Boston Parking Garages near Fenway Park

If you want to park in a garage or lot near Boston's Fenway Park for an affordable rate, prepare yourself for some serious challenges:

In addition to all the Red Sox or concert fans heading to Fenway Park, House of Blues and nearby sports bars, restaurants, and nightlife also attract lots of visitors - so competition for the limited number of spaces gets fierce
Almost all on-street parking in Fenway is "Residents Only" or marked "No Parking" on game days. Don't even consider parking illegally - fines run $100 or more during Fenway events, and our Boston Police are experts at spotting these violations
Massive amounts of ongoing construction around Fenway Park means high-rise condos now cover many former outdoor parking lots, although on the positive side, some of these new buildings now have garages with parking available to the public (although with sky-high rates)

The good news is that you CAN find reasonably priced parking garages and lots - but you do need a strategy, and you should plan to arrive 2-3 hours early. You also need to decide how far you want to walk in order to pay less.

Obviously, the closest choices cost the most.

We start with two options for reserving your parking space in advance (always desirable but not cheap) and then identify 24 of the best places to park, ranging from very expensive to dirt-cheap.

Top photo: Lansdowne Street parking lot across from Fenway Park, (c) Boston Discovery Guide

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1. Reserve Parking in Advance

Reserving a parking space in advance at one of the garages or lots near Fenway Park is the easiest and most foolproof strategy.

You get to pick how much you want to pay (and how far you'll walk), and you don't waste time/gas/stress driving around and searching on the day of the game, only to see "Lot Full" signs.

You can purchase reserved parking in two ways:

Pre-purchase online from garages that offer this option, such as Lansdowne Street Garage (but don't accidentally pre-purchase from the 80 Landsdown Street Garage in Cambridge!) - you can find a list of garages in the next section
Use an online parking app. Enter "Fenway Park" for location so that the game schedule pops up. Select your game or concert date, and you'll see a map showing you available parking garages and lots, and the cost for each. You may pay less (if the app owner has negotiated a discount) or more than drive-up rates. Choose the one you want, enter payment info, and you're done.

Keep in mind that parking apps such as SpotHero or Parkopedia may charge a higher fee than you'll pay compared with pre-purchasing online from the garage itself. How much higher? Typical markups for spots near Fenway Park are $15 - $20, sometimes more.

Fenway Parking Tip: Parking at garages and lots several blocks or more from Fenway Park can save you money and also be faster to exit after the game when traffic gridlocks.

2. Find Parking without a Reservation

Until recently, driving around and looking for parking near Fenway until you found a spot you liked was a time-honored pre-game ritual.

Today, you're competing for far fewer spaces due to the popularity of reserving in advance.

So if you still want to use the drive/search approach, plan to arrive very early, be flexible, and wear comfortable walking shoes.

Here are 20 places to look, starting with accessible parking and garages and lots closest to Fenway Park. Our parking map below the list shows locations.

The rates we show are for Red Sox games and other Fenway Park events such as concerts and are approximate, as they can (and do) change without prior notice. They typically charge lower rates at non-game, non-concert times.

Rates may also differ if you book directly with the garage (where available) instead of through a parking app, which typically adds about $15 - $20 to the total.

We give website urls where possible so that you can confirm parking rates and other details online.

Accessible ("Handicap") Parking

If you qualify for accessible parking, a very small number of curb-side spots on streets around the ballpark are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you want to try for one of these spots, come early - and also have other options in mind.

Here are the three accessible areas, which are clearly marked with with street signs designating handicap parking:

Near Gate A: Overland Street next to Brookline Ave
Near Gate B: Ipswich Street
Near Gate D: Jersey Street between Van Ness Street and Boylston Street

Please note: Only Gates B & D have elevators available for fans, so if you need wheelchair accessibility for grandstand seating, park close enough to enter through those gates.

Garages and Lots Within a Block or Two of Fenway Park

Kenmore Garage - 73 Brookline Ave; closes at 10pm Monday-Friday - $55 - 617-632-2881
Fenway Center Bower Garage - 771 Beacon Street (enter on David Ortiz Drive); $50-$65 (we're seeing $80 on some parking apps) - Details
Ipswich Garage -160 Ipswich Street; 121 spaces - $55 - $65 - small-midsize cars only;
617-632-2881
Van Ness Garage - Richard Ross Way; 521 spaces - $60; website: https://thefenway.com/locations/van-ness-garage
Stanhope Garage @ 16 Brookline Ave; 22 spaces - $50 - website: https://stanhopegarage.com/our-parking-locations/
Tasty Burger's Parking Lot - 1301 Boylston Street; 41 spaces - $60 - these rates begin 2 hours before the game time
Hotel Commonwealth - 500 Comm Ave; although they no longer appear to offer a Red Sox game rate directly, apps are showing game parking for $55
The Verb Hotel's Parking Lot - 1271 Boylston St; 80 spaces but many are used by hotel guests and online reserved parking - Up to $65 for Red Sox parking, if any spaces are available
Sonoco Gas Station - 1250 Boylston Street; 60 spaces - $35 or higher
1330 Boylston Street (enter on Jersey Street) - 293 spaces - $55. Online pre-purchase sometimes available for a higher price (we're currently seeing $75) - website

More Parking - Mid-Range Distance from Fenway Park

Please note: Mileage estimates are approximate, and are based on the ballpark's nearest gate.

401 Park Lot - 401 Park Drive; .4 mile; open 24x7; 400 spaces. Intended for customers only; park here for $75 minimum without retail validation or $10 for 3 hours with retail validation - so if you only want to watch, say, an hour or two of a game, you can make a retail purchase, get your ticket validated, and pay only $10 - website: https://thefenway.com/locations/401-park-lot/#lot-info
Fenway Triangle Garage - 180 Brookline Ave (entrances on Brookline Ave and Kilmarnock Street); .4 mile; 504 spaces - $55 - website: https://thefenway.com/locations/fenway-triangle-garage
Queensbury St Garage - 59 Queensbury Street; .3 mile; 104 spaces on a single level, 24x7 - $60 for Red Sox games (pay attendant next door at 60 Kilmarnock Street); managed by Pilgrim Parking
Somerset Garage - 425 Newbury Street; .6 mile - $35 - be sure to note the hours on the website, as you'll need to park elsewhere, for example, for a Sunday game starting at 7pm (but check out other dates/times - this is one of our personal favorites in the Back Bay/Fenway area because of the helpful parking attendants - but do check to make sure its schedule works for your game)
Westland Ave Garage - 35 Westland Ave; .8 mile - $30 for Red Sox games and other special events - website: https://promo.parking.com/westland-avenue-garage-parking
Stanhope Garage @ 101 Kilmarnock Street; .8 mile - $40 - $50 - website: https://stanhopegarage.com/our-parking-locations/
Christian Science Garage - 235 Huntington Ave, at the northeast corner of Huntington Ave and Mass Ave; 1.0 mile - $30 for special events including Red Sox games - website
Hariri Garage - 595 Commonwealth Ave; .4 mile - Nice garage at Boston University's School of Business - not normally available for public parking, but some parking apps offer special deals here (about $50-$60), and occasionally you'll see a "Red Sox Parking" sign for weekend games (usually about $50)
Other Boston University Parking - An assortment of lots and garages (including the Warren Towers garage) on the BU campus along Commonwealth Ave between Kenmore Square and Agganis Arena may (or may not) be available for parking, depending on the day, time, and university events. Look for "Red Sox Parking" signs. Most charge around $50. Once you pass the BU Bridge over the Charles, you're not very close to Fenway, but you can always take the T's Green Line on Comm Ave to Kenmore Square - Find details about all available options: https://www.bu.edu/transportation/parking/charles-river-campus-parking/crc-guests-visitors/event-parking

Largest Garages for Red Sox Parking

These are the biggest garages in the Fenway Park area - but they are also farthest from the famed ball field. Choose them when you want to have plenty of selection, do not mind a 20+ minute walk, and do want the bargain rates for Fenway events (be sure to keep your ticket stub to get discounted parking).

Prudential Center Garage - 2,000 spaces - $25 for night and weekend games. Preferred garage for many Sox fans driving in from the western suburbs due to direct access from the Mass Pike (I-90).

Driving directions: http://www.parkprudentialcenter.com/directions.html
Parking information: https://www.prudentialcenter.com/visit/parking/
100 Clarendon Garage - 100 Clarendon Street, over Back Bay Station; 1.2 miles; 2,000 spaces - $12 for evening and weekend Red Sox games. To get this discounted rate, take your ticket stub (date on stub must match parking date) to the pay station in the garage office's Clarendon or Dartmouth lobby for validation. Yes, it's about a 25-minute walk, but hey, only $12!!!
Hynes Auditorium Garage - 50 Dalton Street, about the same distance as Prudential Center Garage; 600 spaces - $20 max to 3am, but available only on Saturday and Sunday with a game ticket for the same day.

Bottom Line: Does driving around and looking for a cheap parking garage or lot save you any money vs. reserving a spot online?

Probably not, and once you figure in the cost of gas and your time, you may end up on the losing side of the equation unless you head straight to one of the large garages, Pru Center or 100 Clarendon Garage, offering Red Sox specials.

Map of Boston Parking Garages near Fenway Park

3. Park Remotely, & Take Public Transportation

For the cheapest reliable parking, park at a subway ("T") station and take the T's Green Line to Kenmore station, only 5 minutes on foot from Fenway - just follow the crowds, because this is the most popular way of getting to the ballpark for folks who live outside of central Boston.

Alewife and Braintree (Red Line), Wellington and Sullivan Square (Orange Line), Riverside (Green Line), and Wonderland (Blue Line) are popular choices because they have large parking lots/garages, and daily rates under $10. North Station (Orange and Green Lines) also has a large garage, but because it is next to TD Garden, it is much pricier so you won't get much, if any, savings.

Your T ticket will run less than $3 each way.

Alternately, if you live near the Commuter Rail's Framingham/Worcester Line, take the train directly to Yawkey Station across the street from Fenway Park. Just verify the departure time for the last outbound train stopping at your station, which may be around 10:30pm.

T Tip: Fans pack into the T as soon as the game ends. To avoid getting crushed, stop by one of the nearby sports bars for refreshments until the crowds thin out.

And make sure you have enough money on your Charlie Card or Charlie ticket (if you don't know what these are, find out more about Boston's subway, aka "the T") to cover your return trip.

Bottom Line: Parking remotely and taking the T (or commuter rail) may cost roughly the same as driving into the city and parking at one of the cheapest (and farthest from Fenway) garages, but it's easier and probably faster than getting caught in Boston traffic gridlock before and especially after the game.

4. Stay Overnight at a Nearby Hotel & Walk to the Game

This approach may not save you any money if you have a car because Boston hotels routinely charge $40-$50 or more for parking. Plus, you'll have the cost of staying at the hotel.

But, hotel parking will save you the hassle of finding a lot or garage near Fenway, and if you want to party at the nearby sports bars and night spots after the game, you don't need to worry about having a designated driver.

And if you bring a few friends along to share the cost, that's a bonus!

Occasionally hotels offer special Fenway Park packages with parking included, and it's always worth looking!

Closest hotels to Fenway Park are:

Verb Hotel - Adjacent to the ballpark
Residence Inn Fenway - 4-5 minute walk; suites are a great choice for families or groups of friends; nice indoor swimming pool
Hotel Commonwealth - Maybe a 6-minute walk from Fenway
Holiday Inn Brookline - About .8 mile from Fenway, but you could take the subway's Green Line, which stops in front of the hotel, to Kenmore Square, a 5-minute walk to Fenway Park

Find more hotels near Fenway Park

Or, stay in any hotel in central Boston and take the Green Line to Kenmore Square. See our Boston hotel guide

Bottom Line: Because of the cost of your hotel (assuming you weren't going to be in Boston for other reasons), this is the most expensive approach - but hey, it's a good excuse to splurge and experience some of the fun nightlife around Fenway.

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