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Getting to MSP Airport: Uber pick-ups and parking strategies

July 19, 2017 at 7:14PM
Make sure your Uber driver displays this sticker (and one in the back) in his or her car; Uber requires it. The app will also tell you what type and color of car your driver will be pulling up in.
Make sure your Uber driver displays this sticker (and one in the back) in his or her car; Uber requires it. The app will also tell you what type and color of car your driver will be pulling up in. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Your flight isn't the only ride to consider; there's also getting to and from the airport, and options for that are growing.

Parking your own car: While MSP builds a larger parking ramp, the general ramp remains open. Another option is the Quick Ride Ramp, just off Post Road and Hwy. 5. Park your car, wait for a shuttle to arrive (usually before you're even out of your car) and hop aboard for a quick jaunt to Terminal 1. It costs $14 a day, compared with $24 a day for general parking. Calculate and compare costs of various parking options at MSP.

Uber and Lyft: The long-held practice is now officially sanctioned: App-driven car ride companies such as Uber and Lyft can now legally pick up and drop off at MSP. Drivers must meet a few standards — proof of insurance, a car no more than 10 years old that has been inspected by an approved vendor, a permit that costs $25 and a decal displayed in the car window — and pay a surcharge of $3 each way.

AMELIA RAYNO

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