Area Routes |
Passenger Drop-Off |
Passenger Pick-Up |
Taxi, Shuttle, Limo Pick-Ups
Maps & Directions | To & From DIA
| The airport is easily accessed via interstate
highways and is conveniently located less than 35 minutes from downtown
Denver by car, shuttle buses, public transportation or taxis.
Peña Boulevard is the primary route to Denver International Airport.
The boulevard is accessible from Interstate 70 (Exit 284 eastbound, Exit 285
westbound), from Airport Boulevard, from Tower Road or from the E-470
toll road. |
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Denver International Airport has numerous
parking options - two five-level garages (including valet), two short-term
parking areas, two uncovered economy lots, and two outlying shuttle lots. When
driving to the airport on Peña Boulevard, watch for electronic roadway
signs that display parking availability.
As you approach Jeppesen Terminal, overhead roadway signs indicate which airlines
operate from the east
and west sides of the terminal. Remember, it will be more convenient to
park on the side where your airline's ticket counters and baggage claim are
located.
If you are dropping off a passenger at curbside, follow the "Departures"
signs to Terminal Level 6.
Airline ticket counters are just inside the doors on Level 6, and overhead
roadway signs indicate which airlines operate from the east
and west sides of the terminal. You may drive through and drop your passenger
at the curbside location designated for his or her airline.
Some airlines offer curbside luggage check-in service. Checking luggage
at curbside may be faster than checking bags at the ticket counter. Read Airlines
at DIA to
determine if your airline offers curbside check-in.
“Arrivals” on Jeppesen Terminal Level 4 is designated for passenger
curbside pick-up. Arriving passengers who will take private transportation
will collect their luggage at baggage
claim on Level 5 and take an escalator or elevator down to Level 4, where
private vehicles are allowed to drive through and pick up passengers. Drivers
cannot park and wait at curbside.
Drivers should follow the signs on Peņa
Boulevard to "Arrivals" on
Terminal West or Terminal East, Level 4. Overhead signs
identify the airline locations. Passengers must be at curbside waiting for
their rides. Any unattended vehicles will be towed immediately.
Options for picking up passengers include:
- Immediate curbside pick-up on "Arrivals," Level 4 when travelers are waiting
at curbside.
- Delayed curbside pick-up when the driver is in the 45-minute area (located
on Peña Boulevard) waiting for a telephone call from the arriving
travelers indicating they are ready to be picked up at curbside.
- The 45-minute
waiting area is just beyond the E-470
overpass on inbound Peņa Boulevard. Vehicles may pull into
the waiting area to wait for a passenger. For safety, drivers
must stay in their cars in the waiting area. When passengers
arrive and contact you, arrange to meet them at their airline
door on "Arrivals,"
Level 4
and then drive to the terminal. Note: No public
telephone or restrooms are in the waiting area.
- Park and meet domestic travelers inside Jeppesen Terminal. Short-term
parking is located in the garages accessible via “Arrivals”
Level 4, both west and east sides
of Jeppesen Terminal. After parking,
we suggest meeting travelers on Level 5 of Jeppesen Terminal at
either the fountain or at the appropriate
baggage-claim carousel. Only ticketed passengers or those with
a demonstrated need may go to the airline gates. Demonstrated need
must be arranged with the airlines, not the airport.
- Park and meet international travelers inside Jeppesen Terminal at the north
end of the atrium, at the International Arrivals area (near the statue of
Elrey Jeppesen). After clearing Customs and Immigration, arriving international
passengers enter Jeppesen Terminal on Level 5.
