Most of us can agree that finding free, cheap, or easily accessible parking in downtown San Jose can be rather difficult at times.
To make your next trip downtown a bit breezier, here’s a brief guide of cheap or free places to park downtown.
🅿️ Parking garages
There are seven parking garages under the City of San Jose’s Downtown Parking Program Park SJ
. The first 90 minutes are free at these spots:
- Market & San Pedro Square Garage | 45 N. Market St. | Open 24 hours
- Second & San Carlos Garage | 280 S. Second St. | Open 24 hours
- Third Street Garage | 95 N. Third St. | Open 24 hours
- Fourth Street Garage | 44 S. Fourth St. | Open 24 hours
At these garages, $1 will be charged for each additional 15 minutes used, with a max total of $25 on the weekdays and $10 on the weekends.
The other garages charge as follows:
- Convention Center Garage | 150 W. San Carlos St. | Open 24 hours | $1 per 15 min., $24-$30 max.
- City Hall Garage | 200 E. Santa Clara St. | Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., closed weekends | $1 per 20 min., $20 max.
- Fourth & St. John Garage | 50 N. Fourth St. | Free to the public at 6 p.m.-10 p.m. weeknights + 6 a.m.-10 p.m. weekends
🅿️ Curbside parking
Most of the city’s meters operate from Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. — excluding city holidays . However, Little Italy’s meters operate 9 a.m.-10 p.m. every day.
Other rates to note:
- Multi-space meters along Almaden Boulevard + Woz Way charge $7 on non-event days and $5-$25 during events
- Single-space meters near SAP Center + Diridon Station Area charge $4 on non-event days and $5-$20 during events.
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