Parking Information

Reservations are for single use only and do not allow for in/out privileges.

In the Terminal 2 Parking Plaza, the height restriction is 8′-2″

In the Terminal 1 Parking Plaza, the height restriction is 9′-6″ on level 1 and 8′-4″ on levels 2 through 5.

Parking reservations may be made anytime up to 24 hours before the day of parking by going to Reservations.

To allow entry and exit with the reservation, input the license plate number of the vehicle that will be parked in the parking lot.

Terminal 2 Parking Plaza:

Drive up to the entry gate and wait about 30 seconds for the lane to recognize the vehicle associated with the reservation. If the Gate does not open, please follow steps below:

Have either a printed copy of the Reservation with the QR code or have the Reservation with the QR code available on your phone.

If using your phone, please be sure screen settings are not set to dark mode but to light mode by going to the phone’s settings, select display and select light mode.

Scan the Reservation QR code at the entry column’s bottom left corner, a ticket will not be provided, the Reservation QR code records entry data for easy exit outside of overstays.

When you are ready to exit the parking lot, drive to the exit. The exit gate should open automatically if there has not been an overstay and the QR code was scanned at the entry.

If the gate does not open, please view screen, if there is an overstay, the parking system will automatically detect the overstay and charge the daily rate.

If you need assistance at the exit, please press the help button and parking staff may assist you 24 hours a day.

Valet Parking:

Pull into the valet area located at Terminal 1 curbside Zone J or Terminal 2 curbside Terminal Zone W.

The valet attendant will issue a valet ticket number and request information for the valet stay.

Provide the valet attendant with your reservation confirmation number or a printout of the reservation.

When picking up your vehicle, you may call, text, or walk up for delivery of your vehicle, please do not pay again through the text request.

Remind the valet attendant of your reservation number when picking up the car.

To view the reservation details or request a copy of a reservation, please go to the reservation site, select Manage My Reservation and input the email address associated with the reservation and Reservation Number.

Reservations are charged at the time of making the reservation, therefore, the reservation itself is a receipt for the parking stay.

Parking reservations may be made for 1 day up to 60 days.

Reservation customers may park in any unmarked parking stall within all levels of the Terminal 2 Parking Plaza, there are no assigned parking stalls for reservations.

Sold-out parking reservations do not mean the parking lot has reached capacity. To determine if the parking lot still has available stalls for drive-up customers, please call SP+Parking at 619-291-2087 (24 hours a day) to ask for the status of the parking lot before driving to the airport.

Reservations will still be honored in the parking lot when the parking lot has reached capacity for drive-up customers. Please drive to the entry ramp to the upper levels and show your reservation to the parking attendant.

If the lot is full at the time of arrival, pull into the lot and use the lane to the left to access the upper levels after providing the reservation to the lot attendant.

While we recommend you bring a copy of your reservation confirmation email, our staff is always happy to help.

For Terminal 2 Parking Plaza customers: Have your confirmation email handy and QR Code ready to scan from your mobile device. The Terminal 2 Parking Plaza’s scanner is located at the bottom left corner of the entry column (look for a bright white-light QR and UPC symbol). If your QR Code will not scan, please pull a ticket and provide BOTH your QR code and the ticket to the staff at the exit or press the help/telephone icon located at the exit column. Please do not pay at the pay stations in the parking lot or at the exit. This will result in double payment for your reservation and normal daily rate charges.

For valet customers: Simply pull up your confirmation on your mobile device and present it to staff upon your arrival for verification.

Adjustments to parking reservations may not be made after the reservation start date and time, however, if parking longer than planned, our Terminal 2 Parking Plaza Parking system will determine the overstay and charge the daily rate for any time parked without a reservation.

Valet overstays can be added to your valet transaction by the valet attendant at pick-up.

If you need to edit your reservation you may simply log in to the reservation system to do so, anytime up to 24 hours before the reservation’s start date and time. Signing up for an account will make reservation retrieval and modifications easier.

To change the date or time of the reservation:

Select “Manage my Reservation” from the top right of the reservation site.

Enter your email address associated with the reservation and the reservation confirmation number when prompted.

New reservations may not be made for same-day parking, so if you try to modify the reservation for same-day parking, you will not be able to do so.

If a ticket was pulled or a credit/debit card was used at the entry, please press the help button (identified with a telephone receiver) at the exit, and parking staff may assist with the reservation 24 hours a day. Please allow a few minutes for the parking staff to answer the call during peak times. If you do not hear a beeping sound after pressing the help button, please place your finger over the help button for about 30 seconds until the system beeps.

If our Terminal 2 Parking Plaza lot and Valet options are full, you can view off-site parking options that may have capacity here: SAN.org/Parking.

If the parking lot’s reservation maximum availability has been reached, the parking lot will not be available or will indicate “Sold Out.” Reservations will not be able to be made if there are no reservations available.