Dover port parking: official and council car parks
Where to park for a cruise or ferry from Port of Dover: 3 official or council car parks, with the prices they publish and how you get to the terminal.
Checked on the port's and council's own websites on 1 November 2026. We're independent and don't sell parking.
Run by: Dover Harbour Board (Port of Dover)
Postcode: CT17 9DQ (Cruise Terminals 1 and 2, Western Docks)
Car parks
CPS valet parking
Drive to the cruise terminal; CPS moves your car from the terminal to a secure car park in the port and returns it when you arrive back.
No prices published as text on the official site: get a quote from the booking page.
Run by Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) under contract to the Port of Dover. On-site, undercover parking. Book through CPS online or by phone. No prices published by the port.
Cruise visitor parking area
Staff on the ground direct you.
No prices published as text on the official site: get a quote from the booking page.
Only for people registered as visitors to the ship, for the day.
Ferry foot passenger drop-off car park
Foot passengers go from the drop-off car park, taxi rank or bus and coach stop to the Passenger Terminal, then by shuttle bus to the ferry.
No prices published as text on the official site: get a quote from the booking page.
For dropping off only. The port says there are no parking facilities in the port for ferry passengers.
Booking: Cruise parking is booked with CPS, online or through its call centre, before you travel. The Port of Dover does not publish CPS prices.
Electric cars: The port says it does not currently have EV charging in any of its car parks and advises arriving fully charged.
Valet or meet and greet: Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) runs the official cruise valet at both cruise terminals, with personal meet-and-greet and a car-moving service to a secure, undercover car park in the port.
Private parking firms
Off-site car parks and meet-and-greet firms are private businesses, not part of the port. Many are fine and cheaper, but check before you book: where the car is actually kept, how the transfer works and how often it runs, whether the car park has the Park Mark Safer Parking award, the firm's cancellation terms and recent reviews. Meet-and-greet firms that aren't the port's own can't use the terminal forecourt without paying the port's charges like anyone else.
What the port says about other parking firms: For ferry passengers the port says there are no parking facilities in the port and points to independent parking companies, naming Relyon Parking. Cruise passengers can be dropped off at the terminal, but there are no waiting areas in the port.
Questions
Where can I park for a cruise or ferry from Port of Dover?
Port of Dover lists 3 official or council car parks: CPS valet parking, Cruise visitor parking area, Ferry foot passenger drop-off car park.
Is there valet parking at Port of Dover?
Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) runs the official cruise valet at both cruise terminals, with personal meet-and-greet and a car-moving service to a secure, undercover car park in the port.
Sources
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Prices as published on the operators' own websites, checked on 1 November 2026. Prices change, so check before you travel.