Parking in Milan, everything you need to know
Milan has over 1.3 million inhabitants and attracts as a business, fashion and design center millions of visitors per year. Many of them have a car, so you can imagine that it is hard to find a parking space in Milan, especially when you get closer to the historical city center. Because of the scarcity of parking space in some areas you will see cars double parked or parked in places where it is not allowed. For these violations you can get high fines, or it might even happen that your car will be towed away. But no worries, we from Meet The Cities will provide you the information that will help you to find the best parking spots and parking garages in Milan.
Parking garages in the historical city center of Milan
Throughout Milan are many parking garages where you can park your car safely. Even in the designated traffic restricted zone or ZTL (Zona a Traffico Limitato) within the historical city center of Milan are some convenient parking garages. The route to parking garages is marked by squared blue signs with a white letter P.
Ofcourse are the rates of these parking places higher than in the outskirts of Milan. This is not only because of the high demand for parking places in the city center, but also because these garages often had to be built underground to preserve the monumental buildings in the historical center. Under the location button you will find the addresses of the best parking garages in the historical city center of Milan. Most of these garages are open 24/7 and have surveillance, so you can safely park your car.
Don’t forget to buy and activate the entrance ticket when you enter Area C (congestion zone) in the historical city center at certain times. More information about Area C and driving in Milan can be found on our driving in Milan page.
Curbside street parking in Milan
In Milan are many opportunities for curbside parking. But the closer you get to the city center, the higher the hourly rate will become and the harder it will be to find a free parking spot. In the city center is it important that you park your car only on areas that are marked with blue lines. These spaces are especially assigned for curbside parking.
You also need to buy a ticket that you can buy at a parking meter, the tobacco shop, or the kiosk and display it under your dashboard. The hourly rates can be found on a sign at the sidewalk.
Do not park your car in an area marked with yellow lines as these parking spaces are reserved for registered residents. Also parking at loading zones or in front of driveways is not recommended.
Cheap P+R parking locations in Milan
If you want to avoid the expensive and busy restricted traffic zone (ZTL) in the historical city center of Milan, you should consider to park your car near a metro station outside the historical city center and to continue your journey by metro.
Good examples are the large and cheap parking lots from ATM, which is the public transport company of Milan. Their car parks are near public transport routes like railway stations and underground metro stations. From here you can easily and cheaply continue your journey to Milan city center.
The most convenient P+R Parkings in Milan can be found under the Location button.