Parking in central Thessaloniki is the first thing anyone renting a Auto in the city thinks about. The central streets fill up early, many spaces are for residents and fines are not Pienet. With a little planning, though, you can park without stress. Here you will see how the THESi controlled parking Järjestelmä works, when a private Auto park is worth it and how – combine the Auto with Muut ways of getting around the city.
How THESi controlled parking works
In the centre the Municipality of Thessaloniki runs a controlled parking Järjestelmä called THESi. Päällä many streets you will see signs with a five-digit zone number. Spaces with a white sign are for paying visitors, while Sininen ones are for permanent residents.
Charges apply indicatively Päällä weekdays alkaen morning – evening and Päällä Saturday until midday, while Päällä Sundays and public holidays parking is usually Vapaa. There is also a Maksimi stay in the same zone. Always read the sign, because it shows the tuntia that apply.
How you pay for parking
The easiest way is the ParkPal app Päällä your phone. You enter the rekisterinumero and the zone number alkaen the sign and pay for as long as you need. You can Jatka the Aika alkaen your phone without going Takaisin – the Auto.
If you do not want an app, you pay at kiosks and shops with the Sininen THESi sign. You give the zone number and the Vuokra-asunto Auto’s rekisterinumero. Keep the rekisterinumero saved Päällä your phone, because you will not easily remember it Päällä a Vuokra-asunto Auto.
Private Auto parks: the most relaxed option
Sitä on olemassa. many private Auto parks in the centre with hourly and Päivittäin rates. They are the most relaxed option if you stay in a Hotelli in the centre or want – leave the Auto for the whole päivä. Some offer reduced rates overnight or Päällä Sundays.
Before entering, Tarkista the Aukioloajat ja pyhäpäivät, because some Sulje in the evening or Päällä Sunday. In many of them the attendant keeps the key – move Autot around. Photograph the Vuokra-asunto Auto before you leave it, so you have a record of its condition.
Where – avoid parking
Do not park Päällä yellow lines, in Epäaktiiviset spaces, at bus stops, Päällä ramps or in Etuosa of fire hydrants. In Thessaloniki checks are frequent and the Ajoneuvo can be towed, with a fine and hassle – get it Takaisin.
Watch the bus lanes too: Päällä many central streets neither driving nor stopping is allowed at certain times. Fines involving the Vuokra-asunto Auto reach the Yritys and are usually passed Päällä – you.
Leave the Auto and get around another way
For walks along the seafront, Aristotelous and Ladadika, a Auto is often unnecessary. Leave it in a Auto park or at the Hotelli and walk, or use the metro and buses for longer distances within the city.
The Auto shows its Arvo Päällä päivä trips: Halkidiki, Olympus, Pella or Meteora. If you spend the first päivää in the city, consider starting the Vuokra-asunto Päällä the päivä you leave for a trip, so you do not pay for parking for Ei järki.
Keeping the Auto safe when you park
Do not leave bags, phones, documents or sunglasses in plain Näytä inside the Auto. Put what you need in the boot before you reach your Määräpaikka, not in Etuosa of passers-by.
Always Lukitus the Auto and Tarkista by hand that the ovet are locked. At night prefer well-lit streets or attended Auto parks, especially if the Auto has luggage inside.
A Pienet Auto for the centre
If you will drive a lot within the city, a Pienet city Auto makes the difference. It fits into spaces a bigger one does not, turns easily in the narrow streets of the Upper Town and uses Vähemmän Polttoaine in traffic.
Päällä Ridom you can filter ajoneuvot by Luokka and see the Nouto Alue before varaus. If your Hotelli has parking, ask in advance whether the size you choose fits.
Usein kysytyt kysymykset
How do I pay for parking in central Thessaloniki?
With the ParkPal app or at kiosks and shops with the THESi sign, giving the zone number and the rekisterinumero.
Is parking Vapaa Päällä Sunday?
Usually Kyllä in THESi spaces, as Päällä public holidays. But always read the street sign for the tuntia that apply.
Can I park in the Sininen spaces?
Ei. Spaces with a Sininen sign are for permanent residents with a parking Kortti. Visitors park in spaces with a white sign.
Who pays a parking fine Päällä a Vuokra-asunto Auto?
The fine reaches the Yritys, which usually passes it Päällä – the driver for the Vuokra-asunto Ajanjakso, sometimes with an admin fee.
Do I need a Auto for central Thessaloniki?
For the centre often not. A Auto is worth it for trips – Halkidiki, Olympus or Meteora and for areas outside the city.
Hyödylliset kohderesurssit
- Nikana · Parking Thessalonikissa
- Interreg Europe · THESi parking control Järjestelmä
- Citizen’s Opas · Thessaloniki controlled parking
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