A comprehensive guide to parking garages in Cambridge
It's never easy to find a place to park. Here's a guide to make it a little easier (and maybe even cheaper, too).
Parking in Boston is tough. But finding a spot across the river in Cambridge — with its tight streets and densely populated neighborhoods — could arguably be tougher. Cambridge is also known for strictly enforcing parking regulations, which netted the city more than $10 million in parking tickets last year.
That’s why, when it comes to finding a parking spot in Cambridge, you might want to look for a garage. Here, we’ve compiled a list of 13 garages all over Cambridge with details on location, size, convenience, and price, so you can be prepared the next time you’re trying to find a spot in town.
East Cambridge/Kendall/MIT:
Garage: Kendall Square Parking
Location: 350 Kendall St.
Rates:
0-30 minutes: $6
30-60 minutes: $11
1 hour – 2 hours: $14
2 hours – 4 hours: $18
4 hours – 10 hours: $23
10 hours – 24 hours: $35
Deals: Early bird special, evening rates, weekend/holiday rates, monthly rates, validation with stamp.
Garage: CambridgeSide
Location: 88 First St.
Rates:
0-1 hour: $3
1 hour – 2 hours: $4
2 hours – 3 hours: $6
3 hours – 4 hours: $8
4 hours – 5 hours: $10
5 hours – 6 hours: $15
6 hours – 12 hours: $25
12 hours – 24 hours: $30
Deals: Validation (under three hours, only applies to The Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Chang’s, and World of Beer).
Garage: Kendall Square Parking
Blue Garage: 290 Binney St.
Green Garage: 90 Broadway St.
Yellow Garage: 77 Ames St.
Rates:
0 – 30 minutes: $7
30 – 60 minutes: $15
1 hour – 3 hours: $31
3 hours – 24 hours: $42
Deals: Evening rates, weekend rates, holiday rates; discount validation rates (Green garage only, validation from Legal Sea Foods only).
Garage: First Street Garage
Location: First Street
Rates:
0 – 1 hour: $2
Over 1 hour: $2 per hour
9 hours – 24 hours: $20
Deals: Night and weekend rates. Reduced fares for Cambridge residents.
Central Square:
Garage: Franklin St. Garage
Location: 55 Franklin St.
Rates:
0 – 1 hour: $12
1 hour – 3 hours: $20
3 hours – 12 hours: $30
12 hour – 24 hours: $35
Deals: Evenings rates and special event rates.
Garage: Green Street Garage
Location: 260 Green St.
Rates:
0 – 1 hour: $2 (hourly)
12 hours: $20
24 hours: $22
Deals: Evening (in after 6 p.m., out by 7 a.m.): $9; Weekend (Sat. 7 a.m.-12 a.m., Sun 12 a.m.-7 a.m.) 0 – 1 hour: $2 (hourly); 24 hours: $13.
Garage: Erie St. Garage
Location: 47 Erie St.
Rates:
0 – 1 hour: $10
1 hour – 2 hours: $14
2 hours – 3 hours: $17
3 hour – 4 hours: $20
4 hours – 12 hours: $22
12 hours – 24 hours: $28
Harvard Square:
Harvard Square
Garage: Harvard Square Parking Garage
Location: 65 John F. Kennedy St., Harvard Square
Rates:
0 – 30 minutes: $6
30 – 60 minutes: $12
60 – 90 minutes: $16
90 minutes – 2 hours: $20
2 hours – 2.5 hours: $24
2.5 hours – 3 hours: $28
3 hours – 6 hours: $30
6 hours – 12 hours: $32
12 hours – 24 hours: $36
Deals: Evening rates, Sunday rates, validation from local vendors.
Garage: Charles Square Garage
Location: One Bennet St., Harvard Square
Rates:
0 – 30 minutes: $6
30 – 60 minutes: $12
60 – 90 minutes: $17
90 minutes – 2 hours: $22
2 hours – 3 hours: $30
3 hours – 6 hours: $33
6 hours – 12 hours: $35
12 hours – 24 hours: $40
Deals: Monthly rates, student rates, nightly rates; coupons at this link.
Garage: University Place Garage
Location: 45 University Road, Harvard Square
Rates:
0 – 30 minutes: $6
30 – 60 minutes: $12
60 – 90 minutes: $16
90 minutes – 2 hours: $21
2 hours – 24 hours: $30
Deals: Nightly rates, weekend rates, monthly validation rates, monthly student rates.
Garage: Propark Holyoke Garage
Location: 1350 Massachusetts Ave.
Rates:
0 – 30 minutes: $7
30 – 60 minutes: $12
1 hour – 2 hours: $21
12 hours (out by 6 p.m.): $25
24 hours (out by 5 a.m.): $30
Deals: Early bird specials, monthly rates, validation from local businesses.
West Cambridge
Bike trail near Alewife MBTA station garage.
Garage: Alewife MBTA Garage
Location: 35 Cambridgepark Drive
Rates:
Daily Fee (M-F): $9
Daily Rate (weekend): $3
(Prices are for up to 14 hours, after which $15 fixed rate)
Deals: Monthly passes through MBTA
Garage: Mount Auburn East Garage
Location: 330 Mount Auburn St.
Rates:
0 – 30 minutes: Free
30 – 60 minutes: $4
1 hour – 1.5 hours: $5
1.5 hours – 2 hours: $6
2 hours – 2.5 hours: $5
2.5 hours – 3 hours: $8
3 hours – 5 hours: $9
5 hours – 7 hours: $15
7 hours – 12 hours: $30
12 hours – 24 hours: $40
Deals: All hospital visitors over 3 hours pay a flat rate of $8. Discount parking ticket books are available.
