📱 Add this tool to your home screen — one tap next time you park.
The simplest way to check Edinburgh parking: type a street below to see its parking zone, charges and hours — and instantly whether parking there is free, paid, permit-only or restricted, pinned on the map. You can also switch on colour-coded parking zones, and see Park & Ride sites and city-centre car parks.
Drops a pin on the map — then drag it, or tap the map, to set your destination.
Want the full street-by-street detail?
Our main guide explains every zone, contravention code and how to appeal a PCN — plus a live tool showing whether enforcement is active right now.
Every controlled zone on this map, with its area, price and how many streets it covers. Tap a zone to search it on the map above, or use the full zones guide for permits and the detail.
Central zones 1–4 · Mon–Sat 8:30am–6:30pm + Sunday 12:30–6:30pm · the only zones that charge on Sundays
Southern & western zones (S) · Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:30pm · free evenings & weekends
Zone S1
Marchmont & The Grange
~£4.20/hr · 32 streets mapped
Zone S2
Bruntsfield & Morningside
~£4.20/hr · 53 streets mapped
Zone S3
Polwarth & Merchiston
~£4.20/hr · 51 streets mapped
Zone S4
Dalry
~£4.20/hr · 49 streets mapped
Zone S5
Shandon
~£4.20/hr · 28 streets mapped
Zone S6
Gorgie
~£4.20/hr · 62 streets mapped
Zone S7
Craiglockhart
~£4.20/hr · 3 streets mapped
Zone S8
Mayfield & Blackford
~£4.20/hr · 33 streets mapped
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Written first-hand by an Edinburgh enforcement officer. Independent — not affiliated with the City of Edinburgh Council. The sign on the street always wins.