Parking in Haarlem: rates, zones and hours
On-street parking in Haarlem costs €1.40 to €6.70 per hour, depending on the area. The cheapest area is Schalkwijk and the most expensive is Centre. Paid parking applies Mon–Sat 9.00–23.00, Sunday 13.00–23.00. Parking is free on public holidays. SimplePark knows all 19 parking zones of Haarlem: start your session in the app, stop it when you leave and pay only for the time you parked. Covered parking is available at Floridastraat car park. 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 to park in Haarlem
Haarlem works with five parking zones, and the gap between the most expensive and the cheapest is almost a factor of five. The centre is the dearest, the North, West, South and East ring sits in between, and Schalkwijk is by far the cheapest. If you come for the Grote Markt and are not waiting for the centre hourly rate, you can therefore park a little further out and walk the last stretch.
The city has seven public car parks, all with licence-plate recognition and all with a daily maximum. That often makes a car park cheaper than the street on a long visit: in the centre the street meter keeps running, while a car park stops counting at some point. Floridastraat at Winkelcentrum Schalkwijk is the cheapest; Raaks, Houtplein and De Kamp sit in the mid range; Appelaar on Damstraat is the dearest.
Until when you pay and the Stop&Shop streets
Paid parking runs in all zones until 23.00, from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 and on Sunday from 13.00. So Sunday is not a free day in Haarlem; most public holidays are, with Good Friday as the exception.
In the shopping streets of North and West a separate short-stay scheme applies, Stop&Shop: the first half hour is cheaper there, meant for a quick shop. That applies among others in Generaal Cronjéstraat, at Julianapark, Van Ostadestraat and on part of Zijlweg. Further, the city centre is largely a permit-holder area, and many streets in the centre are a pedestrian area where you may not park at all.
Paying and enforcement
On the street you pay at the meter or with an app; in the car parks it goes by licence plate and you pay by the minute. If you have paid too much, you can file a request for repayment with the municipality.
With SimplePark you start your session as soon as you stop and you stop it when you drive away, and you settle by the minute. In the centre, where every quarter of an hour counts, that is the difference between paying for your visit and paying for your margin.
Rates and paid hours in Haarlem
Centre
€6.70 per hour
Paid hours
North, West, South and East
€4.60 per hour
Paid hours
Schalkwijk
€1.40 per hour
Paid hours
Parking is free on public holidays.Rates as of September 7, 2026, source: Haarlem municipality.
Car parks in Haarlem
Floridastraat car park
Cronjé car park
Dreef car park
Raaks car park
Houtplein car park
De Kamp car park
Appelaar car park
How to pay with SimplePark in Haarlem
- 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 Haarlem rate right away.
- Stop the session when you leave. You pay only for the time you parked.
FAQ about parking in Haarlem
What does parking in Haarlem cost?
Centre: €6.70 per hour; North, West, South and East: €4.60 per hour; Schalkwijk: €1.40 per hour
On top of that SimplePark charges a €0.29 service fee per session.
Until what time is parking paid in Haarlem?
Paid parking in Haarlem applies Mon–Sat 9.00–23.00, Sunday 13.00–23.00. Parking is free on public holidays.
Is parking in Haarlem free on Sundays?
No, paid on-street parking in Haarlem also applies on Sundays.
Where do you park cheapest in Haarlem?
In Schalkwijk. On the street you pay € 1.40 per hour there, and in Floridastraat car park at the shopping centre the same hourly rate applies with a daily maximum of € 5.50. In the centre you are € 6.70 per hour.