Street parking in Cosenza costs €1.30 per ticket: 50 minutes in the central red and orange sectors, 1 hour 20 minutes in the green and yellow sectors, paid Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00. The SABA car parks (I Due Fiumi, Tribunale, Ospedale) charge €1.70 an hour and €5 to €9 a day, and Sundays are free on the street. This guide explains the sectors, the old-town ZTL and where to hire a car at Lamezia Terme.
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? For Cosenza itself, not really: Corso Mazzini and the old town are best on foot. A car pays off for the Sila National Park, the Tyrrhenian coast or the villages of the Crati valley. Most visitors fly into Lamezia Terme: compare car rental at Lamezia Terme Airport on DiscoverCars, or pick up in Cosenza. Our Italy car rental guide explains deposits and insurance.
Street parking in Cosenza is on the blue lines (strisce blu). Every ticket costs €1.30, but how long it lasts depends on the sector: 50 minutes in the central red and orange sectors and 1 hour 20 minutes in the green and yellow sectors. You pay Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00. For longer stays, the three SABA car parks charge €1.70 an hour, with a daily rate of €9 (I Due Fiumi, Ospedale) or €5 (Tribunale).
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| Where | Price | Daily rate | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue lines, red and orange sectors (centre) | €1.30 per 50 min (about €1.56/h) | – | Mon–Sat 8:00–20:00 |
| Blue lines, green and yellow sectors | €1.30 per 1 h 20 min (about €0.98/h) | – | Mon–Sat 8:00–20:00 |
| SABA I Due Fiumi, Piazza Giacomo Mancini | €1.70/h | €9 | 24 h |
| SABA Ospedale, Via Felice Migliori | €1.70/h | €9 | 24 h |
| SABA Tribunale, Via Mauro Leporace | €1.70/h | €5 | 24 h |
Street tariffs come from the City of Cosenza’s Piano Generale della Sosta; car park prices are the on-site rates on sabait.it, checked on 25 October 2026.
What parking costs in Cosenza
City and SABA tariffs, 25 October 2026
The city is divided into four paid sectors: red (1), orange (2), green (3) and yellow (4). The price is the same everywhere, €1.30 a ticket, but the time you get for it is not. The red sector covers the most central streets and was extended to the Lungo Busento area and west to Viale della Repubblica; the orange and green sectors reach Via Popilia, and the yellow sector runs from Via Panebianco to Viale Crati. You pay on working days, Monday to Saturday, from 8:00 to 20:00. Residents park with a municipal Parking Card, which visitors cannot get.
SABA runs three large car parks, all open 24 hours with a 2 m height limit. Cars running on LPG are not allowed in any of them. Online bookings on sabait.it have different prices from the on-site rates and add a €3.50 booking fee.
Piazza Giacomo Mancini, in the modern city centre. 887 spaces, open 24 hours, height limit 2 m. €1.70 an hour (or part of an hour) and €9 for a full day. SABA car park page.
Via Mauro Leporace, next to the Tribunale di Cosenza. 450 spaces, open 24 hours, height limit 2 m. €1.70 an hour and only €5 for a full day, the cheapest daily rate in the city. SABA car park page.
Via Felice Migliori, by the Annunziata hospital. 599 spaces, open 24 hours, height limit 2 m. €1.70 an hour and €9 for a full day. SABA car park page.
Under Piazza Carlo Bilotti, at the start of Corso Mazzini and its open-air sculpture museum. Open 24 hours, covered and guarded, height limit 2.1 m. Bookable on Parclick, where the price depends on your dates. See Quick Piazza Bilotti on Parclick.
Yes. The blue lines are paid only Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00, so street parking in a blue bay is free in the evening, overnight and on Sundays. White-lined bays (strisce bianche) outside the paid sectors are normally free unless a sign says otherwise; yellow bays are reserved for residents, disabled badge holders or deliveries. For a full day, SABA Tribunale at €5 is often the easier choice.
The historic centre (centro storico) on the hill above the meeting point of the Crati and Busento rivers is a limited traffic zone (ZTL). The ZTL Centro Storico covers Corso Telesio and Piazza XV Marzo, and the city has further ZTLs, for example around Piazza Santa Teresa. Access is controlled by electronic gates (varchi) with cameras, and only permit holders may drive in. The city’s ZTL rules do not state hours that would let visitors in, so do not drive past a gate. Park in the modern centre, for example at Piazza Bilotti, cross the Busento and walk up Corso Telesio to the Cathedral.
Cosenza parking cost estimator
Compare Cosenza parking on Parclick →Pre-filled with €1.70 an hour, the SABA car park rate. On the street, a €1.30 ticket buys 50 minutes in the central sectors (about €1.56 an hour).
A blue-line ticket costs €1.30. It buys 50 minutes in the central red and orange sectors and 1 hour 20 minutes in the green and yellow sectors. You pay Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 20:00.
On the street, yes. The city’s parking plan sets paid parking on working days from Monday to Saturday, so blue bays are free on Sundays. The SABA car parks charge every day.
SABA Tribunale on Via Mauro Leporace costs €5 for a full day. SABA I Due Fiumi and SABA Ospedale charge €9 a day. All three cost €1.70 an hour and are open 24 hours.
No, not without a permit. The ZTL Centro Storico (Corso Telesio, Piazza XV Marzo) is controlled by camera gates. Park below the old town and walk up.
No. SABA does not allow cars running on LPG in its Cosenza car parks, even with a safety valve. Use street parking instead.
Lamezia Terme Airport (SUF) is about 70 km away, around an hour and 5 minutes by car. You can compare rental cars there, or in Cosenza itself, on DiscoverCars.
