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What does the Orange Lot at Cleveland Hopkins cost compared with CLE's other lots?
Totals multiply each daily figure by 3 or 7 and assume every 24 hours bills as one day; the airport does not publish partial-day billing or taxes for the Orange Lot. ParkingAccess has no Orange Lot quotes because it does not sell the lot. Every option is listed on the Cleveland Hopkins airport parking page.
| Option | Daily rate | 3 days | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Lot, surface lot, drive-up only | $21 posted by the airport | $63 | $147 |
| CLE Smart Parking Garage, attached to the terminal | $26 a day or $7 an hour | $78 | $182 |
| Blue Lot, covered, drive-up | $24 | $72 | $168 |
| Premium Reserved Red Lot, reservation only | $29 | $87 | $203 |
| Brown Lot, 4960 Rocky River Drive, shuttle | $15 drive-up; $13 booked online | $45 ($39 online) | $105 ($91 online) |
| Curbside Valet, upper roadway by Door 1 | $37 | $111 | $259 |
| CLE Park, ParkingAccess median quote | $12.00 (99 quotes) | $36 | $84 |
| Airport Express Parking, ParkingAccess median quote | $12.00 (56 quotes) | $36 | $84 |
| 2 Birds Shuttle and Detail, ParkingAccess median quote | $6.75 (32 quotes) | $20.25 | $47.25 |
Sources: the airport's Parking Map and Locations page as seen September 15, 2026, and ParkingAccess booking data for quotes from June 17 to September 15, 2026. Rates change by date.
The airport words the Orange Lot price as "a daily minimum rate of $21.00" and lists no hourly rate for it. Its sources also disagree on the Brown Lot: the Parking Map page says $15 a day with a shuttle every 15 minutes, while the reservation site's lot description says $17 a day and every 7 minutes.
How do you get from the Orange Lot to the CLE terminal on foot?
No walking time is published for the Orange Lot. The reservation site lists a 3-minute walk from the Smart Parking Garage to the terminal, so add the skywalk crossing. Smarte Cartes cost $6 in the garage elevator lobbies on levels 1 and 3, and security officers patrol the garage 24 hours a day.
Arriving at the Orange Lot
- Check the lot's status on the airport's Parking Map and Locations page. At 12:39 pm Eastern on September 15, 2026, it showed the Orange Lot Open and the Blue Lot and Premium Reserved Red Lot Full.
- Turn left onto Park Road from Inner Drive before you reach the baggage deck. The lot sits across Park Road from the garage.
- Park with a credit card ready; every CLE parking location accepts cards only.
- Take the skywalk into the Smart Parking Garage, then enter the terminal by the level three skywalk or the level one walkway.
Returning to the Orange Lot
- Collect your bags and walk back into the garage by the level one walkway or the level three skywalk.
- Cross the skywalk to the Orange Lot and pay by credit card on the way out. The exit steps are not published, so follow the posted signs.
- If your car will not start, call Standard Parking, which operates CLE's on-site parking, at (216) 267-5030, or dial 4770 on a white courtesy phone on floors 2 to 5 of the garage.
- For a copy of your receipt, use the request form linked from the Parking Map and Locations page.
What do ParkingAccess customers say about the Orange Lot at CLE?
This is the page's own research, from ParkingAccess booking data: 187 quotes on those three lots from June 17 to September 15, 2026, compared with the Orange Lot's posted rate.
| ParkingAccess lot at CLE | Median quoted daily rate (quotes, 90 days) | Gap to the Orange Lot's $21 a day |
|---|---|---|
| CLE Park | $12.00 (99) | $9 a day less; $63 less over 7 days |
| 2 Birds Shuttle and Detail | $6.75 (32) | $14.25 a day less; $99.75 less over 7 days |
| Airport Express Parking | $12.00 (56) | $9 a day less; $63 less over 7 days |
CLE Park had the most quotes of the three, 99, at a $12.00 median. All three quoted well under the Orange Lot's posted rate, though each booking adds the $9.95 service fee and none is on the airport's on-site list. With no reviews yet, there are no good or bad themes to report for the Orange Lot.
What are the Orange Lot's rules on reservations, payment, hours and vehicles?
| Topic | What the airport publishes |
|---|---|
| Reservations | None. No reserve button on the Parking Map page, and the reservation site did not offer the lot for an October 2 to 9, 2026 stay. |
| Cancellation | Not applicable to a drive-up lot. Bookings on the airport's reservation site can be changed up to 3 hours before they begin. |
| Payment | Credit cards only, at every CLE parking location. |
| Rate | $21 a day. Hourly rate, partial-day billing, lost-ticket charge and taxes: not published. |
| Hours | 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
| Vehicle size or height | Not published. |
| Keys and valet | Not published for the Orange Lot. The airport's valet is Curbside Valet, $37 a day by Door 1, (216) 862-2738. |
| Covered or uncovered | Called a surface lot with covered access to the terminal; the spaces are not described as covered. The Blue Lot ($24) and Red Lot ($29) are. |
| Planned closure | News 5 Cleveland reported on July 1, 2026 that the lot will close once the new Gold Lot opens, expected in March 2027, so a garage can be built on the site. |
The closure is part of CLEvolution, the airport's $1.6 billion modernization. Spectrum News 1 reported in May 2025 that the garage planned for the site is a $301 million project due by early 2029, with a Ground Transportation Center and an RTA station. On September 15, 2026, the airport's parking page listed no Gold Lot and no closure date.
Who should skip the Orange Lot and park elsewhere at Cleveland Hopkins?
| Situation | Why the Orange Lot is a poor fit | What to book instead |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest price is the goal | $21 a day, $147 for 7 days | 2 Birds Shuttle and Detail, $6.75 median across 32 quotes, or the airport's Brown Lot at $15 |
| You need a guaranteed space | No reservations; two airport lots showed Full on September 15, 2026 | CLE Park, $12.00 median across 99 quotes, or the Smart Parking Garage, booked 24 hours ahead |
| A week-long trip on a budget | $147 for 7 days before any taxes | Airport Express Parking, $12.00 median across 56 quotes, $84 for 7 days |
| You want the shortest walk with bags | A skywalk plus the garage, with no published walk time | Curbside Valet at $37 a day, or the Premium Reserved Red Lot at $29, listed as a 1 to 2 minute walk |
| You fly after March 2027 | The lot is set to close once the Gold Lot opens | The 1,600-space Gold Lot once it opens, or a lot on the CLE airport parking page |
How can you reserve parking at CLE when the Orange Lot takes no bookings?
To reserve with the airport, open the Cleveland Hopkins parking reservation site, enter your dates and times, then choose a space. The site sells prepaid parking with touchless entry and exit, and the Parking Map page lists the Brown Lot's online rate at $13 a day.
To book through ParkingAccess, choose CLE Park ($12.00 median), Airport Express Parking ($12.00 median) or 2 Birds Shuttle and Detail ($6.75 median). Each booking adds the $9.95 service fee.
What else do travelers ask about parking at Cleveland Hopkins' Orange Lot?
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Where do the facts about the Orange Lot on this page come from?
- Parking Map and Locations, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport: rates, directions and live status
- Parking reservation site, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport: bookable products, lead time, walk times
- Pick Up and Drop Off, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport: cell phone lots and free garage drop-off time
- Gold Lot groundbreaking report, News 5 Cleveland: Gold Lot opening and Orange Lot closure
- Cleveland Hopkins transformation plans, Spectrum News 1: the garage planned for the Orange Lot site
- Orange Lot map pin, Google Maps link on the airport's parking page: the lot's location across Park Road
- ParkingAccess booking data: 187 quotes from June 17 to September 15, 2026 on the three CLE lots ParkingAccess sells; no Orange Lot quotes or reviews