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1 hour ago, 4th&Five said:

Last time I parked there I’m pretty sure they had whore’s turning tricks in my car. I contacted consumer affairs and all they did was send me a t-shirt. 

How much extra was that?  

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1 hour ago, 4th&Five said:

Last time I parked there I’m pretty sure they had whore’s turning tricks in my car. I contacted consumer affairs and all they did was send me a t-shirt. 

so a frat party.

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necrobump

abia parking website says “reservation blackouts” dec 23-jan 2 whatever that means.

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what is the next best option?  the parking spot is showing about $25/day

what does an uber to the airport cost from central austin?  it’s been a while since I lived there. 

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Blue garage, level 2 (even if it says it’s full). $26 per day but no shuttle involved and no stairs or elevators.  I weigh the cost of that and an uber and do whichever is cheaper.  

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5 hours ago, futureman said:

what does an uber to the airport cost from central austin?  it’s been a while since I lived there. 

It’s all over the place depending on demand.  From SW Austin it’s usually anywhere from $35 to $55. 

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1 hour ago, Your Mom said:

Blue garage, level 2 (even if it says it’s full). $26 per day but no shuttle involved and no stairs or elevators.  I weigh the cost of that and an uber and do whichever is cheaper.  

I’ll be flying out Christmas Day so I’d be nervous trying that without a reservation.  I’ll probably just uber. 

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7 hours ago, futureman said:

necrobump

abia parking website says “reservation blackouts” dec 23-jan 2 whatever that means.

image.thumb.png.4734a333bc7d5b15b430dbf74eebe244.png

what is the next best option?  the parking spot is showing about $25/day

what does an uber to the airport cost from central austin?  it’s been a while since I lived there. 

My uber to the airport around noon last  wed was $28 from 45th and red river area. Thats pretty typical , but it can certainly surge higher to $40-60 occasionally. 

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22 hours ago, futureman said:

necrobump

abia parking website says “reservation blackouts” dec 23-jan 2 whatever that means.

image.thumb.png.4734a333bc7d5b15b430dbf74eebe244.png

what is the next best option?  the parking spot is showing about $25/day

what does an uber to the airport cost from central austin?  it’s been a while since I lived there. 

We usually use Park & Zoom, $20/day for covered parking. They have a perpetual coupon for 10% off in their app.

 

(Their app design absolutely blows though)

Posted
20 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

I like FastPark because I never seem to wait more than 30 seconds for a shuttle. 

I don't know why anyone would ever choose anything else. 

Posted
13 hours ago, royiv said:

In the age of Uber, it always surprises me that people still drive to the airport. It just seems so time consuming.

My anxiety about getting there on time makes driving myself a better option on the front end and then when I get back, the experience of being able to walk right to my car and get home is worth the money and missing the hassle of the uber experience coming out of ABIA. 

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On 11/30/2025 at 5:51 PM, 4th&Five said:

I like FastPark because I never seem to wait more than 30 seconds for a shuttle. 

I loved FastPark until 2021. The had no shuttle drivers. I'd wait for 20 mins and see 3 or 4 competitors' shuttles. I moved to Park and Zoom.

23 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

My anxiety about getting there on time makes driving myself a better option on the front end and then when I get back, the experience of being able to walk right to my car and get home is worth the money and missing the hassle of the uber experience coming out of ABIA. 

That and traveling for work, I rack up "points" to use for personal travel. 

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20 hours ago, nolongerU2horn said:

We usually use Park & Zoom, $20/day for covered parking. They have a perpetual coupon for 10% off in their app.

 

(Their app design absolutely blows though)

A big benefit of P&Z is that you earn points really quickly. If you fly a few times a year, you'll earn free parking easily. 

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Was just discussing this with a neighbor yesterday.  Round-trip Uber, with a decent tip, is about $80 from our neck of the woods.  So, on any trip of 5 days or more, the ride share is a cheaper option.  AND, it drops you right at the airport, no parking and then shuttle bus.  And the walk to the ride share pickup when you arrive isn't bad, I call the car as we are downstairs at baggage claim, it usually shows up right as we get to the pickup spot.  So, our new routine is that we only park for short business trips or for 3 day weekend type trips.  Otherwise?  Ride share is the best option.  For longer trips, it's not even close, it's a no-brainer.

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On 12/1/2025 at 2:14 PM, gsoda3 said:

I don't know why anyone would ever choose anything else. 

ONE time in the latter stages of COVID-f'd-up travel, a couple buddies and I came back from a golf trip to a mob of people and a long wait for a FastPark bus. In fact, one of the guys JOGGED to the parking lot and picked up his car because thought it would be faster (maybe, maybe not).

Since then, the OTHER one of us absolutely refuses to do anything but the Blue garage which costs more than twice as much, plus you get to drag your luggage much farther by hand.

Meanwhile, I have never had another experience with ANY issues, so I continue to use FastPark and consider it just great.

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16 hours ago, SurlyORama said:

Since then, the OTHER one of us absolutely refuses to do anything but the Blue garage which costs more than twice as much, plus you get to drag your luggage much farther by hand.

 

I see walking to and from the blue garage as an advantage over any shuttle ride to any lot.  You do pay for it though.  

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On 12/1/2025 at 8:31 PM, royiv said:

In the age of Uber, it always surprises me that people still drive to the airport. It just seems so time consuming.

Work travel, someone else is paying for the parking.

That said, Uber/Lyft/Taxi are all paid for too. But sometimes it's just nice to have your car right when you get back.

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When I've taken Uber from home (Round Rock) to ABIA for work trips those ran $60-75 each way, which would pay for a week or more at FastPark. So 4-5 day personal trips we always drive. Plus, as Ron said, nice to have your car so we can swing by HEB for a quick grocery run before we get to the house.

#teamFastPark

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1 hour ago, Redneck Mutha said:

When I've taken Uber from home (Round Rock) to ABIA for work trips those ran $60-75 each way, which would pay for a week or more at FastPark. So 4-5 day personal trips we always drive. Plus, as Ron said, nice to have your car so we can swing by HEB for a quick grocery run before we get to the house.

#teamFastPark

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