Half Price Bus and Limousine Parking!!!

On-Street Buses and Limousine Parking will be $40 on the day of a Bobcat Arena Event! (but you can save $20 if you pre-register now!)

Buses and Limousines are encouraged to pre-register for on-street parking around the new Bobcat Arena. If you are bus or limousine service provider please pre-register now using our pre-registration form. Register anytime up until midnight the day before a scheduled event to save $20 off of the normal $40 charge to park on-street for a Bobcat Arena event.

On-street parking will be made available as need dictates so pre-register right away. Click here for the available zones that you can park in.

On-street curb space to park additional group buses has been identified for selected walking distances to/from the arena: within one block – up to six buses; within two blocks – another 28 buses, within three blocks – an additional 41 buses; and within four blocks – another 15 buses.

Notice of PVH Requirements for Online Arena Parking Reservations 

The City of Charlotte requires all passenger vehicles for hire (PVH), regardless of home base,  to have a company operating certificate authorizing the operation of such business, and vehicle operating permits and driver permits, before operating in the city.  Drop-offs (only) do not require permits.  Parking reservations imply a pick-up and return trip after an event and require all certificates and permits.  All vehicles operating without required permits are subject to substantial civil fines.

For more information on obtaining PVH company certificates and permits, contact the Passenger Vehicles for Hire Office at (704) 398-6793 / 6748 / 6776.  The PVH Office is located at 4150 Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28208.  Information and applications are available at the office location or online at www.cmpd.org.  Click on the “Taxi, Limo, and Other Vehicle For-Hire Information” link. 

Location of the Arena

The Charlotte Bobcats Arena is located in Center City Charlotte, North Carolina.  Trade Street, Fifth Street, Caldwell Street, and Charlotte’s proposed Light Rail Transit (LTR) line border the arena site.  It is located directly across Trade Street from the Charlotte Transportation Center, the focal point of bus services operated by CATS.  In spring 2007, CATS will begin LRT operations in South Corridor, providing direct passenger service to the arena.

The Charlotte Bobcats Arena is within walking distance to over 4,000 hotel rooms and 150 restaurants.  The facility is convenient to 55,000 Center City Charlotte employees and 10,000 Center City residents.

Nearly 40,000 off-street parking spaces are located within a 15-minute walking distance of the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.