Free & cheap parking in Bruges

💡 The cheapest way

The cheapest way to visit Bruges by car is a free edge car park or P+R (Magdalenastraat, Bevrijdingslaan, Coiseaukaai, Waggelwater), 21 to 35 minutes on foot from the centre or a short bus ride. For a shorter walk, Centrum-Station costs at most €7.10 per 24 hours and Centrum-'t Zand has a free first hour. Street parking in the centre is limited to 4 hours at €3 an hour.

Peripheral car park Magdalenastraat · edge-of-town car park

• ✅ Conditions: Free, 198 spaces, 40 bicycle lockers, 4 charging points. No time limit stated on the page.
• 🚇 To the centre: Bus 3, 52, 54 or 55 from Sint-Andries Sint-Lodewijk; or walk · 21 min to the centre
• 📍 Magdalenastraat, 8200 Brugge
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Peripheral car park Bevrijdingslaan · edge-of-town car park

• ✅ Conditions: Free, 170 spaces, 27 bicycle lockers. Service road between Jan Breydellaan and Peter Benoitlaan.
• 🚇 To the centre: Walk about 23 minutes · 23 min to the centre
• 🕗 Open: Not accessible on Saturday 00:00–14:00
• 📍 Bevrijdingslaan 33, 8200 Brugge
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P+R Coiseaukaai

• ✅ Conditions: Free, 75 spaces, 10 bicycle lockers.
• 🚇 To the centre: Bus 2 every 10 minutes from Brugge Coiseau; or walk · 25 min to the centre
• 📍 Lodewijk Coiseaukaai 3, 8000 Brugge
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P+R Waggelwater

• ✅ Conditions: Free, 195 spaces, 13 bicycle lockers. Opening hours are subject to change.
• 🚇 To the centre: Bus 1 every 10 minutes from Brugge P+R Waggelwater; walking takes 35 minutes · 35 min to the centre
• 📍 Ruddershove 1, 8000 Brugge
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P+R Boogschutterslaan (Sint-Kruis)

• ✅ Conditions: Free, 100 spaces in total with a second P+R by the Brughia sports club, 10 bicycle lockers.
• 🚇 To the centre: Bus 1, 3, 4 or 80 from Sint-Kruis Kerk · 27 min to the centre
• 📍 Boogschutterslaan, 8310 Brugge
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P+R Jan Breydel stadium

• ✅ Conditions: Free, 100 spaces. Not available as P+R on Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge home match days.
• 🚇 To the centre: Bus 52, 54 or 55 from Sint-Andries Kerk (Gistelse Steenweg) to the station · 47 min to the centre
• 📍 Olympialaan, 8200 Brugge
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P+R Steenbrugge

• ✅ Conditions: Free, 185 spaces, 20 bicycle lockers. Too far to walk with children; the page names no bus line.
• 🚇 To the centre: 45 min to the centre
• 📍 Tragelweg 20, 8310 Brugge
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Centrum-Station car park with P+Bus ticket

• 💶 Price: €1.40 per hour, at most €7.10 per 24 hours
• 🎟️ Includes: Free bus trip into town and back for the driver and up to 3 fellow passengers on the day of arrival (P+Bus ticket)
• ✅ Conditions: 1,690 spaces, height limit 2.15 m. Get the P+Bus ticket on the De Lijn website or at the Lijnwinkel on Stationsplein; the text-message route does not work for foreign visitors. Works around the station: follow the signs on site.
• 🚇 To the centre: All De Lijn buses stop near the car park; the Markt is about 20 minutes on foot · 20 min to the centre
• 📍 Chantrellstraat 42, 8000 Brugge
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Free street parking

• Blue Zone around the centre: Free for up to 4 hours with a parking disc, set to your arrival time and visible behind the windscreen. Blue Zones are mostly outside the walls, 20–30 minutes on foot from the Markt. (09:00–18:00; check the signs for Sundays and public holidays) visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/parking/parking-policy ↗
• Vlamingstraat 33: One reserved motorbike space, free. (Always) visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/parking/parking-policy ↗

When paid street parking is free

Paid street parking in the centre is charged every day from 09:00 to 20:00 with a 4-hour maximum; the tourist office states no separate Sunday or holiday rules. The city fee regulation (2023) gives no charge outside those hours, but check the machine and the signs. The Interparking garages have a cheap evening rate from 18:00 to 07:00, from €1.20 per hour. visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/parking/parking-policy ↗

Centrum-Station · Interparking

• 📍 Near: Beguinage, Minnewater, Market Square (about 20 min on foot)
• 💶 Per hour: €1.40/h
• 💶 Per day: €7.10
• 🌙 Flat rates: The €7.10 maximum applies from 5 hours (per 24 hours). Evening 18:00–07:00: 1 hour €1.20, 3 hours €3.60.
• 📍 Chantrellstraat 42, 8000 Brugge
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Centrum-'t Zand · Interparking

• 📍 Near: Concertgebouw, Market Square (10 min on foot), St Salvator's Cathedral
• 💶 Per hour: First hour free
• 💶 Per day: €17.10
• 🌙 Flat rates: Then 2 hours €4.30, 3 hours €6.50, 4 hours €8.80; €17.10 is the maximum per 24 hours from 8 hours. Evening 18:00–07:00: 1 hour €1.20, 2 hours €2.40, 3 hours €3.70. Height limit 2 m.
• 📍 't Zand, 8000 Brugge
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Pandreitje · Interparking

• 📍 Near: Burg, Fish Market (Vismarkt), Queen Astrid Park
• 💶 Per hour: €2.20/h
• 💶 Per day: €17.10
• 🌙 Flat rates: 7 hours €15.40; €17.10 from 8 hours (per 24 hours).
• 📍 Gevangenisstraat 10, 8000 Brugge
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Katelijne · Interparking

• 📍 Near: Church of Our Lady, Groeninge Museum, Gruuthuse Museum, St John's Hospital
• 💶 Per hour: €2.20/h
• 💶 Per day: €17.10
• 🌙 Flat rates: 7 hours €15.40; €17.10 from 8 hours (per 24 hours).
• 📍 Katelijnestraat 63, 8000 Brugge
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Centrum-Ezelstraat · Interparking

• 📍 Near: Ezelpoort, Ezelstraat shops, Market Square (about 12 min on foot)
• 💶 Per hour: €2.20/h
• 💶 Per day: €17.10
• 🌙 Flat rates: 7 hours €15.40; €17.10 from 8 hours (per 24 hours).
• 📍 Hugo Losschaertstraat 5, 8000 Brugge
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Langestraat · Interparking

• 📍 Near: Market Square (5 min on foot), Rozenhoedkaai
• 💶 Per hour: €2.20/h
• 🌙 Flat rates: 2 hours €5.30, 4 hours €11.00, 6 hours €16.20. The most expensive, but the closest to the Markt.
• 📍 Predikherenrei 4, 8000 Brugge
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Ways to pay less

Station car park and free bus

Centrum-Station costs at most €7.10 per 24 hours, and the P+Bus ticket gives you a free bus trip into town and back on the day of arrival. Foreign visitors get the ticket on the De Lijn website or at the Lijnwinkel on Stationsplein. visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/parking-bruges/centrum-station-car-park ↗

't Zand: first hour free

For a visit under an hour, Centrum-'t Zand is free. A full day costs at most €17.10. visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/parking/centrum-t-zand-car-park ↗

Evening rate

From 18:00 to 07:00 the Interparking garages charge a cheap evening rate: good for dinner in Bruges or an overnight stay. visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/parking-bruges/centrum-station-car-park ↗

Bring a parking disc

The Blue Zone is free for 4 hours with a parking disc (sold in Belgian shops; some rental cars have one). visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/parking/parking-policy ↗

Watch out

Street parking is capped at 4 hours

Paid street spaces in the centre, 09:00–20:00: €1.00 for 30 minutes, €3.00 for 1 hour, €7.00 for 2 hours, €12.00 for 3 hours and €18.00 for 4 hours. Pay with your plate number at the machine, in the 4411 app, by card or in cash; text-message payment needs a Belgian number. visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/parking/parking-policy ↗

Car-light streets with cameras

Steenstraat (car-free) and Katelijnestraat (car-light) daily 13:00–18:00; Geldmuntstraat and Zuidzandstraat on Saturdays and Sundays 13:00–18:00. Plate cameras check them and only permit holders may drive through; fines go to the registered keeper. brugge.be/mobiliteit/autoluwe-binnenstad/autoluw-gebied ↗

Residents-only codes

The cheap visitor codes of the city are for residents of the inner-city zone; tourists cannot use them. brugge.be/sites/default/files/2024-02/RetributiereglementParkeren.pdf ↗

No low-emission zone

Only Antwerp and Ghent have a low-emission zone in Flanders; Bruges has none (checked October 2026). vlaanderen.be/lage-emissiezones-lez ↗