DTW Airport · Sprinter vans

Vehicle return instructions

Return your van to the same outdoor lot where you picked it up, beside the Big Blue Deck at Evans Terminal.

Do not enter the parking garage

The Short Term Parking lane leads into the parking garage. Our high-roof Sprinter vans are 9 ft 6 in tall and will not fit in the parking garage. There is not enough roof clearance, and entering will damage the van.

Use the gates marked “Long Term Parking” to reach the outdoor lot.

01 · Entrance

Enter through Long Term Parking

At the Big Blue Deck entrance, use any of the three gates marked “Long Term Parking”. The photo below shows the entrance to the correct lot; the return gates are outlined in red.

Big Blue Deck entrance with the Long Term Parking gates outlined in red
Long Term Parking gates — not the Short Term Parking lane into the garage.

02 · Return lot

Return to your outdoor pickup lot

After the gates, follow the route shown below to the outdoor lot beside the Big Blue Deck, section A1 — the same lot where you picked up your van. Park outside, not in the covered garage.

Overhead DTW map with yellow arrows from the Long Term Parking gates to the outdoor van pickup and return lot
Return to the outdoor lot highlighted in yellow.

Parking fees

When you return, pull a ticket at the Long Term Parking entrance and leave it in the van. You don't pay to exit at return.

Turo's DTW airport rules

03 · When you're parked

Message us once the van is parked

Once the van is parked in the outdoor lot, send us a message through your trip in the Turo app. We will remotely lock the van — no keys need to be handed off.

Please return the van with a full tank of fuel.

Not sure which entrance to use? Stop before entering the garage and message us through your trip in the Turo app.

View DTW pickup instructions