Street parking in Mataró’s blue zone costs €0.04 per minute (€2.40 per hour) for a maximum of 1 hour 30 minutes, Monday to Saturday; Sundays and public holidays are free. For longer stays, the four municipal car parks charge €2.85 to €3.15 per hour, capped at €27.40 a day at Parc Central and Plaça de Granollers. This guide covers the 2026 tariffs, when the blue zone is free, the low-emission zone in the centre and the train to Barcelona.
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Mataró’s paid parking is run by PUMSA, the municipal company. It manages the blue zone on the street (748 bays in four numbered zones around the centre) and four underground car parks with 836 spaces. The historic centre itself is a pedestrian island with camera-controlled access and, since December 2025, a low-emission zone, so visitors park on its edge and walk in.
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| Option | Price in 2026 | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Blue zone (street) | €0.04 per minute = €2.40 per hour | Maximum 1 h 30 (€3.60); Mon–Sat 9:00–14:00 and 17:00–20:00 |
| Blue zone, Sundays and public holidays | Free | Also free between 14:00 and 17:00 and after 20:00 |
| Car parks Parc Central and Plaça de Granollers | €2.85 per hour, €27.40 daily maximum | Entry 6:00–23:00, exit at any time |
| Car park Plaça de les Tereses | €3.15 per hour, €37.20 daily maximum | Open 24 hours, closest to the old centre |
| PARKIA Tomás y Valiente (bookable) | From €2.07 for 1 hour on Parclick | Open 24 hours, 5 minutes from the port and beaches |
The 2026 tariff is €0.04 per minute, billed by the minute, with a maximum stay of 1 hour 30 minutes. That makes 30 minutes €1.20, one hour €2.40 and the full 90 minutes €3.60. You pay Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00. Sundays and public holidays are free, and so are the afternoon break and the night.
Payment is by cash or card at the meter, or with the Blinkay app, which charges only for the time used. Zero-emission vehicles pay nothing but still need a ticket and must respect the 90-minute limit. Some stretches are signed for residents, who have free periods there, so read the sign above the bay before you leave the car.
For anything longer than 90 minutes, use one of the four municipal car parks. All have EV charging points and mobile coverage. Prices below are the 2026 pay-as-you-go tariffs published by PUMSA.
| Car park | Spaces | Per hour | Daily maximum | Height | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaça de les Tereses (P2) | 332 | €3.15 | €37.20 | 1.90 m | 24 hours |
| Espai Firal – Parc Central (P6) | 227 | €2.85 | €27.40 | 2.10 m | Entry 6:00–23:00 |
| Plaça de Granollers (P5) | 243 | €2.85 | €27.40 | 2.10 m | Entry 6:00–23:00 |
| Plaça de Cuba (P1) | 34 | €2.95 | €38.25 | 2.20 m | Entry 6:00–23:00 |
At the three car parks with limited entry hours, the entrance stays open until 3:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of public holidays, and you can always drive out. Plaça de Cuba, under the market, charges a higher per-minute rate after the first 90 minutes, so it suits short shopping stops rather than a full day.
Three underground levels at Plaça de les Tereses 42, entered from Carrer de Sant Josep and Carrer del Torrent. The only municipal car park open for entry around the clock, which makes it the safe choice for an evening out or an overnight stay. Mind the 1.90 m height limit.
Five underground levels at Camí de la Geganta 2, beside the Parc Central. The entrance is on the Barcelona-bound side of the road; coming from the Girona direction you have to turn round at Plaça d’Espanya.
Two underground levels at Camí de la Geganta 82, with access from both directions. Same tariff as Parc Central and a few more spaces.
A covered, guarded car park under Plaça Francisco Tomás y Valiente, by the law courts, with the entrance at Carrer Alcalde Josep Abril 14. Parclick describes it as five minutes from the port and the Callao and Varador beaches. Entry and exit work by number-plate recognition, and bookings can be cancelled free of charge up to one hour before arrival. Check prices for your dates on Parclick.
Neither the city council nor PUMSA publishes a list of free car parks, so treat any “200 free spaces” claim with caution. What is confirmed:
Even in August, the bays near the beaches, shopping streets and markets stay paid: all of zone 2 (Avinguda de Jaume Recoder, Carrer de Lepant) and zone 3 (Can Maitanquis car park, Carrer de Jaume Balmes, Carrer de Damià Campeny).
Vehicles with a Spanish DGT label (0, ECO, C or B) are not affected by the ZBE itself, although the pedestrian island has its own access hours for loading and residents. Vehicles without a label may enter on up to 24 days a year. Foreign-registered vehicles appear on the council’s list of exemptions, which are handled through the regional portal zbe.cat. In practice a visitor has no reason to drive in: all four PUMSA car parks and the blue zone lie outside the restricted streets.
Mataró is on the R1 coastal line of Rodalies de Catalunya, which runs along the seafront into central Barcelona. On Rodalies-only tickets a single fare is €4.55 for three zones and €5.50 for four; the ticket machine shows the fare for your destination. Leaving the car in Mataró and taking the train also keeps you clear of Barcelona’s own low-emission zone and its parking prices. For car parks at the Barcelona end, see our Barcelona park-and-ride guide.
Mataró parking cost estimator
Pre-filled with the official blue-zone rate (€2.40 per hour, 1 h 30 maximum per stay). For a car park, enter €2.85 or €3.15; the daily maximum is €27.40 at Parc Central and Plaça de Granollers.
Blue-zone street parking costs €0.04 per minute, which is €2.40 per hour, for a maximum of 1 hour 30 minutes. The municipal car parks charge €2.85 to €3.15 per hour, with a daily maximum of €27.40 at Parc Central and Plaça de Granollers.
Yes. The blue zone is free on Sundays and public holidays. On other days you pay from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00, Monday to Saturday. Car parks charge every day.
There is no official list of free car parks. The blue zone is free on Sundays, public holidays, between 14:00 and 17:00 and overnight, and in August more than half of its bays are free all day. Outside the four blue zones there is no parking charge.
One hour and thirty minutes, which costs €3.60. For longer stays use a PUMSA car park.
Espai Firal – Parc Central and Plaça de Granollers, both capped at €27.40 per day. Plaça de les Tereses has a daily maximum of €37.20 and Plaça de Cuba €38.25.
On the street, blue-zone charges stop at 20:00 and start again at 9:00, so overnight parking is free there. In a car park, Plaça de les Tereses is open 24 hours; the others let you exit at any time but close for entry at 23:00 (3:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of holidays).
Yes. The ZBE covers the pedestrian island of the Centre on working days from 7:00 to 20:00, and fines of €200 have applied since 9 December 2025. The car parks and the blue zone are outside it.
With cash or card at the meter, or with the Blinkay app. A penalty notice for overstaying can be cancelled for €9 at the machine, by QR code or in the app.
Yes. PARKIA Tomás y Valiente, near the port, can be reserved on Parclick from €2.07 for one hour.
Not for the town or for Barcelona, which the R1 train reaches directly. A car helps for the inland villages of the Maresme, the Montseny hills and the Costa Brava.
