We have 15 surface parking lots, five parking garages and more than 300 free two-hour street parking spaces. Whether you're in downtown Kitchener or around Grand River Hospital, you can find an affordable parking option for your visit.
On this page:
- Downtown parking map
- Parking lots
- Parking garages
- On-street parking
- Electric vehicle (EV) charging options
Downtown parking map
Download our PDF parking map to see our parking options and their distance from City Hall.
Parking lots
Open the accordions below to find:
- the address of the parking lot
- hours
- amenities, including bike parking, electric vehicle charging, accessible parking spots and others
Cost:
The cost for surface lots are as follows, unless otherwise stated in the lot's details below or on-site sign:
- Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: $2.70 per hour, $13.40 daily max
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Lots 12 and 13: Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to midnight: $3.10 per hour, $15.40 daily max
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Lots 14, 19A and 19B: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.: $2.70 per hour, $13.40 daily max
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Lots 7, 9, 16, 21 and 23: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: $2.70 per hour, 2 hour maximum
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Lot 25: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: First hour free, $2.70 per hour, 2 hour maximum
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- Saturday and Sunday: free parking
- not available in lots 12, 13 and 25
- monthly parking: $150.35 plus HST per month
- not available in lots 14, 16, 19b, 21, 25
- theatre parking: $12
- available in lots 14, 19a and 19b (only on theatre nights)
| Water Street South (lot 3) |
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More information These services are available at the Water Street South lot:
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| Queen Street South (lot 7) |
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More information Car share and accessible parking spots are available at the Queen Street South lot.
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| Ontario Street South (lot 9) |
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More information Accessible parking spots are available at the Ontario Street South lot.
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| Green Street (lot 12) |
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More information Accessible parking spots are available at the Green Street lot.
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| Rotary (lot 13) |
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More information Accessible parking spots are available at the Rotary lot.
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| Otto Street (lot 14) |
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More information Accessible parking spots and bike parking are available at the Otto Street lot.
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| Charles Street West (lot 15) |
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More information Accessible parking spots and bike parking are available at the Charles Street West lot.
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| Halls' Lane (lot 16) |
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More information Accessible parking spots are available at the Halls' Lane lot.
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| Centre in the Square (Otto Street) (lot 19A) |
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More information Accessible parking is available at the Centre in the Square (Otto Street) lot.
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| Centre in the Square (Queen Street North) (lot 19B) |
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More information Accessible parking spots are available at the Centre in the Square (Queen Street North) lot.
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| Scott Street (lot 21) |
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| Transit (lot 22) |
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More information Accessible parking is available at the Transit lot.
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| King Street East (lot 23) |
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More information Accessible parking spots and bike parking are available at the King Street East lot.
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| Bramm Street Yards (lot 24) |
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More information Accessible parking spots are available at the Bramm Street Yards lot.
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| Eby Street (lot 25) |
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Parking garages
Open the accordions below to find:
- the address of the parking garage
- hours
- amenities, including bike parking, electric vehicle charging, accessible parking spots and others
Cost:
The cost for parking garages are as follows, unless otherwise stated in the lot's details below or on-site sign:
- less than 2 hours: $4.20
- Civic District: the first and second 30 minutes are $1.25 each at this location only
- each extra 30 minutes: $1.85, $16.70 daily max Monday to Saturday, 5 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., $6 max
- City Hall, Charles & Benton and Duke & Ontario garages only
- Sunday: free parking
- Duke & Ontario, Charles & Benton and Civic District garages only
- monthly parking: $170.70 plus HST per month
- Duke and Ontario reserved: $190.50 plus HST per month (24/7 access)
- theatre parking: $10
- available in Civic District (only on theatre nights)
| Charles & Benton |
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Garage clearance
More information These services are available in the Charles & Benton parking garage:
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| City Hall |
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Garage clearance
More information These services are available in the City Hall parking garage:
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| Civic District |
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Garage clearance
More information These services are available in the Civic District parking garage:
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| Kitchener Market |
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Garage clearance
More information These services are available in the Kitchener Market parking garage:
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| Duke & Ontario |
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Garage clearance
More information These services are available in the Duke & Ontario parking garage:
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On-street parking
There are more than 300 free, two-hour street parking spaces in downtown Kitchener. You cannot park in an on-street parking space twice within five hours.
Please follow our parking bylaws when parking.
Electric vehicle charging
Locations
- any parking garage
- on-street on Francis Street at the corner of Joseph Street
Charger type
- Level 2 electric vehicle chargers
Mobile app
- download the ChargePoint app on the Apple App Store or Google Play
- tap to Charge or remote start, and complete charging activity.
Payment
- the Chargepoint app accepts:
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- PayPay
- credit
- debit cards
Cost
- parking garages are $1.50 per hour
- parking fees are in addition to EV charging fees in all garages
- on-street is $2 per hour
- the cost increases to $3 per hour after your vehicle is fully charged