Visitor's parking permit

Do you live in an area with paid parking? Then you can use a digital visitors parking permit to pay for your visitors parking charge. Your visitor doesn’t have to pay at the ticket machine. The visitors parking permit is only valid in the parking permit zone where you live. You can check your visitor in and out.

You need to buy a visitors parking permit only once. You will receive 20 hours parking credit right away. You can buy more hours at a later date. In most cases it is cheaper to park with the digital visitors parking permit.

Zone A, B and C

The paid parking areas are divided into zones.

  • Zone A; city centre
  • Zone B: neighbourhoods around the city centre
  • Zone C: the districts Hoge Mors, Boshuizen, Fortuinwijk, Vlietpoort (en de Vlietzone), Oostvliet, Klein Cronestein en Meerburg

Check the map to find out in which zone you live or look up your street in the list of streets.

Please note: the layout of parking zones B1 and B2 will change at the beginning of 2025. This means that your parking permit is valid in a smaller area. The end time in B1 shifts to 9 p.m. You can purchase more visitor hours from 2025. Read more at www.leiden.nl/zoneBverandert

Where is your permit valid?

Your digital visitors permit is valid:

  • For the car, motor or motorised quadricycle with the register number you have given on line
  • At all parking machines in the parking permit zone you live in and for which the permit is authorised
  • In zone A: at the permit holder places and on short parking locations. Note! At the red-cap machine a visitors parking permit is not valid.
  • In zone B: in all parking spaces.
  • In zone C: the visitor parking permit is only valid in the own parking permit zone. These are C1 or C2 (from 10 October). C3 and C4 will follow in early 2024. Note! At the red-cap machine a visitors parking permit is not valid.

Your visitors are not allowed to park in an auto date parking place.

Do you want to know when your visitors have to pay parking fees? Please visit the page for street parking.

Conditions when applying for a permit

You have to comply with the following conditions:

  • You are registered in Leiden’s Personal Records Database in the zone for which you are applying for the permit. Note: in case you moved to a new address lately, it is possible that you cannot apply for a permit yet.
  • You live in a self-contained accommodation (you don’t share a kitchen or bathroom).
  • For each address, you are entitled to a maximum of 1 visitors parking permit. Several visitors can park on 1 permit. In that case, you must have the vehicle registration numbers of your visitors (car, motorcycle, motorised quadricycle); you also must have enough parking credit.
  • As of 1 October 2019 you cannot get a visitors parking permit at some residential addresses

You do not need a car yourself in order to apply for a visitors parking permit.

On what basis can’t you get a visitors parking permit 

  • In case of new-build or functional change of the building, residents have to park on their own ground. To avoid extra parking pressure in the area, (new) residents of new build, functionally changed, converted houses for multiple occupation and split housing units are not entitled to a residents-, visitors-  and car sharing parking permit. This applies to houses in zones A and B which are built or will be built after the 2nd October 2019. For zone C, this date is June 3, 2021.
  • In certain areas residents cannot get a residents- and visitors parking permit. This is the case at
    • Lammenschansdriehoek – the area that is bounded by the Lammenschansweg, the railway, the Kanaalweg and Plantijnstraat
    • The area of De Raad Vastgoed (Auction site) – the area that is bounded by the Lammenschansweg, Abrikozenweg, Ananasweg and Perzikweg.

Do you want to know if you can apply for a parking permit? Please contact the municipality via 14071, choice 3.

Application

Apply for a visitors parking permit online including the first 20 hours parking time. You need your DigiD to do this.

Do you live in a house which is divided into several self-contained residential units? Ask the landlord if he can apply for a personal address (a house number degree).

After you register, you will receive a registration number and PIN code by e-mail. You can use these numbers to check your visitor in and out and purchase extra parking credit. The registration number and the PIN code are displayed in the digital counter (e-loket).

You cannot change the data of the visitors parking permit. Do you want a permit for a different zone because you moved? Then you have to cancel your current permit and apply for a new permit via the digital counter (e-loket). The parking credit will not be refunded.

You only have to apply for a visitors parking permit once. You do not need to renew it every year.

Appointment at Stadskantoor

Do you want to arrange your permit in person? Then you should make an appointment online to come to city office Stadskantoor. Please bring your identity document.

Make an appointment

You can also call 14 071 (choose option 3) to make an appointment.

Costs

You can purchase 10 or 20 hours or multiples of 20 hours (40, 60, 80 etc.). These hours are valid as long as your visitors permit is valid. Your can have a maximum of 200 hours (zone A) or 800 hours (zone B or C) parking credit.

In zone A:

  • Digital visitors permit including 20 hours: € 17
  • Purchase hours (up to a maximum of 300 hours per year)
    • 10 hours: € 9
    • 20 hours: € 18

In zone B:

  • Digital visitors parking permit including 20 hours: € 7,20
  • Purchase hours (up to a maximum of 800 hours per year):
    • 10 hours: € 4
    • 20 hours: € 8

In zone C:

  • Digital visitors parking permit including 20 hours: € 7,20
  • Purchase hours (up to a maximum of 800 hours per year):
    • 10 hours: € 4
    • 20 hours: € 8

Your parking credit will not be refunded in case you cancel or end your visitors parking permit.

Are you going to move within Leiden? Your visitors parking permit does not move with you. You need to arrange the following.

  • Cancel the parking permit for the old address with effect from the day of the move.
  • Apply for a new resident parking permit as soon as you are registered at your new address.

Are you moving to an address that falls under (new) residents of new build, functionally changed, converted houses for multiple occupation and split housing units are not entitled to a residents-, visitors-  and car sharing parking permit. This applies to houses in zones A and B which are built or will be built after the 2nd October 2019. For zone C, this date is June 3, 2021. Note! You cannot apply for a parking permit at every address in Leiden. Do you want to know if this applies to your new address, please call 14071.

You can cancel your permit online. You need your DigiD to do this. If you have parking credit left, you will not receive a refund.

Appointment at Stadskantoor

Would you prefer to arrange your permit in person? Then you should make an appointment to come to city office Stadskantoor. You can also phone to make an appointment: 14 071 or  +31 – 71 5 16 51 65.

What to take with you

  • proof of identity

You can check in visitors a couple of days in advance. You can also check in or check out your visitors per telephone. Be sure you know the registration plate number. You can check in several registration plate numbers at the same time.

Visitors zone A

Visitors in zone A will automatically be checked out at 0.00 hours, and not at 21.00 hours. If your visit remains after 0.00 am, your visit must be renewed be notified. You can also set an end time for your visit in advance, then re-registration is not necessary. This allows you to use the visitor permit in the center (zone A) even after 21.00 hours for when your vehicle is parked in a permit holder place. In case your visitor is parked in a short parking location, you will have to check out your visitor at 21.00 hours so that you will not pay unnecessary. You will have to check in your visitor again (in advance) for the next day. Note: the visitors parking permit is not valid at a red-cap machine.

Visitors zone B

Visitors in zone B will be automatically checked out at 19.30 hours (after this parking is for free until the next morning 9.00 hours). You have to check in your visitors again (in advance) for the next day.

Visitors zone C

Visitors in zone C will be automatically checked out at 19.30 hours (after this parking is for free until the next morning 9.00 hours). You have to check in your visitors again (in advance) for the next day.

Check in, check out and purchasing credit online

Log on with the registration code and the PIN code that you received when you applied for the permit to check visitors in or out.

Checking visitors in and out by phone

You can also check your visitors in and out by phone. To do this, call 071 516 72 72 and state the vehicle registration number.  

You can purchase extra hours (upgrade) online. Or you can make an appointment to come to the counter at the municipality office. You can also phone to make an appointment: 14 071.

Log on with your DigiD at the e-counter. Here you can find between the documents your letter with your registration code and PIN code. You can also read the manual Letter or proof of payment.