There are a number of car parks in Aberdeen, including several free ones. The interactive map below shows car park locations. You can zoom in and out of the map using the plus and minus signs at the top left, or use the search box at the top right to find an address or postcode and see car parks nearby.
Bus priority routes (bus gates) and LEZ
All car parks can be accessed avoiding the city centre bus priority routes (bus gates). You may have to take a different route to previously to avoid them.
10 out of the 14 city centre car parks can be accessed by non-compliant vehicles avoiding the low emission zone (LEZ) area - College St, Union Square, Trinity Centre, Virginia Street, Frederick Street, West North Street, Gallowgate, Loch Street, Harriet Street, and Denburn.
The car parks at Chapel Street, Ship Row, Queen Street and Justice Mill Lane by Park Inn are within the LEZ. Vehicles entering these four car parks must be compliant.
Blue badge parking
Blue badge spaces are available in the following in the city centre car parks and on-street blue badge bays.
Car parks:
- Denburn
- Bon Accord shopping centre (Loch Street and Harriet Street)
- Gallowgate
- Shiprow
- Union Square shopping centre
- Trinity shopping centre
- College Street
On-street blue badge parking bays:
- Rose Street & Chapel Street
- Golden Square & South Silver Street
- Crown Street
- Union Terrace
- Green (various locations)
- Back Wynd & Correction Wynd
- Upperkirkgate & Flourmill Lane
- Littlejohn Street
- Queen Street
- Loch Street
- John Street
- Schoolhill west
- Schoolhill east
- Lower Denburn
- Spa Street
The below map shows blue badge spaces in the city centre:
How to get to the city centre
Cars/other vehicles
There have been changes in recent years to city centre roads however access continues to car parks and motorists can still get to destinations, just by using a different route than they’re perhaps used to.
All city centre car parks can be accessed without going through the city centre bus gates. In you're unsure, here's some handy videos of how to get to car parks avoiding the city centre bus gates:-
- King Street to Market Street passing Union Square
- Queen Elizabeth Bridge Wapping Street drive to Guild Street passing the Trinity Centre car park
- Westburn Rd to Bon Accord Shopping centre car park passing Gallowgate car park
For the low emission zone, similar to those in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, you can check if your vehicle is compliant online. Drivers of non-compliant vehicles can still access the city centre by using 10 out of the 14 city centre car parks - College Street, Union Square, Trinity Centre, Virginia Street, Frederick Street, West North Street, Gallowgate, Loch Street, Harriet Street and Denburn.
Bus and trains
First Bus services cover Aberdeen with most coming into the city centre.
Most of Stagecoach services cover Aberdeenshire coming into the city centre or to the bus station at Union Square Shopping Centre.
Trains into the city centre can be viewed via Scotrail's timetable.
Walking and cycling
You can find out where cycle parking is in the city centre online.
Parking meter faults
Please be aware of scams involving fake QR codes on pay-and-display parking meters. Recent scams across the country have seen fake QR codes places on parking signage and meters that once scanned takes the user to fraudulent websites that takes their details and payment.
We don’t have QR codes on any of our machines across the city.
If a parking meter is faulty, please use another parking meter with the same tariff and purchase a parking ticket, or use PaybyPhone cashless parking. You can purchase your parking session using the PaybyPhone app on your smart device, online, or by phone. To register and pay for your parking, visit the PaybyPhone website, download the app or call 01224 510 510.
To report damage to a parking meter or any other fault, please visit report a parking machine problem. We will send someone to address the problem as soon as we can.
Parking charges
Click on a heading below to see more information about Council-run car parks and parking charges.