Parking Centre Gare, directly opposite Avignon Centre station, costs €2.80 an hour and €19.30 a day (€3.20 and €26.80 in July and August), and the first 30 minutes are free. For a free alternative, P+R Piot and P+R Italiens cost nothing and have free shuttles into the walled centre. This guide covers the station car park, the pre-bookable garages nearby, the free park-and-ride sites and the separate Avignon TGV car parks.
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Avignon has two stations. Avignon Centre (Gare Centre) stands just outside the city walls at the end of Rue de la République and is served mainly by TER regional trains. Avignon TGV is a separate high-speed station south of the city, with its own Effia car parks. This guide is about the centre station; the TGV car parks are summarised further down.
The car park directly opposite Avignon Centre is Parking Centre Gare, run by Avignon Tourisme with 778 covered spaces. Two free park-and-ride sites, Piot and Italiens, have free shuttles into the walled centre.
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| Where | Price in 2026 | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Parking Centre Gare (opposite the station) | €2.80 per hour, €19.30 per day | July–August: €3.20 per hour, €26.80 per day; first 30 minutes free |
| Parking Palais des Papes | €2.80 per hour, €19.30 per day | Inside the walls, exit onto Place du Palais |
| Zenpark Novotel (Parclick) | From €2 for 1 hour | Pre-booked, 1.8 m height limit |
| INDIGO Oratoire (Parclick) | From €14.67 for 8 hours | Pre-booked, inside the walls |
| P+R Piot and P+R Italiens | Free | Free shuttle into the centre |
| P+R Saint-Chamand (tram T1) | €2.50 per day incl. return tram for up to 7 people | Parking only: €5 per day |
Car park tariffs are those published by Avignon Tourisme and Orizo, the Grand Avignon transport network, checked on 22 October 2026. Parclick prices are “from” prices and depend on the dates you book.
What 24 hours near Avignon Centre station cost
Official tariffs outside July and August, 22 October 2026
Parking Centre Gare is at 7 avenue Monclar, facing the station entrance. It is covered, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and has video surveillance, 16 accessible spaces and 12 electric charging points. The height limit is 1.90 m, so most vans and roof-box cars will not fit. Places cannot be booked in advance: you take a ticket at the barrier.
| Parking Centre Gare (car) | September–June | July–August |
|---|---|---|
| Per 15 minutes | €0.60 | €0.70 |
| Per hour | €2.80 | €3.20 |
| Day (24 hours) | €19.30 | €26.80 |
| Evening (enter after 19:00, leave before 1:00) | €2 | Not offered |
| 7 days / 14 days | €50 / €80 | Check at the car park |
Source: Avignon Parkings – Parking Centre Gare. Payment by card, contactless, coins (no notes) or motorway toll badge on the equipped lanes.
At 2 rue Ferruce, in the heart of the walled town, with 825 covered spaces and a pedestrian exit onto Place du Palais. Same hourly and daily tariff as Centre Gare (€2.80 an hour, €19.30 a day outside July and August), 1.90 m height limit, open 24 hours. It is about 1 km north of the station as the crow flies, so it suits a city visit better than a train trip. Palais des Papes tariffs.
In the Novotel car park at 2 avenue du Blanchissage, about 350 m west of the station outside the walls. Open 24 hours; you open the barrier with the app or link you receive after booking. Height limit 1.8 m. On 22 October 2026 Parclick showed prices from €2 for 1 hour. See Zenpark Novotel on Parclick.
At 28 bis rue Joseph Vernet, inside the walls about 800 m north of the station. Open 24 hours, with number-plate recognition at the barrier, electric charging points and a 1.9 m height limit. On 22 October 2026 Parclick showed prices from €14.67 for 8 hours. See INDIGO Oratoire on Parclick.
Orizo runs five park-and-ride sites around Avignon. Two of them are free and have a free shuttle into the walled city (source: Orizo park-and-ride, Orizo city-centre shuttles):
| Park-and-ride | Parking | Connection to the centre |
|---|---|---|
| P+R Piot (Île Piot, across the Rhône) | Free | Free Piot shuttle to Porte de l’Oulle every 10 minutes, Monday to Saturday |
| P+R Italiens (1,600 spaces, outside the walls) | Free | Free CityZen Italiens shuttle to Place Pie |
| P+R Saint-Chamand (tram T1) | €2.50 a day with a return tram/bus trip for up to 7 people; €5 parking only | Tram T1 and buses |
| P+R Courtine and P+R Agroparc | Free | Regular Orizo buses (normal fare) |
For a train trip from Avignon Centre, P+R Italiens and Piot are the cheapest options, but count the shuttle ride plus a walk through the town to reach the station. The Piot shuttle does not run on Sundays. Inside the walls, the free electric Baladine shuttles run every day and stop when you wave.
Many Paris and Marseille high-speed trains stop only at Avignon TGV, not at Avignon Centre. If your ticket says “Avignon TGV”, park there: Effia runs the official car parks.
| Avignon TGV car park (Effia) | 1 hour | 24 hours | Height limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| P7 (Chemin du Confluent), cheapest | €1.40 | €11.40 | 2.50 m |
| P8 (Place de l’Europe, open air) | €2.60 | €18.10 | 2.80 m |
| P2/P3 (covered, under 4 minutes to the platforms) | €3.40 | €20.90 | 2.00 m |
Walk-up prices on Effia’s car park pages, checked on 22 October 2026. P2/P3 is closed every night from 0:45 to 5:30, so check your return time if you come back on a late train.
Street parking inside the walls is paid at meters. The city does not publish its street tariffs online, so we do not quote them; read the meter before you pay. In July, during the Festival d’Avignon, car access to the walled centre is restricted and the car park prices are higher.
Avignon Centre station parking cost estimator
Check Parclick in Avignon →Pre-filled with €2.80 an hour, the Parking Centre Gare tariff outside July and August. The day rate there is capped at €19.30.
Parking Centre Gare, opposite the station, costs €2.80 an hour and €19.30 for 24 hours from September to June, and €3.20 an hour and €26.80 a day in July and August. The first 30 minutes are free.
The first 30 minutes at Parking Centre Gare are free, and outside July and August the first 3 hours are free on Saturdays and Sundays. P+R Piot and P+R Italiens are free all day, with free shuttles into the centre.
Not at Parking Centre Gare: Avignon Tourisme does not take bookings. Two nearby car parks can be pre-booked on Parclick: Zenpark Novotel on Avenue du Blanchissage and INDIGO Oratoire inside the walls.
1.90 m. The Palais des Papes car park also has a 1.90 m limit; Zenpark Novotel has 1.8 m.
No. Avignon TGV is a separate high-speed station south of the city with its own Effia car parks, from €1.40 an hour or €11.40 a day at P7. Check which station your ticket shows.
Parking Centre Gare sells a 7-day pass for €50 and a 14-day pass for €80.
Car hire is available in Avignon itself and at Marseille Provence Airport. Compare both on DiscoverCars.
