Plan your trip at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport

• 2parking areas
• 2–7min walk to the terminal

All parking areas, with facts for each one

Where someone gets in and where you can wait or meet.

• Departures curbKiss & Ride
  Curb of the elevated roadway on Level 3, where the check-in counters are
  • Waiting: not permittedVehicles may not park or wait along either curb; drivers should wait in the Cell Phone Lot. Vehicles may not be left unattended under any circumstances; unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed.
• Arrivals curbKiss & Ride
  Arrivals curb on the lower roadway
  • Picking up: permittedArriving passengers can be picked up along the arrivals curb (lower roadway). There are numbered pillars along the curb; pillars 1 to 3 are the best pick-up points.
  • Waiting: not permittedVehicles may not park or wait along either curb; security will direct drivers to the Cell Phone Lot to wait for their passengers. Unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed.
• Cell Phone LotPark and come inside
  Cell Phone Lot off Air Cargo Private
  • Waiting: permittedFree short-term waiting area: drivers can wait in their vehicle and head to the terminal once they receive a message on their phone that the passenger is ready; it takes 30 to 45 seconds to drive from the lot to the arrivals curb. The driver must stay in or beside the vehicle at all times. Commercial and rideshare vehicles are not permitted to use this lot.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All pickup rules

A quick drop-off, or park and come inside.

• Departures curbKiss & Ride
  Curb of the elevated roadway on Level 3, where the check-in counters are
  • Dropping off: permittedDeparting passengers should be dropped off along the curb of the elevated roadway, on Level 3 of the terminal where the check-in counters are. The curbs are for active loading and unloading only, meaning people and their belongings are loaded or unloaded immediately on arrival at the curb.
  • Waiting: not permittedVehicles may not park or wait along either curb; drivers should wait in the Cell Phone Lot. Vehicles may not be left unattended under any circumstances; unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed.
• Arrivals curbKiss & Ride
  Arrivals curb on the lower roadway
  • Waiting: not permittedVehicles may not park or wait along either curb; security will direct drivers to the Cell Phone Lot to wait for their passengers. Unattended vehicles will be ticketed and towed.
• Cell Phone LotPark and come inside
  Cell Phone Lot off Air Cargo Private
  • Waiting: permittedFree short-term waiting area: drivers can wait in their vehicle and head to the terminal once they receive a message on their phone that the passenger is ready; it takes 30 to 45 seconds to drive from the lot to the arrivals curb. The driver must stay in or beside the vehicle at all times. Commercial and rideshare vehicles are not permitted to use this lot.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All drop-off rules