AIRPORT PARKINGat King Fahd International Airport, Dammam (DMM)
Parking costs SAR 3 per hour at a self-service kiosk or through the Mawgif app, and SAR 4 per hour if you pay at the window on the way out. Almost all of it sits in one three-storey covered structure attached to the main terminal.
The tariff is hourly and no daily maximum is published, which makes short stays cheap and long stays expensive.
What Parking Costs at Dammam Airport
The two rates
The airport publishes two rates for the same space. Paying at a kiosk or in the Mawgif app costs SAR 3 per hour. Paying through the window at the exit gate costs SAR 4, a third more for an identical stay.
Settling up before you walk back to the car is the whole difference. Mawgif runs the car park on behalf of Dammam Airports Company, the operator of the airport.
Because no daily cap appears in the official tariff, the cost of a stay is the hourly rate multiplied by the hours:
| LENGTH OF STAY | COST AT THE SAR 3 KIOSK RATE |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | SAR 3 |
| 3 hours | SAR 9 |
| 12 hours | SAR 36 |
| 24 hours | SAR 72 |
| 3 days | SAR 216 |
| 7 days | SAR 504 |
A 15% VAT line appears in some published figures but not in the airport’s own parking information. Read the total on the kiosk screen before paying.
Paying and getting out
Take the ticket on entry and keep it. Settle the charge before returning to the car, either at one of the self-service kiosks along the terminal hallway or through the Mawgif app. Exit counters also accept payment, at the higher SAR 4 rate.
Keep the receipt slip after paying. It is what gets the barrier open on the way out.
Where the Car Park Is
The main car park holds around 5,000 spaces across three storeys and connects to the main terminal building by walkway, so there is no shuttle and no crossing an open apron road with luggage.
All of it is covered, which in a city where summer afternoons run past 45°C is the most useful thing about it. The levels fill at peak times, so allow extra minutes when parking before a flight rather than dropping someone at the kerb.
The car park entrance sits on the terminal approach road, and the layout of the terminal and its approach shows how the two line up.
Long-Term Parking at Dammam Airport
An hourly tariff with no published ceiling changes the decision for anyone away more than a couple of days. A week in the car park comes to roughly SAR 500. A return trip by taxi or ride-hailing between the airport and Al Khobar costs a fraction of that, and the fare is agreed at the desk before you travel rather than metered.
For a trip of three days or more, being dropped off is the cheaper answer.
Dropping off and picking up
The kerb outside Departures handles drop-offs without entering the car park at all. Pick-ups are the harder half, because arrival times move. Check the live arrivals board before leaving home: the drive in from Dammam runs 30 to 45 minutes depending on traffic, and a flight that lands late turns a short wait into a parking charge.
If you are driving from Bahrain
Manama is 99.9 km from the terminal by road, and the Saudi border control sits at 72.9 km of that. The arithmetic above holds. The alternative to it does not.
Being dropped off assumes a driver who can make two short runs. From Bahrain each run is a 200 km round trip through two border posts, which puts four crossings behind a single flight.
That leaves the hourly charge or a pre-booked transfer. Either way, budget for the border rather than the distance: the causeway crossing has no timetable, and the King Fahd Causeway Authority publishes a live transit time in each direction that moves through the day.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is parking at Dammam Airport?
Parking at Dammam Airport costs SAR 3 per hour paid at a self-service kiosk or in the Mawgif app, and SAR 4 per hour paid at the exit window. The rate is hourly with no daily maximum published, so a full day at the kiosk rate works out at around SAR 72 and a week at around SAR 500.
Is there long-term parking at Dammam Airport?
Yes, but it is the same car park at the same hourly rate rather than a discounted long-stay tariff. No daily or weekly cap is published, so a seven-day stay costs roughly SAR 500. For trips longer than two or three days, a taxi or ride-hailing trip in each direction is considerably cheaper.
Can I book parking at Dammam Airport in advance?
No advance booking system appears in the airport’s published parking information. Spaces are taken on arrival, and the covered levels fill at peak times. Allow extra minutes if you are parking before a flight rather than dropping someone off at the kerb.
Is parking at Dammam Airport covered?
Yes. The main car park is a three-storey covered structure with around 5,000 spaces, connected to the main terminal by walkway. Covered parking matters here, because summer afternoon temperatures in the Eastern Province run above 45°C.
Is it cheaper to park at Dammam Airport or take a taxi?
For anything longer than about two days, a taxi or ride-hailing trip in each direction is cheaper. Parking is charged at SAR 3 per hour with no cap, so the cost keeps climbing for as long as the car sits there. For a short visit or an airport pick-up, parking is the cheaper option.
Last reviewed: August 2026. Rates and the absence of a daily cap are worth re-checking yearly against the airport’s own parking information.