Park and ride in the Netherlands 2026: prices by city
Park and ride on the edge of Utrecht costs €7.20 a day; eight hours in the centre cost €64.08. Pick your city and the duration: the calculator shows the gap.
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Cheapest P+R in Utrecht
€7.20
8 h on a Tuesday from 9 am, public transport fare not included
- P+R Utrecht Science Park. The same time in the centre (Wijk C.): €64.08.
| Centre, same time | €64.08 |
| Difference | €56.88 |
The P+R fare often applies only with a public transport trip to the centre; the conditions are at the entrance and in the app.
| P+R | Price |
|---|---|
| P+R Utrecht Science Park | €7.20 |
| P+R Papendorp | €7.20 |
| P+R Westraven | €7.20 |
Prepared by Radif Partners · How we calculate
P+R stands for park and ride: you leave the car on the edge of the city and continue by public transport, bike or on foot. In the National Parking Register we found priced P+R sites for 6 of the 16 cities on this site, 17 in all. The lowest amount in the register is €1.00 at P+R RAI in Amsterdam. In Utrecht the three sites each cost €7.20. Against that, eight hours in the centre of the same city soon cost tens of euros. Mind two things. The P+R fare often applies only if you travel to the centre by public transport and can show it, for example with your OV-chipkaart (public transport card) or bank card; without that trip you sometimes pay more. And we do not include the cost of that trip. Sites without a price in the register are left out, because we do not know whether they are free. Conditions are posted at the entrance and in the city’s app.
Park and ride by city
Every P+R site with a price in the register. The price is the cheapest day ticket, or otherwise eight hours by the hour on a Tuesday from 09:00. Next to it: eight hours in the central zone of the same city.
| City | P+R site | P+R price | 8 hours centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | P+R ArenA | €11.00 | €64.40 |
| Amsterdam | P+R Bos en Lommer | €11.00 | €64.40 |
| Amsterdam | P+R Olympisch Stadion | €9.00 | €64.40 |
| Amsterdam | P+R RAI | €1.00 | €64.40 |
| Amsterdam | P+R Sloterdijk | €11.00 | €64.40 |
| Amsterdam | P+R Zeeburg 2 | €11.00 | €64.40 |
| Amsterdam | P+R Zeeburg | €11.00 | €64.40 |
| Utrecht | P+R Utrecht Science Park | €7.20 | €64.08 |
| Utrecht | P+R Papendorp | €7.20 | €64.08 |
| Utrecht | P+R Westraven | €7.20 | €64.08 |
| Rotterdam | P+R Kralingse Zoom | €18.00 | €57.60 |
| Rotterdam | P+R Meijersplein | €18.00 | €57.60 |
| Rotterdam | P+R Alexander | €18.00 | €57.60 |
| Rotterdam | P+R Slinge | €18.00 | €57.60 |
| Den Haag | P+R Park & Beach Scheveningen | €5.00 | €57.20 |
| Leiden | P+R Haagweg | €12.00 | €32.00 |
| Nijmegen | P+R Nijmegen-Noord | €3.50 | €32.00 |
What to check with park and ride
Check beforehand whether the fare requires a public transport trip and how long you may stay: some sites have a limit of a few days. Count the trip to the centre, especially with more people in the car. For an evening in town a P+R is less convenient: the last bus or tram may leave early. During big events a site can also be full or charge a different fare; that is then posted at the entrance.
Other ways to save
Staying in the centre? Compare with a day ticket, or come when parking is free. By city: Utrecht, Leiden and Nijmegen.