Street parking in Cádiz costs €1.00 an hour in the blue zone and €1.20 in the orange zone (maximum 3 hours); the cheapest full day is €10.00 at the municipal Muelle Pesquero car park by the port. The old town is a low emission zone with cameras, so visitors should park outside it. This guide covers the zones and hours, the five EMASA car parks, Parclick bookings, free options and car hire at Jerez Airport.
Do you need a car? Not for Cádiz itself: the old town is compact and closed to most outside traffic. A car makes sense for Jerez, Vejer, the white villages or the Costa de la Luz beaches. Jerez Airport is 43 km away: compare car rental at Jerez Airport on DiscoverCars, or read our Spain car hire guide.
Pay-and-display parking in Cádiz is run by the municipal company EMASA. Visitors can use two colours of bay: blue (zona azul) at €1.00 an hour and orange (zona naranja) at €1.20 an hour, with a maximum of 3 hours in the same zone. Green bays are for residents only. You pay at the meter or in the Telpark app; fully electric cars with the DGT “0” label park free.
| Zone | Where | Price | Paid hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue, zone 1 | Old town (casco antiguo), Juzgados / San José | €1.00/h, max 3 h | Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00 and 17:00–21:00; Sat 9:00–14:00 |
| Blue, zone 2 | Plaza Asdrúbal, Plaza Constitución, Av. Alcalde Manuel de la Pinta, C/ Barcelona | €1.00/h, max 3 h | Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00 |
| Blue, zone 3 | Av. Amílcar Barca and Paseo Marítimo (C/ Brasil to Glorieta Ana Orantes) | €1.00/h, max 3 h | Mon–Sat and holidays 9:00–21:00 |
| Orange | Mixed resident / visitor streets | €1.20/h, max 3 h | Mon–Sat and holidays 9:00–21:00 |
| Green | Resident streets | Residents only | – |
Outside the paid hours the bays are free: blue zones 1 and 2 are free on Sundays, and zone 2 is free every afternoon and all weekend. According to the city, the orange rate drops to €1.00 an hour from January 2027.
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Cádiz has a low emission zone covering the old town (about 1.5 km², without the outer ring road) and the semi-pedestrian stretch of the Paseo Marítimo. Press reports say the bylaw was published in the provincial gazette (BOP) on 27 May 2026 and that cameras read number plates at every entrance. The rule is unusual: what counts is where the car pays its road tax, not only its DGT sticker. Cars taxed in Cádiz can drive in; cars from elsewhere are restricted. Reports differ on whether outside cars with a CERO, ECO or C sticker may enter in 2026, and the bylaw text was not available online when we checked.
| Question | What we found (7 November 2026) |
|---|---|
| Area | Old town inside the ring road + semi-pedestrian Paseo Marítimo stretch |
| Who may drive in | Cars taxed in Cádiz; outside cars are restricted (sticker rules for 2026 reported differently) |
| Fine | €200, plus 30% for a repeat offence within a year (press reports) |
| Fines start | After a six-month grace period from publication: late November or December 2026 |
| Foreign and rental cars | Treated as cars from outside Cádiz; no visitor registration scheme published |
For visitors the practical answer is simple: do not drive into the old town lanes. Park in Puerta Tierra, on the ring road or at the station, and walk. If your hotel is inside the old town, ask it in writing how it handles access before you arrive.
EMASA runs five public car parks, all open 24 hours. Prices below are from the EMASA car park pages today:
| Car park | Location | Per hour | Full day | Spaces / height |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muelle Pesquero | Av. Astilleros, by the port and station (surface) | €1.10 (€0.0183/min) | €10.00 | 234 / no limit |
| Cuesta de las Calesas | By the port and main station (surface, cash only) | €1.56 (€0.026/min) | €16.00 | 150 / no limit |
| Campo del Sur | Av. Campo del Sur 49, near the Cathedral (underground) | €1.98 (€0.033/min) | €17.60 | 368 / 1.95 m |
| Glorieta Ana Orantes | Playa de la Victoria seafront (underground) | €1.98 (€0.033/min) | €17.60 | 365 / 1.95 m |
| Polideportivo Cortadura | C. Zarza, south entrance, Cortadura beach (underground, 6 EV points) | €1.98 (€0.033/min) | €17.60 | 175 / 1.90 m |
What a full day costs
EMASA day rates and Parclick “from” prices, 7 November 2026
The cheapest day rate in the city at €10.00, on Av. Astilleros next to the port and the train station. It is a surface car park with no height limit, so vans and motorhomes fit. The old town starts a few minutes’ walk away.
Underground car park on the southern seafront, a short walk from the Cathedral. €0.033 per minute (about €1.98 an hour) or €17.60 for a full day. Height limit 1.95 m.
Underground car park right on Playa de la Victoria, with a lift to the promenade. Same tariff as Campo del Sur.
Parclick lists three car parks in Cádiz today. Booking fixes the price and the space:
| Car park | Address | From (Parclick, 7 Nov 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| SABA Estación Tren Cádiz | Plaza de Sevilla, at the train station | €11.90 for 1 day |
| IC Santa Bárbara | Paseo Santa Bárbara | €15.00 for 1 day |
| Parking Nino | Paseo Marítimo 3 | €2.10 for 1 hour |
Free parking exists, but not in the old town. The realistic options are:
Check the colour of the bay and the meter sign every time. A painted line in Cádiz can change from one block to the next.
| You are… | Best choice | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| On a day trip | Muelle Pesquero, then walk into the old town | €10.00 for the day |
| Seeing the Cathedral for 2–3 hours | Blue zone on the street or Campo del Sur | €2.00–€3.00 (blue) or about €4–€6 (Campo del Sur) |
| Going to the beach | Blue zone 3 on the Paseo Marítimo or Ana Orantes | €1.00/h, max 3 h, or €1.98/h |
| Staying several nights | Book the station car park on Parclick | From €11.90 a day |
Cádiz sits at the end of a narrow peninsula. Jerez Airport is 43 km away, about 46 minutes by car. From Seville it is roughly 120 km on the AP-4. There is only one road in from the south (via Cortadura) and the bridges across the bay from the east, so allow extra time on summer weekends and during Carnival in February.
Cádiz parking cost estimator
See Cádiz car parks on Parclick →Pre-filled with €1.00 an hour, the EMASA blue-zone rate (maximum 3 hours per stay). Muelle Pesquero charges €10.00 for a full day.
Blue zone (zona azul) €1.00 an hour and orange zone (zona naranja) €1.20 an hour, maximum 3 hours in the same zone, run by the municipal company EMASA. You pay at the meter or in the Telpark app.
In blue zones 1 (old town) and 2 yes, on Sundays and holidays. Blue zone 3 on Av. Amílcar Barca and the Paseo Marítimo and the orange zone are paid Monday to Saturday including holidays, 9:00 to 21:00.
Muelle Pesquero on Av. Astilleros, by the port and station: €10.00 for a full day (EMASA tariff). On Parclick, SABA Estación Tren Cádiz starts at €11.90 for a day.
The zone covers the old town and part of the Paseo Marítimo. Access depends on where the car pays road tax: cars taxed in Cádiz may enter, cars from elsewhere are restricted. Fines of €200 start after a six-month grace period, around the end of 2026. Visitors should park outside the old town.
Blue zone 3 on the Paseo Marítimo (€1.00 an hour, max 3 hours), the Glorieta Ana Orantes car park on Playa de la Victoria (€0.033 per minute, €17.60 a day) or Polideportivo Cortadura by Cortadura beach (same tariff).
About 43 km, roughly 46 minutes by car.
