Parking day ticket 2026: from which hour does it pay off?
A parking day ticket only pays off if you stay long enough. In Delft the maximum day rate is €30.00: cheaper than hourly from 6 hours and 45 minutes.
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Pay by the hour: you save
€7.50
6 h from 09:00 on Tuesday, zone Straatparkeren Gebied B - Paardenmarkt
- The day ticket pays off from 7 h 45 of parking.
| Paying by the hour | €22.50 |
| Max. dagtarief | €30.00 |
A day ticket is valid only in the zone and at the times shown on the ticket or in the app.
Prepared by Radif Partners · How we calculate
A day ticket (dagkaart) is a fixed amount for a whole day in one zone. Some cities call it a maximum day rate: you pay by the hour, but never more than that amount. In the National Parking Register we found a street day ticket or day maximum for 12 of the 16 cities on this site. In total 194 of the 686 paid zones have a fixed ticket, but that is not always a day ticket: Amsterdam and Utrecht also have evening tickets, and Amsterdam Sunday tickets. In Rotterdam, Eindhoven, 's-Hertogenbosch, Arnhem the register lists no fixed street ticket at all. The cheapest day tickets are in zones outside the centre, such as the car parks in Zwolle’s outer ring or Maastricht’s districts. Of the 16 central zones the calculator picks by default, only 1 has a day ticket or day maximum. For a long day that often leaves only a garage or park and ride. The calculator compares the day ticket with paying by the hour for each zone and shows from which hour the ticket is cheaper.
Parking day ticket by city
For each city, the number of zones with a fixed ticket, the cheapest day ticket or lowest day maximum in the register, and for comparison eight hours paid by the hour in that city’s central zone.
| City | Zones with ticket | Cheapest day ticket (zone) | 8 hours centre, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 86 / 155 | €8.05 (Tarief 8 ma-vr 10-20, za 10-17 (T18A)) | €64.40 |
| Utrecht | 38 / 68 | €37.54 (Nieuw Welgelegen) | €64.08 |
| Rotterdam | 0 / 124 | none | €57.60 |
| Den Haag | 5 / 88 | €30.65 (Zwarte Pad) | €57.20 |
| Groningen | 1 / 39 | €18.00 (Martiniplaza (Expositielaan/Leonard Springerlaan) | €40.00 |
| Eindhoven | 0 / 6 | none | €36.30 |
| Leiden | 25 / 27 | €28.00 (ZN_B1_1_P1 Zwembad De Zijl) | €32.00 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | 0 / 20 | none | €34.48 |
| Haarlem | 1 / 9 | €5.25 (West Fiscaal) | €53.60 |
| Maastricht | 12 / 33 | €8.30 (Biesland betaald parkeren) | €39.20 |
| Nijmegen | 3 / 29 | €15.00 (Oude Stad) | €32.00 |
| Arnhem | 0 / 15 | none | €36.80 |
| Breda | 1 / 31 | €4.00 (Arsenaalpad Gasthuisvelden ma-za 09-22 u, zo 12-) | €21.60 |
| Delft | 9 / 9 | €10.00 (Straatparkeren Gebied H) | €31.50 |
| Zwolle | 12 / 19 | €7.50 (Zone 2 Centrumschil Albert Cuypstraat Parkeerter) | €60.00 |
| Amersfoort | 1 / 14 | €60.00 (9002 - Dagkaartzone) | €24.00 |
When does a day ticket pay off?
Divide the day ticket by the hourly rate: that is roughly the number of hours after which the ticket is cheaper. In Delft that is 6 hours and 45 minutes. Where the hourly rate rises, as in central Zwolle, a ticket pays off much sooner. Use the calculator at the top for the exact point in your zone; it takes the paid hours into account. If you arrive late in the morning, fewer paid hours remain and the ticket pays off less quickly.
Other options for a long day
No day ticket in your zone? Look at park and ride on the edge of the city, or arrive after the paid hours: free parking by city.