Parking in central Салоники is the first thing anyone renting a Автомобиль in the city thinks about. The central streets fill up early, many spaces are for residents and fines are not Маленький. With a little planning, though, you can park without stress. Here you will see how the THESi controlled parking Система works, when a private Автомобиль park is worth it and how до combine the Автомобиль with Другое ways of getting around the city.
How THESi controlled parking works
In the centre the Municipality of Салоники runs a controlled parking Система called THESi. Вкл. many streets you will see signs with a five-digit zone number. Spaces with a white sign are for paying visitors, while Синий ones are for permanent residents.
Charges apply indicatively Вкл. weekdays от morning до evening and Вкл. Saturday until midday, while Вкл. Sundays and public holidays parking is usually Свободные. There is also a Максимум stay in the same zone. Always read the sign, because it shows the часы that apply.
How you pay for parking
The easiest way is the ParkPal app Вкл. your phone. You enter the регистрационный номер and the zone number от the sign and pay for as long as you need. You can Продление the Время от your phone without going Назад до the Автомобиль.
If you do not want an app, you pay at kiosks and shops with the Синий THESi sign. You give the zone number and the Аренда Автомобиль’s регистрационный номер. Keep the регистрационный номер saved Вкл. your phone, because you will not easily remember it Вкл. a Аренда Автомобиль.
Private Автомобиль parks: the most relaxed option
Есть many private Автомобиль parks in the centre with hourly and Ежедневно rates. They are the most relaxed option if you stay in a Отель in the centre or want до leave the Автомобиль for the whole день. Some offer reduced rates overnight or Вкл. Sundays.
Before entering, Проверка the Часы работы и праздники, because some Закрыть in the evening or Вкл. Sunday. In many of them the attendant keeps the key до move Автомобили around. Photograph the Аренда Автомобиль before you leave it, so you have a record of its condition.
Where до avoid parking
Do not park Вкл. yellow lines, in Неактивные spaces, at bus stops, Вкл. ramps or in Спереди of fire hydrants. In Салоники checks are frequent and the Транспорт can be towed, with a fine and hassle до get it Назад.
Watch the bus lanes too: Вкл. many central streets neither driving nor stopping is allowed at certain times. Fines involving the Аренда Автомобиль reach the Компания and are usually passed Вкл. до you.
Leave the Автомобиль and get around another way
For walks along the seafront, Aristotelous and Ladadika, a Автомобиль is often unnecessary. Leave it in a Автомобиль park or at the Отель and walk, or use the metro and buses for longer distances within the city.
The Автомобиль shows its Стоимость Вкл. день trips: Halkidiki, Olympus, Pella or Meteora. If you spend the first дней in the city, consider starting the Аренда Вкл. the день you leave for a trip, so you do not pay for parking for Нет причину.
Keeping the Автомобиль safe when you park
Do not leave bags, phones, documents or sunglasses in plain Вид inside the Автомобиль. Put what you need in the boot before you reach your Место назначения, not in Спереди of passers-by.
Always Заблокировать the Автомобиль and Проверка by hand that the двери are locked. At night prefer well-lit streets or attended Автомобиль parks, especially if the Автомобиль has luggage inside.
A Маленький Автомобиль for the centre
If you will drive a lot within the city, a Маленький city Автомобиль makes the difference. It fits into spaces a bigger one does not, turns easily in the narrow streets of the Upper Town and uses Меньше Топливо in traffic.
Вкл. Ridom you can filter автотранспортных средств by Категория and see the Получение Область before Бронирование. If your Отель has parking, ask in advance whether the size you choose fits.
Частые вопросы
How do I pay for parking in central Салоники?
With the ParkPal app or at kiosks and shops with the THESi sign, giving the zone number and the регистрационный номер.
Is parking Свободные Вкл. Sunday?
Usually Да in THESi spaces, as Вкл. public holidays. But always read the street sign for the часы that apply.
Can I park in the Синий spaces?
Нет. Spaces with a Синий sign are for permanent residents with a parking Карта. Visitors park in spaces with a white sign.
Who pays a parking fine Вкл. a Аренда Автомобиль?
The fine reaches the Компания, which usually passes it Вкл. до the driver for the Аренда Период, sometimes with an admin fee.
Do I need a Автомобиль for central Салоники?
For the centre often not. A Автомобиль is worth it for trips до Halkidiki, Olympus or Meteora and for areas outside the city.
Полезные ресурсы назначения
- Nikana · Parking в Салониках
- Interreg Europe · THESi parking control Система
- Citizen’s Руководство · Салоники controlled parking
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