Parking in Genoa costs €1.10 to €2 an hour on the street and €2 an hour (€2.50 on holidays) in the Porto Antico car parks by the Aquarium, dropping to €1 an hour after 20:00. For a full day, Park+Bus at Dinegro or Pegli costs €10 including an AMT day ticket. The historic centre is a ZTL with 11 camera gates active 24 hours a day, so leave the car outside it. This guide covers the street tariffs, every Porto Antico car park, the free options and Parclick garages near Brignole.
Driving in? Still choosing a car? Our Italy car rental guide compares the local desks and prices – pick the car first, then park it cheaply with the tips below.
Do you need a car? Not for Genoa itself: the centre is a ZTL and the metro, buses and lifts cover the hills. A car pays off for the Riviera, Portofino and the inland villages. The simplest pick-up is at the airport, west of the centre: compare car rental at Genoa Airport on DiscoverCars, or read our guide to car hire in Italy and the ZTL rules in Italian cities.
Genoa splits parking between two public operators. Genova Parcheggi, owned by the city, runs the blue street spaces (Blu Area and Isole Azzurre), the ZTL permits and the interchange car parks. Porto Antico di Genova runs the car parks around the Aquarium and the old harbour. Street parking costs €1 to €2 an hour depending on the tariff plan, Porto Antico charges €2 an hour on weekdays, and the medieval centre is a camera-controlled ZTL around the clock.
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| Where | Price in 2026 | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Blu Area / Isole Azzurre, plan 1 | €1.30 first hour, €1.70 second, €2 after | Paid mainly 8:00–20:00 on weekdays; check the sign |
| Blu Area / Isole Azzurre, plan 2 | €1.10 first hour, €1.40 second, €1.50 after | First 30 minutes €0.55 |
| Plan 3 areas | €1 per hour | €0.50 per 30 minutes |
| Porto Antico car parks (Aquarium) | €2 per hour weekdays, €2.50 holidays | €1 per hour from 20:00 to 02:00 |
| Park+Bus at Dinegro or Archetti | €10 until midnight | Includes an AMT day ticket for one person |
| Piastra di Genova Est | Free for 24 hours | Then €5 per day |
| Piazza Carignano car park | Plan 1 by day, €4 flat at night | Flat €4 from 20:00 to 8:00 and on holidays |
All prices are the operators’ own published tariffs, checked on 19 October 2026. Parclick prices for private garages are listed further down.
What 8 hours on a weekday cost (9:00–17:00)
Calculated from the official tariffs, 19 October 2026
| Gate | Sector |
|---|---|
| Via di Porta Soprana, Via del Campo, Vico Giannini, Piazza della Raibetta | Sector 1 |
| Via San Giorgio, Vico delle Camelie, Mura delle Grazie, Via Ravasco | Sector 2 |
| Via Lomellini | Sector 3 |
| Via Cairoli | Sector 4 |
| Via Garibaldi | Sector 5 |
Permits are only issued for vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes and 2.10 m wide. Via Cairoli is also a pedestrian zone from 11:30 to 19:00; hotel guests may pass only after the hotel has sent in the plate. Genoa has smaller camera-controlled ZTLs too, at the Molo, Nervi, Boccadasse and Vernazzola, all active 0–24. The weekend ZTL at Fontane Marose is currently suspended.
If your hotel is inside the ZTL, ask it before arrival how it registers your plate. Rental companies pass ZTL fines on to the driver with an admin fee.
These five car parks are the obvious choice for the Aquarium, the Bigo and the walk into the old town. All of them use the same tariff, and the Porto Antico website shows live free spaces for each one.
| Car park | Spaces | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Parking 1 Calata Gadda | 203 (260 at weekends) | Card and cash |
| Parking 2 Autosilo | 323 | Max height 2 m; card and cash |
| Parking 3 Porta Siberia | 80 | Card only |
| Parking 4 Cannoniere | 43 | Card only |
| Parking Mercanzia | 77 | Just outside the Porto Antico area; card and cash |
| Time | Weekdays | Sundays, holidays and the day before |
|---|---|---|
| 02:00–20:00 | €2 per hour | €2.50 per hour |
| 20:00–02:00 | €1 per hour | €1 per hour |
Source: Porto Antico parking page. Only cars are allowed, no campers or vans. In summer (22 June to 31 August 2026) the cheaper evening rate did not apply. Prepaid cards (for example €20) come with 10 % extra credit, worth it if you visit several times.
For a day in the centre without the ZTL stress, leave the car at an interchange car park and take the metro or bus. At the orange AMT meter choose Park+Bus, type your plate and pay €10: that covers parking until midnight and a day ticket for one person on AMT buses and metro and on Trenitalia trains. If you only want to park, the day rate is €3 until midnight.
| Car park | Spaces | Price | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinegro (lots 1 and 2), by the Dinegro metro station | 145 + 30 | Park+Bus €10, day €3 | 0–24, every day |
| Molo Archetti (Pegli) | 128 | Park+Bus €10, day €3 | 0–24, every day |
| Piastra di Genova Est | 104 | First 24 h free, then €5 per day | 0–24, every day |
| Fleming (Molassana) | 76 | Free | Weekdays 7:00–21:00 |
Source: Genova Parcheggi car park tariffs. The Via Pisoni car park in Rivarolo has closed for the metro extension works. Holders of an annual AMT pass park free.
Blue spaces cover the central districts. In Blu Area zones visitors pay on every blue space while residents park with a permit; the Isole Azzurre (light-blue spaces near services and sights) are paid for everyone. The main paid period is 8:00 to 20:00 on weekdays, but the sign at each street can set other days or hours.
| Plan | 1st hour | 2nd hour | From 3rd hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan 1 | €1.30 | €1.70 | €2.00 |
| Plan 2 | €1.10 (€0.55 for 30 min) | €1.40 | €1.50 |
| Plan 3 | €1.00 | €1.00 | €1.00 |
Corso Italia uses plan 1 but is capped at €5 a day, and Via del Tritone is also capped at €5 a day. Most short-stay spaces outside the Blu Area use plan 2.
How to pay. Coins or a bank card at the meter, a scratch card (Gratta e Sosta) from a tobacconist, or the EasyPark, Telepass Pyng+, MooneyGo or GoGoGe app. With a paper ticket, leave it visible on the dashboard. In Isole Azzurre, a missing ticket brings a Genova Parcheggi penalty notice, which rises to €18 plus costs if not paid within 10 days.
White-line spaces are free, but in central Genoa they are rare and Genova Parcheggi publishes no map of them, so we do not name streets.
Parclick lists several private garages, most of them around Brignole station and Carignano, handy if you arrive by car and continue on foot or by train.
Covered garage at Corso Monte Grappa 61R, near Brignole station. Open Monday to Saturday 7:00–20:30 and on Sundays 8:00–12:00 and 17:00–20:30. Parclick showed prices from €3 for one hour. See Montegrappa Garage on Parclick.
Covered car park at Via Granello 69r, a short walk from Brignole station and Via XX Settembre. Open Monday to Friday 7:00–20:00 and Saturday 7:30–13:30. Parclick showed prices from €5 for two hours. See Autopark Albanese on Parclick.
Covered garage at Via Ilva 2R in Carignano, within walking distance of Piazza De Ferrari. Open Monday to Friday 7:30–20:00 and Saturday 8:00–18:00. Parclick showed prices from €5 for two hours. See Dano Park Carignano on Parclick.
Covered car park at Largo Rosanna Benzi by the San Martino hospital, east of the centre. Open 24 hours. Parclick showed prices from €15 per day. See SABA San Martino on Parclick.
Genoa Airport has three official car parks: P1 right in front of the terminal (about 2 minutes on foot), P2 about 5 minutes away, and PMoto for motorcycles inside P1. The airport sells parking online and its parking page shows no walk-up tariff, so we do not quote one: check the price for your dates on airport.genova.it before you go.
Genoa parking cost estimator
Compare Genoa car parks on Parclick →Pre-filled with the €2 weekday rate of the Porto Antico car parks. From 20:00 to 02:00 they charge €1 an hour; blue street spaces cost €1–€2 an hour.
Blue spaces cost €1.30 for the first hour, €1.70 for the second and €2 after that in plan 1 areas, or €1.10, €1.40 and €1.50 in plan 2 areas. Plan 3 areas cost €1 an hour. The main paid period is 8:00 to 20:00 on weekdays.
The Porto Antico car parks (Calata Gadda, Autosilo, Porta Siberia, Cannoniere and Mercanzia) charge €2 an hour on weekdays and €2.50 on Sundays, holidays and the day before, with €1 an hour from 20:00 to 02:00.
Yes. The ZTL Centro Storico applies 24 hours a day, every day, and its 11 camera gates are always active. Do not enter without a permit or a registration by your hotel.
At the Dinegro and Molo Archetti interchange car parks, €10 buys parking until midnight plus an AMT day ticket for one person. Parking alone costs €3 until midnight.
Most blue spaces are free outside 8:00 to 20:00 on weekdays unless a sign says otherwise. Piastra di Genova Est is free for the first 24 hours, and the Fleming car park in Molassana is free on weekdays from 7:00 to 21:00.
Genova Parcheggi accepts EasyPark, Telepass Pyng+, MooneyGo and GoGoGe. You can also pay with coins or a bank card at the meter, or with a Gratta e Sosta scratch card.
No. The Porto Antico car parks accept cars only, and Parking 2 Autosilo has a 2 m height limit.
