Airport information
Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.
Picking someone up
Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.
Picking upPermittedPick up passengers at the first curb in front of Terminals 1 and 2. Use the right lanes for Terminal 1 and the left lanes for Terminal 2.
WaitingNot permittedOAK adheres to TSA and FAA security regulations, which ban prolonged stopping and standing at the curbside. You can wait for free for up to 30 minutes in the Park & Call lot.
Picking upNot permittedFor safety reasons, passenger pick-up is not permitted in this lot. Proceed to the terminals and pick up passengers at the first curb in front of Terminals 1 and 2.
WaitingPermitted · at most 30 minutesFree within 30 minutes.Monitored, free waiting area where you can wait in your vehicle for up to 30 minutes for the call from an arriving traveler, instead of circling the airport. All vehicles must be attended at all times, and commercial vehicles are not permitted. For longer stays, head to the Hourly Lot; if Park & Call is full, drive to one of the paid parking lots.
Dropping someone off
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
Dropping offPermittedUse the right lanes for Terminal 1 passenger pick-up and drop-off, and the left lanes for Terminal 2 passenger pick-up and drop-off.
WaitingNot permittedOAK adheres to TSA and FAA security regulations, which ban prolonged stopping and standing at the curbside. You can wait for free for up to 30 minutes in the Park & Call lot.
WaitingPermitted · at most 30 minutesFree within 30 minutes.Monitored, free waiting area where you can wait in your vehicle for up to 30 minutes for the call from an arriving traveler, instead of circling the airport. All vehicles must be attended at all times, and commercial vehicles are not permitted. For longer stays, head to the Hourly Lot; if Park & Call is full, drive to one of the paid parking lots.
This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.
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