Free car parking in/near Cork City

Around that shopping center, (Blackpool) they have signs up saying if you park in the main car park for more then 3 hours you'll be charged



There is a place just before the Dino's and the traffic lights known as Sunbeam Estate, it's on the left if you're coming from Limerick and the easiest landmark is the sign for 'Southern Tyres',

There's two entrances, you'll probably miss the first, the second is easier to see but if you do miss i you can swing around in the topaz opposite

The place is empty, especially since Fás stopped using it as an overspill facility for apprentiships


The only place closer to where your coming from would be the housing estates close to the Shandon Tower, it can be bit of a labyrinth if your not familiar with the area

Anywhere else, even near the brewery have single yellow lines and a 2 hour limit posted

ofcork wrote: »

If you come in to blackpool and see a petrol station(maxol),go right at the lights and just past the next lights up the hill you can park on the left by the neptune.

You would need to know Cork very well to follow those directions.

coming in from that side you've 3 or 4 car parks that are around 7/8 euro per day. There's the train station, St Patricks's quay (just after Ship St.) and a couple more along by Victoria Quay.
it's only a 10/15 minute walk into teh city centre from there depending which one you're in.

I know I'm bumping an old thread please forgive me... But I was wondering where the cheapest place to park in the city centre was. Is it still the car park on Patrick's Quay or is it in City Hall???

trishw78 wrote: »

I know I'm bumping an old thread please forgive me... But I was wondering where the cheapest place to park in the city centre was. Is it still the car park on Patrick's Quay or is it in City Hall???

if you are looking for multi-storey car parks I'd say you won't beat St. Finbarr's car park, it's €2 per hour if you park on the roof, €3 per hour on any other level.

Other than that, you can buy parking discs which are €2 but there are rules about maximum stay on those aren't there?

No matter what direction you are coming from, it's easy to follow signage to the "black ash park 'n ride, it's €5 daily with free bus transfer to/from city centre.