Galveston Parking

[Mike Petrick]

What’s the best option for parking at the new terminal in Galveston?

[ChessE4]

You can look at All things Galveston thread. We got a hotel and parking package with shuttle to port.

[TXcruzer]

I have embarked form the new terminal multiple times now, I have been parking in the North Lot, right next to the terminal, works great.

[wordell1]

If you can get the covered parking in the north lot, you are literally at the terminal.

[JimnKathy]

Port Parking provided us reasonable covered, secured parking for our 7-night Allure sailing last month. Total cost including tax for the week was $131.53 and they provided shuttle service both to and from the terminal...easy peasy.

[DoomSlayer]

10 hours ago, TXcruzer said:

I have embarked form the new terminal multiple times now, I have been parking in the North Lot, right next to the terminal, works great.

Same here.  And we usually are able to get a spot close to the covered parking if we get there with early boarding times.

[Weezie57]

20 hours ago, wordell1 said:

If you can get the covered parking in the north lot, you are literally at the terminal.

I have this covered parking reserved for a June 12 sailing.  

[KimW]

On 6/2/2023 at 7:07 AM, TXcruzer said:

I have embarked form the new terminal multiple times now, I have been parking in the North Lot, right next to the terminal, works great.

Hi! Can you tell me if there is an "indoor" option for parking in Lot 14? I have tried to find the answer to this but can't find it anywhere. When I start to reserve parking, there is an option in Lot 14 for Indoor. Thank you!

[CruiseGus]

14 hours ago, KimW said:

Hi! Can you tell me if there is an "indoor" option for parking in Lot 14? I have tried to find the answer to this but can't find it anywhere. When I start to reserve parking, there is an option in Lot 14 for Indoor. Thank you!

Yes the port was able to convert one of the warehouses next to pier 14,  outlined in Red on picture

When they first opened it around March or April of this year you could not find much about on their web site, haven't looked lately though, and you have to take the Port's shuttle from all of Pier 14 parking I believe, they will not let you walk to the Terminal

[TexanTwoStep]

On 6/3/2023 at 5:52 AM, Weezie57 said:

I have this covered parking reserved for a June 12 sailing.  

Parked here last week, it's great! 

Be careful when leaving though, they tried to double charge me and I had to show them my receipt from pre-paying.

[KimW]

1 hour ago, CruiseGus said:

Yes the port was able to convert one of the warehouses next to pier 14,  outlined in Red on picture

When they first opened it around March or April of this year you could not find much about on their web site, haven't looked lately though, and you have to take the Port's shuttle from all of Pier 14 parking I believe, they will not let you walk to the Terminal

Thanks so much! 

[Weezie57]

19 hours ago, TexanTwoStep said:

Parked here last week, it's great! 

Be careful when leaving though, they tried to double charge me and I had to show them my receipt from pre-paying.

Thanks for the heads up.  I will be sure to look out for that.

[crazy4disney]

Maybe one of you who has parked in one of the North lots can help me out... In this picture is the North Premium lot everything from the obvious division on up, and below that is the regular North lot? I would think so, but then I'm confused because I thought the premium lot was all covered, and there are plenty of uncovered spots in that section. I hemmed and hawed too long over the cost of the premium (it's a lot!) and now it's sold out, but the regular North lot is still available. We don't care about covered parking, though, just distance -- and if those uncovered spots are just considered part of the regular North lot then I'll jump on that while I can. 

 

[LizzyBee23]

We stayed at an Airbnb in the Strand that offered cruise parking. With two families and two cars, it was by far the cheapest option for an overnight stay and parking. Would have been walkable for a Carnival cruise, ended up getting a ride to the RCL terminal (though a motivated person with little luggage could also walk).

[Yo2slick]

3 hours ago, crazy4disney said:

Maybe one of you who has parked in one of the North lots can help me out... In this picture is the North Premium lot everything from the obvious division on up, and below that is the regular North lot? I would think so, but then I'm confused because I thought the premium lot was all covered, and there are plenty of uncovered spots in that section. I hemmed and hawed too long over the cost of the premium (it's a lot!) and now it's sold out, but the regular North lot is still available. We don't care about covered parking, though, just distance -- and if those uncovered spots are just considered part of the regular North lot then I'll jump on that while I can. 

 

The uncovered spots are for sure the regular north lot.

 

[crazy4disney]

32 minutes ago, Yo2slick said:

The uncovered spots are for sure the regular north lot.

 

Awesome, thank you!

 

[Hince57]

for port of galveston cruise parking (any port), use promo code SUMMER23 for $10 off (valid until 30 June) for any future sailing.

[billdauterive]

4 hours ago, crazy4disney said:

Maybe one of you who has parked in one of the North lots can help me out... In this picture is the North Premium lot everything from the obvious division on up, and below that is the regular North lot? I would think so, but then I'm confused because I thought the premium lot was all covered, and there are plenty of uncovered spots in that section. I hemmed and hawed too long over the cost of the premium (it's a lot!) and now it's sold out, but the regular North lot is still available. We don't care about covered parking, though, just distance -- and if those uncovered spots are just considered part of the regular North lot then I'll jump on that while I can. 

 

Yes, the uncovered are the normal North lot spots.  The South lot is across the street at the bottom right of the picture.  Terminal 14 parking is off the screen to the left.
The North lot is definitely walkable from anywhere.  I personally walk from the South lot as well as the distance isn't that far, it just doesn't have a marked cross walk for the street crossing.

[jupiter03]

Just got back Sunday. I reserved the north lot (not premium). I thought I would be able to enter the north lot through the left entrance (red X), but that was blocked. They routed me all around as I've indicated with the red line. There were uncovered spots open below the covered spots, but they routed me to the left after scanning my code, so I'm not sure if those were all premium parking spots. We were able to still get a great spot and it was a very short walk. Note, you can't walk straight through the covered parking spots to the ship, as there is a fence blocking you.

There are two crosswalks to get from the parking to the building, which I've indicated in blue. There were porters available near the crosswalk, so I didn't have to drag the heavy luggage very far. 

[cruisellama]

We booked early for the covered parking.  To me well worth it for the short walk and cooler car when we returned.

 

[crazy4disney]

23 hours ago, jupiter03 said:

Just got back Sunday. I reserved the north lot (not premium). I thought I would be able to enter the north lot through the left entrance (red X), but that was blocked. They routed me all around as I've indicated with the red line. There were uncovered spots open below the covered spots, but they routed me to the left after scanning my code, so I'm not sure if those were all premium parking spots. We were able to still get a great spot and it was a very short walk. Note, you can't walk straight through the covered parking spots to the ship, as there is a fence blocking you.

There are two crosswalks to get from the parking to the building, which I've indicated in blue. There were porters available near the crosswalk, so I didn't have to drag the heavy luggage very far. 

Interesting... Thank you for sharing your experience! Can I ask around what time you got to the lot?

 

[cruisellama]

2 minutes ago, crazy4disney said:

Interesting... Thank you for sharing your experience! Can I ask around what time you got to the lot?

 

Good picture. If you purchase the premium covered lot, they will route you to the right middle of the pavilion where you get a second scan to enter the covered parking.   We arrived  about 1015a (we had a 1030 boarding window).  The "X'd" entrance was blocked and so we had to drive past the terminal to access just as you highlighted.  

[Scatmanjack]

 

The yellow fence railing under the covered parking was new for us.   It was not there in March 2023 but it was present last week...  

 

Just have to adjust your walking pattern...

 

Still a great parking option...

[luv2sail]

11 minutes ago, cruisellama said:

Good picture. If you purchase the premium covered lot, they will route you to the right middle of the pavilion where you get a second scan to enter the covered parking.   We arrived  about 1015a (we had a 1030 boarding window).  The "X'd" entrance was blocked and so we had to drive past the terminal to access just as you highlighted.  

Thank you for this information. I was wondering how early to arrive.

[Weezie57]

Just returned from our cruise yesterday.  From leaving the terminal to getting in our car in the covered North Lot was less than 5 minutes.  Yes, it does cost more but it was worth it to have a hassle free get away after being on a cruise.