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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
    Where: Terminal A: curb by the ticket lobbies, right-hand side of the roadway (right by the terminal)
    • 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
    Where: Terminal A: curb by the Terminal A Parking Garage, left-hand side of the roadway (right by the terminal)
    • 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
    Where: Curb in front of the International Arrivals Building, just past the Terminal A Ticketing Lobbies (right by the terminal)
    • 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
    Where: Terminal B: curb by the terminal, right-hand side of the roadway (right by the terminal)
    • 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
    Where: Cell Phone Waiting Area, 2470 Airport Boulevard (outside the airport)
    • 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
    Where: Hourly Lot 2 (Terminal A Garage), 2075 Airport Blvd.
    • 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.
    Parking facts (walking time, height, charging, booking): Hourly Lot 2 (Terminal A Garage)
  • Hourly & Daily Lot 5

    Park and come inside
    Where: Hourly & Daily Lot 5, 1661 Airport Blvd.
    • Meeting: permittedFor Terminal B, meeters and greeters can use the One Hour Parking spaces in Hourly & Daily Lot 5. Hourly parking is paid.
    Parking facts (walking time, height, charging, booking): Hourly & Daily Lot 5

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
    Where: Terminal A: curb by the ticket lobbies, right-hand side of the roadway (right by the terminal)
    • 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
    Where: Terminal A: curb by the Terminal A Parking Garage, left-hand side of the roadway (right by the terminal)
    • 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
    Where: Curb in front of the International Arrivals Building, just past the Terminal A Ticketing Lobbies (right by the terminal)
    • Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
  • Terminal B: curbside

    Kiss & Ride
    Where: Terminal B: curb by the terminal, right-hand side of the roadway (right by the terminal)
    • 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
    Where: Cell Phone Waiting Area, 2470 Airport Boulevard (outside the airport)
    • 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 website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.