Parking in Assen: rates, zones and hours
On-street parking in Assen costs €1.80 to €2.50 per hour, depending on the area. Paid parking applies Mon–Thu 9:00–18:00, Fri 9:00–21:00, Sat 9:00–18:00.
€1.80 – €2.50per hour
Mon–Thu 9:00–18:00, Fri 9:00–21:00, Sat 9:00–18:00
- City center, on-street
- €2.50
- Veemarktterrein and Industrieweg
- €1.80
- Open-air car parks at Kanaalstraat, Stelling, Oude Molenstraat and Zuidersingel
- Permit-holder zones 1 to 8
SimplePark knows all 20 parking zones of Assen: start your parking action in the app and stop it when you leave. Covered parking is available at Mercurius. 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 Assen
Assen makes it easy if you know what you have come to do. For a short errand in the city center you park on the street: € 2.50 per hour, billed per 12 minutes, with a maximum of 120 minutes. If you want to stay longer, the open-air car parks at Kanaalstraat, Stelling, Oude Molenstraat and Zuidersingel are a better choice, because there you may park for 240 minutes. And if you are spending the whole day in town, drive to the Veemarktterrein or Industrieweg: there you pay € 1.80 per hour, no maximum stay applies and € 6.00 is the most you spend in a day.
Besides that there are seven car parks close to the center: Mercurius, Neptunus, Triade, Citadel, Stadhuis, Drents Museum and De Nieuwe Kolk. There too you never pay more than € 8.00 per calendar day.
Paid hours, market and Sunday
Paid parking applies Monday to Thursday from 9.00 to 18.00, on Friday through to 21.00 and on Saturday until 18.00. On Sunday parking is free in most places; only in permit-holder zones 1 to 8 do you pay that day between 12.00 and 18.00. For public holidays Assen makes no exception.
Watch the market. On Wednesday and Saturday it is held in the city and part of Nieuwehuizen closes; on Wednesday you cannot pay to park there between 9.00 and 18.00.
Paying and enforcement
On the street you park by license plate. You buy a ticket at the meter or you start a parking action with your phone; your plate is registered digitally and the parking officer scans it to see whether payment has been made. With mobile parking you only pay for the time your car was actually there. With SimplePark you start the parking action as soon as you have parked and stop it when you drive away, and that time is counted in the same steps as at the meter: per 12 minutes in the city center streets, per 10 minutes on the Veemarktterrein and Industrieweg. You do not have to work out in advance how many of those steps to buy.
Where to park
- Car parkMercuriusmax. € 8.00 per calendar day
- Car parkNeptunusmax. € 8.00 per calendar day
- Car parkTriademax. € 8.00 per calendar day
- Car parkCitadelmax. € 8.00 per calendar day
- Car parkStadhuismax. € 8.00 per calendar day
- Car parkDrents Museummax. € 8.00 per calendar day
- Car parkDe Nieuwe Kolkmax. € 8.00 per calendar day
Parking near Assen
FAQ about parking in Assen
What does parking in Assen cost?
- City center, on-street: €2.50 per hour, max. 120 minutes
- Veemarktterrein and Industrieweg: €1.80 per hour, € 6.00 per day
On top of that we charge €0.29 per parking action and €0.29 per top-up or direct debit.
Until what time is parking paid in Assen?
Paid parking in Assen applies Mon–Thu 9:00–18:00, Fri 9:00–21:00, Sat 9:00–18:00.
Is parking in Assen free on Sunday?
In most places yes. Only in permit-holder zones 1 to 8 does paid parking apply on Sunday, from 12.00 to 18.00. Everywhere else you park free that day.
How long may I stay in Assen's city center?
On the paid spots in the streets of the city center max. 120 minutes. At the Kanaalstraat, Stelling, Oude Molenstraat and Zuidersingel open-air car parks it is 240 minutes, and on the Veemarktterrein and Industrieweg there is no maximum at all.
Your next parking action takes 10 seconds.
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No subscription. € 0.29 per parking action, € 0.29 per top-up or direct debit.