Parking in central 塞萨洛尼基 is the first thing anyone renting a 车 in the city thinks about. The central streets fill up early, many spaces are for residents and fines are not 小型. With a little planning, though, you can park without stress. Here you will see how the THESi controlled parking 系统 works, when a private 车 park is worth it and how 至 combine the 车 with 其他 ways of getting around the city.
How THESi controlled parking works
In the centre the Municipality of 塞萨洛尼基 runs a controlled parking 系统 called THESi. 开 many streets you will see signs with a five-digit zone number. Spaces with a white sign are for paying visitors, while 蓝色 ones are for permanent residents.
Charges apply indicatively 开 weekdays 起价 morning 至 evening and 开 Saturday until midday, while 开 Sundays and public holidays parking is usually 免费. There is also a 最高 stay in the same zone. Always read the sign, because it shows the 小时 that apply.
How you pay for parking
The easiest way is the ParkPal app 开 your phone. You enter the 登记号 and the zone number 起价 the sign and pay for as long as you need. You can 续租 the 时间 起价 your phone without going 返回 至 the 车.
If you do not want an app, you pay at kiosks and shops with the 蓝色 THESi sign. You give the zone number and the 租金 车’s 登记号. Keep the 登记号 saved 开 your phone, because you will not easily remember it 开 a 租金 车.
Private 车 parks: the most relaxed option
还有 many private 车 parks in the centre with hourly and 每日 rates. They are the most relaxed option if you stay in a 酒店 in the centre or want 至 leave the 车 for the whole 天. Some offer reduced rates overnight or 开 Sundays.
Before entering, 检查 the 营业时间与节假日, because some 关闭 in the evening or 开 Sunday. In many of them the attendant keeps the key 至 move 汽车 around. Photograph the 租金 车 before you leave it, so you have a record of its condition.
Where 至 avoid parking
Do not park 开 yellow lines, in 非活动 spaces, at bus stops, 开 ramps or in 前头 of fire hydrants. In 塞萨洛尼基 checks are frequent and the 车辆 can be towed, with a fine and hassle 至 get it 返回.
Watch the bus lanes too: 开 many central streets neither driving nor stopping is allowed at certain times. Fines involving the 租金 车 reach the 公司 and are usually passed 开 至 you.
Leave the 车 and get around another way
For walks along the seafront, Aristotelous and Ladadika, a 车 is often unnecessary. Leave it in a 车 park or at the 酒店 and walk, or use the metro and buses for longer distances within the city.
The 车 shows its 金额 开 天 trips: Halkidiki, Olympus, Pella or Meteora. If you spend the first 天 in the city, consider starting the 租金 开 the 天 you leave for a trip, so you do not pay for parking for 否 原因.
Keeping the 车 safe when you park
Do not leave bags, phones, documents or sunglasses in plain 视图 inside the 车. Put what you need in the boot before you reach your 目标, not in 前头 of passers-by.
Always 锁定 the 车 and 检查 by hand that the 门 are locked. At night prefer well-lit streets or attended 车 parks, especially if the 车 has luggage inside.
A 小型 车 for the centre
If you will drive a lot within the city, a 小型 city 车 makes the difference. It fits into spaces a bigger one does not, turns easily in the narrow streets of the Upper Town and uses 减少 燃料 in traffic.
开 Ridom you can filter 车辆 by 类别 and see the 取车 面积 before 预订. If your 酒店 has parking, ask in advance whether the size you choose fits.
常见问题
How do I pay for parking in central 塞萨洛尼基?
With the ParkPal app or at kiosks and shops with the THESi sign, giving the zone number and the 登记号.
Is parking 免费 开 Sunday?
Usually 是 in THESi spaces, as 开 public holidays. But always read the street sign for the 小时 that apply.
Can I park in the 蓝色 spaces?
否. Spaces with a 蓝色 sign are for permanent residents with a parking 银行卡. Visitors park in spaces with a white sign.
Who pays a parking fine 开 a 租金 车?
The fine reaches the 公司, which usually passes it 开 至 the driver for the 租金 期间, sometimes with an admin fee.
Do I need a 车 for central 塞萨洛尼基?
For the centre often not. A 车 is worth it for trips 至 Halkidiki, Olympus or Meteora and for areas outside the city.
有用的目的地资源
- Nikana · Parking 在塞萨洛尼基
- Interreg Europe · THESi parking control 系统
- Citizen’s 指南 · 塞萨洛尼基 controlled parking
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