Plan your trip at Mineta San Jose International Airport

• 5parking areas
• 10–25min walk to the terminal

All parking areas, with facts for each one

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

• Terminal A: drop-off by the ticket lobbiesKiss & Ride
  Terminal A: curb by the ticket lobbies, right-hand side of the roadway
  • Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
• Terminal A: pick-up by the Terminal A Parking GarageKiss & Ride
  Terminal A: curb by the Terminal A Parking Garage, left-hand side of the roadway
  • 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-upKiss & Ride
  Curb in front of the International Arrivals Building, just past the Terminal A Ticketing Lobbies
  • 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: curbsideKiss & Ride
  Terminal B: curb by the terminal, right-hand side of the roadway
  • 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 AreaPark and come inside
  Cell Phone Waiting Area, 2470 Airport Boulevard
  • 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
  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.
• Hourly & Daily Lot 5Park and come inside
  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.

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

All pickup rules

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

• Terminal A: drop-off by the ticket lobbiesKiss & Ride
  Terminal A: curb by the ticket lobbies, right-hand side of the roadway
  • 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 GarageKiss & Ride
  Terminal A: curb by the Terminal A Parking Garage, left-hand side of the roadway
  • 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-upKiss & Ride
  Curb in front of the International Arrivals Building, just past the Terminal A Ticketing Lobbies
  • Waiting: not permittedDue to security measures, vehicles cannot wait, park or be left unattended curbside.
• Terminal B: curbsideKiss & Ride
  Terminal B: curb by the terminal, right-hand side of the roadway
  • 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 AreaPark and come inside
  Cell Phone Waiting Area, 2470 Airport Boulevard
  • 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.

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

All drop-off rules