Short-term parking at St. Louis Lambert?

Question

I'm driving East on I-70 from Columbia, MO to the St. Louis Lambert Airport and wish to use short term parking so that I can say goodbye to some friends before they depart. What's the easiest way to get to the hourly parking garage? Last time I followed the signs and ended up 10 miles down the road at a long-term lot, is the closest parking garage that St. Louis has to offer?

Answer 1

There are parking garages in front of the main terminal and the east terminal.  You'd use the east terminal garage for Southwest airlines, all others fly out of the main terminal.  The signage is horrible at Lambert -- I've gone to the airport countless times and still get turned around trying to get to the garage parking.  Good luck!