Where to park during the festivals of San Fermin
Park your car during the festivals
The festivals of San Fermin are difficult dates to come to Pamplona driving a car, as part of the city is closed to traffic. Moreover, the most affected areas are the closest ones to the historic center, the heart of the festival.
The free parking areas around the city are overcrowded, and the public parking lots are the best option. First hour in the morning, before the Bull Run, it is usually hard to find a spot, but not impossible.
Underground parkings
The moments before the Running of the Bulls are usually rush hour, so we recommend arriving at the parking lot with time to secure parking space. From these parking lots, it’s less than a 10-minute walk to the historic center of Pamplona, so you can relax and enjoy the Bull Run!
The best options to be close to the Running of the Bulls route are the following:
Baluarte
Parking of the "Conference center of Pamplona"
Estación de Autobuses
Parking of the Pamplona Bus Station
Audiencia
Parking of the Courthouse of Navarre
There is a website of the Pamplona City Council that shows the available parking spaces at the moment. There may be slight differences from reality, but here is the link: free parking spaces in Pamplona.
On the following map, you can see the location of these three parking lots in relation to Pamplona’s historic center. You can also see the location of the Hotel Tres Reyes in Pamplona, our usual meeting point for the Running of the Bulls with many customers.
What if I want to park my car on the street?
During the festivals of San Fermin, regulated parking continues to operate 24/7. In other words, you have to pay for parking on the street. The app for doing this in Pamplona, if you want to do it and control it from your mobile phone, is Telpark.
The spaces authorized for parking are painted blue or orange.
