Beach Guide

Virginia Beach Parking

Lots, garages, rates & the closest spots to the sand

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Parking at Virginia Beach costs from $7/day. Compare 6 nearby lots and garages by price, walking distance and how full each one is right now, plus metered street parking. Lot locations, rates and hours are real and geocoded. Tap a pin for driving directions.

Cheapest: 19th Street North Lot · $7–10 flat

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6 lots · 2,237 spaces. Scrub the time slider for the crowd estimate.

All Parking

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25th Street Garage

~53 open

344 spaces · $1–3/hr ($24 max) · Garage · 1 min

19th Street North Lot

~111 open

534 spaces · $7–10 flat · Oceanfront lot · 8 min

31st Street Garage

~62 open

610 spaces · $1–3/hr ($24 max) · Garage · 8 min

9th Street Garage

~139 open

532 spaces · $1–3/hr ($24 max) · Garage · 23 min

4th Street Lot

~24 open

65 spaces · $1–3/hr ($24 max, Apr–Oct) · Inlet lot · 1.5 mi

Rudee Loop Lot

~40 open

152 spaces · $1–3/hr ($24 max, Apr–Oct) · Oceanfront lot · 1.6 mi

On-street parking

0 metered spaces · Metered · Meters enforced 24 hours a day, April 1 to Oct 31 (year-round at 24 1/2 and the 300 block of 25th St). Pay by plate or ParkMobile.

Rates checked Oct 20, 2026; not confirmed: 19th Street North Lot. Posted prices at the lot always win.

Local moves

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Paid parking at the city's surface lots and street meters runs April 1 to Oct 31. From Nov 1 to March 31 the surface lots and most meters are free.

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Meters take mobile pay apps, text to pay and credit or debit cards, with a one-hour minimum on cards. Between 5th Street and Rudee Loop, on-street meters are free from 5 to 10 a.m.

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No on-street parking is allowed after midnight and towing is enforced: it starts at midnight on 1st to 4th streets and at 2:30 a.m. on 14th to 29th streets.

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For a long beach day the city points visitors to its three garages and surface lots rather than meters. Garage and lot rates renew at 5 a.m.

City parking info (757) 385-4700

Parking Questions

How much is parking at Virginia Beach?

Parking at Virginia Beach costs from $7/day. The cheapest paid lot is 19th Street North Lot at $7–10 flat.

Is there free parking at Virginia Beach?

Parking at Virginia Beach is paid — there is no free beach lot. Lots start at $7/day. Arriving early or late in the day is your best bet for a spot.

Where should I park for Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach has 6 lots within walking distance; the largest is 31st Street Garage (610 spaces). The lots nearest the sand fill first, so the ones a block or two back usually have room. Use the live map above to compare walking distance and how full each lot is right now.

What time does parking fill up at Virginia Beach?

On warm, sunny weekend days the closest Virginia Beach lots fill by mid-morning. Arrive before 10 AM or after 4 PM for the easiest parking, and scrub the time slider on the map above for the crowd estimate hour by hour.

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Lot locations, counts, rates and hours are real, geocoded from each address. No live space-count feed is published, so availability is estimated from typical beach crowds and today’s weather. Your location is used only in your browser to sort by distance.

Main parking at Virginia Beach: 31st Street Garage ($1–3/hr ($24 max)) and 25th Street Garage ($1–3/hr ($24 max)), plus street parking at Metered. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.