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Your Guide to Downtown Richmond Parking

Finding parking in downtown Richmond is easy with a variety of garages, surface lots, and street parking options available.

A street filled with cars filling up the street-side parking in Downtown Richmond.

Downtown Richmond VA Parking and Transportation

On-Street Parking

The City of Richmond provides three mobile payment apps, Passport Parking, Parkmobile, and Pay-By-Phone. Each allows motorists to pay for parking through their smartphones. Users can download the app from the Apple Store or Google Play.  

Have questions about parking? Visit the City’s website for more information and to see their interactive street parking map.

Pay-to-Park Lots and Richmond VA Parking Garages

Downtown Richmond VA Public Transportation

GRTC buses run from 5AM to 1AM daily, seven days a week, and operate in the City of Richmond for FREE! Getting around downtown Richmond by public transit is convenient and accessible. With 40 bus routes, the GRTC mobile app provides real-time bus arrival info and the GRTC website has a great map and schedule for you to plan your trip! 

Learn more about GRTC's downtown bus service!

GRTC Pulse (Bus Rapid Transit)

The GRTC Pulse stops at 14 activity centers along its route with 8 stops throughout downtown. Buses arrive every 15 minutes (or better). The GRTC Pulse is the best option to navigate short trips throughout the city’s core and is made easy and FREE with zero fare and FREE Wi-Fi too! 

The Pulse runs every 10 minutes on weekdays until 7:00 PM and every 15 minutes during evenings and on weekends. It runs every 30 minutes late night (11:30 PM – 1:00 AM). 

Find more information about riding the Pulse!

 

 

The pulse bus pulls up to a stop to load and unload passengers.

Riverfront GRTC Bus Stops

Just take the route #87 bus across the Lee Bridge to the stops at 2nd Street and Brown's Island Way near Tredegar or at 2nd and Spring Street. The route #87 bus runs every 60 minutes. On its way back across the river, the bus stops at 2nd and Spring Street and again at 2nd Street closer to the Virginia War Memorial. Just look for the purple GRTC signs or track your bus via the free Transit App! 

Biking in Downtown Richmond

Protected bike lanes are all over Downtown Richmond making biking an easier, safer and a better option to navigate RVA than by car. On Franklin Street the bike lane spans 15 blocks and is a separated lane of travel for two-way bike traffic traveling east and west through Downtown between Belvidere and 9th Streets. 

There are over 10 bikeways throughout downtown, explore them with the RVA Bikeways Map.

A large group of bikers rides through Monroe Ward along the bike path and main road.

RVA Bike Share

You can rent a bike from any RVA Bike Share docking station. You can also make intermediate stops outside of stations by using the secondary lock on the bike. When finished, you must return the bike to an RVA Bike Share station. 

Have questions? Visit the RVA Bike Share website for more information or download the RVA Bike Share app.

E-Scooters

Lime and Spin e-scooters are available all across the city! These dockless, electric scooters can be accessed and found when you download the Lime and Spin apps.

Amtrak Station in Downtown Richmond

Ride the train from the heart of downtown at Main Street Station (RVM), the renovated transportation hub located at 1500 E. Main Street. Main Street Station provides Amtrak service on the Northeast Regional Train with five daily departures. North to south service goes from Richmond to DC, New York, Hartford, Providence/Springfield and Boston and east to west to Norfolk/Newport News and Virginia Beach. Or, of course, you can head to DC and transfer to just about anywhere Amtrak serves. And Amtrak now offers bike service on trains traveling to Williamsburg. 

Find more information about schedules and Main Street Station!

Wide view of a busy street outside of Main Street station with I-95 on the left-hand side and a train departing on the right side.

Richmond International Airport 

Richmond International Airport attracts four million passengers traveling across the country each year! The airlines that fly in and out of Richmond (RIC) are Allegiant, American Airlines, BermudAir, Breeze Airways, Delta, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit, Sun Country Airlines and United, making booking your flight to RVA convenient and affordable. 

Learn more about flights in and out of RIC!

Paying a Parking Ticket in Richmond

Parking citations in Richmond are handled by the City of Richmond's Parking Enterprise. You can pay a ticket online via the city's online payment portal. 

Downtown Richmond Parking and Transportation FAQ

Is the GRTC bus free in Richmond?

Yes — GRTC buses and the Pulse are currently fare-free — confirm current status. Buses run 5:00 AM to 1:00 AM daily, and the Pulse runs during the same time, but frequencies increase after 7 PM.

How do I pay for street parking in downtown Richmond?

You can pay for metered street parking with the Passport Parking, Parkmobile, or Pay-By-Phone apps, or at meters/kiosks. See the City's interactive street parking map for zones and rates.

How do I pay a parking ticket in Richmond, VA?

The easiest way is to pay online at the City's portal.

Where can I park near Main Street Station?

Main Street Station has public off-street parking. The GRTC Pulse also stops at Main Street Station.

Where can I park for events downtown?

For events at the Dominion Energy Center, Brown's Island, or the Convention Center, try the lots below. Arrive early or take the Pulse, since decks fill quickly.

  • 116N 7th St Parking
  • Joyce Parking
  • 629 E Broad St Parking
  • 728 E Main St Garage

 

Riverfront Parking

The City of Richmond provides three mobile payment apps, Passport Parking, Parkmobile, and Pay-By-Phone. Each allows motorists to pay for parking through their smartphones…

2 bikes in stands at RVA Bike Share location.