Free & cheap parking in Antwerp

💡 The cheapest way

The cheapest sensible way to visit Antwerp by car is a P+R on the edge of the city: €1 for the first 24 hours at Luchtbal, Merksem, Linkeroever or Olympiade, then the tram to Astrid or Diamant next to Central Station. Visitors cannot park on the street in the historic centre at all, and the cheapest central garage we found is Zuiderterras at €25.70 for 9 to 24 hours. Street parking is free on Sundays and public holidays.

P+R Olympiade

• 💶 Price: €1 for the first 24 hours, then €1 for each following day
• ✅ Conditions: 189 spaces, no height limit, vehicles up to 5 m long. Validate your ticket at the payment machine to leave. Outside the LEZ.
• 🚇 To the centre: Tram 6 (Olympiade – Luchtbal) to Diamant / Astrid, 20 minutes · 20 min to the centre
• 📍 Populierenlaan 2, 2020 Antwerp
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P+R Luchtbal

• 💶 Price: €1 for the first 24 hours, then €3 for each following day
• ✅ Conditions: 1,700 spaces, 21 EV chargers, max height 2.20 m. Ring road exit 16 (Ekeren). Pay at the machine or reserve and prepay online. Outside the LEZ.
• 🚇 To the centre: Tram 6 (Luchtbal – Olympiade) to Astrid / Diamant, next to Antwerpen-Centraal · 30 min to the centre
• 📍 Noorderlaan 500, 2030 Antwerp
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P+R Merksem

• 💶 Price: €1 for the first 24 hours, then €3 for each following day
• ✅ Conditions: 685 spaces, 18 EV chargers, max height 2.20 m. E19 exit 5 (Kleine Bareel). Outside the LEZ.
• 🚇 To the centre: Tram (Merksem – Hoboken) or tram (Merksem – Boechout) to Astrid / Diamant, next to Antwerpen-Centraal
• 📍 Bredabaan 4773, 2170 Merksem
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P+R Linkeroever

• 💶 Price: €1 for the first 24 hours, then €3 for each following day
• ✅ Conditions: 1,405 spaces, 32 EV chargers, max height 2.20 m. Junction Antwerp-West, E34 – E17, exit 6. Outside the LEZ.
• 🚇 To the centre: Shuttle bus to Operaplein (no trams to Linkeroever from 4 May 2026 to the end of March 2027, because of tunnel works)
• 📍 Blancefloerlaan 501, 2050 Antwerp
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Free street parking

• Sundays and holidays: Good news for Sunday drivers: every paid street zone is free all day on Sundays, on public holidays and on 11 July (the Day of the Flemish Community). The one catch: the pink and dark green event zones around the AFAS Dome keep charging. More info ↗
• Evenings: The meters go to bed early. From Monday to Saturday the red and light green zones charge 09:00–22:00, dark green, yellow, pink and purple 09:00–19:00, and orange (Shop&Go) and blue call it a day at 18:00. After that, the street is free until the next morning. The signs of the zone have the final word. More info ↗
• Pink, purple and blue zones (the residential districts around the centre): Here the first two hours are on the house. Pink: one free 2-hour session per number plate, per day, per zone (you still have to start it), then €0.90 an hour. Purple: your first session (2 hours at most) is free, then €0.90 an hour, with an hour's wait between sessions. Blue: put a blue parking disc behind the windscreen and you get 2 hours free. These rules apply Monday to Saturday, 09:00–19:00 in pink and purple, 09:00–18:00 in blue. More info ↗
• A quick stop, in any paid zone: Just dropping someone off or grabbing a coffee? Every paid zone gives you 10 free minutes once a day, as long as you start a session at the machine, in the app or by SMS during the paying hours. No session, no free minutes. More info ↗

When paid street parking is free

The short version: the street is yours for free on Sundays, public holidays and 11 July, and every evening once the meters stop (Monday to Saturday: after 22:00 in red and light green, after 19:00 in dark green, yellow, pink and purple, after 18:00 in orange and blue). Two exceptions. Around the AFAS Dome the pink and dark green event zones keep charging, with a 2-hour limit around concerts since 1 July. And in the historic centre visitors cannot park on the street at all, free or not: head for a car park or a P+R instead. More info ↗

Zuiderterras · Mobility and Parking Antwerp (city)

• 📍 Near: Grote Markt, Cathedral, Het Steen
• 💶 Per hour: €2.30
• 💶 Per day: €25.70
• 🌙 Flat rates: Rates since 1 January 2026: 2 hours €6.50, 3 hours €9.70, 4 hours €12.90, 5 hours €16.10, 6 hours €18.70, 7 hours €21.20, 8 hours €24.10, 9 to 24 hours €25.70. Max height 3.50 m, vehicles up to 5 m long.
• 📍 Ernest Van Dijckkaai, 2000 Antwerp
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Hangar 26 · Indigo

• 📍 Near: MAS, Port House, Eilandje
• 💶 Per hour: €3.00
• 🌙 Flat rates: 2 hours €6, 4 hours €12, 6 hours €18 (indicative: only the prices at the entrance apply). Open 24/7.
• 📍 Rijnkaai 94, 2000 Antwerp
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Station-ZOO · Indigo

• 📍 Near: Antwerp Zoo, Central Station, Diamond district
• 💶 Per hour: €3.20
• 🌙 Flat rates: 2 hours €6.40, 4 hours €12.80, 6 hours €19.20 (indicative: only the prices at the entrance apply). Antwerp Zoo visitors can reserve a space for €8.60 from 09:00 to 19:00 on the Zoo's parking page. Max height 1.75 m.
• 📍 Van Schoonhovenstraat 25, 2060 Antwerp
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't Zuid Zillion · Indigo

• 📍 Near: Het Zuid, Fine Arts Museum (KMSKA), Nieuw Zuid
• 💶 Per hour: €3.25
• 🌙 Flat rates: 2 hours €6.50, 4 hours €13, 6 hours €19.50 (indicative: only the prices at the entrance apply). Open 24/7.
• 📍 Vlaamsekaai 92, 2000 Antwerp
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Roosevelt · Interparking

• 📍 Near: Central Station, De Keyserlei, Opera, Zoo
• 💶 Per hour: €3.60
• 💶 Per day: €28.00
• 🌙 Flat rates: Evening 19:00–05:00: 2 hours for €8.00. Cinema rate at UGC (18:00–01:00): 3 hours for €3.00. Antwerp Zoo visitors: €5 for a full day if booked in advance on the Interparking booking page with the promo code 'zooantwerpen'. Entry 07:00–22:00 (24/7 with Pcard+), exit 24/7. Max height 1.90 m.
• 📍 Franklin Rooseveltplaats 12, 2060 Antwerp
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Groenplaats · Indigo

• 📍 Near: Cathedral, Groenplaats, Grote Markt
• 💶 Per hour: €3.70
• 🌙 Flat rates: 2 hours €7.40, 4 hours €14.80, 6 hours €22.20 (indicative: only the prices at the entrance apply). Open 24/7, max height 1.90 m.
• 📍 Groenplaats 46, 2000 Antwerp
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Ways to pay less

Combi ticket from the De Lijn app

When we checked (October 2026), a temporary €6 combi ticket at Merksem, Luchtbal and Linkeroever covered a return trip for one person plus up to 24 hours of parking. Without it you pay €1 for parking and about €3 per person for a one-hour De Lijn ticket. Activate the ticket before you board and enter your number plate in the app. More info ↗

Reserve and prepay a P+R place

At Linkeroever, Merksem and Luchtbal you can pay at the machine or reserve and prepay online. More info ↗

Antwerp Zoo parking deals

Zoo visitors can reserve Station-ZOO for €8.60 (09:00–19:00), or park at Roosevelt for €5 for a full day with the promo code 'zooantwerpen', booked in advance via Interparking. More info ↗

Q-Park night out and day out deals

When we checked, Q-Park advertised evening packages (17:30–03:00) from €12 to €17 and a Park + Ride day out from €16, which can beat the hourly rate. Leaving within 15 minutes is free. More info ↗

Evening and cinema flat rates

Roosevelt charges €8.00 for 2 hours from 19:00 and €3.00 for 3 hours for cinema visitors from 18:00 to 01:00 (conditions apply). More info ↗

Watch out

LEZ: the whole city centre and Linkeroever, 24/7

Diesel must be at least Euro 5, petrol, LPG and gas at least Euro 2. A Euro 4 diesel or Euro 1 petrol car (or older) needs a day pass: €45, valid until 06:00 the next day, maximum 12 times a year. Buy it online up to four months ahead or at the latest the day after you enter, or at one of seven machines on the same day. The day pass is not valid in Ghent or Brussels. All P+Rs are outside the LEZ. More info ↗

Foreign number plate: register for free

Vehicles with foreign plates (not Dutch) that meet the norms must be registered once for free, at the latest one day after entering the LEZ. Otherwise they are fined, even if they comply. More info ↗

LEZ fine: €150, rising to €250 and €350

First offence €150; second within 12 months €250; any further offence within 12 months €350. Fines arrive by letter. Payment demands by SMS or WhatsApp are fraud. More info ↗

No street parking for visitors in the historic centre

Only residents and permit holders may park on the street there. Use a car park or a P+R. More info ↗

The one-hour pause

In red, light green and purple zones and in event zones you must wait one hour between two parking sessions in the same zone. Moving the car to the next street in the same zone does not reset the session. More info ↗

Linkeroever: no trams until the end of March 2027

From 4 May 2026 to the end of March 2027, works in the premetro tunnel stop trams 3, 5, 9 and 15 from running to Linkeroever. Use the shuttle bus from P+R Linkeroever to Operaplein. More info ↗

Match days and concerts

P+R Bosuil is not available on Royal Antwerp FC match days and illegally parked cars may be towed. Around the AFAS Dome, event zones (pink and dark green) have a 2-hour limit around concerts. More info ↗

Low entry heights

Most older car parks admit only about 1.70 to 1.90 m (Station-ZOO 1.75 m, Groenplaats and Roosevelt 1.90 m). Zuiderterras takes 3.50 m, the P+Rs 2.20 m, and Olympiade has no limit. More info ↗