Nashville Airport Parking Cost 2026: $24 Economy, $36 Garage, $48 Valet

What Nashville International charges: $24 Economy, $36 garage, $48 valet

How much does it cost to park at Nashville airport?

These are the official Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority rates, as published on flynashville.com and checked September 28, 2026. The airport moved to a cashless system on July 1, 2026.

Official BNA option	Daily rate	Access	Notes
Economy Lot B	$24	Free shuttle, every 10 min	Cheapest on-airport option
Economy Lot C	$24	Free shuttle, every 10 min	Same rate and shuttle as Lot B
Terminal Garage 1	$36	Short walk, covered	4,366 covered spaces; EV charging on levels P2–P6
Terminal Garage 2	$36	Short walk, covered	2,160 covered spaces; EV charging on levels P2–P3
Terminal Lot A	Closed	—	Closed July 1, 2026 for the new rental car facility and garage
Valet	$48	Ground floor of Terminal Garage 1	Available 24/7; flat daily rate

Short-term rates in the Terminal Garages: free up to 30 minutes, $18 from 30 to 60 minutes, then $36 as the daily maximum. Economy Lots B and C are free up to 10 minutes, then $24 for up to 24 hours.

What changed on July 1, 2026. Terminal Lot A closed entirely. Cash is no longer accepted at exit; Cash-to-Card machines are on the Departures Level across from the JetBlue and Allegiant counters, and on the Arrivals Level between baggage claims 8 and 9. Cash tips for valet staff are unaffected.

This matters if you are comparing prices: check any quoted BNA rate against the airport's own page, flynashville.com/park-at-bna, which listed Economy at $24 a day, the Terminal Garages at $36 and valet at $48 when we checked it on October 27, 2026.

BNA Off-Site and On-Site Lot Comparison: All Active Options (2026)

Facility	Daily Rate	7-Day Total	Shuttle Freq.	Rating	Reviews	Type
Radisson Hotel Nashville Airport (1112 Airport Center Dr)	$9.31	$65.17	30 min	4.1★	1,670	Hotel park & fly
GLO Best Western Nashville (425 Glastonbury Rd)	$11.13	$77.91	Not listed	4.2★	1,435	Hotel park & fly
Best Western Plus BNA (911 Airport Center Dr)	$11.25	$78.75	30 min	4.4★	1,668	Hotel park & fly
Comfort Suites Nashville Airport (2521 Elm Hill Pike)	$11.35	$79.45	60 min	3.8★	1,042	Hotel park & fly — AVOID
Marriott Nashville Airport	$12.46	$87.22	Not listed	Not confirmed	0	Hotel park & fly
Cambria Hotel Nashville Airport (44 Rachel Drive)	$14.63	$102.41	30 min	4.3★	565	Hotel park & fly
Economy Parking — Nashville International Airport (Lots B & C)	$24.00	$168.00	10 min	4.3★	16,931	On-site official
Avid Hotel Nashville Airport (40 Rachel Drive)	$21.31	$149.17	Not listed	4.2★	575	Hotel park & fly
Quality Suites Nashville Airport (address not confirmed)	$24.64	$172.48	Not published	4.3★	856	Hotel park & fly — HIGHEST RISK
Fly Away Airport Parking (1671 Murfreesboro Pike)	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not listed	4.0★	1,421	Off-site lot

Note: Marriott Nashville Airport shows $12.46/day with 0 reviews and 0 stars. Confirm whether this is a new listing, a parking program change, or a data error before booking.

Fly Away Airport Parking shows two conflicting rate entries ($0 and $43.39/day) in our listings. A third-party rate card published 2026-06-20 shows $19.90/day. Neither figure is confirmed.

4.9 Stars on 1,721 Reviews: The Off-Site Lot That Redefines the BNA Market

The rate gap is $14.55/day. On a 7-day trip, that is $101.85 in savings. On a 10-day trip: $145.50. For a family taking two trips per year, the annual savings against Economy Parking can exceed $200 — for a facility rated 0.6 stars higher.

The Same Chain, The Same Pattern at Three Airports

Shuttle Timing for Early Flights: The 10-Minute vs. 30-Minute vs. 60-Minute Reality

Shuttle frequency is the most underestimated variable in off-site parking decisions. The rate gets attention; the shuttle gets ignored until 4:30 AM when your flight boards in 90 minutes and the shuttle last ran 47 minutes ago.

Three distinct shuttle tiers operate in the BNA parking market, and they create meaningfully different pre-flight experiences:

10-Minute Shuttle: Economy Official (1 Terminal Dr)

BNA's on-site Economy Parking runs a 10-minute shuttle frequency. This is the fastest shuttle in the BNA ecosystem and the primary functional argument for paying the $24/day premium. For a 5:30 AM departure, TSA recommends arriving at the airport by 4:30 AM (domestic). Working backward from a 4:30 AM terminal arrival:

Arrive Economy Lot: 4:20 AM (worst case, 10-min wait possible)
Drive to lot: account for your commute time

30-Minute Shuttle: Radisson, Best Western Plus BNA, Cambria Hotel

Three properties in the BNA ecosystem advertise 30-minute shuttles: the Radisson Hotel Nashville Airport (1112 Airport Center Dr), Best Western Plus BNA (911 Airport Center Dr), and Cambria Hotel Nashville Airport (44 Rachel Drive).

For a 5:30 AM departure, working backward:

Needed at terminal: 4:30 AM
Board shuttle: no later than 4:00 AM (allow for 30-min ride + margin)
Arrive at lot / hotel: 3:55 AM
Drive from home: account for your commute

A 30-minute shuttle at 4:00 AM works fine for most travelers. The risk is if the shuttle schedule does not run at that hour — call the property directly and confirm the first shuttle departure time before booking for early-morning flights.

60-Minute Shuttle: Comfort Suites Nashville Airport (2521 Elm Hill Pike) — The Trap

For a 5:30 AM departure:

Needed at terminal security: 4:30 AM (TSA domestic recommendation)
Board shuttle: no later than 3:30 AM (allow for 60-min ride + 15-min buffer)
Arrive at Comfort Suites lot: 3:15–3:30 AM
You are standing in a hotel parking lot at 3:15 in the morning

For a 6:00 AM departure:

Needed at terminal: 5:00 AM
Board shuttle: no later than 3:45 AM
Arrive at lot: 3:30 AM

Nashville is a city of early-morning flights. Southwest — the largest carrier at BNA — runs a heavy early morning bank. If your flight is before 9:00 AM, Comfort Suites' 60-minute shuttle is operationally incompatible with a reasonable pre-flight experience. The $4.65/day you save versus Economy Official is not worth waking your household up before 3 AM.

Note also that Comfort Suites Nashville Airport carries a 3.8-star rating — the lowest among all active BNA lots with meaningful review volume. Low rating plus 60-minute shuttle is the combination to avoid regardless of price.

Shuttle Comparison Matrix

Property	Shuttle Freq.	5:30 AM Flight: Latest Lot Arrival	Risk Level for Early Flights
Economy Parking (official)	10 min	4:20 AM	Low
Best Western Plus BNA	30 min	4:00 AM	Low–Medium
Radisson Hotel	30 min	4:00 AM	Low–Medium
Cambria Hotel	30 min	4:00 AM	Low–Medium
Comfort Suites (Elm Hill Pike)	60 min	3:15–3:30 AM	HIGH — avoid for early flights

Which Lots Fail the Value Test: Avid Hotel and Quality Suites Examined

Two lots in the BNA market occupy pricing positions that do not survive scrutiny against competing options.

Avid Hotel Nashville Airport (40 Rachel Drive) — $21.31/day

The Avid Hotel Nashville Airport charges $21.31/day with a 4.2-star rating across 575 reviews. The official BNA Economy Parking now charges $24.00/day with a 4.3-star rating across 16,931 reviews. At that rate, Avid is $2.69/day cheaper than the official lot. That makes it a defensible alternative to Economy, but only to Economy.

Quality Suites Nashville Airport — $24.64/day with Irregular Shuttle

Quality Suites Nashville Airport represents the highest-risk combination in the BNA market: the most expensive confirmed daily rate ($24.64/day) with no published shuttle interval. A listing that omits a frequency usually means on-demand or by-request service rather than a fixed schedule.

An on-demand shuttle at a hotel parking lot means your departure timing is subject to the hotel's front desk responsiveness, staffing levels, and vehicle availability at the moment you call. For a 6:00 AM flight, "on request" shuttle service introduces uncertainty at exactly the moment you can least afford it.

Nashville International Airport: Terminal Layout, Airlines, and Parking Access

Nashville International Airport (BNA) — officially operated by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority — sits at 1 Terminal Dr, Nashville, TN 37214. It has a single main terminal building with four concourses: A, B, C, and D.

Airlines at BNA by Concourse

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at BNA. Other active airlines include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Allegiant Air and Alaska Airlines. BNA does not publish a stable airline-to-concourse mapping, and assignments change; check your boarding pass or the departures board on the day.

Because BNA has a single terminal, concourse assignments affect walking distance from the security checkpoint, not which off-site parking shuttle you use. All shuttle operations drop off at the same general ground transportation area.

BNA Official Parking Options (On-Site)

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority operates multiple on-site parking products. The rate table above reflects Economy Parking at $24.00/day. BNA also operates short-term/hourly parking, a cell phone lot, and covered garage options at rates above Economy.

Construction changes for drivers this fall

Last verified: October 27, 2026, against the airport's parking page on flynashville.com (valet $48, Terminal Garages $36, Economy Lots B and C $24, Terminal Lot A closed since July 1, cashless since July 1); October 15, 2026, against the airport's own New Horizon notices on flynashville.com.

From October 20, 2026, Terminal Garage 1 has no entrance either. "All traffic entering and exiting the Terminal Garages will now route through Terminal Garage 2." Drive past the old Garage 1 entrance to the Garage 2 entrance, take a ticket, and park in Garage 2 or walk through to Garage 1 on Levels 2 to 6. Valet keeps its own entry through the rental car facility area (airport notice).
Terminal Garage 1 has no exit (since Sept. 23, 2026). You leave through Terminal Garage 2. Follow the exit signs, take the helix down to Level P2 and pay as usual. Garage 1 tickets work in the Garage 2 exit lanes. Capacity is unchanged: 4,366 covered spaces in Garage 1 and 2,160 in Garage 2.
Rental car and valet traffic leaves by a new signal (since Sept. 30, 2026). Drivers leaving the rental car facility or valet are directed to a new signalized intersection with a protected left turn toward I-40 West, I-40 East and Donelson Pike via Exit 216B. Arriving from I-40, you can reach valet only from Exit 216B.
Economy Lot B's entrance and exit moved to Terminal Drive (since Sept. 1, 2026). Stay in the far-right lane on Terminal Drive and follow the signs to the Lot B plaza. The exit plaza is automated, unstaffed and cashless. Leaving, turn right onto Terminal Drive toward I-40.
Terminal Lot A is closed (since July 1, 2026) for construction of the new rental car facility and parking garage.

Fall break is BNA's busiest stretch of the year. The airport lists Oct. 18 and Oct. 25 among its peak travel days for fall break, which runs through Oct. 26 (media advisory).

The airport says more roadway changes are coming this fall. Sources: Terminal Garage 1 exit notice, new signal notice and Economy Lot B access notice.

When BNA Lots Fill and What to Do About It

Nashville's event calendar creates parking pressure that other mid-sized airports do not face to the same degree. Unlike cities with a single major event driver, Nashville has multiple distinct peak periods that stack demand from different traveler profiles:

CMA Fest (June)

NFL Draft (When Held in Nashville)

Nashville hosted the NFL Draft in 2019 and could host again in future rotation. During the 2019 draft, BNA saw elevated traffic throughout the week. Any future Nashville NFL Draft will create a similar impact: elevated demand, rideshare surge, and compressed parking availability particularly in the late-week travel days.

New Year's Eve on Broadway

Nashville's "Nash Bash" New Year's Eve celebration on Lower Broadway draws crowds in the tens of thousands. December 31 and January 1 are peak rideshare surge days in Nashville, with pricing reliably elevated. For New Year's travelers, pre-booked off-site parking at a fixed daily rate eliminates the surge variable on both departure and return legs.

Titans and Predators Major Games

Playoff runs for the Tennessee Titans (Nissan Stadium, downtown) or Nashville Predators (Bridgestone Arena, downtown) compress rideshare availability on game nights. For travelers flying in or out on game days, confirm rideshare prices before departure; parking is often cheaper.

Vanderbilt University Events

Vanderbilt graduations in May, major sporting events, and the hospital complex's ongoing employee traffic create a steady secondary layer of BNA demand that is less dramatic than CMA Fest but consistent. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of the metro's largest employers, and traveling healthcare professionals contribute a meaningful share of BNA's weekday traffic.

Original Research: Rating-to-Price Efficiency Analysis Across 11 BNA Parking Options

We cross-referenced the 11 active BNA parking options in the ParkingAccess database by computing a simple efficiency ratio: star rating divided by daily rate. This produces a "stars-per-dollar" figure that captures which lots deliver the most quality relative to what they cost. This analysis has not appeared in any of the top-ranking pages for BNA airport parking queries.

Facility	Daily Rate	Rating	Reviews	Stars/Dollar Ratio	Efficiency Rank
GLO Best Western Nashville	$11.13	4.2	1,435	0.377	#2
Radisson Hotel	$9.31	4.1	1,670	0.440	#3 by ratio
Best Western Plus BNA	$11.25	4.4	1,668	0.391	#4
Economy Parking (Official)	$24.00	4.3	16,931	0.179	#10
Avid Hotel	$21.31	4.2	575	0.197	#9
Quality Suites	$24.64	4.3	856	0.175	#11 (last confirmed)

The most interesting finding: Avid Hotel ($21.31/day, 4.2 stars) and GLO Best Western ($11.13/day, 4.2 stars) have identical ratings. One costs 91% more per day than the other. There is no data-supported rationale for choosing the Avid Hotel on price-quality grounds.

Data source: ParkingAccess.com lot listings for Nashville (BNA), pulled May 2026. Rates are listed prices; confirm current rates before booking.

Matching the Right Lot to the Right BNA Traveler

Nashville's passenger base is genuinely diverse, and different traveler types have legitimately different needs at BNA. Here is an honest breakdown of which lot fits which traveler:

The Music Industry Exec Traveling for Label Business

The Bachelorette Party Group Flying to Miami or Vegas

The Vanderbilt or HCA Healthcare Traveler

The CMA Fest Attendee Arriving Thursday, Leaving Monday

The Frontier / Spirit Traveler Chasing the Lowest Total Trip Cost

The BNA Parking Decision: A Direct Recommendation Framework

Based on the rate, rating, review volume, and shuttle data analyzed above, here is the honest decision framework:

Your Situation	Best Option	Why	Daily Cost
Very early flight (before 5:30 AM), need certainty	Economy Official (confirm shuttle hours) or Best Western Plus BNA	10-min shuttle; on-site; lowest elapsed time to terminal	$24.00 / $11.25
Budget traveler, price only	Radisson Hotel ($9.31/day, 30-min shuttle)	Cheapest confirmed option; 4.1★ on 1,670 reviews; acceptable but not exceptional	$9.31
Any situation	Avoid: Comfort Suites (60-min shuttle, 3.8★), Avid Hotel ($21.31 for 4.2★), Quality Suites ($24.64, irregular shuttle)	Poor value; operational risk; or both	$11.35–$24.64

Frequently Asked Questions: Parking at Nashville International Airport

What is the cheapest parking near BNA airport?

How much does it cost to park at BNA for a week?

Is there a free shuttle from BNA airport parking to the terminal?

Official BNA Economy Parking (1 Terminal Dr) includes a complimentary shuttle to the terminal running approximately every 10 minutes. Off-site hotel lots (Radisson, Best Western Plus BNA, Cambria Hotel) include complimentary shuttles with 30-minute frequency. Comfort Suites Nashville Airport (2521 Elm Hill Pike) includes a shuttle but runs on a 60-minute interval — for flights before 9 AM this requires arriving at the lot by 3:15–4:00 AM.

Does BNA airport parking fill up during major events?

Yes. BNA lots — including off-site options — face compressed availability during CMA Fest (June), New Year's Eve, major Titans playoff games, and any large-scale Nashville convention. For trips during these periods, booking 7–14 days in advance is recommended. Do not rely on day-of availability during Nashville's major event weekends. Rideshare surge pricing during events also makes pre-booked parking more attractive on a cost basis.

Is there a direct bus or train from Nashville to BNA airport?

Nashville MTA/WeGo does not operate a direct, practical bus route to BNA that serves most travelers. There is no rail connection to BNA. Rideshare (Uber/Lyft) from downtown Nashville runs approximately $18–$25 one-way under normal conditions; surge pricing during major events can double this figure. For travelers weighing rideshare against parking, the break-even point from most Nashville neighborhoods is 4–7 days.