When is on-street parking free in Manchester city centre?

Between 8pm and 8am and on bank holidays the pay and display bays cost nothing, unless another restriction applies. From 8am to 8pm they are charged every day, Sundays included. Blue Badge holders park free in all of them.

Is there free parking in Manchester?

Yes. Of the 3,592 parking locations mapped in Manchester, 282 (8%) are recorded as free. A free lot can still have a time limit or be for customers only, so check the signs on site.

Where is park and ride in Manchester?

The map data lists 14 park and ride sites in Manchester and around it, with at least 300 spaces where the capacity is mapped. Each one is on the map above.

What are the largest car parks in and around Manchester?

By the spaces recorded in the map data: The Garage (2,300), NCP Stockport Merseyway Redrock (1,175), NCP Manchester Circle Square (1,014), NCP Stockport Exchange Station (1,000), Tesco Extra Car Park (740).

Can I park a van or camper in a garage in Manchester?

Check the height limit first: 3 parking locations in Manchester have one mapped, and the app shows it on the lot's card. Surface lots usually have no limit.

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Web parking map – Manchester

Manchester parking map: free and paid parking

3,592 mapped parking locations in Manchester, 282 of them free.

Explore mapped parking locations in Manchester before a journey. The page combines an interactive map with an explanation of what the data means and what you still need to check on arrival.

Download for iPhone • The app is free to use but you still need to pay for parking.

Interactive Manchester parking map

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The Manchester parking map in your browser

This page brings the Parking Space Finder map to the web for Manchester. Zoom in to see mapped parking locations, filter them by free, paid or other status and open the details recorded for a location, without installing anything.

The full European experience remains available in the iOS app.

Manchester in numbers

Mapped parking locations: 3,592
Free: 282
Paid: 235
Other or unknown: 3,075

Parking rules in Manchester

What to know before you park on the street. Rules change: the signs on site always decide.

In the city centre's Controlled Parking Zone, on-street parking is in pay and display bays, charged from 8am to 8pm every day of the week, in all zones.
From 8pm to 8am and on bank holidays the bays are free, unless another parking restriction applies.
Blue Badge holders park free in all on-street bays in the city centre.
Outside the Controlled Parking Zone, charges and restrictions may still apply: check the signs.

Official information: manchester.gov.uk – On-street parking

Parking in Manchester: what the map data shows

The map has 3,592 parking locations in Manchester. 282 of them (8%) are recorded as free and 235 (7%) as paid; for the rest the source data gives no clear fee. 61 are multi-storey or underground garages, and 14 are park and ride sites. Figures from OpenStreetMap.

Multi-storey garages: 56
Underground garages: 5
Park and ride sites: 14; 300 spaces where mapped
Lots with disabled spaces: 48; 397 disabled spaces in total
Open 24/7: 9
With a height limit mapped: 3
EV charging stations: 81
Fuel stations: 104

Largest public car parks in and around Manchester

By the number of spaces recorded in the map data. Lots marked private are left out.

Car park	Type	Spaces	Fee	Hours	Max height
The Garage	Multi-storey	2,300	Paid
NCP Stockport Merseyway Redrock	Multi-storey	1,175	Paid		1.85 m
NCP Manchester Circle Square	Multi-storey	1,014	Paid	24/7
NCP Stockport Exchange Station	Multi-storey	1,000	Paid
Tesco Extra Car Park	Surface lot	740	Free
NCP Manchester Spinningfields	Multi-storey	680	Paid
NCP Salford Stanley Street	Multi-storey	637	Paid
NCP Salford New Bailey	Multi-storey	620	Paid
Chorlton Street	Multi-storey	559	Paid
Hulme High Street Retail Park	Surface lot	550	Free

Questions about parking

When is on-street parking free in Manchester city centre?: Between 8pm and 8am and on bank holidays the pay and display bays cost nothing, unless another restriction applies. From 8am to 8pm they are charged every day, Sundays included. Blue Badge holders park free in all of them.
Is there free parking in Manchester?: Yes. Of the 3,592 parking locations mapped in Manchester, 282 (8%) are recorded as free. A free lot can still have a time limit or be for customers only, so check the signs on site.
Where is park and ride in Manchester?: The map data lists 14 park and ride sites in Manchester and around it, with at least 300 spaces where the capacity is mapped. Each one is on the map above.
What are the largest car parks in and around Manchester?: By the spaces recorded in the map data: The Garage (2,300), NCP Stockport Merseyway Redrock (1,175), NCP Manchester Circle Square (1,014), NCP Stockport Exchange Station (1,000), Tesco Extra Car Park (740).
Can I park a van or camper in a garage in Manchester?: Check the height limit first: 3 parking locations in Manchester have one mapped, and the app shows it on the lot's card. Surface lots usually have no limit.

How to use the Manchester parking map

Start with a destination or move the map to the area you plan to visit. Zoom in until parking locations appear, then use the filter button to focus on the type that matters to you.

Plan with the map in three steps

1Search for an address or place in Manchester, or use your current location if you choose to share it.
2Filter the displayed data by free, paid or other parking status.
3Select a marker or mapped area to read the available name, address, payment classification and other recorded details.

What the map colors mean

Free: The source data marks the location as not requiring a fee.
Paid: The source data marks a fee or paid interval for the location.
Other or unknown: The fee status is missing, unclear or does not fit the free/paid categories.

Where the parking information comes from

Parking locations and many of their attributes are based on OpenStreetMap contributor data. Parking Space Finder classifies the recorded fee value for the map filters and presents available location details in a consistent format. Community data can be incomplete or become outdated between updates.

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What this map cannot guarantee

A marker does not mean that a space is currently empty; the web map has no live occupancy feed.
A free classification reflects the recorded data, not a guarantee that every vehicle or time period is exempt from payment.
Signs, temporary restrictions, permits, access rules and on-site instructions always take priority over the map.
Check the entrance, operating hours and payment information at the location before leaving your vehicle.

Parking beyond Manchester

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Manchester parking map: free and paid parking

3,592 mapped parking locations in Manchester, 282 of them free.

Explore mapped parking locations in Manchester before a journey. The page combines an interactive map with an explanation of what the data means and what you still need to check on arrival.

Download for iPhone • The app is free to use but you still need to pay for parking.

Parking rules in Manchester

What to know before you park on the street. Rules change: the signs on site always decide.

In the city centre's Controlled Parking Zone, on-street parking is in pay and display bays, charged from 8am to 8pm every day of the week, in all zones.

From 8pm to 8am and on bank holidays the bays are free, unless another parking restriction applies.

Blue Badge holders park free in all on-street bays in the city centre.

Outside the Controlled Parking Zone, charges and restrictions may still apply: check the signs.

Parking in Manchester: what the map data shows

Multi-storey garages

Underground garages

Park and ride sites

300 spaces where mapped

Lots with disabled spaces

397 disabled spaces in total

Open 24/7

With a height limit mapped

EV charging stations

Fuel stations

104