Parking in Eindhoven: rates, zones and hours
On-street parking in Eindhoven costs €1.50 per hour. In P+R Genneper Parken a limit of € 4.00 per 24 hours applies. Paid parking applies every day 9:00–21:00, including Sundays and public holidays. SimplePark knows all 71 parking zones of Eindhoven: start your session in the app, stop it when you leave and pay only for the time you parked. Free parking is available at P+R Genneper Parken. The municipality checks with a scan car, so your number plate has to be right. The rates come from the municipality and were checked on September 7, 2026. 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 paid parking applies in Eindhoven
Eindhoven has drawn paid parking wide: inside the whole ring you pay for a space in public space, and outside it it applies at a number of separate spots, such as at the airport and Woensel shopping centre. The municipality does that to limit parking pressure for residents and businesses. Which rate applies exactly differs per neighbourhood; that is on the parking meter and in your parking app, and the municipality publishes it per parking area on a map.
In the centre itself, less space has deliberately been made for cars. Anyone who knows that would rather park at the edge. If you come from the south, P+R Genneper Parken on Aalsterweg is the logical choice: there you pay € 1.50 per hour or € 4.00 for 24 hours, and with bus 7, 317, 318 or 408 you are in the city in about ten minutes. At the meter you also buy a bus return for € 0.50 per person, for a maximum of five people. If you come from the direction of Den Bosch or Tilburg, P+R Meerhoven sits directly next to the N2; it is operated by P1 and has its own rate.
Every day, including Sunday
What makes Eindhoven different from most cities: paid parking applies from 9.00 to 21.00 on all days of the week, including Sundays and public holidays. Anyone used to Sunday being free is in for a surprise here. That does not apply at the P+Rs: they are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and work with their own day rate, at which you may stand up to 28 days in a row.
Enforcement with the scan car
A scan car drives through the streets and reads licence plates; that is how it is checked whether payment has been made for your car. At the parking meter you can only settle with a debit card or credit card and you enter your licence plate on the screen. You no longer get a ticket behind the windscreen. Easier is your phone: with SimplePark you start your parking session as soon as you stop and stop it when you drive away, so you pay by the minute and settle afterwards. In the car parks mobile parking does not work; there you pay afterwards at the meter anyway.
Rates and paid hours in Eindhoven
P+R Genneper Parken
€1.50 per hour
Maximum
Rates as of September 7, 2026, source: Eindhoven municipality.
Free parking and P+R in Eindhoven
P+R Genneper Parken
P+R Meerhoven
How to pay with SimplePark in Eindhoven
- 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 Eindhoven rate right away.
- Stop the session when you leave. You pay only for the time you parked.
Eindhoven checks with a scan car. Enter your plate correctly and start your session before you walk away.
FAQ about parking in Eindhoven
What does parking in Eindhoven cost?
P+R Genneper Parken: €1.50 per hour, € 4.00 per 24 hours
On top of that SimplePark charges a €0.29 service fee per session.
Until what time is parking paid in Eindhoven?
Paid parking in Eindhoven applies every day 9:00–21:00, including Sundays and public holidays.
Is parking in Eindhoven free on Sundays?
No, paid on-street parking in Eindhoven also applies on Sundays.
Is parking in Eindhoven free on Sunday?
No. Paid parking in Eindhoven applies from 9.00 to 21.00 on all days of the week, so also on Sunday and on public holidays. The paid hours are on the parking meter and in your parking app.