Where Should You Park Your Car in Paris? Parking in Paris

(Last Update: 09.09.2024) Driving in Paris Since we have examined the subject in detail before, this time we get to the more difficult part. parking in paris We can move on to the topic… Since you didn't listen to me and said you were going to drive around Paris by car, here you go, find a suitable car park for yourself if it's easy :) Jokes aside, as you will see in the rest of the article Parking is one of the biggest problems in Paris.

Of course, if your budget allows The smartest thing to do is to leave your car in a parking garage that is open 24 hours a day. About time 10-15 € € You can leave your car in the parking garage for an average price ranging from . Daily price is approx. 25-50 € € It may be between. Sometimes you may come across special weekly packages. In this case, you will not be left behind while your car is in the parking lot, and you can travel around the city comfortably. If you know the dates you will be in Paris, you can reserve your car park in advance and benefit from special price advantages: OPnGO I can recommend the mobile application.

But you don't have that much budget, so what should you do then? What I have to say from the very beginning is that in any case Parking costs will always be high in Paris. If you wish, find a closed parking lot and leave your car there, or try to park on the street, in the end, the amount you will pay is more or less the same. Moreover, leaving a vehicle on the street is a much more difficult task. If you wish, let me try to explain it briefly, and you can decide for yourself:

Before anything else The number of places you can park on the streets in Paris is very limited. There are many reasons for this. The first thing that comes to your mind is; It may be that there are many cars and few parking spaces in Paris, which is true, but another important reason is that most of the areas where cars can park are reserved for other purposes.

In other words, the most suitable places to park cars in all four corners of the city are allocated to these rental bicycles and electric vehicles, and this area is increasing day by day and the places reserved for private vehicles are decreasing. Well Paris Municipality He doesn't really want you to be in Paris with your private vehicle. In fact, for this reason, the municipality decided to cancel half of the street parking spaces and is rapidly implementing this. Also, with a decision taken in 2021 The speed limit in all of Paris is 30 kilometers. So driving in paris, it is not recommended unless it is necessary.

Another reason is that it is in front of a street where more cars can park under normal conditions, it is reserved as a loading and unloading area, there are many possible parking spaces due to construction works, etc. discarded in case. Sometimes, there may or may not be a private area where 3-5 cars can park on a big street. As such, the already limited parking spaces become even less and your chances of finding a vacant space are almost non-existent.

I don't want to discourage you, but there is no free street parking in Paris city center anyway. As you can see in the photo above, on the majority of the streets, dashed white lines indicate where parking can be done and next to it are "PAID"(peyan) so it says “paid”. Places where there are lines you see in yellow, on street corners, on places where another phrase is written, with a cross in the form of a yellow envelope with the words "SHIPPING DETAILSIt is forbidden to park your vehicle in loading and unloading areas marked ".

These livraison areas are of two types. One of them has a double yellow line on the street side and you cannot park a car in these areas at all. One of them has a dashed yellow line on the side of the road. You can park your car here between 20:00 and 07:00. On Sundays and public holidays, parking is free all day.

You accidentally found an empty space marked Payant, what will you do now? There must be something beyond or behind the street, that is, somewhere nearby. parkomat has. You need to go to this parking lot and read the rules. I haven't seen many similar parking machines in Paris :) Some of them do not accept credit cards, some only work with coins, and some only work with prepaid parking cards loaded with money, which you can buy from kiosks called "Tabac".

In fact, the most practical solution is to pay with the Pay by Phone application from your mobile phone. Apple Store a from this link, Google Play a from this link after downloading the app your credit card and vehicle license plate information After entering, it is written on the parking mat, code of your region You can pay by entering (eg: 75004) and selecting your license plate.

When your time expires - if you choose from the options - you will receive a warning via e-mail or SMS and you can extend the time without ever having to go to the car. In principle, you can leave your car on any street for a maximum of 2 hours.. Therefore, the system charges you for a maximum of 2 hours. At the end of 2 hours - theoretically - you are expected to tow your vehicle, but you can go and insert money/snap a card again, extend the time and put the receipt you received on your windshield. Good news: If you pay out of pocket with mobile applications such as PAYBYPHONE, you do not need to put anything on the glass and there is no 2-hour restriction. Street parking fee As of the last update date of this article Between €1 and €4,00 ​​for 6,00 hour it's changingr but The parking fee increases exponentially as the time increasesTherefore, if you have to leave your car for a long time, indoor car parks become more advantageous..

Each machine works separately, some show you the maximum time you can stay as you insert money, while others ask you how long you will stay and ask for money accordingly. In some parking lots, it is free between 12:00 and 14:00; Then, for example, if you arrive at 11:00, you only pay for 1 hour. If you need to stay after 14:00, you need to go and extend the time again. In many places, it can be free after 19:00 in the evening, then you can leave the car there at night until the payment time starts the next day.

And as you can see in the photo above If you see a yellow dot under the letter P on the parking mat (99%) probability You can leave your car here free of charge on public holidays and Sundays. However, when leaving your vehicle, I recommend that you go to the nearest parking lot and confirm this information by seeing it on the screen. I also recommend that you do not leave your car in an area that is not reserved as a parking area, like the one below...

Since most parkomats have language options, if you do not know French, you can make your transactions in English by following the screen; The screen information already tells you what to do, and you are asked to press the buttons accordingly. Even though it may seem a bit complicated, I believe you will succeed in the second try :) But do not doubt yourself, the French have successfully complicated this issue, just like everything else :) People develop a system and apply the same system everywhere, but it is not that easy, you will have to struggle. For that reason mobile payment best.

Actually, I think you will not have much work to do in Paris by car, but if you still intend to come to Paris from another city or another country, then you may want to leave your car somewhere near Paris. I don't have a special place to recommend to you, but if you want to visit Paris for a day, the first thing that comes to my mind is Disneyland huge shopping mall near Val d'Europe or The Valley VillageYou can benefit from the free parking option in .

This time too RER You will pay a considerable amount to reach Paris city center via; Moreover, this number will increase depending on the number of people and you do not have the chance to leave it for 24 hours. That's why I recommend that you come to the city by car and leave your car in the underground car parks you will see all over the city. In fact, there are also parks and forests on the eastern and western wings of Paris. Bois de Vincennes – Vincennes Forest ve Bois de Boulogne – Boulogne ForestThere are plenty of free parking spaces in , but you can decide how logical it would be to leave your car in a forested and relatively deserted place and go to the city.

If you are caught by the officers on duty when you park incorrectly, they issue a fine immediately. As you can see in the photo below, who knows how much fine the owner of this vehicle, parked on the corner of the street, in a place where parking is prohibited, will pay? Moreover, officers do not always have to travel on foot; While driving, the system also automatically checks the license plates...

Normally we We can pay traffic fines online But I really don't know how a citizen of another country can make this payment. If it is a rental car, the penalty will be collected from the company, which will then deduct the penalty from your card.

I have never come across improperly parked vehicles being towed, but I guess they will be towed in special cases. Sometimes road work, setting up a market, demonstration march, etc. In cases where you leave your car there despite written warnings and when you return after a while and cannot find your car there, you are right to panic, because I do not know what to do in this situation...

In order to prevent your holiday from being spoiled by chasing small accounts and taking various risks, it would be best to leave your car in the nearest underground parking lot. You can have peace of mind and prevent anything from happening to your vehicle. Also, look, you have the chance to see beautiful vehicles in the closed parking lots. Once upon a time in the video above Triumphal archI took it the day I parked my car in the parking lot there.

I forgot to mention, maybe you know, since the places where you can park your car on the street in Paris are very limited, sometimes when they find even a tiny space, Parisians try to find a way to enter that space by hitting their cars bumper to bumper. Moreover, this seems to be a perfectly accepted situation.

When it comes to parking in Paris, I think I have now been able to convince you to leave your car in a closed car park located all over the city 😉 It may make sense to park your car on the street for short stops, but if you are going to stay for a long time, you should definitely choose indoor car parks. Even rIt will often be more advantageous to make your reservation online in advance.

Also make sure that the car park you will park in is open 24 hours. Finally, some car parks' pedestrian gates may be encrypted for security reasons. Please make sure that this password is written on the car park voucher. Sometimes you open the door with your parking card, so Be sure to take your parking ticket with you....

Yes, these are the things that come to my mind for now about parking and parking in Paris. If there are any issues that you think I have missed, that you would like to add or correct, I would appreciate it if you could write them in the comments section and share them with us.

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Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.

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