Access via the road network

Parking in Monaco

Around forty pay-and-display car parks, mostly underground, offering a total of 20,000 spaces, are available to motorists in Monaco.

For visitors to Monaco-Ville, the brand-new Salines car park at the western entrance to the city offers ample capacity across 15 levels, with 1,800 spaces at attractive rates.

Parking at the Salines car park also gives you access to transport options within the city, including two Monabike stations, 10 free journeys on buses operated by the Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco, and pedestrian access to various neighbourhoods. The town centre (Place d'Armes) can be reached in 15 minutes, whilst the new “Galerie piétonne des Salines” allows you to reach Avenue Pasteur – home to the Wurtemberg footbridge – from the Exotic Garden neighbourhood in just a few minutes, facilitating access to the La Condamine and Fontvieille districts.

Check the official car park map (with real-time availability)

There are around 1,000 public on-street parking spaces throughout the Principality. These are subject to a charge – except for electric vehicles – and must be paid for using local parking meters, or via the PayByPhone and Monapass apps.

Access to Monaco via the motorway

Monaco is served by the A8 motorway, known as the Provençale, which runs along the Côte d’Azur. There are three exits leading to the Principality:

Exits 56 (Monaco/Cap d'Ail) and 57 (La Turbie) connect to the A500 motorway, which passes through a tunnel before joining the D6007 to cross the Monegasque border at the Princess Grace Hospital and reach the southern districts of Monaco (Rocher, Fontvieille, Port Hercule, Monte-Carlo);
Exit 58 Beausoleil provides access to Monaco from the northern border, near Larvotto, via Beausoleil or Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

Access to Monaco via the national road

The old national roads that provided road access to Monaco before the construction of the A8 have become popular tourist routes.

The coastal road, known as the ‘basse corniche’, is now called the D6098 in France: it runs from Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport via the Promenade des Anglais, Port Lympia and Cap d'Ail, before crossing the Monegasque border at Boulevard Charles III.

The former N7, known as the ‘Moyenne Corniche’, passes through Cannes, Antibes and Nice before winding its way up to Eze, high above Cap d'Ail and then Monaco, offering motorists magnificent sea views.

It is worth noting that between Nice and Roquebrune there is an even older road, the ‘Grande Corniche’, a superb tourist route overlooking the Mediterranean and winding through the Maures mountains.

Travelling to Monaco from Nice or Menton by bus

For those who prefer to avoid driving, bus routes 600 (Nice – Menton via Monaco) and 602 (Nice – Eze – Monaco, amongst others) offer a practical, economical and scenic alternative.

Operated by the Région Sud’s Zou! network, these regular services run to Monaco throughout the day, with numerous stops in the Principality’s neighbourhoods. The journey, which is particularly pleasant along the Middle Corniche, allows you to reach Monaco from Nice, Menton or La Turbie whilst enjoying superb views of the Mediterranean. Tickets can be purchased on board or via the Zou! app , at an attractive single fare.

The regular ‘Zou!’ shuttle buses run on average every 30 minutes from 7.00 am to 9.00 pm, travelling between Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport and various areas of Monaco (Villa Paloma, Monaco SNCF station, the Tourist Office, the Grimaldi Forum and Larvotto) via route 80 of the regional bus network.