Entebbe Airport New Parking Rates
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has announced a change in the Entebbe international airport parking rates effective 1st November 2024. There are two reasons that were given to back the change in the prices. The first reason is that the rates have been unchanged for the last 15 years and the second reason was raising more money necessary for the upgrading of Entebbe international airport.
Short Stay Parking
All short stay saloon cars and station wagons will be charged five thousand Uganda shillings (Ugx 5,000) for the first hour. For every extra hour spent at the airport, the car will be charged an extra one thousand Uganda shillings (Ugx 1000). For those who wish to have an idea of what it will cost in foreign currency; it will be $1.37 (5000 ugx) and USD 0.27 for every extra hour. In Euros, it will cost 1.26 Euros for the first hour and 0.25 Euros for every extra hour spent at the airport.
However if you leave your car at the airport for more than 24 hours, you will be charge Ugx 30,000.
Those driving Vans or minibuses will be charged Ugx 8000 (2.01 Euros, or $2.18) for the first hour then one thousand Uganda shillings for every extra hour spent in the airport parking. For the bigger cars such as trucks and lorries, they will be charged Uganda shillings ten thousand (Ugx 10,000 or $2.72 or 2.52 Euros) for the first hour and then one thousand Uganda shillings per extra hour.
Long Term Stay Parking
Long stay parking is currently Ugx 10,000 per day. That has been revised to Ugx 30,000 for the first day. (7.55 Euros or $8.16). The following days after the first will remain at Ugx 10,000 per day. ($2.72 or 2.52 Euros). However according to the new regulation, the long term parking has a cap of 30 days. You cannot park in the airport parking for more than 30 days. After 30 days, every extra day will be charge Ugx 200,000 (Around $60 per day or 58 Euros). This was done to deter people who park their cars at the airport for more than 30 days.
With the new long term tariff, parking at the airport for two months in the long term parking will cost around six million thirty two thousand (Ugx 6,320,000 or 1589.74 Euros or $1719.30)
What Are The Implications Of the New Parking Rates
Though the chances are often minimal, some first time travelers to Entebbe international Airport sometimes park their cars in the long term parking. With the rate tripled, it is recommended to be more cautious. In case you do not know where exactly to park, consider asking some for directions but in case you are not the kind that is comfortable talking to strangers, then simply avoid the parking space that has a barrier.
All short stay parking spaces at Entebbe international airport do not have any entrance barrier. The only parking space with an entrance barrier is the long term parking space. Therefore , to avoid these unnecessary fees of parking in the wrong space, just park in spaces without barriers.
Sometimes parking in the staff parking can get your car clamped. It is also important to watch out for this. The staff parking is the parking next to the long term parking space. Sometimes the channel cars there in case of too much traffic at the airport but on the none congested days, you might get clamped for parking in the wrong space.
Last but not least, some car rental agencies charge you for parking fees. All the auto teller parking payment stations at Entebbe international airport do not accept Ugx, 50,000 notes. Currently, they were not also receiving coins. Therefore it will be wise to take currency notes of Ugx, 1000, Ugx 2000, Ugx 5000, Ugx 10000 and Ugx 20,000.
Therefore, when you rent a car in Uganda and the arrangement is either to pick up the car at the airport or drop it off at the airport, you ought to be keen on the parking spaces to avoid falling victim.