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Pickup and drop-off at St. Louis Lambert International Airport

St. Louis, United StatesIATA: STLICAO: KSTL

Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at St. Louis Lambert International 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.

  • Arrivals curbside

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Arrivals curbside at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (right by the terminal)
    • Picking up: permittedWait in a Cell Phone Lot: your passenger calls when they are ready to be picked up, and you can meet them curbside in minutes.
    • Waiting: not permittedVehicles are not permitted to remain stopped in the Arrivals areas of T1 or T2.
  • Cell Phone Lots

    Park and come inside
    Where: T1 Cell Phone Lot, 10985 Lambert International Blvd · T2 Cell Phone Lot, 9837 Air Cargo Road
    • Waiting: permittedThe Cell Phone Lots, located near each terminal, provide free waiting zones for motorists picking up passengers curbside. Both are reached via Lambert International Boulevard: the Terminal 1 lot is on the north side of the road, west of Terminal 1; the Terminal 2 lot is on Air Cargo Road inside Lambert's Air Cargo complex.
  • Large-vehicle space at Departures

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Space for large vehicles at Departures, just past Entry 6 (Terminal 1) and Entry 3 (Terminal 2) (right by the terminal)
    • Picking up: permittedOversized vehicles also follow roadway signage to Departures when picking up.

Dropping someone off

Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.

  • Arrivals curbside

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Arrivals curbside at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 (right by the terminal)
    • Waiting: not permittedVehicles are not permitted to remain stopped in the Arrivals areas of T1 or T2.
  • Cell Phone Lots

    Park and come inside
    Where: T1 Cell Phone Lot, 10985 Lambert International Blvd · T2 Cell Phone Lot, 9837 Air Cargo Road
    • Waiting: permittedThe Cell Phone Lots, located near each terminal, provide free waiting zones for motorists picking up passengers curbside. Both are reached via Lambert International Boulevard: the Terminal 1 lot is on the north side of the road, west of Terminal 1; the Terminal 2 lot is on Air Cargo Road inside Lambert's Air Cargo complex.
  • Large-vehicle space at Departures

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Space for large vehicles at Departures, just past Entry 6 (Terminal 1) and Entry 3 (Terminal 2) (right by the terminal)
    • Dropping off: permittedWhether you are picking up or dropping off, oversized vehicles such as buses, campers, motor homes and box trucks should follow roadway signage to Departures at Terminal 1 or Terminal 2. There is space allotted for large vehicles just past Entry 6 at Terminal 1 and Entry 3 at Terminal 2.

This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.

Rates and current rules

Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.

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SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.