Parking in Alkmaar
With SimplePark you pay for on-street parking quickly from your phone. Start and stop your session whenever you want, see the price upfront, and avoid unnecessary fines. SimplePark knows all 38 parking zones of Alkmaar: start your session in the app, stop it when you leave and pay only for the time you parked. Covered parking is available at Kanaalschiereiland. With SimplePark you start and stop the parking session in the app and pay by the minute, plus €0.29 in service costs per parking action.
Where to park in Alkmaar
Alkmaar would rather send visitors into a car park than onto the street, and makes that attractive: in a car park you park more cheaply than on the street. There are six municipal car parks in and around the centre, all within walking distance of the shops. If you come for the cheese market or the Oude Stad, you are closest in De Karperton on De Dijk, next to the Waagplein. For the theatre, the Stedelijk Museum and the library, De Vest under Taqa Theater De Vest is the logical choice, and if you need the hospital you are well placed in De Singel under the Molen van Piet. If you arrive by train or are heading somewhere else, De Kazerne on Helderseweg sits between the station and the city centre.
What it costs
In the Kanaalschiereiland car park under the Stadskantoor you pay € 2.21 per hour with a maximum of € 18.80 per day. In the evening and at the weekend it is a lot cheaper: Monday to Friday between 18.00 and 10.00 you pay max. € 3.15, and from Saturday evening 18.00 to Monday morning 10.00 max. € 6.97. The same weekend arrangement applies around New Year and Christmas. The rates of the other car parks and of on-street parking are on the municipality's parking page; check there or on the meter for the amount that applies at your spot.
On-street parking with the app
If you do park on the street, start your session in SimplePark. You pay per minute, so only for the time you were actually there, and you do not have to estimate in advance how long you will stay in the city centre. Do not forget to stop your session when you drive away.
Car parks in Alkmaar
Kanaalschiereiland
De Kazerne
De Karperton
De Schelphoek
De Singel
De Vest
How to pay with SimplePark in Alkmaar
- Open the app: it finds the zone you are in, or you enter the zone code from the meter.
- Pick your plate and start your session. You see the Alkmaar rate right away.
- Stop the session when you leave. You pay only for the time you parked.
FAQ about parking in Alkmaar
Is parking in a car park in Alkmaar cheaper than on the street?
Yes. The municipality writes that parking in a car park is cheaper than parking on the street. There are six municipal car parks in and on the edge of the centre, all within walking distance of the shops.
Where do I park for the cheese market in Alkmaar?
De Karperton car park on De Dijk is next to the Waagplein, where the cheese market stands in season. De Vest on Canadaplein and De Singel on Ritsevoort are also within walking distance of the city centre.