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Off-street parking
You can look at a map of car parks in Bristol.
These are car parks that we run. Choose a car park for prices, times and maximum stays:
- Bristol First Hotel, BS1 6BQ
- Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE
- College Street, BS1 9UU
- Frog Lane, BS1 5UY
- The Grove, BS1 4RB
- Lower Guinea Street, BS1 6SY
- Mardyke Wharf, BS8 4UR
- Maritime Heritage Centre, BS1 6JL
- Portwall Lane, BS1 6NB
- Queen Square, BS1 4NT
- Redcliffe Parade, BS1 6SW
- Temple Gate, BS1 6PL
- Trenchard Street, BS1 5AN
- Wapping Wharf, BS1 6JL
- West End, BS8 1EH
On-street parking and charges
On-street parking is free in areas that arent in Residents Parking Scheme areas or the Controlled Parking Zone. Check local signs to see if time limits and restrictions apply.
There are parking restrictions in the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the centre of Bristol. There are signs to tell you what restrictions apply.
Pay and display charges
You can park in on-street bays for up to 1, 2 or 4 hours. The prices and times you can park in on-street bays are different for each location. Check the signs or ticket machines when you park.
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1 hour zone charges
Monday to Sunday:
- up to 1 hour, 8am to 6pm: £4.50
- 6pm to midnight: £4.50
- 6pm to 9am: £6
- Bank holidays have charges.
2 hour zone charges
Monday to Sunday:
- up to 2 hours, 8am to 6pm: £7
- 6pm to midnight: £4.50
- 6pm to 9am: £6
- Bank holidays have charges
4 hour zone charges
Monday to Sunday:
- up to 4 hours, 8am to 6pm: £14
- 6pm to midnight: £4.50
- 6pm to 9am: £6
- Bank holidays have charges
Residents Parking Scheme (RPS) areas
There is some pay and display parking in these areas. These usually charge from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, but days, times and maximum stays vary in different areas.
Check local signs when you park.
Find out more about Residents' parking schemes.
Parking schemes
Clifton East, Clifton Village, and Kingsdown:
Monday to Friday, up to:
- 30 Minutes: free.
- 1 hour: £2.50
- 2 hours: £5
- 3 hours: £7.50
- 4 hours: £10.00 (not available in all scheme areas)
- 5 hours: £12.50 (not available in all scheme areas)
All other scheme areas:
Monday to Friday, up to:
- 30 Minutes: free.
- 1 hour: £2
- 2 hours: £4
- 3 hours: £6
- 4 hours: £8 (not available in all scheme areas)
- 5 hours: £10 (not available in all scheme areas)
Most residents' parking schemes do not operate on Sundays or bank holidays so you can park for free in permit holders' only, shared use, or pay and display bays without having a permit.
The only exceptions to this are Bower Ashton, and Edward Road and Chatsworth Road where the schemes run all days and all hours except on Christmas Day.
Evening and Saturday times and charges are different in each area, check the signs on the machines for details.
Park and Ride
You can park your car and ride a bus into Bristol. Look at a map of Park and Ride locations on the Travelwest website. You can also find out about opening hours, bus times and fares at the Travelwest site.
There is no charge for parking. Bus fares apply.