Parking in Verona and the ZTL: Car Parks, Prices, Rules and Fines

Can tourists drive into Verona's ZTL?

In most cases, no. Since 1997 access to Verona's historic centre has been limited to set hours and categories of user, and since 2005 the Zona a Traffico Limitato has been enforced by electronic gates (Comune di Verona, 2026a).

From 28 October 2024, under ordinance 1486 of 21 October 2024, only people who live in Verona or its province may book a car entry, up to four times a month. The bookable windows are Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00 (leaving by 18:00) and from 20:00 to 23:00 (leaving by 24:00), and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 13:30 (Comune di Verona, 2026a). AMT3, the municipal parking company, confirms the four-entry limit and the booking platform (AMT3, 2026b).

The rules let some vehicles in at any time: residents with a permit, bicycles, mopeds and two- and three-wheeled motorcycles, and cars of guests staying at hotels and other registered accommodation inside the ZTL, provided the guest gives the number plate to the hotel. The Comune states that this does not apply to tourist rentals (Comune di Verona, 2026a). Vehicles over 5.5 tonnes are normally barred.

If you are staying inside the zone, send your plate to the hotel before you arrive. If you are in an apartment, park outside the ZTL.

Where the ZTL is and the camera gates

The Comune defines the ZTL as the inner bend of the Adige between Ponte Scaligero at Castelvecchio and Ponte Aleardi, Riva San Lorenzo included, bounded by Via Ponte Aleardi, Via Pallone, Largo Divisione Pasubio, Via degli Alpini, Piazza Bra, Via Roma, Via Daniele Manin, Vicolo San Silvestro and Corso Castelvecchio (Comune di Verona, 2026a).

The 11 access gates are at Lungadige Rubele, Via Leoni, Via Malenza, Ponte Garibaldi, Lungadige Panvinio, Riva San Lorenzo, Via Cantore, Via Dogana, Via Fratta, Via Nizza and Piazzetta Municipio. Each has cameras that photograph number plates and send the image to the municipal police's gate control centre, which checks it against the permits issued; a mismatch triggers a fine (Comune di Verona, 2026a).

Separate cameras now watch the bus lanes beside Piazza Bra. Ordinance 1249 of 1 September 2026 made two stretches reserved lanes with electronic enforcement: Corso Porta Nuova between Via dei Mutilati and number 9, heading towards Piazza Bra, and Via degli Alpini at number 1, heading towards Piazza Bra. Only public transport, taxis, emergency vehicles, police and vehicles with a disabled badge may use them (Comune di Verona, 2026b). Driving up Corso Porta Nuova towards the Arena in the reserved lane can therefore lead to a fine.

ZTL and parking fines

Fines follow the national highway code. Under article 7, paragraph 14, of the Codice della Strada, in the version in force from 25 April 2026, driving in a reserved public-transport lane, a pedestrian area or a limited traffic zone without authorisation carries a fine of 83 to 332 EUR. Other breaches of the article's parking restrictions carry 42 to 173 EUR, and overstaying the time limit in a paid bay carries 26 to 102 EUR, multiplied by the number of whole time periods exceeded up to four times that amount (Codice della Strada, 2026).

Permits for residents and other authorised categories are handled by AMT3's permits office, which answers on +39 045 450 0823 or at [email protected], by appointment only (Comune di Verona, 2026c). Visitors have no permit to apply for: the practical rule is to park before you reach the gates.

Car parks near the centre and their prices

AMT3 runs the municipal car parks. None can be booked in advance (AMT3, 2026c).

Parking Centro, Via Campo Marzo, south-east of Piazza Bra, has new rates from 1 November 2026 after the ISTAT inflation adjustment: 1.20 EUR for each hour or part of an hour, and 12.00 EUR for 24 hours after 10 hours of parking (AMT3, 2026a). AMT3's English page still shows the old 1.00 and 10.00 EUR. It has four electric charging points (AMT3, 2026c).

Parking Tribunale, Via dello Zappatore, charges 1.50 EUR an hour from 07:00 to 15:00; from 15:00 to 07:00 it costs 1.50 EUR for the first two hours, 5.00 EUR for the first five and 7.00 EUR for the first sixteen. Polo Zanotto, Viale dell'Università, charges 2.00 EUR for one hour rising to 15.00 EUR for up to 17 hours in the daytime, and 1.00 EUR an hour from 19:00 to 01:59 (AMT3, 2026c).

At the railway station, Stazione Est and Stazione Ovest in Via Città di Nimes are free for 30 minutes, then 1.50 EUR an hour or 15.00 EUR for 24 hours. Porta Vescovo, Via Bassetti, has 130 spaces at 1.00 EUR for two hours, 3.00 EUR for five and 5.00 EUR for 24 hours (AMT3, 2026c). Verona Card holders get 10 per cent off hourly rates at the Saba Arena car park (Destination Verona & Garda Foundation, 2026).

Park Genovesa: free parking and a free bus

For a day visit by car, Park Genovesa is the cheapest option. Since 10 September 2026 ATV has run a continuous link between the car park and the city centre that is free for everyone using the car park: you leave the car at no charge and ride line 51 for free (ATV, 2026a).

You still need a ticket, taken from the automatic machine beside the bus stop. It gives one return trip between the two ends of line 51, Park Genovesa and Lungadige Capuleti, and the free ride applies only to passengers boarding at Park Genovesa. On the way, line 51 calls at Porta Nuova station and Piazza Bra (ATV, 2026a, 2026b).

The bus serves the car park on working days (giorni feriali, which in Italian usage include Saturdays) between 06:00 and 20:00, every 20 minutes at peak times and every 30 minutes for the rest of the day (ATV, 2026a). ATV gives no Sunday or holiday hours for the free link, so on those days plan on a paid car park.

During the Christmas markets the market organisers describe extra free shuttles from Park Genovesa and the stadium car parks on weekends and holidays; see our Verona Christmas market page for the current state of that service.

On-street parking: blue bays and how to pay

On the street, AMT3 manages the paid bays by sector, and the rates depend on where you are (AMT3, 2026b).

Inside the ZTL sector, blue bays cost 2.00 EUR an hour, with a one-hour minimum, and are paid every day from 08:00 to 24:00; you need a right of access to reach them. In San Zeno, Catena, Pindemonte and Cittadella the rate is 1.00 EUR an hour, paid on weekdays from 08:00 to 20:00 and free in the evenings, on Sundays and on holidays. Corso Porta Nuova has a yellow rate of 2.00 EUR an hour from 08:00 to 24:00 every day (AMT3, 2026b).

In Borgo Trento and Veronetta three rates apply: yellow at 2.00 EUR, blue at 1.50 EUR and azure at 1.00 EUR an hour, mostly from 08:00 to 20:00 including holidays. Yellow-and-blue bays are paid in the day and forbidden at night. Some streets, such as Piazza Renato Simoni and Via della Valverde in San Zeno, have a two-hour maximum (AMT3, 2026b).

Pay at the meter, through AMT3's own web app, which charges no commission, or through third-party apps such as ParkingMyCar, DropTicket, Telepass and UnipolMove, whose fees vary (AMT3, 2026b). Always read the sign at the bay: AMT3 notes that hours can differ by street.