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The Holiday Inn Express sits on the downtown side of the airport hotels. Our routing puts the terminal about 6.1 road miles away, and the hotel serves a free hot breakfast, runs an indoor pool and charges $10 a day to park.
IHG adds "Park and Fly rates are available" when you reserve — an airport rate, not a cruise rate, and no price. Visit Norfolk listed a 2024 "Park Stay & Go 8-Day" package here, one night and eight nights' parking, which would cover most cruises if it still exists.
There's no airport shuttle and no local shuttle at all, and you must be 21.
Ask for the Park and Fly rate by name when you book, and say it's for a cruise.
Book it if
- Drivers who want a long-term rate to ask about
- Families who want a suite and breakfast
- Anyone doing laundry before the trip
Look elsewhere if
- You're under 21.
- You need an airport shuttle.
- You're bringing a pet.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Holiday Inn Express Airport publishes.
An indoor pool and a self-service laundry; there's no restaurant on site.
"There is no local area shuttle available at this hotel," per IHG — so it's a cab or rideshare of about 6 miles to the terminal.
"Free, hot breakfast every morning", 6 to 9 AM on weekdays and 7 to 10 AM at weekends.
IHG gives no distance to the cruise terminal; it lists the Chrysler Museum 6 miles away. Our routing puts 1 Waterside Drive about 6.1 road miles off. Allow more than our 10-minute routing from Holiday Inn Express Airport to the terminal — that figure assumes empty roads.
Self-parking is $10 a day with in and out. IHG says "Park and Fly rates are available" when you reserve, without a price or a word about cruises; a 2024 "Park Stay & Go 8-Day" package added one night and parking for up to eight nights. Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site.
Night-Before Score: 47 of 100
Scored only from what the hotel publishes. See how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing the airport is about 3.5 miles from Holiday Inn Express Airport and the ship about 6.1 — figures for empty roads, not rush hour. Solid lines are published rides.
The hotel "does not offer free airport shuttle service", per IHG, which puts ORF about 3.5 miles away; its airport list says 2.28.
"There is no local area shuttle available at this hotel," per IHG — so it's a cab or rideshare of about 6 miles to the terminal.
IHG gives no distance to the cruise terminal; it lists the Chrysler Museum 6 miles away. Our routing puts 1 Waterside Drive about 6.1 road miles off.
From ORF without a hotel shuttle
By our routing, ORF to Holiday Inn Express Airport is about 3.5 road miles — roughly 8 minutes with no traffic, not counting the wait at the curb. CruiseHive puts an airport cab at about $25; rideshares pick up outside Arrivals near Door 3. More: the airport page.
Self-parking is $10 a day with in and out. IHG says "Park and Fly rates are available" when you reserve, without a price or a word about cruises; a 2024 "Park Stay & Go 8-Day" package added one night and parking for up to eight nights. Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site.
Parking for your stay: $10 a day, in and out.
"There is no local area shuttle available at this hotel," per IHG — so it's a cab or rideshare of about 6 miles to the terminal.
IHG gives no distance to the cruise terminal; it lists the Chrysler Museum 6 miles away. Our routing puts 1 Waterside Drive about 6.1 road miles off.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Holiday Inn Express Airport and ride straight from ORF to Half Moone — the airport page covers it.
Which terminal
Half Moone Cruise CenterOne terminal, not several, and one ride: about 6.1 road miles from Holiday Inn Express Airport to Half Moone, by our routing. See the terminal, explained.
Source: visitnorfolk.comDistance
No mileage statedIHG gives no distance to the cruise terminal; it lists the Chrysler Museum 6 miles away. Our routing puts 1 Waterside Drive about 6.1 road miles off.
Source: ihg.comShuttle departures
No shuttleNo ship shuttle at Holiday Inn Express Airport means no departure board — just a cab or rideshare of about 10 minutes to the terminal on empty roads, by our routing, not a guaranteed time.
Source: ihg.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking: ask priceSelf-parking is $10 a day with in and out. IHG says "Park and Fly rates are available" when you reserve, without a price or a word about cruises; a 2024 "Park Stay & Go 8-Day" package added one night and parking for up to eight nights. Visit Norfolk listed it in 2024; we couldn't find it on the hotel's own site.
Source: ihg.comThe city cruise lot
$15 a day, per the cityHoliday Inn Express Airport offers $10 a day, or a Park and Fly rate on request. The certain option is the city’s Cedar Grove lot, about 6.3 road miles away by our routing, $15 a day with a free terminal shuttle — no reservations, so you turn up, not book.
Where the car goes while you sail · Norfolk cruise parking, compared.
Source: norfolk.govThe evening and the morning
The evening
PoolAn indoor pool and a self-service laundry; there's no restaurant on site.
Breakfast
Free"Free, hot breakfast every morning", 6 to 9 AM on weekdays and 7 to 10 AM at weekends.
Address
North Military Highway, toward Military Circle1157 North Military Highway, Norfolk, VA 23502
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Holiday Inn Express Airport publishes it. Before you book, ask Holiday Inn Express Airport about the Park and Fly price and whether it covers a cruise and eV charging; its pages don’t say.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
To check in, per the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Not stated
Parking for your stay
$10 a day, in and out
Breakfast
Free hot breakfast, 6–9 AM weekdays, 7–10 AM weekends
Pool
Indoor pool
Pets
Pets aren't allowed, per IHG.
Rooms
All suites: standard rooms, suites and one-bedroom suites.
Accessibility
The indoor pool is ADA accessible.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryYes
- Fitness centerNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Nearby, by the hotel’s count
- Norfolk Botanical Garden3 miles
- Virginia Zoo5 miles
- Chrysler Museum6 miles
- Naval Station Norfolk8 miles
Distances as Holiday Inn Express Airport or its brand lists them, on a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.
Also worth knowing
- "Park and Fly rates are available" at reservation, no price
- Pets not allowed
- Visit Norfolk, April 2024: "Park Stay & Go 8-Day" — not on the hotel’s own site
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3 PM, check-out 11 AM. Minimum check-in age 21.
- Self-parking $10 a day with in and out.
- "Park and Fly rates are available" — no price printed.
- No free airport shuttle; IHG puts ORF about 3.5 miles away, its airport list 2.28.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The Park and Fly price and whether it covers a cruise
- EV charging
Every hotel fact here comes from Holiday Inn Express Airport’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the Park and Fly rate and whether it covers a cruise.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Holiday Inn Express Airport: the Norfolk cruise guide, Norfolk cruise parking and the splurge list.
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Holiday Inn Express Airport FAQ
Does the Holiday Inn Express Norfolk Airport have park and fly?
IHG says "Park and Fly rates are available" at reservation, without a price. Visit Norfolk's April 2024 page listed a package with one night and parking for up to eight nights — ask if it still runs.
Is there an airport shuttle at Holiday Inn Express Norfolk Airport?
No. IHG says the hotel "does not offer free airport shuttle service" and has no local area shuttle. It puts ORF about 3.5 miles away.
Is breakfast free at the Holiday Inn Express Norfolk Airport?
Yes — a "free, hot breakfast every morning", 6 to 9 AM on weekdays and 7 to 10 AM at weekends.
How much is parking at the Holiday Inn Express Norfolk Airport?
$10 a day with in and out privileges, per IHG.
How far is Holiday Inn Express Norfolk Airport from Half Moone?
About 6.1 miles by road, by our routing — IHG doesn't give a figure. Only Home2 Suites, among our airport-area twenty, is closer.
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