I am looking for a parking place

In Leiden, you can choose between street parking and parking in one of the parking garages. View the city map with information on zones and tariffs, and the location of the parking garages. Or take your bike and park for free.

Parking garages and parking areas

Leiden has a low traffic city centre. In and around the city centre you can find a couple of parking garages and -areas. View the city map or the link Visit Leiden to find all options. You can make a reservation for a parking place in advance via Reserveer & Parkeer. You can also choose a subscription in one of the municipal parking garages.

Parking in the parking garage is cheaper than street parking.

Street parking

In general paid parking is applied in a large part of Leiden. The days, hours and tariffs of paid parking differ per zone. You can pay at the nearest parking machine or via mobile parking. There are also different parking tickets and parking licences (parkeervergunningen) available.

Do you want to know whether paid parking applies to your street? View de straatnamenlijst. In 2023 and 2024 paid parking will be expanded. Read more on the project page Expansion Paid Parking.

Short parking in city centre

Parking in the city centre of Leiden is available for licence holders only, with an exception for short parking (max. 2 hours) at several locations. Check the map for these short parking locations. Here you pay the regular parking fee (zone A). Visitors who come by car can park cheaper in one of the parking garages. 

Zone A (the city centre): times and tariffs

In the city centre, almost all parking spaces are for permit holders. There is 24/7 paid parking here. At nine locations, short-term parking (maximum 2 hours) applies on:

  • Monday up to and including Saturday: 9.00 – 21.00 hours
  • Sunday: 13.00 – 21.00 hours

Tariff per hour: € 4 – minimum insert: € 0,20

On public holidays the same tariffs and times apply.

Note: You are not allowed to park in a parking place for licence holders. In these places you have to own a dagkaart, weekkaart, maandkaart of jaarkaart to park in these places (or with a valid parking license).

Zone B1: times and tariffs

  • Monday up to and including Saturday: 9.00 – 19.30 hours
  • Sunday: free parking

Tariff per hour: € 3,10 – minimum insert: € 0,20

On public holidays the same tariffs and times apply.

Zone B2: times and tariffs

  • Monday up to and including Friday: 9.00 – 19.30 hours
  • Saturday and Sunday: free parking

On public holidays the same tariffs and times apply.

In zone B2 you pay for

  • the 1st and 2nd hour: € 0,20 per 60 minutes, minimum insert € 0,20
  • from the 3rd hour onwards: € 3,10 per 60 minutes

Zone C: times and tariffs

  • Monday up to and including Friday: 9.00 – 19.30 hours
  • Saturday and Sunday: free parking

Tariff per hour: € 3,10, minimum insert: € 0,20

On public holidays the same tariffs and times apply.

Parking of touring cars, large vehicles and caravans

Special rules and locations apply to the parking of touring cars and large vehicles. For parking a caravan in the street there also are special rules applicable.