To visit Seville’s old town by car, park in an underground car park on its edge: Paseo Colón by the river from €2.50 an hour, or a full day from €18.50 at the municipal Mercado del Arenal (Parclick prices, October 2026). Street parking in the blue zone costs €1.70 for the two-hour maximum and is free on Sundays. The historic centre is not a low-emission zone, but many lanes in Santa Cruz are closed to visitors’ cars. This guide covers the best car parks for the Cathedral, the Alcázar and Plaza de España, street rates and free times.
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The Casco Antiguo, with the Cathedral, the Real Alcázar, Santa Cruz and El Arenal, is a maze of narrow lanes where many streets are closed to through traffic or reserved for residents. Do not try to park next to the sights: drive to an underground car park on the edge of the old town and walk. Street parking around it is run by the municipal company AUSSA (GES zones, paid at the meter or in the Apparkya app) and is limited to two hours in the blue zone. This page covers the centre only; for the whole city, the train station and cheaper outer car parks see our main Seville parking guide.
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| Option near the old town | Price in 2026 | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Paseo Colón PARKIA (riverside) | From €2.50 for 1 hour | Between the bullring and the Torre del Oro |
| AUSSA Mercado del Arenal | From €18.50 per day | Calle Genil, El Arenal; height limit 1.90 m |
| SABA Plaza Concordia | From €27.49 per day | North edge, near the Setas (Metropol Parasol) |
| APK2 Magdalena | From €45 per day | Calle San Pablo 3, by Plaza de la Magdalena |
| Blue zone (street) | €0.45 for 35 min, €1.70 for 2 hours | Maximum 2 hours |
| Free street parking | €0 | Sundays; weekday afternoons and Saturdays in July and August |
Car park prices are the “from” prices shown on Parclick on 19 October 2026; your dates may cost more. Street rates are AUSSA’s published GES tariffs.
Underground car park at Paseo de Colón 10 on the riverbank, between the Maestranza bullring and the Torre del Oro. From here it is a short walk along Avenida de la Constitución to the Cathedral and the Alcázar, and Triana is across the bridge. Parclick showed prices from €2.50 for one hour on 19 October 2026, so it suits a short visit as well as a full day. See Paseo Colón on Parclick.
Municipal car park under the Arenal market, entrance on Calle Genil, in the El Arenal quarter behind the bullring. 245 spaces and a height limit of 1.90 m, so check before you arrive with a van or a roof box. From €18.50 per day on Parclick. See Mercado del Arenal on Parclick.
Covered car park at Calle San Pablo 3, by the Magdalena church, a few minutes from Plaza Nueva, Calle Sierpes and the Cathedral. The most central option, but also the dearest: from €45 per day on Parclick, so it makes more sense for a few hours. See APK2 Magdalena on Parclick.
Underground car park under Plaza de la Concordia, on the northern edge of the old town, a walk from the Setas de Sevilla (Metropol Parasol) and the Alameda de Hércules. From €27.49 per day on Parclick. See SABA Plaza Concordia on Parclick.
Car park on the river by the Cristo de la Expiración bridge, next to the Plaza de Armas shopping centre on the western edge of the old town. Parclick lists it with live prices for your dates. See APK2 Arjona on Parclick.
Covered car park at Plaza de Cuba in Los Remedios, just over the San Telmo bridge from the Torre del Oro, with Plaza de España and the María Luisa park a walk away along the river. From €26.65 per day on Parclick. See MC Plaza de Cuba on Parclick.
AUSSA publishes these GES rates for information; the binding figures are in the city’s fiscal ordinance.
| Zone | Minimum ticket | Maximum stay and price |
|---|---|---|
| Mar (very high turnover) | 35 min: €0.60 | 1 hour: €1.25 |
| Azul (blue) | 35 min: €0.45 | 2 hours: €1.70 |
| Verde (green) | 1 hour: €0.65 | 3 hours: €2.00 |
| Period | Paid hours |
|---|---|
| Normal | Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00 and 17:00–20:00, Sat 10:00–14:00 |
| July and August | Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00 only; afternoons and Saturdays free |
| Semana Santa | El Arenal free; other zones 9:00–14:00, Monday to Wednesday |
| Feria de Abril | Los Remedios free; other zones normal hours |
Sundays are not part of the paid schedule. Overstayed? A notice for exceeding the time can be cancelled for €4.60 with a code from the meter or the Apparkya app; other fines cannot be cancelled this way.
Inside the old town, practically nowhere: kerbs are either GES zones, loading bays or residents’ spaces. Free parking near the centre means using the GES zones when they are not paid: on Sundays, outside the paid hours above, and on weekday afternoons and Saturdays in July and August. Otherwise, streets without markings are further out, beyond Triana or Nervión, and you will need a bus back. For a full day, a car park is usually cheaper than collecting two-hour tickets.
Old town access. Many lanes in Santa Cruz and around the Cathedral are closed to general traffic and reserved for residents, taxis and authorised vehicles. Follow the signs rather than your satnav, and if your hotel is inside the old town, ask it before arrival how to reach it and where to leave the car. We could not open the City of Seville’s official pages on the restricted-access zones today, so we do not quote fines or permit rules.
Low-emission zone. The historic centre is not a ZBE. Seville’s only low-emission zone is La Cartuja island (the Expo ’92 site), Monday to Friday except public holidays, 7:00 to 19:00, for cars without a Spanish DGT label (0, ECO, C or B), according to the RACE motoring club and Spanish press. Extending it to the old town and Triana has been debated but not approved.
During Holy Week, processions close the Carrera Oficial (Campana, Sierpes, Plaza de San Francisco, Avenida de la Constitución and the Cathedral) and many surrounding streets, and central car parks fill up early. During the Feria de Abril the pressure moves to Los Remedios, across the river. In both weeks, book a car park in advance or leave the car outside the centre and use public transport.
Seville centre parking cost estimator
See Seville centre car parks on Parclick →Pre-filled with €0.85 per hour, the blue-zone average (€1.70 for the two-hour maximum). A blue-zone stay is capped at two hours; for longer, a car park from €18.50 a day in the centre is the realistic option.
Paseo Colón PARKIA on the riverbank, from €2.50 per hour on Parclick, or the municipal AUSSA Mercado del Arenal on Calle Genil, from €18.50 per day. Both are a short walk from the Cathedral.
No, not for parking. Many lanes in Santa Cruz are reserved for residents and authorised vehicles. Park on the edge of the old town and walk.
In the blue zone from €0.45 for 35 minutes to €1.70 for the two-hour maximum. The Mar zone allows one hour for €1.25.
Yes, the GES street zones are not paid on Sundays. In July and August weekday afternoons and Saturdays are free as well. Car parks charge every day.
No. The only ZBE is La Cartuja island, on weekdays from 7:00 to 19:00, for cars without a DGT environmental label.
MC Plaza de Cuba in Los Remedios (from €26.65 per day on Parclick) across the San Telmo bridge, or Paseo Colón on the Cathedral side; from either, Plaza de España is a walk along the river and through the María Luisa park.
