How do I pay for street parking in Budapest?

Only digitally: with a parking app, by text message or by phone call; the street machines are no longer used. The zone and its paid hours are on the sign. In zone A parking is paid on working days from 8:00 to 22:00.

Is there free parking in Budapest?

Yes. Of the 4,353 parking locations mapped in Budapest, 1,687 (39%) are recorded as free. A free lot can still have a time limit or be for customers only, so check the signs on site.

Where is park and ride in Budapest?

The map data lists 70 park and ride sites in Budapest and around it, with at least 4,665 spaces where the capacity is mapped. Each one is on the map above.

What are the largest car parks in and around Budapest?

By the spaces recorded in the map data: Múzeum Mélygarázs Városliget (800), Parkolómester (750), Lurdy felszíni parkoló (740), Őrmező P+R (500), Pollack mélygarázs (409).

Can I park a van or camper in a garage in Budapest?

Check the height limit first: 7 parking locations in Budapest have one mapped, and the app shows it on the lot's card. Surface lots usually have no limit.

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Web parking map – Budapest

Budapest parking map: free and paid parking

4,353 mapped parking locations in Budapest, 1,687 of them free.

Explore mapped parking locations in Budapest before a journey. The page combines an interactive map with an explanation of what the data means and what you still need to check on arrival.

Download for iPhone • The app is free to use but you still need to pay for parking.

Interactive Budapest parking map

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The Budapest parking map in your browser

This page brings the Parking Space Finder map to the web for Budapest. Zoom in to see mapped parking locations, filter them by free, paid or other status and open the details recorded for a location, without installing anything.

The full European experience remains available in the iOS app.

Budapest in numbers

Mapped parking locations: 4,353
Free: 1,687
Paid: 464
Other or unknown: 2,202

Parking rules in Budapest

What to know before you park on the street. Rules change: the signs on site always decide.

Budapest has four paid parking zones, A to D. On working days, zone A is paid from 8:00 to 22:00, zone B from 8:00 to 20:00, and zones C and D from 8:00 to 18:00.
Districts may start at other times, so check the extra plate below the parking sign.
Parking is paid only digitally: with a parking app, by text message or by phone call. The street parking machines are no longer used.

Official information: budapest.hu – Készpénzmentes parkolás

Parking in Budapest: what the map data shows

The map has 4,353 parking locations in Budapest. 1,687 of them (39%) are recorded as free and 464 (11%) as paid; for the rest the source data gives no clear fee. 29 are multi-storey or underground garages, and 70 are park and ride sites. Figures from OpenStreetMap.

Multi-storey garages: 20
Underground garages: 9
Park and ride sites: 70; 4,665 spaces where mapped
Lots with disabled spaces: 177; 975 disabled spaces in total
Open 24/7: 206
With a height limit mapped: 7
EV charging stations: 564
Fuel stations: 251
Camping and camper places: 10

Largest public car parks in and around Budapest

By the number of spaces recorded in the map data. Lots marked private are left out.

Car park	Type	Spaces	Fee	Hours	Max height
Múzeum Mélygarázs Városliget	Underground	800	Paid	24/7
Parkolómester	Surface lot	750	Paid	24/7
Lurdy felszíni parkoló	Surface lot	740	Paid	24/7
Őrmező P+R	Surface lot	500	Paid	24/7
Pollack mélygarázs	Underground	409	Paid	24/7	2.1 m
P+R parkoló	Surface lot	400	Paid	24/7
Opera Parkolóház	Multi-storey	400	Paid	24/7	2 m
Oktogon Parkolóház	Multi-storey	339	Paid	24/7
Budapest ONE parkolóház	Multi-storey	300	Paid
Sportaréna	Underground	300	Paid

Questions about parking

How do I pay for street parking in Budapest?: Only digitally: with a parking app, by text message or by phone call; the street machines are no longer used. The zone and its paid hours are on the sign. In zone A parking is paid on working days from 8:00 to 22:00.
Is there free parking in Budapest?: Yes. Of the 4,353 parking locations mapped in Budapest, 1,687 (39%) are recorded as free. A free lot can still have a time limit or be for customers only, so check the signs on site.
Where is park and ride in Budapest?: The map data lists 70 park and ride sites in Budapest and around it, with at least 4,665 spaces where the capacity is mapped. Each one is on the map above.
What are the largest car parks in and around Budapest?: By the spaces recorded in the map data: Múzeum Mélygarázs Városliget (800), Parkolómester (750), Lurdy felszíni parkoló (740), Őrmező P+R (500), Pollack mélygarázs (409).
Can I park a van or camper in a garage in Budapest?: Check the height limit first: 7 parking locations in Budapest have one mapped, and the app shows it on the lot's card. Surface lots usually have no limit.

How to use the Budapest parking map

Start with a destination or move the map to the area you plan to visit. Zoom in until parking locations appear, then use the filter button to focus on the type that matters to you.

Plan with the map in three steps

1Search for an address or place in Budapest, or use your current location if you choose to share it.
2Filter the displayed data by free, paid or other parking status.
3Select a marker or mapped area to read the available name, address, payment classification and other recorded details.

What the map colors mean

Free: The source data marks the location as not requiring a fee.
Paid: The source data marks a fee or paid interval for the location.
Other or unknown: The fee status is missing, unclear or does not fit the free/paid categories.

Where the parking information comes from

Parking locations and many of their attributes are based on OpenStreetMap contributor data. Parking Space Finder classifies the recorded fee value for the map filters and presents available location details in a consistent format. Community data can be incomplete or become outdated between updates.

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What this map cannot guarantee

A marker does not mean that a space is currently empty; the web map has no live occupancy feed.
A free classification reflects the recorded data, not a guarantee that every vehicle or time period is exempt from payment.
Signs, temporary restrictions, permits, access rules and on-site instructions always take priority over the map.
Check the entrance, operating hours and payment information at the location before leaving your vehicle.

Parking beyond Budapest

More web city guides are being added step by step. For parking searches elsewhere in Europe, detailed mobile use and navigation, download Parking Space Finder for iPhone.

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Budapest parking map: free and paid parking

4,353 mapped parking locations in Budapest, 1,687 of them free.

Explore mapped parking locations in Budapest before a journey. The page combines an interactive map with an explanation of what the data means and what you still need to check on arrival.

Download for iPhone • The app is free to use but you still need to pay for parking.

Parking rules in Budapest

What to know before you park on the street. Rules change: the signs on site always decide.

Budapest has four paid parking zones, A to D. On working days, zone A is paid from 8:00 to 22:00, zone B from 8:00 to 20:00, and zones C and D from 8:00 to 18:00.

Districts may start at other times, so check the extra plate below the parking sign.

Parking is paid only digitally: with a parking app, by text message or by phone call. The street parking machines are no longer used.

Parking in Budapest: what the map data shows

Multi-storey garages

Underground garages

Park and ride sites

4,665 spaces where mapped

Lots with disabled spaces

177

975 disabled spaces in total

Open 24/7

206

With a height limit mapped

EV charging stations

564

Fuel stations

251

Camping and camper places