Parking in Leeuwarden
Paid parking applies Mon–Sat 8:00–22:00, Sunday and public holidays 12:00–18:00. SimplePark knows all 32 parking zones of Leeuwarden: start your parking action in the app and stop it when you leave.
32 parking zones
The app finds the zone you are in. You see the rate before you start.
Free parking is available at P+R Kalverdijkje. Covered parking is available at P-Zaailand. In Blue zones outside the center a blue zone applies, so you use a parking disc there. 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 Leeuwarden
The north-western part of Leeuwarden's city center is low-traffic, so you do not just drive in by car. Visitors therefore park mainly in one of the six car parks around the center: P-Zaailand, P-Oldehove, P-Klanderij, P-Hoeksterend, P-Oosterstraat and P-Revius. Rates and opening hours differ per car park, so check in advance which is closest to your destination.
If you want to pay less, the P+R sites are the alternative. At Kalverdijkje you park for free and take bus line 3 into town. P+R Wijnhornsterstraat sits behind the NS station: you do pay there, but you walk into the city center in 8 minutes.
Paid hours and blue zones
Leeuwarden has long paid hours. In the center paid parking applies from Monday through Saturday from 8.00 to 22.00, so the clock already starts running early in the morning, and in the evening it only stops late. On Sunday and on public holidays you pay between 12.00 and 18.00. Public holidays include New Year's Day, Easter, King's Day, Ascension Day, Pentecost and Christmas.
Outside the center there are blue zones. There you display a parking disc and keep to the maximum parking duration on the signs; that differs per area. On public holidays you do not need to use a disc in a blue zone.
License-plate parking and the app
On the street you park by license plate: you enter your license plate at the meter and no longer put a ticket behind the windscreen. The meter removes your data after 48 hours. If you accidentally enter a wrong license plate and get a ticket because of that, you can put that right via the municipality. You can also pay with your phone: on every meter is the number of the parking zone. With SimplePark you start the parking action as soon as you have parked and stop it when you drive off, so you pay for the time you were parked, in the unit the municipality uses, and not for time you bought in advance and never used.
Where to park
- FreeP+R Kalverdijkjefree · reachable on bus line 3
- P+RP+R Wijnhornsterstraatpaid parking · within 8 minutes to the city center · behind the NS station; you can also take the bus or a taxi
- Car parkP-Zaailandrates and times differ per car park
- Car parkP-Oldehove
- Car parkP-Klanderij
- Car parkP-Hoeksterend
- Car parkP-Oosterstraat
- Car parkP-Revius
- Blue zoneBlue zones outside the centerthe maximum parking duration, times and days are on the signs; on public holidays you do not need to use a disc
Parking near Leeuwarden
FAQ about parking in Leeuwarden
Until what time is parking paid in Leeuwarden?
Paid parking in Leeuwarden applies Mon–Sat 8:00–22:00, Sunday and public holidays 12:00–18:00.
Do you have to pay in Leeuwarden on Sunday?
Yes. In the center paid parking applies on Sunday from 12.00 to 18.00, and the same times apply on public holidays such as New Year's Day, Easter, King's Day, Ascension Day, Pentecost and Christmas. On weekdays and on Saturday the clock runs from 8.00 to 22.00.
Where can you park for free in Leeuwarden and continue by public transport?
At P+R Kalverdijkje you park for free; from there bus line 3 runs into town. P+R Wijnhornsterstraat sits behind the NS station, you do pay there, but you walk into the city center within 8 minutes.
Your next parking action takes 10 seconds.
Download SimplePark, add your license plate and top up your balance. At the next curb, you're done.
No subscription. € 0.29 per parking action, € 0.29 per top-up or direct debit.