Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Boise Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
BOI Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Boise Airport.
What to Expect
Boise Airport (code: BOI) consists of a modern, three-level single terminal with three concourses (A, B and C), and more than a dozen eateries and shops in the concourses, and a full-service restaurant and fast food court on the landside. WiFi is available and there are charging stations in each concourse. There are no private lounges at this airport.
Sleeping in Boise Airport
While Boise airport is open 24 hours a day, it is not especially conducive to overnight sleeping. Passengers are not allowed to sleep airside after the last flight for the night arrives for the night, and must move to the landslide until security opens the next morning. There are a few padded benches across from the ticketing counter, and some benches in the darker rent-a-car area near baggage claim. Bring a travel blanket for additional comfort and be sure to bring earplugs or noise-cancelling headphones to drown out the music played over the PA system all night. For uninterrupted sleep, there are some hotels within a quick shuttle ride of the airport. See Airport Hotels in the guide below or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
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In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there are hotels near Boise Airport that provide free airport shuttles:
With Covid restrictions constantly changing, we recommend that you confirm shuttle availability prior to booking and/or prior to your arrival.
- Rodeway Inn Boise Airport – Free airport shuttle is available. » Check Rates
- Best Western Vista Inn at the Airport – Free airport shuttle is available. » Check Rates
- Airport Inn – Free airport shuttle is available. » Check Rates
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels near Boise Airport that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.
Airport Lounges
At the time of this update, pay-per-use lounges were not available. If this information is not correct, click here to update this airport guide.
Airport WiFi / Internet
Free WiFi is available at Boise Airport. Open your browser and a University of Idaho pages will appear. Check the box to accept the terms and conditions.
More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport
Art in the Airport – Rotating art exhibits are on display throughout the airport.
ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? ATMs are available. Fees may apply, so be sure to check your bank’s fee schedule and your daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans. Locations: 2nd Floor, between the Ticket Counters and washrooms • 2nd Floor, Food Court area.
Duty Free & Shopping – The following shops are available: CNBC SmartShop • Idaho Statesman Shop • CNBC Kiosk • Art Source Gallery • Greenbelt Magazine Shop.
Food & Drink – Food concessions throughout the airport operate on varying schedules. At the time of this update, there are no 24-hour dining options. Dining options include:
- Landside: Parrilla Grill • 13th Street Pub & Grill
- Airside: Bardenay • Einstein Bros. Bagels • Smashburger • River City Coffee & Cafe • Cross Grain Brewhouse • Harvest & Grounds
Luggage Carts – The airport has Smarte Carte luggage carts, which means there is probably fee to use them. You can find them at various locations inside the airport.
Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.
Massage Chairs – Locations: 2nd Floor, Meeter/Greeter Lobby • Food Court • Across from Gates 10 and 17
Mobile Charging – Free power ports are located in the lobby, business centers and concourse restaurants
Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Showers – Not available.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Airport Hours
The airport is open 24 hours, although food concessions and car rentals have varied hours of operation. The TSA security checkpoints open one hour prior to the first flight and close one hour after the last flight.
Keep in mind that airline check-in and baggage drop hours vary according to the flight schedule. Check these hours with your airline. If you are in the public area of the terminal (landside) you will not be able to get through to the secure area of the terminal (airside) until the morning.
Airlines
Boise airport is served by the following airlines: aha! Airlines • Alaska Airlines • Allegiant Airlines • American Airlines • Avelo Airlines • Delta Air Lines • Southwest Airlines • United Airlines.
Airport Transportation: Getting To/From The Airport
Bus
Valley Ride and Greyhound offer regular service to BOI airport, buses pick-up and drop-off at the purple curb. Valley Ride schedules and maps can be found near the 1st Floor Rotunda elevator inside the airport.
Car Rentals
The following car rental agencies are available onsite (1st floor): Alamo • Avis • Budget • Enterprise • Hertz • National.
Hotel Shuttles
Several area hotels provide airport shuttle service: Airport Inn • Best Western Vista Inn At The Airport • Comfort Inn & Suites Airport • Courtyard Boise Downtown • Hampton Inn Boise Airport • Hilton Garden Inn Boise Spectrum • Holiday Inn Boise Airport • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Boise Airport • Holiday Inn Express Boise University Area • Inn America Boise • La Quinta Inn & Suites Boise Airport • Oxford Suites Boise • Quality Inn Airport • Red Lion Inn & Suites Boise Airport • Rodeway Inn Boise Airport • Super 8 by Wyndham Boise.
Hotel shuttles pick-up at the green curb on the lower level roadway median, across from the outside of the baggage claim area. There is a Hotel Phone Board on the 1st floor rotunda. Contact your hotel of choice for shuttle service availability and information.
See also Airport Hotels above.
Ride Sharing
Lyft and Uber pick-up and drop-off passengers at designated areas on the upper curb, east end. The pick-up location is at the “Rideshare Pick-Up Area” shelter on the east end and drop-off is at the passenger’s specified airline location.
Shared Ride Shuttle
Boise Shuttle Service also offers transportation to and from Boise-area hotels, picking up and dropping off passengers at the green curb.
Sun Valley Express and Salt Lake Express offer scheduled or on-demand shared-ride shuttle service. These shuttles pick-up at the blue curb on the lower level roadway median, across from the outside of the baggage claim area.
Taxi
Metered taxis are readily available at the black curb on the lower level roadway median, across from the outside of the baggage claim area.
Last updated: 2023-03-21
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, are subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers and their web sites. We are not representatives of any of the above mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.
