Parking Rates

DAYTIME PARKING RATES (NON-EVENT)

NOTE: On-street parking is generally limited to two hours during the day (8 a.m. - 7 p.m) to ensure visitors have convenient and accessible parking for business, entertainment and shopping in downtown Durham. Also, our pay stations are license-plate based, so make sure you remember or write down your license plate number when parking in downtown Durham.  

Parking Enforcement Zones

To help you navigate where metered parking is enforced, please click here.

Pay-by-Phone

To learn about Passport Parking, our pay-by-phone app, please click here. 

How to Use Our Parking Meters

Parking meters can be confusing - and intimidating! To help you feel more comfortable with how to use parking meters, please visit this page.

ADA Parking

Persons with disabilities may park in time-limited spaces all day. However, do keep in mind that hourly rates are still enforced for the time in which you are parked.

ParkDurham Facilities Map

EVENING PARKING RATES

NOTE: These rates are only valid at City of Durham parking facilities, unless otherwise noted. Cars must also be removed from City of Durham parking facilities by 6:59 am to avoid paying regular rates the following day.  

SPECIAL EVENTS

Special Event parking rates are in effect anytime there is an event at a downtown venue or during any other major downtown event.  

The event rate at all downtown parking garages is $5. Please make sure to have cash on-hand; credit cards are not accepted upon entrance when special event rates are in effect. 

NOTE: These rates are only valid at City of Durham parking facilities unless otherwise noted.

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

On City of Durham-designated holidays, downtown parking is FREE, both for on-street parking spaces, and in the parking garages and surface lots. From time-to-time, special event parking rates may be enforced on holidays.

2020 Holiday Schedule