Parking in Texel: rates, zones and hours
On-street parking in Texel costs €5.00 per hour. Paid parking applies Mon–Sun 8:00–20:00. SimplePark knows all 20 parking zones of Texel: start your session in the app, stop it when you leave and pay only for the time you parked. In Albert Heijn car park, Den Burg you can stay 60 minutes with a parking disc. The municipality checks with a scan car, so your number plate has to be right. 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.
Parking on Texel works with a vignette
On Texel almost all paid parking is arranged through one pass: the Texel vignette. That is not a sticker but a digital parking right on your licence plate, and it applies on all spots with paid parking: at the beach access points and in all villages. You choose a day, week or year ticket, matched to how long you stay. If you only come briefly, you do not need to buy anything: at the meter or in a parking app you pay per hour.
Work out in advance what is smarter. If you spend an afternoon at the beach, paying per hour is fine; if you stay a week on the island, a week or year ticket is the calmer choice. Do note that the vignette is tied to one licence plate and cannot be transferred to another car. Anyone coming with a hire car or a new car therefore buys a new vignette.
Blue zones in Den Burg and De Koog
At the busiest spots in Den Burg and De Koog paid parking does not apply but a blue zone does. There you park for free, but only briefly and only with a parking disc set to your arrival time. The maximum time differs per spot: at Parkstraat and the first four spaces on Burgwal that is half an hour, at the supermarket sites one or two hours. The zones apply every day between 8.00 and 20.00 and are marked with signs and blue stripes.
Paying and enforcement
At the meters you can only pay by debit card or credit card: cash does not work. And not everywhere on the island is there a meter. Paying with your phone is therefore often easier: across Texel zone code 29511 applies. With SimplePark you start the session as soon as you stop and you stop it when you drive off, so you only pay the minutes you were actually there. Enforcement officers drive past and scan licence plates; if you have no valid parking right, an additional assessment follows. With a European disabled parking badge you do not have to pay on Texel in 2026.
Rates and paid hours in Texel
Paid parking across Texel
€5.00 per hour
Paid hours
Zone code
Texel vignette, the parking pass on licence plate
Maximum
Rates as of September 7, 2026, source: Texel municipality.
Blue zones in Texel
Albert Heijn car park, Den Burg
Jumbo/Vogelenzang car park, Den Burg
Parkstraat and the first four spaces on Burgwal, Den Burg
Other marked streets in the centre of Den Burg
De Brink and Parnassiastraat, De Koog
Lidl car park, De Koog
How to pay with SimplePark in Texel
- 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 Texel rate right away.
- Stop the session when you leave. You pay only for the time you parked.
Texel checks with a scan car. Enter your plate correctly and start your session before you walk away.
FAQ about parking in Texel
What does parking in Texel cost?
Paid parking across Texel: €5.00 per hour
On top of that SimplePark charges a €0.29 service fee per session.
Until what time is parking paid in Texel?
Paid parking in Texel applies Mon–Sun 8:00–20:00.
Is parking in Texel free on Sundays?
No, paid on-street parking in Texel also applies on Sundays.
Do I have to buy a Texel vignette if I only stay a day?
No. You can simply pay per hour at the meter or with a parking app; that costs € 5.00 per hour. A day ticket of € 20.00 is valid for 24 hours and pays off as soon as you stay a large part of the day. The vignette is valid immediately after purchase and is tied to one licence plate, so buy it only just before departure.