Parking in Haarlem 2026: old town and districts

Parking in Haarlem works by district: Binnenstad, Noord, Oost, Zuid, West and Schalkwijk. Pick the zone, the day and the time and see what it costs.

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Parking cost in Haarlem

€13.40

2 h from 10:00 on Tuesday, zone Binnenstad

  • Paid on Tuesday: 09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h).
Paid time2 h
Free time0 min
Rate on arrival€6.70 an hour
Free parking from23:00

Rates and hours from the National Parking Register (RDW), read on 12 November 2026. Parking app fees not included. The meter or app on the spot decides.

How this is calculated
Paid parking in Binnenstad, by day
DayPaid hours (hourly rate)
Monday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Tuesday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Wednesday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Thursday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Friday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Saturday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Sunday13:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)

Prepared by Radif Partners · How we calculate

Haarlem has a short register: 9 paid street zones, mostly named after a part of town. The Binnenstad (old town) is the dearest at €6.70 an hour. In 7 zones, including Noord, Oost, Zuid and West, an hour costs €4.60; Schalkwijk is the cheapest at €1.40. In the old town you pay on weekdays and Saturday from 09:00 to 23:00, on Sunday from 13:00 to 23:00. Two hours of shopping in the Grote Houtstraat therefore cost €13.40. Free evenings or Sundays are rare: on a Tuesday at 8 pm no zone at all is free. The costs of a parking penalty in Haarlem are €82.00. Residents of zone B or S pay €233.28 a year for their permit. A Haarlem resident without a permit simply pays the street rate of their own district.

Parking in Haarlem by district

Haarlem has three hourly rates. The centre stands apart, the districts around it share one rate, and Schalkwijk is cheaper. With so few zones, Haarlem’s register is one of the simplest among the larger cities.

Street zones in Haarlem by hourly rate (National Parking Register)
Hourly rateZonesFor example
€6.701Binnenstad
€4.607Noord, Oost, Stop en Shop
€1.401Schalkwijk

The municipality supplies the outlines of every zone to the register. Type a Haarlem address in the search box at the top and the calculator sets the right zone. You also see whether a street falls just outside the old town, which makes a real difference per hour.

Paid hours in the old town

Haarlem charges until eleven at night, Sunday included. Only the night and Sunday morning are free.

Paid hours in the Binnenstad
DayPaid hours (hourly rate)
Monday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Tuesday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Wednesday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Thursday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Friday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Saturday09:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)
Sunday13:00 to 23:00 (€6.70/h)

Permits and penalties in Haarlem

Resident permit, zone B or S: €233.28 a year; zone C, first car €128.88. A parking penalty carries €82.00 in costs, the legal maximum. The amounts are in Haarlem’s 2026 parking tax by-law. More on free hours in other cities: free parking.

Common questions

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What does a day of parking in Haarlem’s old town cost?

An eight-hour working day in the old town costs €53.60 if you pay by the hour. The register lists no street day ticket for this zone. For a whole day the district zones are cheaper; garages are outside the register. The calculator shows what eight hours cost in each zone.

Which permit zones does Haarlem have?

The by-law distinguishes zone B, zone S and zone C, among others. In zone B or S a resident permit costs €233.28 a year. In zone C the first permit is cheaper and the second much dearer. The exact boundary of each zone is set by the municipality in a separate decision.

When can I park for free in Haarlem?

At night after 23:00 and on Sunday morning until 13:00. During the rest of the week you pay in nearly every zone during the day and the evening. According to the register, Sunday is entirely free in 1 of the 9 zones.

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