Plan your trip at Tampa International Airport

• 3parking areas

All parking areas, with facts for each one

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

• Pick-up at the bag claim curbsideKiss & Ride
  Bag claim curbside (Arrivals)
  • Picking up: permittedYou should not approach the Arrivals area until your party is waiting on the curbside. No vehicles may be left unattended; unattended vehicles will be towed immediately.
  • Waiting: not permittedBag claim curbsides are for active loading only. To avoid circling the airport, consider waiting in the Cell Phone Waiting Lot.
• Express CurbsideKiss & Ride
  Express Curbside: left lane at Blue and Red Departures and Arrivals
  • Picking up: permittedAlso for picking up passengers who don't need to check bags or visit Baggage Claim: follow signs for either Blue or Red Departures or Arrivals, then use the left lane to go Express.
• Short Term GaragePark and come inside
  Short Term Garage (Levels 4-9 above the Main Terminal)
  • Picking up: permittedWhen picking up, you might also consider using the Short Term Parking Garage; parking under one hour is free. Take the elevators to access the Main Terminal.

  For all actions above: Free within 60 minutes.

• Shuttle lobby or bag claim areaMeeting point
  Shuttle lobbies and bag claim area in the Main Terminal
  • Meeting: permittedFor a more personal welcome, take advantage of the under-one-hour free parking and meet your passenger at the shuttle lobby or bag claim area. Security measures restrict access beyond the Main Terminal shuttle lobbies to ticketed passengers only.
• Cell Phone Waiting LotPark and come inside
  Cell Phone Waiting Lot, near the Rental Car Center
  • Waiting: permittedTo avoid circling the airport, consider parking and waiting in the free Cell Phone Waiting Lot until your passengers have arrived and claimed their luggage. Have your guest call you when they are waiting outside, then proceed to the Main Terminal. The lot offers free Wi-Fi, restrooms and flight information. It is located near the Rental Car Center, with direct vehicle access via George J. Bean Parkway.
• Remote Curbside at the Rental Car CenterKiss & Ride
  Remote Curbside at the Rental Car Center
  • Picking up: permittedYou can pick up an arriving passenger at the Rental Car Center instead of coming all the way to the terminal. After claiming their luggage, the passenger follows the signs in the Main Terminal to the train, exits at the Rental Car Center and follows signs to the Remote Curbside, which is accessible to all public vehicles.
  • Waiting: not permittedWaiting is not allowed at the remote curb. If waiting is required, please use the free Cell Phone Lot located near the Rental Car Center.

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

All pickup rules

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

• Drop-off at DeparturesKiss & Ride
  Departures area in front of the Main Terminal
  • Dropping off: permittedVehicles may pull up to the Departures area in front of the Main Terminal when actively unloading passengers and luggage. No vehicles may be left unattended when dropping off passengers; unattended vehicles will be towed immediately.
• Pick-up at the bag claim curbsideKiss & Ride
  Bag claim curbside (Arrivals)
  • Waiting: not permittedBag claim curbsides are for active loading only. To avoid circling the airport, consider waiting in the Cell Phone Waiting Lot.
• Express CurbsideKiss & Ride
  Express Curbside: left lane at Blue and Red Departures and Arrivals
  • Dropping off: permittedFor dropping off or picking up passengers who don't need to check bags or visit Baggage Claim: as you approach the Main Terminal, follow signs for either Blue or Red Departures or Arrivals, then use the left lane to go Express.
• Short Term GaragePark and come inside
  Short Term Garage (Levels 4-9 above the Main Terminal)
  • Dropping off: permittedIf you want to accompany your departing passengers inside the Main Terminal, consider using the Short Term Garage. Parking under one hour is free.

  For all actions above: Free within 60 minutes.

• Cell Phone Waiting LotPark and come inside
  Cell Phone Waiting Lot, near the Rental Car Center
  • Waiting: permittedTo avoid circling the airport, consider parking and waiting in the free Cell Phone Waiting Lot until your passengers have arrived and claimed their luggage. Have your guest call you when they are waiting outside, then proceed to the Main Terminal. The lot offers free Wi-Fi, restrooms and flight information. It is located near the Rental Car Center, with direct vehicle access via George J. Bean Parkway.
• Remote Curbside at the Rental Car CenterKiss & Ride
  Remote Curbside at the Rental Car Center
  • Waiting: not permittedWaiting is not allowed at the remote curb. If waiting is required, please use the free Cell Phone Lot located near the Rental Car Center.

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

All drop-off rules