Paid zone: in Bredene you mainly pay for parking in Bredene Duinen, the seaside district behind the dunes.
Location: the paid car parks there line up along Kapelstraat and Koningin Astridlaan, a short walk from the beach.
Cheap: pick the right one and you park cheaply, or even for free for a short while.
Free parking in Bredene
Even in the paid part of Bredene there are ways to avoid paying:
First half hour or hour free: at every paid car park the first 30 minutes are free from the first Saturday of the Belgian Easter holidays until 30 September, and the first hour from 1 October until the Easter holidays.
Outside paying hours: charges apply daily from 10 am to 7 pm; before and after that, parking is free.
Blue zone: with a blue parking disc you park for free, all year round, 7 days a week between 9 am and 6 pm. The standard limit is 3 hours unless an additional sign says otherwise.
Lago car park: at the Lago swimming pool on Oscar Goethalsstraat a blue zone allows 6 hours with a disc; parking is prohibited there between 1 am and 5 am.
Parking rates Bredene 2026
Paid parking in Bredene applies all year round, Sundays and public holidays included, from 10 am to 7 pm for a maximum of 9 hours:
Blue zone: overstaying the permitted time costs €40.
Car park rates 2026
After the free period you pay:
Staf Versluys 3 park and walk: between Kapelstraat and Koningin Astridlaan; €1 for 1 hour, €2 for 2 hours and €3 for the rest of the day. The cheapest option for a day at the beach.
Parking Markt: €0,25 per 10 minutes, €0,75 per half hour and €1,50 per hour.
Staf Versluys 1: €0,25 per 10 minutes, €0,75 per half hour and €1,50 per hour.
Staf Versluys 2: €0,25 per 10 minutes, €0,75 per half hour and €1,50 per hour.
Parking Shopping Duinen: meant for quick shopping; €0,50 per 10 minutes, €1,50 per half hour and €3 per hour.
Always check the signs on site: rates and parking rules can change (temporarily) and local (traffic) signs take precedence.
Beach parking
The car parks closest to the sea are in Bredene Duinen, just behind Koninklijke Baan and the dunes:
Staf Versluys 1: on Koningin Astridlaan, next to Staf Versluys 2 and 3.
Staf Versluys 2: on Koningin Astridlaan, between Staf Versluys 1 and 3.
Staf Versluys 3: on Koningin Astridlaan; choose this one if you are staying at the beach all day.
Parking Markt: on Kapelstraat; mind the market days: on Tuesdays parking is prohibited on the whole car park from midnight to 4 pm, and during evening markets from 1 pm to midnight.
Kapelstraat: there are also paid spaces along the street itself, handy for a short beach walk within the free period.
Where can you park and stay overnight with a motorhome in Bredene?
No, in Bredene it is forbidden to park a motorhome as living or camping accommodation in public car parks or by the roadside; the municipality refers you to the campsites.
Campsites: Bredene has many campsites in the dunes where you can stay overnight with a motorhome.
On public roads: camping is banned everywhere, so no levelling jacks, blocks under the wheels or extended awning.
Where and how can you park with a disabled parking card in Bredene?
In Bredene a disabled parking card lets you park for free and without a time limit everywhere.
Paid zones: you pay nothing and can stay as long as you like.
Blue zone: free as well, and the maximum stay does not apply to you.
Reserved spaces: all reserved spaces are shown on the Navigeer en Parkeer map (in Dutch).
More information (in Dutch): https://www.bredene.be/parkeren
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