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 City center.
€1.40 – €6.70per hour
Mon–Sat 9:00–23:00, Sun 13:00–23:00
- City center
- €6.70
- North, West, South and East
- €4.60
- Schalkwijk
- €1.40
Paid parking applies Mon–Sat 9:00–23:00, Sun 13:00–23:00. Parking is free on public holidays. SimplePark knows all 19 parking zones of Haarlem: start your parking action in the app and stop it when you leave. Covered parking is available at Floridastraat car park. The rates come from the municipality and were checked on October 24, 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 Haarlem
Haarlem has three on-street rates, and the most expensive is almost five times the cheapest. The city center is the dearest, the North, West, South and East ring sits in between, and Schalkwijk is by far the cheapest. If you are heading for the Grote Markt and would rather not pay the city center rate, park a little further out and walk the last stretch.
The city has seven public car parks, all with license-plate recognition and all with a daily maximum. That often makes a car park cheaper than the street on a long visit: in the city center the street meter keeps running, while a car park stops counting at some point. Floridastraat at Winkelcentrum Schalkwijk is the cheapest, followed by Cronjé and Dreef. Raaks, Houtplein and De Kamp charge a higher hourly rate, and Appelaar on Damstraat is the dearest.
How late 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. It applies in, among others, Generaal Cronjéstraat, at Julianapark, Van Ostadestraat and on part of Zijlweg. Beyond that, the city center is largely a permit-holder area, and many streets in the center are pedestrianized, so you may not park there at all.
Paying and enforcement
On the street you pay at the meter or with an app; in the car parks your license plate is recognized and you pay by the minute. If you have paid too much, you can ask the municipality for a refund.
With SimplePark you start your parking action as soon as you have parked, end it when you drive away, and pay for the time you were parked, in the unit the municipality uses. In the city center, where every quarter of an hour counts, that is the difference between paying for your visit and paying for a safety margin.
Where to park
- Car parkFloridastraat car park€ 1.40 per hour, max. € 5.50 per day · at Winkelcentrum Schalkwijk, open from 7.00 to 23.00, you can always exit; minimum € 0.30 per visit
- Car parkCronjé car park€ 2.20 per hour, max. € 18.90 per day · Kleverlaan 12, open day and night; from 19.00 to 8.00 you pay at most € 4.40
- Car parkDreef car park€ 3.40 per hour, max. € 18.90 per day · Dreef 3, open day and night; from 19.00 to 8.00 you pay at most € 4.40
- Car parkRaaks car park€ 4.50 per hour, max. € 37.80 per day · Zijlvest 45, open day and night, 975 spaces
- Car parkHoutplein car park€ 4.50 per hour, max. € 37.80 per day · Wagenmakerslaan 1, open day and night, 861 spaces
- Car parkDe Kamp car park€ 4.50 per hour, max. € 37.80 per day · De Witstraat 1, open day and night
- Car parkAppelaar car park€ 5.20 per hour, max. € 43.30 per day · Damstraat 12, open day and night; from 23.00 to 8.00 you pay at most € 5.00
Parking near Haarlem
FAQ about parking in Haarlem
What does parking in Haarlem cost?
- City center: €6.70 per hour
- North, West, South and East: €4.60 per hour
- Schalkwijk: €1.40 per hour
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 Haarlem?
Paid parking in Haarlem applies Mon–Sat 9:00–23:00, Sun 13:00–23:00. Parking is free on public holidays.
Do you have to pay in Haarlem on Sunday and on public holidays?
On Sunday yes, from 13.00 to 23.00. On most public holidays no. New Year's Day, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, King's Day, 5 May, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Whit Monday, and Christmas Day and Boxing Day are free. Good Friday is not.
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 center the same hourly rate applies with a daily maximum of € 5.50. In the city center you pay € 6.70 per hour.
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