Street parking in Metz costs about €1 an hour in the long-stay zones C and F and €1.80 for the first hour in zone B, while zone A gives the first hour free and zone G the first two hours free. Next to the station, Urbis Park Gare – Centre Pompidou costs from €4 for two hours on Parclick, and the cheapest central car park, Indigo Saint-Jacques, starts at €1.13. This guide covers the 2026 city tariffs, the car parks around Gare de Metz and where the free periods apply.
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On 2 January 2026 the City of Metz brought in a new on-street tariff, together with a new operator for paid street parking. There are five visitor tariffs, labelled A, B, C, F and G in the official decision. The two most central tariffs are short-stay: zone A gives the first hour free and zone G the first two hours free (once per half-day, and only with a ticket from the meter or the app). Further out, zones C and F are built for long stays at about €1 an hour. Check the tariff letter on the meter before you pay: the city decision does not say which streets belong to which zone.
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| Option | Price in 2026 | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Zone A (short stay) | First hour free, €3 for 1 h 30, €7 for 2 h | Maximum 2 h 30 (€12); free hour once per half-day |
| Zone G (shopping areas) | First 2 hours free, €5.40 for 3 h | Maximum 3 h 30 (€14.40) |
| Zone B | €1.80 for 1 h, €4 for 2 h | Maximum 3 h (€12) |
| Zones C and F (long stay) | €1 for 1 h, €2 for 2 h | C: up to 8 h, €14.40; F: €2 up to 5 h, max €12 |
| Car parks on Parclick | From €1.13 for 1 h 15 | Indigo Saint-Jacques, price shown before you pay |
Street tariffs: City of Metz decision in force since 2 January 2026, checked on 29 October 2026. Parclick prices: lowest online prices shown on 29 October 2026.
What parking costs in Metz
Official tariffs and Parclick prices, 29 October 2026
All five tariffs end in a final step that equals the €30 parking charge, so overstaying is never cheaper than moving the car. The table shows the official prices at the meter or in the app:
| Time | Zone A | Zone G | Zone B | Zone C | Zone F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 h | Free | Free | €1.80 | €1.00 | €1.00 |
| 2 h | €7.00 | Free | €4.00 | €2.00 | €2.00 |
| 3 h | – | €5.40 | €12.00 (max) | €3.00 | €2.00 |
| 5 h | – | – | – | €8.10 | €2.00 |
| Maximum stay | 2 h 30 (€12) | 3 h 30 (€14.40) | 3 h | 8 h (€14.40) | 8 h 30 (€12) |
The free period needs a ticket. In zones A and G you must still take a free ticket at the meter or start a session in the app; without it you cannot claim the free time. The free period is granted once per half-day. Full tables: City of Metz tariff decision (PDF).
Metz station (Gare de Metz-Ville) faces Place du Général-de-Gaulle, with the Centre Pompidou-Metz just behind the tracks. Parclick lists these car parks with online prices:
| Car park | Address | From (Parclick) |
|---|---|---|
| Indigo Saint-Jacques (covered) | Place des Paraiges, city centre | €1.13 for 1 h 15 |
| Q-Park Metz Mazelle | 48 Place Mazelle | €1.70 for 1 h |
| Urbis Park Gare – Centre Pompidou (covered) | 106 Rue aux Arènes | €4 for 2 h |
Covered car park on Rue aux Arènes, on the Centre Pompidou-Metz side of the station. The best pick if you are catching a train or visiting the museum. Parclick showed €4 for two hours. See it on Parclick.
48 Place Mazelle, a short walk from the station and from the Arsenal side of the city centre. Parclick showed €1.70 for one hour. See Q-Park Mazelle on Parclick.
Covered car park under the Saint-Jacques shopping centre on Place des Paraiges, in the heart of the pedestrian centre and a few minutes from the cathedral. Parclick showed €1.13 for 1 h 15, the lowest price in Metz that day. See Indigo Saint-Jacques on Parclick.
Parclick also names the République, Théâtre Comédie and Gare Charles de Gaulle car parks in Metz, but showed no price for them on 29 October 2026, so we do not quote one.
The paid hours and days are posted on each meter; the 2026 tariff decision does not state them, so we do not quote them here.
We could not find an official City of Metz or Eurométropole de Metz page on 29 October 2026 announcing driving restrictions in a low-emission zone (ZFE). If you drive on to Strasbourg, Paris or Lyon, a Crit’Air sticker is needed there. It costs €3.85 and should only be ordered from the official website certificat-air.gouv.fr; foreign-registered cars use the same site. Rental cars registered in France usually have one already.
Gare de Metz and Centre Pompidou-Metz: Urbis Park Gare – Centre Pompidou or Q-Park Mazelle.
Cathedral, Saint-Jacques and the pedestrian centre: Indigo Saint-Jacques; on the street, look for zone A or G signs to use the free period.
Full day in Metz: a long-stay zone C or F street space or a covered car park booked on Parclick.
Metz parking cost estimator
Compare Metz car parks on Parclick →Pre-filled with the long-stay zone C tariff (€1 an hour; €2 for 2 hours, maximum 8 hours for €14.40). Zone B costs €1.80 for the first hour; zones A and G start with a free period.
Urbis Park Gare – Centre Pompidou on Rue aux Arènes is right behind the station (from €4 for 2 hours on Parclick), and Q-Park Mazelle at 48 Place Mazelle is a short walk away (from €1.70 for 1 hour).
Yes, for short stays: zone A street spaces give the first hour free and zone G the first two hours free, once per half-day, as long as you take a free ticket at the meter or in the app.
It depends on the zone: in zone B, €1.80 for 1 hour and €4 for 2 hours; in the long-stay zones C and F, €1 for 1 hour and €2 for 2 hours. Zone A costs €7 for 2 hours after the free first hour.
The post-parking charge (FPS) is €30, minus any ticket you already paid, and it is reduced to €15 if you pay within 72 hours.
On 29 October 2026, Parclick’s lowest price in Metz was Indigo Saint-Jacques, from €1.13 for 1 hour 15 minutes.
We found no official announcement of ZFE driving restrictions in Metz on 29 October 2026. A Crit’Air sticker (€3.85 on certificat-air.gouv.fr) is still worth having if you drive on to Strasbourg or Paris.
