Boston Logan (BOS) Airport Parking Guide: Garages, Economy Shuttle and Logan Express

Which garage should you use at Boston Logan?

Logan has three public parking garages, all run by Massport. Each suits a different kind of trip, and the choice mostly comes down to which terminal you use and how much walking or waiting you will accept ^[1].

• Central Parking Garage. Convenient to all terminals, with covered walkways and moving sidewalks. It offers short-term and long-term parking, and pedestrian bridges on Level 4 connect it to Terminals A, B, C and E ^[4]. Massport calls it the most convenient choice for Terminal A (Delta) departures.
• Terminal B Parking Garage. Built for Terminal B travelers, with short-term and long-term options. Its height clearance is 6'6", the lowest of the three ^[4].
• Economy Parking Garage. Roughly 2 miles from the terminals, with a free shuttle to every terminal. It has no weekly or monthly rates, and its height clearance is 8'2" ^[5].

The sketch below shows the idea. It is generic and not an official map.

What do the Central and Terminal B garages offer?

Central and Terminal B share one rate table, with prices that start low for the first hour and climb to a daily maximum. You will find the current figures in the rate table at the top of this page, not here. The garages differ more in location than in how they work.

Height clearance is 9'6" at Central and 6'6" at Terminal B, so check the height of a roof box, van or lifted truck before you enter ^[4]. Both garages have spaces for hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles and EV charging. Massport lists 18 charging ports on Level 6 of Central near Terminals B and C, 20 on Level 6 near Terminals A and E, and 10 on Level 3 of the Terminal B garage ^[1]. Availability can change, so treat these as a guide and not a promise.

A few practical points from Massport's page:

• The parking garages are cashless, so bring a card.
• Valid disability plate or placard holders can park in all open garages, even when the sign says "full."
• If a garage is full, staff direct you to another on-airport garage or arrange valet parking.
• The FlyLogan app has a Mark My Car feature that saves your garage location and navigates you back to your car.
• Unpaid Massport parking tickets can block driver's license or vehicle registration renewal.

If you are comparing airports, the guide to Charlotte or Phoenix shows how other operators organize their garages.

Is the Economy garage worth the shuttle?

The Economy garage has the lowest daily maximum at Logan, and Massport says it can save a meaningful amount per day compared with the other garages ^[1]. The trade is time. You park, wait for the free shuttle on Level 1 of the garage, ride to your terminal, and repeat the process on the way home.

Massport advises against walking from the Economy garage, because the pedestrian routes may use airport roadways and limited sidewalks. Take the shuttle every time.

One thing we could not pin down: Massport's own page gives two different shuttle frequencies, one saying about every 15 minutes and another saying every 3 to 5 minutes. The page also does not list shuttle hours. Because of that, we recommend building in generous extra time and checking the Economy page on massport.com just before your trip. The Economy garage also has hybrid and alternative-fuel spaces and 10 EV charging ports on Level 3.

For a general approach to deciding when a cheaper lot is really cheaper once you count your time, read our cheap airport parking guide.

Should you book an Advance Parking Reservation?

Massport lets you reserve a guaranteed spot online by choosing your entry and exit dates and times in 15-minute increments. The page says discounts are available for advance online reservations, and the reservation page has its own terms and conditions ^[1]. The rate table at the top of this page shows what Massport lists for the garages.

A reservation is most useful when Logan is likely to be busy. Massport notes that garages tend to fill earliest on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and during the February and April school vacation weeks. The timeline below puts those periods in one place.

If your trip falls in one of those windows, booking ahead removes a lot of uncertainty. If it does not, you may still prefer to reserve for peace of mind on an early flight.

Is Logan Express a good way to avoid the garage?

Logan Express is a bus service operated by Massport with direct service to all of Logan's terminals (lower level). Buses leave from five locations: Back Bay, Braintree, Framingham, Danvers and Woburn ^[2]. Parking is available at the four suburban locations (Braintree, Danvers, Framingham and Woburn), but not listed for Back Bay. An alert on the page says Braintree now operates from the MBTA Quincy Adams garage.

Tickets are sold online at loganexpress.com, and children ride free with a ticketed family member. The page does not list departure frequency, so check the page for your location. Allow enough time to park, buy a ticket and board with your luggage, and add extra time on holidays and school vacations, as Massport advises.

This works best if you live in the suburbs near one of those locations and want to skip the drive into the city. Use our parking vs rideshare calculator if you are weighing all of it against a ride.

How do you get to Logan without parking?

The MBTA Blue Line connects downtown Boston directly to Airport Station, and a free Massport shuttle takes you from there to the terminals. The Blue Line connects to the Orange Line at State Street and the Green Line at Government Center ^[3].

Massport's free shuttle routes 22, 33, 55 and 66 run to Airport Station: Route 22 serves Terminals A and B, and Route 33 serves Terminals C and E, both through the Rental Car Center and both from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. Route 55 runs during early morning and late evening off-peak hours, and Route 66 goes to the Logan Office Center and the Water Transportation Dock from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Route 11 connects all four terminals from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Route 88 runs 24 hours and links the Economy Garage with Airport Station, and Massport lists all four terminals on it as well ^[6]. Check the curbside signs, which show where each route stops. The Silver Line SL1 stops curbside at each terminal and runs to South Station, free from the airport to downtown, with a free transfer to the Red Line.

The pickup flow for friends and family is simple in theory: Massport's map marks a cell phone lot, a rental car center and ride-app areas, but its parking page gives no details for them, so we do not either. Check Massport's pickup and drop-off page for the current location and rules before you go. Ride prices vary by time and demand; see the calculator for a comparison.

Before any trip, it is worth a quick look at the day-of conditions. Massport says parking advisories mean space can change quickly, and it keeps a real-time parking availability page that you should check before you travel. If you are staying in the Boston area for a game or concert instead of flying, our venue parking guides and the wider list of parking guides cover those trips, and our airport hub lists every airport we have written up so far. Whichever option you pick, decide it before the day you fly: choosing between a full garage and a missed flight at the entrance is the worst time to compare options.

The flow below helps you choose.