Parking in Cadaqués comes down to one large paid car park at the entrance to the village and a handful of small free ones that fill early in summer. The Saba car park has 506 spaces and is open around the clock; the free car parks at Sa Conca, Platja del Ros, the campsite and Portlligat are gone by late morning in July and August. This guide also explains when the road to Cap de Creus is closed to cars and how the €7 shuttle works.
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Cadaqués sits at the end of a winding road over the hills from Roses, and its whitewashed old town is a tangle of steep, narrow lanes that were never meant for cars. The practical approach is the same for almost every visitor: leave the car in one of the car parks at the edge of the village and walk down to the seafront, which takes only a few minutes. A municipal study in 2026 counted about 3,800 parking spaces in the whole town – a small number for the crowds that arrive in July and August.
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The only Saba car park in Cadaqués and the one the signs lead you to: at the roundabout where the road from Roses enters the village, a turn-off drops into the car park. It has 506 spaces, partly covered and partly open-air, and is open 24 hours. The maximum height is 2.4 m; entry works by number-plate recognition, and you can pay by card, cash or Via-T. There is electric-vehicle charging. The tourist office and the seafront are about five minutes away on foot.
Saba’s own listing shows prices “from €3.45” and does not publish a daily maximum, so check the tariff board at the barrier before leaving the car for a full day. The car park cannot be reserved through Parclick.
The town’s official tourism website lists four free car parks:
| Car park | Notes |
|---|---|
| Sa Conca | Free, except on the days of the Cadaqués music festival in August |
| Platja del Ros | Free |
| In front of the campsite | Free |
| Portlligat | Free; the nearest parking to the Salvador Dalí House-Museum |
They are small – local press puts them at roughly 100 to 290 spaces each – and in high summer they are full by about 11:00. Out of season you will usually find a space without trouble. Panels showing the number of free spaces in the Saba car park and the municipal car parks are being introduced.
In June 2026 the town council announced 655 regulated street spaces: 490 in a blue zone open to visitors and 165 in a green zone reserved for residents. They were due to start after the summer of 2026, at a price the council described as symbolic, with payment through a municipal app that was still being developed. No tariff or timetable had been published when we checked, so read the signs and the meters on the spot.
The Salvador Dalí House-Museum is in the cove of Portlligat, about a 15- to 20-minute walk over the hill from the centre of Cadaqués. There is a car park at Portlligat, which the tourism website lists as free; it is small, and visits to the house are by timed ticket only, so in summer it is simpler to leave the car in the village and walk. Check the signs on arrival in case the conditions have changed.
The road from Cadaqués to the Cap de Creus lighthouse, at the easternmost point of mainland Spain, is closed to private cars and motorcycles on the busiest days of the year. The restriction is enforced by cameras. The 2026 calendar published by the natural park:
| Period (2026) | Road closed to cars |
|---|---|
| 20 June to 13 September, every day | 09:30–21:30 |
| Easter week, and weekends and public holidays from 28 March to mid-June | 09:30–19:00 (09:30–21:30 on the June weekends) |
| Weekends from 19 September to 1 November | 09:30–19:00 |
| All other days and hours | Open |
On those days, park at Corral d’en Morell, a free car park with 120 spaces on the edge of Cadaqués that is reserved for visitors to Cap de Creus. It has an information point and public toilets, and it is the starting point of the shuttle minibus (Sarfa/Moventis line 33), which stops at Cala Guillola, the Tudela turn-off and the lighthouse car park. Some runs also start from the Cadaqués bus station.
| Shuttle ticket (2026) | Price |
|---|---|
| Return, ages 15 to 64 | €7 |
| Return, ages 6 to 14 and 65 or over | €5 |
| Single | €4 |
| Children under 6 | Free |
In the summer timetable (1 July to 13 September) the bus leaves Corral d’en Morell at 08:00 and 09:00, then every 30 minutes from 09:30 to 19:00 and hourly until 23:00. On autumn weekends it runs every 30 minutes from 08:00 to 18:30. Tickets are sold on the bus and online through Moventis. Walking and cycling to the cape are always allowed.
Parking cost estimator
Pre-filled with the starting price shown by Saba (€3.45). Saba does not publish a daily maximum online, so treat a full-day result as an upper estimate and check the board at the entrance.
The Saba Riera Sant Vicenç car park at the entrance to the village: 506 spaces, open 24 hours, about five minutes on foot from the seafront. The free car parks at Sa Conca, Platja del Ros, the campsite and Portlligat are smaller and fill early in summer.
Yes. The official tourism website lists four free car parks: Sa Conca (except on music-festival days), Platja del Ros, the one in front of the campsite and Portlligat. In high summer they are usually full by late morning.
Saba advertises prices from €3.45 and does not publish a daily maximum online. Check the tariff board at the entrance for the full-day price.
Not on the busiest days. In 2026 the road was closed to cars every day from 20 June to 13 September between 09:30 and 21:30, and on weekends and holidays from late March to 1 November between 09:30 and 19:00. Outside those times it is open.
Park for free at Corral d’en Morell in Cadaqués and take the minibus (line 33). A return ticket costs €7 for adults and €5 for children aged 6 to 14 and people aged 65 or over; under-sixes travel free.
There is a small car park at Portlligat, listed as free by the tourism website. In summer it fills quickly, and the walk from the village takes 15 to 20 minutes.
