Find parking

The map below shows council owned and managed car parks, and on-street car parking places.

Both cash and card payments are available at our pay and display machines, and barrier controlled car parks. Customers may need cash if card payments are temporarily unavailable. Customers can also use Pay By Phone at our pay and display sites.

City centre on-street pay and display bays operate from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Sunday.

City centre car parks operate from 8am to 12midnight, Monday to Sunday.

New parking systems

The council are in the process of implementing new parking systems at our barrier controlled multi-storey car parks (MSCPs).

These sites are:

• Bedford Place MSCP, Salisbury Street SO15 2TZ
• Eastgate MSCP, Eastgate Street SO14 3HH
• Grosvenor Square MSCP, Grosvenor Square SO15 2BE
• Marlands MSCP, Harbour Parade SO15 1BA

The new parking systems will operate via an automatic number plate recognition system at the entrances and exits. Users will be able to pay for parking:

• At a pay station with cash or card (as per the current method)
• At the exit barrier by card payment,
• Via an app that can be downloaded to your phone

The new parking systems will be implemented via a phased approach. Grosvenor Square Multi-storey car park will be the first site to receive the new system. Works are currently due to begin on Monday 20 October 2025.

We will contact existing season ticket holders at these sites to advise how these will work going forward. We will also contact users of the current Decrementing Card system. If you have not received an email by Friday 10 October 2025, please email parking.enquiries@southampton.gov.uk with details of your existing season ticket or decrementing card.

How to use the map

Select (click or tap) the symbols on the interactive map to view more information, such as the postcode, opening hours, and charges of the car parks.

To add parking for motorcycles, blue badge holders, coaches, or residents' zones, please select the relevant legend item below the map.

While this map is regularly updated, we recommend that you always check the charges and notices posted at each site for the latest details.