What does parking in Smallingerland cost?

Drachten centre, on-street and in the car parks: €2.10 per hour; Raadhuisplein and Van Knobelsdorffplein car parks: €2.10 per hour, € 4.20 per day; Car parks De Markt, De Vogelzang, Kiryat Onoplein and Sander Israëlsplein: €2.10 per hour, € 8.60 per day On top of that SimplePark charges a €0.29 service fee per session.

Where do you park for free in Drachten?

On the parking bays along Leerlooiersstraat and Moleneind NZ at Dunlop, at the car park on Nachtegaalstraat, at VV Drachten, on De Singel and on Oliemolenstraat. On De Opgang your car also stands for free, but on part of that site you do pay.

How long may I stand on Moleneind with the parking disc?

Moleneind has Drachten's only blue zone. There you park three hours free with the blue parking disc. Set the disc to your arrival time and put it visibly behind your windscreen.

Parking in Smallingerland: rates, zones and hours

On-street parking in Smallingerland costs €2.10 per hour. SimplePark knows all 17 parking zones of Smallingerland: start your session in the app, stop it when you leave and pay only for the time you parked. Free parking is available at Parking bays Leerlooiersstraat and Moleneind NZ (at Dunlop). Covered parking is available at Raadhuisplein car park. In Moleneind you can stay 180 minutes with a parking disc. 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 Drachten

The regulated area in Drachten is small and sits tightly around the shopping centre. You have three flavours there: paid parking, a blue zone and permit zones. It is paid in the two car parks on Raadhuisplein and Van Knobelsdorffplein, on parking sites such as Sander Israëlsplein, De Markt and Kiryat Onoplein, and at the spots where a parking meter stands.

The hourly rate is the same everywhere, inside and outside the car park. The difference is in the day rate: if you stay a full day, you are considerably cheaper in the car park than on a parking site. For a day of shopping or working in the centre the car park is therefore almost always the better choice.

Free parking and the blue zone

Around the paid area there is plenty of space where it costs nothing. The parking bays along Leerlooiersstraat and Moleneind NZ, the site on Nachtegaalstraat, the site at VV Drachten, De Singel and Oliemolenstraat are free. On De Opgang that applies to part of the site; look carefully at the signs there, because on the other part you have to pay.

At Moleneind sits the blue zone. There you park three hours free with a parking disc, which is plenty for this side of the centre. The car parks are open from Monday to Saturday from 7.00 to 21.00 and on Sunday from 11.00 to 20.00; you can exit day and night, so your car is never stuck there.

Paying and enforcement

Parking management in Smallingerland is in the hands of P1: that company maintains the meters and carries out the checks. The municipality itself remains in charge of the rules, the opening hours and the rates, so nothing changes for you as a visitor in what you pay. You can pay at the meter or with an app. With SimplePark you start the session as soon as you stop and you stop it when you drive off; you pay by the minute and therefore do not have to estimate in advance how long you will stay in the centre.

Rates and paid hours in Smallingerland

Drachten centre, on-street and in the car parks
€2.10 per hour
the same hourly rate applies outside and in the car parks
Raadhuisplein and Van Knobelsdorffplein car parks
€2.10 per hour
Maximum
€ 4.20 per day
open Mon–Sat from 7.00 to 21.00 and on Sunday from 11.00 to 20.00; you can always exit
Car parks De Markt, De Vogelzang, Kiryat Onoplein and Sander Israëlsplein
€2.10 per hour
Maximum
€ 8.60 per day

Rates as of September 7, 2026, source: Smallingerland municipality.

Free parking and P+R in Smallingerland

Parking bays Leerlooiersstraat and Moleneind NZ (at Dunlop)
free
Nachtegaalstraat car park
free
VV Drachten car park
free
De Singel
free
Oliemolenstraat
free
De Opgang
free
on part of the site you do have to pay

Car parks in Smallingerland

Raadhuisplein car park
€ 2.10 per hour, maximum € 4.20 per day
open Mon–Sat 7.00–21.00, Sunday 11.00–20.00; you can exit 24 hours a day
Van Knobelsdorffplein car park
€ 2.10 per hour, maximum € 4.20 per day
open Mon–Sat 7.00–21.00, Sunday 11.00–20.00; you can exit 24 hours a day

Blue zones in Smallingerland

Moleneind
max. 180 minutes with a parking disc

How to pay with SimplePark in Smallingerland

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 Smallingerland rate right away.
Stop the session when you leave. You pay only for the time you parked.

A hand holding a phone with the SimplePark app in the car

FAQ about parking in Smallingerland

What does parking in Smallingerland cost?
Drachten centre, on-street and in the car parks: €2.10 per hour; Raadhuisplein and Van Knobelsdorffplein car parks: €2.10 per hour, € 4.20 per day; Car parks De Markt, De Vogelzang, Kiryat Onoplein and Sander Israëlsplein: €2.10 per hour, € 8.60 per day
On top of that SimplePark charges a €0.29 service fee per session.
Where do you park for free in Drachten?
On the parking bays along Leerlooiersstraat and Moleneind NZ at Dunlop, at the car park on Nachtegaalstraat, at VV Drachten, on De Singel and on Oliemolenstraat. On De Opgang your car also stands for free, but on part of that site you do pay.
How long may I stand on Moleneind with the parking disc?
Moleneind has Drachten's only blue zone. There you park three hours free with the blue parking disc. Set the disc to your arrival time and put it visibly behind your windscreen.