshare.

• Rideshare:

  • Uber and Lyft both show 10–15 minute travel times into town in the data, with Uber from MYR flagged at $15–30 for typical airport to oceanfront legs.

• Taxis:

  • Taxi Stands plus the taxi stand at MYR entry both show 10–20 minute runs to oceanfront resorts, at $20–35. This is for people who want to walk out and get in a car without thinking about apps.

• Rental cars and off‑airport shuttles:

  • Car Rentals list prices as low as $18/day, with 10–20 minute typical travel to central areas after pickup.
  • Off‑airport rental car shuttles are free in the dataset, with 5–10 minute run times to those locations.

There is nothing exotic hiding here. The advantage at MYR is that parking and transport prices are still low enough that you can afford to make a clean choice instead of gaming every edge case.

Pick a parking tier that fits your nights and walk tolerance, compare it honestly against one rental car or a couple of rideshares using the numbers above, and commit. The airport is small, the grid is simple, and most of the pain comes from changing your mind at the curb.