Parking in Amsterdam: rates, zones and hours
On-street parking in Amsterdam costs €1.29 to €8.05 per hour, depending on the area. The cheapest area is Weesp and the most expensive is Centrum.
€1.29 – €8.05per hour
- Centrum
- €5.37 – €8.05
- Oost
- €4.19 – €6.98
- West
- €3.01 – €6.98
- Zuid
- €3.01 – €6.98
- Nieuw-West
- €1.72 – €5.37
- Noord
- €1.72 – €4.19
- Zuidoost
- €1.72
- Weesp
- €1.29
SimplePark knows all 128 parking zones of Amsterdam: start your parking action in the app and stop it when you leave. Off the street you can park at P+R Sloterdijk. Covered parking is available at Rokin. The rates come from the municipality and were checked on September 7, 2026. With SimplePark you start and stop the parking action in the app. We charge €0.29 per parking action and €0.29 per top-up or direct debit.
Where to park in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is split into parking zones, and each zone has its own rate and its own paid hours. The difference is large: in the Centrum borough you pay between € 5.37 and € 8.05 per hour, while parking in the Weesp city area costs € 1.29 per hour. Even within one borough it varies. In Nieuw-West it runs from € 1.72 to € 5.37 per hour, in Oost from € 4.19 to € 6.98 and in West and Zuid from € 3.01 to € 6.98. Zuidoost has one rate: € 1.72 per hour. The municipality publishes the exact zone per street on a parking map, on which you also see the parking meters, the P+R sites and the municipal car parks.
Anyone who stays longer rarely chooses the street. Around the city lie P+R sites such as Sloterdijk, Zeeburg II, Boven 't Y, Olympisch Stadion, P1 ArenA and RAI, where you get a discount on the parking rate if you travel from there by public transport to the center area. At Boven 't Y and Zeeburg II you can also use P+R Fiets. Further out there are also P+R sites at places such as Breukelen, Muiden, Sassenheim and Alkmaar station; according to the municipality many spaces there are free.
Zones, car parks and public holidays
Besides the street the municipality has its own car parks, including Rokin, Marnix, Albert Cuyp, Piet Hein, De Hallen and the car park under the Stadhuis. On the parking map you tick 'garage gemeente' to see where they are.
On public holidays you should not count on a free spot: then the same rates and hours apply as on Sunday. King's Day is the exception, because then on-street parking is free across the city. For the car parks and open-air car parks nothing changes on public holidays.
Paying and enforcement
On the street you park by license plate: at the meter or through a parking app. With SimplePark you start the parking action as soon as you have parked and stop it when you drive away, so you pay for the time you were really there, in the unit the municipality bills in. In a city where the hourly rate can jump from street to street, that helps: you do not buy a block of parking time in advance that you may only half use.
Where to park
- P+RP+R Sloterdijkdiscount on the parking rate if you continue by public transport to the center
- P+RP+R Zeeburg IIalso P+R Fiets; discount if you continue by public transport
- P+RP+R Boven 't Yalso P+R Fiets; discount if you continue by public transport
- P+RP+R Olympisch Stadiondiscount if you continue by public transport
- P+RP+R P1 ArenAdiscount if you continue by public transport
- P+RP+R RAIdiscount if you continue by public transport
- Car parkRokinmunicipal car park in the center
- Car parkMarnixmunicipal car park
- Car parkAlbert Cuypmunicipal car park
- Car parkPiet Heinmunicipal car park
- Car parkDe Hallenmunicipal car park
- Car parkStadhuismunicipal car park
Parking near Amsterdam
FAQ about parking in Amsterdam
What does parking in Amsterdam cost?
- Centrum: €5.37 – €8.05 per hour
- Oost: €4.19 – €6.98 per hour
- West: €3.01 – €6.98 per hour
- Zuid: €3.01 – €6.98 per hour
- Nieuw-West: €1.72 – €5.37 per hour
- Noord: €1.72 – €4.19 per hour
- Zuidoost: €1.72 per hour
- Weesp: €1.29 per hour
On top of that we charge €0.29 per parking action and €0.29 per top-up or direct debit.
Is parking in Amsterdam free on public holidays?
No. On public holidays the same parking rates and hours apply as on Sunday. Only on King's Day do you park free on the street across the city. Car parks and open-air car parks have no separate public-holiday rates.
Where do you park cheapest in Amsterdam?
In the Weesp city area, for € 1.29 per hour, and in Zuidoost for € 1.72 per hour. In Centrum the rate runs up to € 8.05 per hour. If you want to go into the city, it is often cheaper to park at a P+R and continue at a discount by public transport.
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