How long may I stay in Venlo's blue zone?

In Venlo a maximum of 2 hours, every day of the week between 8:00 and 19:00. In Blerick and Tegelen that is 3 hours, from Monday to Saturday between 8:00 and 18:00, with late-night shopping until 21:00. Late-night shopping is on Friday in Blerick and on Thursday in Tegelen.

Do I always need a parking disc in a blue zone in Venlo?

As a visitor yes, and you then park only along the blue kerbs. Motorcycles do not have to set a disc but must still stand on marked spaces or along the blue line. With a disabled parking card you do not need a disc.

Where do I park if I want to stay longer in Venlo city centre?

In one of the car parks in and around the centre: Nolensplein, Maasboulevard, Roermondsepoort, Maaswaard, Arsenaal and Blok van Gendt. At the station there is the P+R on Stationsplein. They are all managed by Q-Park, which also handles the season tickets.

Parking in Venlo

With SimplePark you pay for on-street parking quickly from your phone. Start and stop your session whenever you want, see the price upfront, and avoid unnecessary fines. SimplePark knows all 6 parking zones of Venlo: start your session in the app, stop it when you leave and pay only for the time you parked. Covered parking is available at Nolensplein (Q-Park). In Venlo, around the city centre you can stay 120 minutes with a parking disc. 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.

Two hours in Venlo, three in Blerick and Tegelen

Venlo arranges parking around its centres mainly with blue zones, and those differ per town. In Venlo itself you may stay in the zone around the centre a maximum of 2 hours, and that applies every day of the week between 8:00 and 19:00, so also on Sunday. In Blerick and Tegelen the zone is more generous: there you stay a maximum of 3 hours, from Monday to Saturday between 8:00 and 18:00. Blerick has late-night shopping on Friday and Tegelen on Thursday; on those evenings the scheme runs through to 21:00.

You park in such a zone only along the blue kerbs, with the disc on your arrival time behind the windscreen. Motorcyclists do not have to set a disc, but must still stand on a marked space or along the blue line. If you have a disabled parking card, the disc is not needed.

Staying longer: the car parks

If you need more than those two or three hours, you go into a car park. In and around Venlo city centre there are six: Nolensplein with 760 spaces is the largest, followed by Maasboulevard, Roermondsepoort and Maaswaard on Prinsessesingel, and further Arsenaal on Nassaustraat and Blok van Gendt on Valuasstraat. At the station there is the P+R on Stationsplein with the entrance and exit on Kaldenkerkerweg.

All seven are managed by Q-Park, which also issues the season tickets; the rates and opening hours are on their own site. Bear in mind that Maaswaard car park is, because of construction work, on weekdays only accessible via Roermondsepoort.

Paying and watching the clock

In the blue zones you pay nothing, but the time does run: a disc that is wrong or a car that stands there too long gets you a fine. If you stand on a spot where you do have to pay, you do not have to walk to the meter. With SimplePark you start the session as soon as you have parked and stop it when you drive off, so you pay per minute and do not have to estimate in advance how long you will stay.

Car parks in Venlo

Nolensplein (Q-Park)
Mgr. Nolensplein 50, 760 spaces
Maasboulevard (Q-Park)
Prinsessesingel 5, 550 spaces
Roermondsepoort (Q-Park)
Prinsessesingel 28, 450 spaces
Maaswaard (Q-Park)
Prinsessesingel 4 next to the city bridge, 385 spaces; on weekdays only accessible via Roermondsepoort
Arsenaal (Q-Park)
Nassaustraat 59, 260 spaces, enter and exit day and night
Blok van Gendt (Q-Park)
Valuasstraat 26a, 200 spaces
Stationsplein P+R (Q-Park)
enter and exit on Kaldenkerkerweg, 110 spaces

Blue zones in Venlo

Venlo, around the city centre
max. 120 minutes with a parking disc
every day of the week 8:00–19:00
Blerick, centre
max. 180 minutes with a parking disc
Mon–Sat 8:00–18:00, Friday (late-night shopping) until 21:00
Tegelen, centre
max. 180 minutes with a parking disc
Mon–Sat 8:00–18:00, Thursday (late-night shopping) until 21:00

How to pay with SimplePark in Venlo

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 Venlo 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 Venlo

How long may I stay in Venlo's blue zone?
In Venlo a maximum of 2 hours, every day of the week between 8:00 and 19:00. In Blerick and Tegelen that is 3 hours, from Monday to Saturday between 8:00 and 18:00, with late-night shopping until 21:00. Late-night shopping is on Friday in Blerick and on Thursday in Tegelen.
Do I always need a parking disc in a blue zone in Venlo?
As a visitor yes, and you then park only along the blue kerbs. Motorcycles do not have to set a disc but must still stand on marked spaces or along the blue line. With a disabled parking card you do not need a disc.
Where do I park if I want to stay longer in Venlo city centre?
In one of the car parks in and around the centre: Nolensplein, Maasboulevard, Roermondsepoort, Maaswaard, Arsenaal and Blok van Gendt. At the station there is the P+R on Stationsplein. They are all managed by Q-Park, which also handles the season tickets.