Updated: 27th January 2023
The City of Edinburgh council is very accommodating when it comes to offering free parking bays for motorcycles and scooters. With over 18 bays in zone 1 alone and well over 100 more dotted throughout the city, still finding them when you need them can be challenging.
We have sourced where all of these bays are located and have listed them below. But to make life even easier I have put them all into a super helpful Google map.
Now, why not let our bespoke google map navigate you straight to a Solo M/Cs ONLY motorcycle bay nearest to the part of the city you are visiting?
Solo M/Cs Edinburgh – Motorcycle Parking Bays in Edinburgh – 2023
Parking is free for scooters and motorcycles (without sidecars) in all of the 118 ‘Solo M/C Only bays though out Edinburgh city. Some of these bays can be found on:
- Belford Road
- Magdala Crescent
- Manor Place
- Register Place
- Jeffrey Street
- Blair Street
- Johnston Terrace
- Rothesay Place
- Drummond Street
- Warrender Park Terrace
Read on for a full list of all the roads in Edinburgh with free motorbike parking bays.
Alternatively, Let our bespoke Google map of the ‘Best Free Motorcycle Parking spots in Edinburgh’ guide you straight to a bay near your destination.
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 1 in Edinburgh
- Ainslie Place
- Alva Street
- Belford Road
- Coates Gardens
- Douglas Gardens
- Dremsheugh Gardens
- Eglington Crescent
- George Street
- Grosvenor Crescent
- Magdala Crescent
- Melville Crescent
- Melville Street
- Palmerston Place
- Randolph Place
- Roseberry Crescent
- Rothesay Place
- Rothesay Terrace
- Walker Street
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 1A in Edinburgh
- Edinburgh (Zone 1A)
- Castle Street
- Glenfinlas Street
- Heriot Row
- Manor Place
- Moray Place
- Queen Street
- Young Street
Let our map guide you right there – Download Here
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 2 in Edinburgh
- Albany Street
- Calton Hill
- Forth Street
- George Street
- Queen Street
- Regent Road
- Register Place
- St Andrew Square
- St Ninian’s Row
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 3 in Edinburgh
- Blackfriars Street
- Blair Street
- Calton Road
- Canongate
- Chambers street
- Drummond Street
- George Square
- High Street
- Hill Square
- Jeffrey Street
- Nicolson Square
- Rankeillor Street
- Roxburgh Place
- St Giles Street
- St John Street
- Simon Square
- South College Street
- Waverley Bridge
- West Richmond Street
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Let Google Lead the Way
Download our map of the
Best Free Motorcycle Parking Spots in Edinburgh
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 4 in Edinburgh
- Atholl Crescent
- Chalmers Street
- Dewar Place Lane
- Drumdryan Street
- Glen Street
- Grassmarket
- Grindlay Street
- Grove Street
- Johnston Terrace
- Keir Street
- Lady Lawson Street
- Lauriston Gardens
- Lauriston Park
- Lochrin Place
- Merchant Street
- North Bank Street
- Panmure Place
- Rutland Street
- Spittal Street
- Tarvit Street
- Victoria Street
- West Tollcross
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 5 in Edinburgh
- Belgrave Crescent
- Dean Terrace
- Eton Terrace
- Learmonth Terrace
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 5A in Edinburgh
- Glenogle Road
- Henderson Row
- Northumberland Street
- St Stephen Street
- Saxe-Coburg Place
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 6 in Edinburgh
- Barony Street
- Broughton Place
- Cochran Terrace
- Drummond Place
- Eyre Crescent
- Fettes Row
- Gayfield Square
- London Street
- East London Street
- Northumberland Street
- Regent Road
- Regent Terrace
- Royal Terrace
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 7 in Edinburgh
- Bernard Terrace
- Blacket Place
- Buccleuch Place
- Livingstone Place
- Lutton Place
- Mayfield Terrace
- Melville Terrace
- Parkside Street
- Parkside Terrace
- Rillbank Crescent
- St Catherine’s Place
- Sciennes
- South Oxford Street
- Summerhall Square
- West Newington Place
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Free Motorcycle Bays in Zone 8 in Edinburgh
- Bruntsfield Terrace
- Gillespie Crescent
- Leamington Terrace
- Marchmont Road
- Roseneath Terrace
- Upper Grove Place
- Warrender Park Road
- Warrender Park Terrace
- Westhall Gardens
For the above, & more Great Free Parking Spots in Edinburgh – Download the Map Here
Let Google Lead the Way
Download our map of the
Best Free Motorcycle Parking Spots in Edinburgh
With Thanks to Edinburgh City Council Parking Services
The above information has been sourced with thanks from Edinburgh City Council and www.edinburgh.gov.uk/parking
Telephone: 0131 469 5400
Email: parking@edinburgh.gov.uk
Motorcycle parking permits in Edinburgh
If you own a motorcycle and live in the controlled parking zone, you can apply for a free residents’ permit to park in permit holder parking places in your zone. (Source: edinburgh.gov.uk/parking)
