Parking in Harderwijk: rates, zones and hours
On-street parking in Harderwijk costs €2.20 per hour. Paid parking applies every day 8.00–21.00. SimplePark knows all 8 parking zones of Harderwijk: start your session in the app, stop it when you leave and pay only for the time you parked. Free parking is available at P8 P+R Zonneweide. Covered parking is available at P14 Houtwal. 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 Harderwijk
Harderwijk parks almost entirely on numbered sites: from P2 on Ir. Lelykade to P19 Westeinde, with underground car park P14 Houtwal and the large P+R site Zonneweide in between. The rate is the same everywhere, so the choice is not about money but about where you need to be. The municipality publishes three maps, for residents, visitors and employees, so you can see in advance which site belongs with your visit.
If you come for the city centre, P14 Houtwal, P11 Vuldersbrink and P17 Klooster are closest. If you come for the Dolfinarium, the harbour or the boulevard, P8 P+R Zonneweide is the logical choice: almost 1,600 spaces, room for campers, a public toilet and in summer a shuttle train to the boulevard. P10 Waltorenstraat and P15 Hortus are only for permit holders, and P7 on Jan Krulkade only opens mid-2027.
Hours, maximum duration and the weekly market
Paid parking applies every day from 8.00 to 21.00, with one hourly rate and one daily maximum. On a number of sites you may stand for at most three hours: P5 Strandboulevard, P6 Zuiderzeeboulevard, P13 Selhorstweg and Waterfront sectors 30 to 37. P5 is also seasonal and only open from 1 November to 1 April.
Watch Saturday. On P17 Klooster a towing scheme applies during the weekly market: if your car stands there between midnight and 14.30, it is towed. For P14 Houtwal something else applies: you can enter between 7.30 and 22.00, and exit with a valid parking ticket all day.
Paying and enforcement
Cash no longer works anywhere in Harderwijk. You pay at the meter with a debit card or credit card, or digitally via a parking app; for P2 and P8 you can buy a parking ticket online in advance. If you do not pay or pay too little, an additional parking-tax assessment follows that runs via Meerinzicht. If you stand in a place where you may not stand at all, it is a traffic fine from the CJIB.
With SimplePark you start your session as soon as you stop and you stop it when you drive away, and you pay by the minute. Handy on a day at the boulevard, where you rarely know in advance whether it will be two hours or a whole afternoon.
Rates and paid hours in Harderwijk
Car parks in and around the city centre
€2.20 per hour
Paid hours
Maximum
Rates as of September 7, 2026, source: Harderwijk municipality.
Free parking and P+R in Harderwijk
P8 P+R Zonneweide
Car parks in Harderwijk
P14 Houtwal
P2 Ir. Lelykade
P6 Zuiderzeeboulevard
P9 Scheepssingel
P5 Strandboulevard
P7 Jan Krulkade car park
How to pay with SimplePark in Harderwijk
- 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 Harderwijk rate right away.
- Stop the session when you leave. You pay only for the time you parked.
FAQ about parking in Harderwijk
What does parking in Harderwijk cost?
Car parks in and around the city centre: €2.20 per hour, € 12.00 per day
On top of that SimplePark charges a €0.29 service fee per session.
Until what time is parking paid in Harderwijk?
Paid parking in Harderwijk applies every day 8.00–21.00.
Where do you park in Harderwijk if you are going to the beach or the boulevard?
At P8 P+R Zonneweide, the largest site in the town with almost 1,600 spaces, camper pitches and a toilet building. In the summer season shuttle trains run between Zonneweide and the boulevard, and there are shared bikes. In winter, from 1 November to 1 April, P5 Strandboulevard is also open.
Why is my car gone on Saturday morning?
On P17 Klooster a towing scheme applies during the weekly market. Cars standing there on Saturday between 00.00 and 14.30 are towed by Delta Berging. So on Saturday check carefully whether you are standing on the market site.