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Parking prices and times

Cost and times of pay and display parking

Always check the relevant ticket machine and signs to ensure you pay the correct price as there may be variations in these areas. Time plates stating hours of restriction and maximum stay times will also show an arrow pointing to what ticket machine vouchers should be bought from or what RingGo zone number should be used.

There are no charges payable on parking holidays.

See our parking bay locations map for details on where you can park. 

Streets Prices from April 2024 Hours of operation
George Street, St Andrew Square, Charlotte Square, Queen Street, Market Street and St Giles Street £8.20 per hour Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 6.30pm and Sunday 12.30pm to 6.30pm
Stafford Street and Melville Street area, Morrison Street to Shandwick Place and Old Town (including East Market Street) £7.20 per hour Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 6.30pm and Sunday 12.30pm to 6.30pm
West End (Palmerston Place area), Moray Place, South Side (Clerk Street area), Tollcross, Fountainbridge and Heriot Row £6 per hour Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 6.30pm and Sunday 12.30pm to 6.30pm
New Town, Northumberland Street to St Stephen Street and Royal Crescent £5.40 per hour Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm
Bruntsfield, Sciennes, St Leonard's, Dumbiedykes, Stockbridge and Dean £4.10 per hour Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm
Extended Controlled Parking Zones (zones prefixed with a letter N or S e.g. N1, S2 etc) £3.80 per hour Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm
South Queensferry £1.30 per hour Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 5.30pm

Public parking in Edinburgh by zones

Please check the relevant ticket machine as described above to ensure you pay the correct price as there may be variations in price and maximum stay times in each area. Parking zones are indicated on street by large zone entry signs that denote the zone number and times that parking is restricted.

Area Zone Hours
 Central  1, 1A, 2, 3, 4 Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 6.30pm and Sunday 12.30pm to 6.30pm
 Peripheral  5, 5A, 6, 7, 8 Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm
 Extended Zones prefixed with a letter N or S, for example, N1, S2 etc. Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm
 Main roads  Main traffic routes

Monday to Friday 9.15am to 4.30pm

Saturday 8am to 6.30pm

 South Queensferry  South Queensferry Monday to Saturday 9am to 5.30pm

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