Off-peak parking<\/strong><\/td>€6 per 24 hours (arrivals after 10:00 on weekdays, and all weekend)<\/td><\/tr>\n Peak parking<\/strong><\/td>€13 for the first 24 hours (arrivals before 10:00 on weekdays), then €6<\/td><\/tr>\n Maximum stay<\/strong><\/td>96 hours (4 days); P+R RAI is capped at 24 hours<\/td><\/tr>\n Transport ticket<\/strong><\/td>From €6 per car; covers tram, metro or train into the centre and back<\/td><\/tr>\n People per car<\/strong><\/td>Up to 5 (one P+R GVB card each)<\/td><\/tr>\n Best for the Red Light District<\/strong><\/td>P+R Sloterdijk, P+R ArenA or P+R Noord<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/span>How Park and Ride Works in Amsterdam<\/span><\/h2>\nThe idea is simple: leave your car at a car park on the edge of the city and finish the journey by public transport, which is faster and far cheaper than driving in. The process is the same at every P+R:<\/p>\n
\nPark<\/strong> at any P+R site on Amsterdam’s ring road and take a ticket (or your number plate is scanned on entry).<\/li>\nBuy a P+R GVB card<\/strong> from the blue machine at the car park — one per person, up to five per car. This is what unlocks the cheap parking rate.<\/li>\nTravel to the centre<\/strong> by tram, metro or train. Each card is valid for one hour in and one hour back, transfers included.<\/li>\nPay on your return<\/strong>: at the exit machine, enter your parking ticket and scan your transport card. The discounted rate only applies if you actually travelled into the city.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nBuy your card within an hour of parking, and make sure your last check-in of the day is inside the city-centre zone — that is the condition for the low tariff.<\/p>\n
You can pay for the tram or metro with the P+R card or your own OV-chipkaart. Do not tap in with a contactless bank card or OVpay — those do not unlock the P+R discount, and you would pay the full parking rate.<\/p>\n\n
<\/span>Park and Ride Prices in Amsterdam (2026)<\/span><\/h2>\nParking is a flat daily rate, not per hour:<\/p>\n
\n€6 per 24 hours (off-peak)<\/strong> — arrivals after 10:00 on weekdays, and any time at weekends or on public holidays.<\/li>\n€13 for the first 24 hours (peak)<\/strong> — arrivals before 10:00 on weekdays; every day after that drops to €6.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe public-transport cards are priced per group, so sharing a car brings the cost right down:<\/p>\nPeople in the car<\/th> P+R GVB card (total)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> \n1–2 people<\/td> €6.00<\/td><\/tr>\n 3 people<\/td> €7.00<\/td><\/tr>\n 4 people<\/td> €8.50<\/td><\/tr>\n 5 people<\/td> €9.50<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\nSo two people parking off-peak pay €6 to park plus €6 for transport — €12 for the whole day, against up to €8.05 an hour (often €50 or more for a full day) to park in the centre.<\/p>\n\n
<\/span>Every Park and Ride Location in Amsterdam<\/span><\/h2>\nAmsterdam has eleven P+R sites around the A10 ring road, each next to a fast link into the centre. Pick the one with the quickest connection to where you are headed:<\/p>\n\n