The blue zone in Tarragona costs about €1.15 for an hour and about €4 for the 2-hour maximum, while the municipal car parks are capped at €5.95 a day. Street parking is free on Sundays and public holidays, Parclick car parks start at €1.99 an hour, and the low-emission zone (ZBE) applies on weekdays from 7:00 to 19:00, with foreign cars automatically allowed for up to 12 days a year. This guide covers the zones, the cheapest car parks, free parking and the ZBE rules.
Do you need a car? Not for Tarragona itself: the Part Alta, Rambla Nova, the amphitheatre and the beach are all walkable. A car pays off for PortAventura, the Priorat wine villages, the Cistercian monasteries and the Costa Daurada beaches. The nearest airport is Reus, about 15 minutes away: compare car rental at Reus Airport on DiscoverCars. Flying into Barcelona instead? See our Barcelona car rental guide. Motorway costs: Spain toll calculator.
Street parking in central Tarragona is run by the municipal company Aparcaments Municipals de Tarragona (AMT). The kerb colour tells you the rules: blue is paid parking for everyone with a 2-hour limit, green and orange are mainly for residents. For anything longer than two hours, use a car park: the city caps the price at €5.95 a day in the car parks it fully manages. Since 31 December 2025 the centre is also a low-emission zone (ZBE) on weekdays.
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| Option | Price in 2026 | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Blue zone, 1 hour | €1.15 | Pay at the meter or in the Aparcar app |
| Blue zone, 2 hours (maximum) | About €4 | Overstaying is fined; move to a car park |
| Municipal car parks (AMT) | Maximum €5.95 per day | Saavedra, Rambla Lluís Companys, Avinguda Catalunya, Pere Martell bus station |
| Car parks on Parclick | From €1.99 per hour | Bookable; prices for your dates shown before you pay |
| Streets without coloured lines | Free | Further from Rambla Nova and the Part Alta |
Blue-zone prices are those reported from the municipal ordinance (a 2026 comparison of Spanish cities puts two hours in Tarragona at about €4). AMT’s own website could not be opened when we checked, so confirm the price on the meter. The €5.95 daily cap is published by the City of Tarragona.
| Kerb colour | Who can park | Visitors |
|---|---|---|
| Blue (zona blava) | Everyone | Paid, maximum 2 hours in the same space |
| Green (zona verda) | Mainly residents with a permit | Short paid stays only where the meter allows it |
| Orange (zona taronja) | Residents with a permit | Check the sign; usually not for visitors |
| Yellow line | Nobody (loading or no parking) | Do not park |
| No colour | Everyone | Free, unless a sign says otherwise |
Paid hours are shown on each meter; Sundays and public holidays are free. The 2-hour limit in the blue zone is fixed in the city’s public-space ordinance: you cannot extend it by buying a second ticket for the same space. Fines for overstaying are around €34, halved if you pay quickly (a May 2026 comparison of municipal ordinances lists up to €35).
How to pay. At the kerbside meters, or with the official Aparcar app, which pays by the minute and means you do not need to leave a paper ticket on the dashboard. Set up the app before you arrive, as it needs your plate number.
The City of Tarragona sets a maximum daily price of €5.95 in the car parks fully managed by the municipality. These are the municipal car parks listed by the city:
| Car park | Area | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Saavedra | Centre, one block from Rambla Nova (AMT head office) | Municipal |
| Rambla Lluís Companys | North of the centre | Municipal |
| Avinguda Catalunya | Next to the Part Alta (old town) | Municipal |
| Francesc Bastos | Centre | Municipal |
| Pere Martell – Bus station | By the bus station, west of the centre | Municipal |
| Plaça Corsini | Mercat Central area | Espimsa (municipal) |
The city lists Rambla Nova – Plaça Imperial Tàrraco and La Pedrera as Telpark car parks, so the €5.95 cap does not apply there; check the price at the entrance. All these car parks are “adhered” to the ZBE, which means a car without an environmental label may park there: list of adhered car parks.
| Car park | Address | From (Parclick) |
|---|---|---|
| Tarraco Arena – Prat de la Riba | Avinguda de Prat de la Riba 6 | €1.99 for 1 hour |
| Rambla Nova – Tarragona Centro | Carrer de Fortuny 25 | €3.48 for 2 hours |
| Plaça de la Font | Plaça de la Font, Part Alta | €12.95 for 10 hours |
| Balcó del Mediterrani | Rambla Nova s/n | €13.95 for 2 hours |
| Unió | Carrer del Governador González 7 | €9 for 1 day |
| APK2 El Serrallo – Port | Moll de la Costa | €19 for 1 day |
| SABA Camp de Tarragona station (AVE) | Mas l’Hereuet, La Secuita | €14.95 for 1 day |
Covered car park at Avinguda de Prat de la Riba 6, near the Tarraco Arena and Plaça Imperial Tàrraco, a walk to Rambla Nova. Open 24 hours, height limit 1.9 m, number-plate entry, free changes or cancellation until 23:59 the day before. Parclick showed prices from €1.99 for one hour on 18 October 2026. See Tarraco Arena on Parclick.
Underground car park under the Plaça de la Font, at the foot of the Part Alta, the closest to the cathedral and the Roman circus. Parclick showed prices from €12.95 for 10 hours, useful for a full sightseeing day. See Plaça de la Font on Parclick.
Covered car park at Carrer de Fortuny 25, just off Rambla Nova. Parclick showed prices from €3.48 for two hours. See Rambla Nova – Tarragona Centro on Parclick.
Covered car park on the Moll de la Costa in the Serrallo fishing district, by the port’s seafood restaurants. Parclick showed prices from €19 for one day. See APK2 El Serrallo on Parclick.
Station car park at Camp de Tarragona, the AVE high-speed station about 10 km north of the city, for trains to Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia. Parclick showed prices from €14.95 for one day. See SABA Camp de Tarragona on Parclick.
Street parking is free on Sundays and public holidays, and in any street without coloured kerb markings. Unmarked streets are mostly away from Rambla Nova and the old town, so expect a 10 to 20 minute walk. If you need more than two hours in the centre on a weekday, the €5.95 municipal car parks cost less than moving the car between blue-zone spaces.
Tarragona’s ZBE has been in force since 31 December 2025. It applies on weekdays that are not public holidays, from 7:00 to 19:00. Vehicles without a Spanish DGT environmental label (0, ECO, C or B) may not drive or park inside it, except in the adhered car parks listed above.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When? | Monday to Friday, 7:00 to 19:00, except public holidays |
| Who is restricted? | Vehicles without a DGT label 0, ECO, C or B |
| Foreign-registered car? | Automatically authorised for up to 12 days a year if the DGT cannot classify it; no registration needed |
| Fine | €200 (up to 30% more for repeat offences) |
| Rental car from Spain | Almost always has a C, ECO or 0 label, so it can enter |
Source: City of Tarragona ZBE questions and answers. Tarragona residents with unlabelled cars have a transitional authorisation until 31 December 2026 (outside the ZBE) or 31 December 2027 (inside).
Part Alta (old town, cathedral, Roman circus): Plaça de la Font or Avinguda Catalunya; most lanes inside the walls are closed to traffic.
Rambla Nova and the Balcó del Mediterrani: Saavedra (€5.95 day cap), Rambla Nova – Tarragona Centro or Balcó del Mediterrani.
Amphitheatre and Platja del Miracle: La Pedrera (Telpark) or Balcó del Mediterrani, then walk down.
Serrallo (port): APK2 El Serrallo on the Moll de la Costa.
Train: for AVE trains use Camp de Tarragona station (SABA car park); for regional trains the city station is next to the Miracle beach.
Tarragona parking cost estimator
Compare Tarragona car parks on Parclick →Pre-filled with the blue-zone rate of about €1.15 per hour. The blue zone allows at most 2 hours; for longer stays the municipal car parks cap the price at €5.95 a day.
About €1.15 for one hour and about €4 for the maximum of two hours, paid at the meter or in the Aparcar app. Sundays and public holidays are free.
The municipal car parks such as Saavedra, Rambla Lluís Companys, Avinguda Catalunya and Pere Martell, where the city caps the price at €5.95 per day. On Parclick, Tarraco Arena – Prat de la Riba starts at €1.99 for one hour.
Yes. The blue, green and orange street zones are free on Sundays and public holidays. Car parks charge their normal rates.
Not for a foreign car on a short visit: the city automatically authorises foreign-registered vehicles the DGT cannot classify for up to 12 days a year. Spanish cars need a DGT label (0, ECO, C or B) to enter the ZBE on weekdays from 7:00 to 19:00. The fine is €200.
No. The ordinance limits parking in the same blue-zone space to two hours. For longer stays use a municipal car park (maximum €5.95 per day).
At Camp de Tarragona station, about 10 km north of the city. The SABA station car park is bookable on Parclick from €14.95 per day.
See also: Parking in Spain (all cities)
