Pike’s Peak Shuttle Parking

I’ve used PPL for years and have found it convenient and efficient. These days not so good.
They recently changed the bus traffic pattern to entry/​exit on the west side of the lot, which took many regular patrons by surprise. The bus arrival frequency is a mess, fostered somewhat by the clueless travelers upline who have yet to figure out how to board a bus with a piece of luggage (I guess they get left behind on the tram ramp in the terminal with that «Huh?» expression).
Often times, after waiting for well past a standard 10 min interval, a bus will show up with a OUT OF SERVICE banner. I’ve had 3 of these pass by until an in-​service bus shows up, packed like a sardine can– while a less crowded bus behind drives around it and on to the next station. Why they can’t get this evened out is beyond me.
One of the biggest annoyances is that the drivers don’t call out the stops during drop offs. On a crowded bus, at night or in winter when the windows are fogged/​dirty, you have no idea where you are.
The plus side is that with good planning you can park near the bus entry/​exit for quick pickup/​drop off. The drivers don’t mess with your bags which is great because I don’t like anyone touching them but me. The daily rate is good as is the proximity to the main terminal.
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Never ever again!!!
Parked in this lot over the weekend. Not my choice, but I wasn’t driving this time. The shuttles to and from the airport were jammed packed! We had to wait for not one but 2 more shuttles to pass by before we could get on one! Oye vey! Good thing the weather was nice and we were 2 hours early.
The parking lot was almost full on a Thursday morning! We didn’t have to wait too long for the shuttles, going to the airport. On the way back though, 25 minute wait even though the count down clock said 10 mins. So which bus do we want, Route A or B? None of the 4 of us knew. What the F*%#K !! I haven’t used Pikes Peak for about 5 years because it’s just crap. I tried to tell the driver this a couple days before. Tried to convince them to use The Spot, which I switched to and so glad I have. Usually, if it’s just me going, I take a shuttle from Boulder, but with 4 of us, it was cheaper to drive and park ourselves and not have to wait for a shuttle.
The pavement in the lot is very badly cracked in multiple locations. This damaged the wheels on one of my daughter’s suitcases and caused the bag to be jerked out of her hand. That one went in the trash when we got home. Fortunately, the pavement was dry and not covered in rain, snow or ice this time. However, I still stumbled and tripped on another crack, fell to the pavement, tearing the knee in my nice slacks, and banged up my knee too. OUCH!
I still hate that the shuttles don’t pick up or drop you off at your car, like many other non-​airport owned lots do, and some other airports’ shuttles do. So, people who have forgotten where they are parked are left wandering around (not so bad if the weather is good, but in bad weather or when it’s dark this is a safety issue), using their keyless remotes to beep their cars to try and find them. We were one of them, but we found ours quickly.
It’s so overpriced! $ 8 per day!
DIA is making a killing on their parking lots, and yet there is still a terrible rabbit issue that can eat through the wires on your car. This happens to about a dozen cars a day, and not just the ones near the fences.
Checking out was horrible! We sat in a line to checkout, only to find we all had to back up and change lanes as the ticket machine at the checkout took someone’s ticket but wouldn’t allow them to pay. It took us 20 minutes just to leave!

When i was there early in the morning (7am), the shuttle was very punctual and the driver very friendly. Look at the negative reviews, it might just depend.

Update: Because this is my usual parking lot when traveling in & out of DIA, I have come to «learn the ropes,» in terms of their patterns for picking up and dropping off passengers. That is, until they decide to just up and change things. Pikes Peak Shuttle, if you are going to inconsistently change the pattern by which you pick up and drop off paying patrons (dropping off by the north entrance, then switching to dropping off by entering the south entrance, then back again to using the north entrance to drop off passengers), I beg of you to show some common courtesy and post some sort of signs to let us know. I am truly considering changing where I park.

Poor, inconsistent and slow service between the parking lot and DIA. many better options for off site parking.

Great spot to park. Almost door to door service. Point of advice; when dropping people back at their cars, please call out the stops. I’ve seen many confused customers who cannot see out the window when the lights are on… or just don’t know how things work.

Pulled in and a sign said to park in row BB. I did so. We’ve now made a complete lap around the parking lot and are sitting here idling. I usually use one of the offsite private companies but thought I’d use this based on a coworkers recommendation. I won’t be making the same mistake again. Use any other parking source except this one.

One thing that AMAZES me about travelling @ DIA is the time scheduling here. I have literally travelled on every holiday, and it has not been bad. I came to pick up a friend on a random weeknight and the place was a zoo. I mean how about talking about being bi-​polar at its finest.
I had to take an emergency trip home– during the week. Last flight to ATL was @ 1715. Living downtown (and knowing the traffic patterns in the early afternoon), I thought I could leave at 1530, and have plenty of time. Christ, was I wrong! Traffic on 70 was an absolute joke.
As I finally creeped up to Pena Blvd, I noticed time was not on my side. I saw the parking signs, and they said all lots are full– use shuttle lot (I always park on the top floor of the East terminal deck, its expensive, but I pay for the convenience). So, I thought to myself «I better not gamble looking for a spot in a full lot and then get screwed missing my flight” — so I followed the signs, and found a spot.
I had no idea where to go, except to find a spot near a pickup point. I made it on time. The bus was packed like sardines, and these businessmen assholes on their phones wouldn’t move, so I gave them nice little shoves as I was pretty much walking over them to make space. Bus driver changed shifts, and then pretty much told the new guy the bus is ghetto, and the doors need to shake in order to go. So as the bus stopped every second to literally overload us, we couldn’t move.
Thankfully 10 minutes later, they shook the doors, and we were on our way. I knew I was playing with fire, so I didn’t care, I just got off the first stop (I didn’t have to check bags, and had a phone) so I could make sure I would make the flight.
In terms of official parking, it is the cheapest parking at DIA. Economy is 12 $/​day, garage is 24 $/​day, and shuttle is 8 $. If you have the time to kill, I say go for it– but with the uncertainty of how crowded this place would be, you are better off looking elsewhere. If you are claustrophobic, I would not recommend.

This lot is a horrific nightmare. Only use this if you have 2 hours to waste waiting for the shuttle back to your car. Seriously. 2 HOURS.

I used to think this was a great place to park and used it for years. The last several times it has been awful. I have waited a very long time, both when waiting for shuttle at the time I park, and when I return and need the shuttle from terminal back to lot. Then there was the time the gate wouldn’t raise after I paid, and most recently when the shuttle broke down en route to terminal. I am going elsewhere.

The worst bus schedule. 2 buses follow each other around and before that it was a 20 minute wait. Do Not park here if you don’t have a lot of time, as you Will miss your plane. The bus drivers are not nice either. The 1 bus was completely full with not One seat left and the one immediately behind her was empty but she kept stopping and picking more people up instead of just heading to the airport. Now there are 4 people standing and luggage in the aisleway, it’s actually very Unsafe! This is a cheap lot but that’s absolutely All it has going for it. I will park private next time and gladly pay the extra dollar.

Buses don’t come at times given. I called 15 minutes ago and the automated voice said 10 min, called just now it still says 10 minutes. A bus came and said I have to wait for the next bus. He claimed it would be in a second. By second he meant 25 minutes band counting? Super shuttle might be more expensive but at least it’s reliable and I and not standing out in the cold waiting for an imaginary bus.

Best way to travel at DIA if you can’t get a ride. Only $ 8 a day, and the shuttle runs very frequently. There are rows and rows of parking, so make sure to write down your row /​shuttle stop or maybe even take a picture of the sign, you could wander around forever if you forget. On the other hand, they have complimentary car finder service, complementary jump starts, and complementary locked car service.

This used to be my goto parking, but they expanded the lot and cut the number of bus, now it sucks.
I will be trying Wally park or something else next time.

In and out is fine but the shuttles are filthy dirty and scorching hot. Today it’s about 90 °F. Inside the shuttle was hot that some of the metal was too hot to touch… tough on a full shuttle!

Only $ 8 per day. It’s easy to find. I picked up and dropped off vehicles from RelayRides here. The shuttles came very quickly. Within 5 minutes, there were 2 shuttles.

Used to be great. They changed route and pick up area without even telling anyone so missed a flight. Very disappointed and won’t use again.

You get what you pay for… sigh. Used these guys 3 out of the last 4 weeks, and I’m not impressed with the new routes. They used to be predictable with plenty of shuttles. Now, expect a wait (10 – 20 min) on both departure and arrival legs. They must have cut down their fleet significantly, expecting that the 2 different routes would make up for it — big FAIL. If you’re traveling late night, forget about it! You just as well take a cab to the airport or back to the lot.
I will be switching to either Wally Park or the economy lot for any future travel; the extra cost will be well worth it.

Standing here at DIA with 50+ other weary travelers for 30 minutes waiting for a bus the countdown clock says is always a minute away is making my first time parking with pikes peak my last. Terrible service.

Great airport parking lot at $ 8 a day. Plenty of parking spaces and there is a shuttle every 10 minutes to and from the airport. Easy checkout too.