Central Car Park Blackpool
FY1 5QB · Run by Blackpool Council
- Open 24 hours
- Max height 1.9m (6ft 3in)
From£4.50 up to 2 hours
£19.60for 24 hours
Located a stone's throw away from Blackpool Promenade, local amenities and attractions, Central Car Park is an obvious choice for visitors. Prices range from £4.50 for up to 2 hours, all the way to £30 for 96 hours parking.
Central is one of the best bases for parking near Blackpool Tower, Coral Island, Winter Gardens and the Illuminations.
Getting to Central Car Park Blackpool
Location-wise this car park is right in the middle of all the action, it's located on Central Drive/Seasiders Way depending upon how you approach it.
If you're a satnav user, locate Central car Park with the postcode: FY1 5QB
Photos of Central Car Park Blackpool
Central car park Blackpool prices
| Length of time | Tariff |
|---|---|
| Up to 2 hours | £4.50 |
| Up to 3 hours | £6.20 |
| Up to 4 hours | £7.20 |
| Up to 6 hours | £9.30 |
| Up to 8 hours | £12.40 |
| Up to 12 hours | £14.50 |
| Up to 18 hours | £16.50 |
| Up to 24 hours | £19.60 |
| Up to 48 hours | £22.70 |
| Up to 72 hours | £26.90 |
| Up to 96 hours | £30.00 |
| Up to 168 hours | £41.40 |
Prices are Blackpool Council's published tariff, checked in October 2026. The council charges the same at the surface car park and the multi-storey. Charges apply at all times.
Central multi-storey car park
Next to the surface car park, Blackpool Council's Central multi-storey opened in May 2024. It's bigger and covered, but it isn't open all night.
Surface car park
- Sat nav postcode
- FY1 5QB
- Entrance
- Central Drive
- Open
- 24 hours
- Car spaces
- 371
- Blue Badge spaces
- 19
- EV charging
- 4 x 22kW bays
- How you pay
- Pay and display or PayByPhone (code 803814)
- Height limit
- 1.9m (6ft 3in)
Multi-storey
- Sat nav postcode
- FY1 5QE
- Entrance
- Seasiders Way / Chapel Street
- Open
- 7am to midnight
- Car spaces
- 1,306
- Blue Badge spaces
- 42
- EV charging
- 2 rapid, 24 fast chargers
- How you pay
- Pay on foot, using your registration
- Height limit
- 1.9m (6ft 3in)
Which should you use? If you might come back after midnight, use the surface car park. For a covered space and more room on a busy day, use the multi-storey, and keep a note of your registration, as you need it to pay and to get back in.
Things to do nearby
- Coral Island
- Blackpool Tower
- Sea life Center
- Central & North Blackpool
- Central & North Promenades
- Central & North Piers
- Arcades, video games, slot machines etc.
- Local delicacies, e.g. Fish & Chips, Seafood
- Nightclubs, e.g. the locally famous Flag Ship Bar
Pros
- The promenade is a 2-minute walk away
- 371 car spaces, plus 1,306 more in the multi-storey next door
- 4 pay and display machines take cards and coins (no change given), or pay with PayByPhone, code 803814
- 4 x 22kW electric charging bays, just by the pick-up and drop-off area
- Coral Island Arcade is just behind the car park, as are many other arcades and amenities such as the Sea Life Centre
- It's open 24 hours a day, which is a blessing or a curse depending upon how you look at it
- 19 Blue Badge spaces. Blue Badge holders get 3 hours free if they display a clock showing their arrival time beside the badge
- Free motorcycle bay
- Height restriction of 1.9 m (6'3")
- Public toilets just outside the Coral Island side, handy if you've been cooped up in your car for ages
Cons
- This is a very open car park, technically it's not secure
- Central Car Park is a thoroughfare, lots of people pass through the car park as a short cut
- You need to download the EVdot app to pay for the charging stations