SJC
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Pickup and drop-off at Mineta San Jose International Airport
San Jose, United StatesIATA: SJCICAO: KSJC
Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Mineta San Jose 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.
Terminal A: drop-off by the ticket lobbies
Kiss & Ride- Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
Terminal A: pick-up by the Terminal A Parking Garage
Kiss & Ride- Picking up: permittedArriving passengers may be picked up by the Terminal A Parking Garage on the left-hand side of the roadway. You may stop your vehicle curbside while actively loading or unloading.
- Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside. Drivers can wait in the free Cell Phone Waiting Area.
International Arrivals Building: pick-up
Kiss & Ride- Picking up: permittedArriving passengers may be picked up on the right-hand side of the roadway in front of the International Arrivals Building, located just past Terminal A Ticketing Lobbies.
- Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
Terminal B: curbside
Kiss & Ride- Picking up: permittedAt Terminal B, arriving passengers may also be picked up by the terminal on the right-hand side of the roadway. Baggage Claim for Terminal B is just past the ticketing lobbies.
- Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
Cell Phone Waiting Area
Park and come inside- Waiting: permitted · at most 30 minutesFree waiting area at 2470 Airport Boulevard, open 24 hours, with a portable ADA-accessible restroom. 30-minute maximum waiting time; stay with the vehicle at all times, and unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed. Wait until passengers are curbside before proceeding to the terminal. No commercial vehicles.
Hourly Lot 2 (Terminal A Garage)
Park and come inside- Meeting: permittedMeeters/greeters may park in the one-hour express parking in Hourly Lot 2 to meet passengers on the second floor of Hourly Lot 2 or within the Baggage Claim area, or to meet their passengers at the International Arrivals Building. Hourly parking is paid.
Hourly & Daily Lot 5
Park and come inside- Meeting: permittedFor Terminal B, meeters and greeters can use the One Hour Parking spaces in Hourly & Daily Lot 5. Hourly parking is paid.
Dropping someone off
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
Terminal A: drop-off by the ticket lobbies
Kiss & Ride- Dropping off: permittedDeparting passengers may be dropped off by the ticket lobbies on the right-hand side of the roadway. You may stop your vehicle curbside while actively loading or unloading. Unattended vehicles are not permitted at the curb for any reason, including baggage check; to check bags, you must first park in a lot or garage.
- Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
Terminal A: pick-up by the Terminal A Parking Garage
Kiss & Ride- Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside. Drivers can wait in the free Cell Phone Waiting Area.
International Arrivals Building: pick-up
Kiss & Ride- Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
Terminal B: curbside
Kiss & Ride- Dropping off: permittedAt Terminal B, departing passengers may be dropped off by the terminal on the right-hand side of the roadway. You may stop curbside while actively loading or unloading; unattended vehicles are not permitted at the curb for any reason, including baggage check.
- Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
Cell Phone Waiting Area
Park and come inside- Waiting: permitted · at most 30 minutesFree waiting area at 2470 Airport Boulevard, open 24 hours, with a portable ADA-accessible restroom. 30-minute maximum waiting time; stay with the vehicle at all times, and unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed. Wait until passengers are curbside before proceeding to the terminal. No commercial vehicles.
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.
Go to the official page of Mineta San Jose International Airport
Official external websiteSourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.
- San José Mineta International Airport - Passenger Pick-Up & Drop-OffChecked on October 5, 2026 · Official external websitewww.flysanjose.com/meet
- San José Mineta International Airport - Cell Phone Waiting AreaChecked on October 5, 2026 · Official external websitewww.flysanjose.com/parking/cell-phone-waiting-area
