Street parking in central Palma costs €1.45 for an hour in ORA zone 1 (maximum 2 hours), and it is free on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and weekdays from 14:30 to 16:30 and after 20:00; the municipal SMAP car parks charge €2 an hour, up to €24.04 a day. The cheapest official all-day option is SMAP Manacor, Santa Pagesa or Parc de sa Riera at €5 a day. The old town ACIRE areas are camera-controlled and closed to visitors’ cars, and foreign cars need a permit for the low emission zone. This guide covers the ORA tariffs and hours, the restricted zones, the SMAP car parks, the free periods and Parclick car parks in the city and at the airport.
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Street parking in central Palma is run by the city under the ORA blue-zone scheme, and the municipal company SMAP runs the big public car parks under the avenues, Plaça Major and Via Roma. ORA spaces are paid on weekdays from 9:00 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 20:00 and on Saturday mornings, with a stay limit of two or three hours. Inside the old town, 12 restricted-traffic areas (ACIRE) are closed to unauthorised cars, and the whole centre is a low emission zone (ZBE).
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| Where | Price in 2026 | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| ORA zone 1 (inside the avenues, Cala Major) | €0.85 for 30 min, €1.45 for 1 h | Max 2 h, €2.65 |
| ORA zone 2 (Eixample facing the avenues) | €0.65 for 30 min, €1.25 for 62 min | Max 2 h, €2.35 |
| ORA zone 3 (Pere Garau) | €0.35 for 30 min, €0.75 for 63 min | Max 3 h, €2.10 |
| SMAP Via Roma, Plaça Major, Les Avingudes and others | €2.00 per hour (charged by the minute) | Max €24.04 per day |
| SMAP Antoni Maura | €3 per hour (10:00–18:00), €2 at other times | Max €28.48 per day |
| SMAP Manacor, Santa Pagesa, Parc de sa Riera | €1.30 per hour (charged by the minute) | Max €5 per day |
Prices are the official ORA and SMAP tariffs, checked on 21 October 2026. ORA is paid Monday to Friday 9:00–14:30 and 16:30–20:00, and on Saturday 9:00–14:30. Parclick car parks are listed further down.
What a full day in the centre costs
Daily maximums from the official SMAP tariffs and Parclick “from” prices, 21 October 2026
Blue spaces are split into three tariff zones. The dearest, zone 1, covers the area inside the avenues (Avingudes) and Cala Major; zone 2 is the ring of the Eixample facing the avenues; zone 3 is Pere Garau. Around the Mercat de Llevant (sector 3-1) the zone 3 price applies with a 2-hour limit, and parking is paid Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 14:30 only.
How to pay. At the meter with a bank card or coins, or by the minute with the MobiAPParc app (Android and iOS). If you overstay, the meter lets you cancel the notice by paying €6 in zone 1, €5.50 in zone 2 or €3.50 in zone 3. A full parking fine paid within 20 days is reduced by 50%. Source: Mobipalma ORA page.
| Rule | What applies | Who is affected |
|---|---|---|
| ACIRE areas (12) | Authorised vehicles only, camera-controlled | All private cars without authorisation |
| ZBE Centre, phase 1 | From 22 Dec 2024 to 31 Dec 2026 | Vehicles without a DGT environmental label are barred |
| ZBE Centre, phase 2 | From 1 Jan 2027 | Label B vehicles barred as well |
| ZBE Centre, phase 3 | From 1 Jan 2030 | Label C vehicles barred as well |
| Foreign-registered cars | Need a specific authorisation | Fine for entering without meeting the rules: €200 |
The ZBE covers the area inside the avenues and along the seafront. Foreign cars have no DGT label, so the city says they may not enter without an authorisation; in March 2026 it introduced a temporary 30-day permit that must be requested at least five days before arrival through the Mobipalma website. Hire cars picked up on the island carry a Spanish DGT sticker. Hotels and holiday lets inside an ACIRE can apply for access for their guests, so ask yours before you drive in. Sources: Mobipalma ZBE page, Mobipalma ACIRE page.
SMAP runs nine underground car parks and one surface car park for visitors, with more than 5,400 spaces, all open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. They charge by the minute.
| Car park | Price | Daily maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Via Roma, Plaça Major, Les Avingudes, Comtat del Rosselló, Eusebi Estada, Marquès de la Sènia | €0.0334 per minute (€2.00 per hour) | €24.04 |
| Antoni Maura | €3 per hour 10:00–18:00, €2 per hour 18:00–10:00 | €28.48 |
| Manacor, Santa Pagesa, Parc de sa Riera | €0.0217 per minute (€1.30 per hour) | €5 |
Source: SMAP car parks on Mobipalma and its published tariff sheets. Plaça Major is right in the old town; for a whole day, the €5 maximum at Manacor, Santa Pagesa or Parc de sa Riera is by far the cheapest official option.
White-line spaces outside the ORA zones are free, but the city does not publish a list of them, so we do not name specific free streets. In the old town itself free spaces are practically non-existent.
Parclick lists two car parks in central Palma and several at the airport. The prices below are the “from” prices Parclick showed on 21 October 2026; the final price depends on your dates.
Covered car park at Plaça de Sant Antoni 5, by the Plaça Major and the Basilica of Sant Francesc, open 24 hours, maximum height 2.2 m. From €20.82 per day. See SABA Sa Gerreria on Parclick.
Covered car park on Avinguda del Comte de Sallent, just inside the avenues. From €21 for 6 hours. See Comte Sallent Copark on Parclick.
| Car park | Parclick price from | Type |
|---|---|---|
| AENA Larga Estancia | €15 for 1 day | Official long-stay, covered |
| WIFI PARK P&R | €16 for 3 days | Private, Can Pastilla |
| AENA General | €21 for 4 hours | Official, by arrivals |
| AENA Preferente | €27 for 8 hours | Official, by arrivals |
| AENA VIP | €36 for 6 hours | Official, by departures |
For a week or more, the long-stay or a private park-and-ride is much cheaper than the general car park by the terminal. Check the exact price for your dates before booking.
Palma parking cost estimator
Compare Palma car parks on Parclick →Pre-filled with €2 an hour, the rate of the central SMAP car parks (daily maximum €24.04). ORA street parking costs €1.45 for an hour in zone 1; SMAP Manacor, Santa Pagesa and Parc de sa Riera cap at €5 a day.
ORA blue-zone parking costs €1.45 for an hour in zone 1 (inside the avenues), €1.25 for 62 minutes in zone 2 and €0.75 for 63 minutes in zone 3. The maximum stay is 2 hours in zones 1 and 2 and 3 hours in zone 3.
ORA is paid Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 20:00, and on Saturday from 9:00 to 14:30. Saturday afternoons, Sundays, the weekday lunch break and evenings after 20:00 are free.
The SMAP car parks at Manacor, Santa Pagesa and Parc de sa Riera charge €1.30 an hour with a daily maximum of €5. The central SMAP car parks such as Via Roma and Plaça Major charge €2 an hour, up to €24.04 a day.
Not into the 12 ACIRE areas, which are camera-controlled and open only to authorised vehicles. Use a public car park such as SMAP Plaça Major or SABA Sa Gerreria and walk from there.
Foreign-registered cars have no DGT label and need an authorisation to enter the ZBE Centre; the fine is €200. Since March 2026 the city issues a temporary 30-day permit, to be requested at least five days in advance on the Mobipalma website.
At the meter with a bank card or coins, or by the minute with the MobiAPParc app. If you overstay, you can cancel the notice at the meter for €6 in zone 1, €5.50 in zone 2 or €3.50 in zone 3.
On Parclick on 21 October 2026 the AENA long-stay car park started at €15 for one day, a private park-and-ride at €16 for three days and the AENA general car park at €21 for four hours. Prices depend on your dates.
