You cannot drive into Pisa’s old town – it is a camera-controlled ZTL – but there is plenty of inexpensive parking around its edge. Street bays cost from €0.75 per hour and are free on Sundays; the two city car parks beside the Leaning Tower, Via Cammeo and Via Piave, charge €3.50 per hour around the clock. Below are the official zones and tariffs, the car parks with their capacities, and what to do if your hotel is inside the ZTL.
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Parking in Pisa is managed by Pisamo, the city’s mobility company. The historic centre on both banks of the Arno is a limited-traffic zone (ZTL) with cameras at every entrance, so visitors leave the car outside it – in a Pisamo car park or a blue-line street bay – and continue on foot. Distances are short: the whole centre can be crossed in about 25 minutes.
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Paid street parking in the city is divided into zone A (with three price bands) and zone B. Charges apply on working days (Monday to Saturday); Sundays and public holidays are free.
| Zone | Visitor tariff | Paid hours | Typical streets |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | €0.75 per hour | Working days 08:00–20:00 | Via Bonanno, Via di Porta a Mare, Via Cattaneo |
| A2 | €1.60 per hour | Working days 08:00–20:00 | Lungarno Sonnino, Lungarno Buozzi, Via Battisti, Via Andrea Pisano |
| A3 | €2.50 first hour, then €3.50 per hour; first 20 minutes free | Working days 08:00–20:00 | Piazza della Stazione, Viale Bonaini, Lungarno Pacinotti, Piazza Carrara |
| B | €0.75 per hour | Working days 08:00–14:00 | Residential streets further out, e.g. Via Vittorio Veneto, Via San Giusto |
Pay at the meter with coins (some meters also take debit cards) or with one of the apps accepted by Pisamo: Telepass, EasyPark, MyCicero, A-Tono, Sunhill or the city’s own ApPisaMobilità. The lower prices printed on the meters are for residents with a PisaPass. On the coast (Marina di Pisa, Tirrenia) separate paid zones operate every day from 1 June to 15 September.
Pisamo car park with 350 spaces just outside the walls by Piazza dei Miracoli. Open around the clock, every day.
Smaller Pisamo car park with 120 spaces north of Piazza dei Miracoli, also open 24 hours.
Parking area with 183 spaces, paid Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 20:00.
Parking area with 93 spaces, open 06:00–24:00 every day and paid between 08:00 and 20:00.
Large area with 200 spaces north-east of the centre. Pisamo charges €1 per hour on market mornings (Wednesday and Saturday) and during special markets.
Two hours at the Tower cost €7 at Via Cammeo, about €3.20 in an A2 blue bay and €1.50 in zone A1 a little further out. On Sundays the blue bays are free, so arrive early and park on the street.
The large interchange car park on Via Pietrasantina, north of the centre, is where tourist coaches must check in, and it is also the usual park-and-ride for cars: from there it is roughly a 15-minute walk or a short bus ride to Piazza dei Miracoli. Check the signs at the entrance for the current conditions for cars.
Blue-line bays are free on Sundays and public holidays, after 20:00 on working days, and after 14:00 in zone B. White-line bays, where you find them outside the centre, are free – always read the sign for time limits or street-cleaning days.
Parking cost estimator
Pre-filled with the hourly rate of the Via Cammeo and Via Piave car parks (€3.50). Blue-line zones cost €0.75–1.60 per hour (zone A3: €2.50 for the first hour).
Not to the square itself, which lies inside the ZTL. You can drive to the Via Cammeo and Via Piave car parks just outside the walls and walk a few minutes to Piazza dei Miracoli.
The Pisamo car parks in Via Cammeo and Via Piave cost €3.50 per hour and are open 24 hours. Blue-line street bays cost between €0.75 and €3.50 per hour depending on the zone.
Yes for the blue-line street zones: they are charged on working days only, from 08:00 to 20:00 (zone B until 14:00). The Via Cammeo and Via Piave car parks are paid every day.
Cameras record the number plate and a fine is issued for each unauthorised entry. For rental cars the notice arrives later via the rental company, which usually adds an administration fee.
Pisamo lists Telepass, EasyPark, MyCicero, A-Tono, Sunhill and its own ApPisaMobilità. You can also pay at the meters with coins.
Zone A1 and zone B blue bays cost €0.75 per hour, and the Via Andrea da Morrona parking area costs €0.50 per hour.
