Parking

Getting to Pärnu is a breeze, but finding a convenient place to park your car can be a challenge in summer. In the downtown area, free parking is available in the lot near the Port Artur shopping centre (across Pikk tn., north of the bus terminal), and the lot near the bridge, Kalda str and whole Tammsaare pst. Most other streets in the downtown area are marked with blue ‘P’ signs informing you that they are paid parking zones Mon - Fri 08:00 - 18:00. Here parking is free for those staying 1 hr (near the beach 30 minutes). Others must pay €0.95/hr or €3.20/day. Tickets are sold by vending machines on the street (coins required), and at R-Kiosks like the ones near the bus terminal and at Rüütli 32. Whether or not you’re paying, you must leave a time marker or a note on your dashboard indicating the time you parked. From June to August 10:00 - 19:00, parking on streets near the beach also requires payment. Here a 1hr ticket is €3.20 and a day ticket is €9.60.
The city also has a paid lot at the end of the beach near the Tervise Paradiis spa, where a day ticket costs €4.