Would you like to park your car during your trip to Bratislava? Are you traveling from Germany, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Hungary, or some other country and you need to park your car in a safe place during your hours or days in Bratislava? Where are the best places to leave your car in Bratislava? How much does it cost? How can I pay normal parking fees in Bratislava? This article is your ultimate guide to parking your car during your trip to Bratislava.
It can be frustrating to park your car as you arrive to a city. Less than an hour from Bratislava you have the city of Vienna, a place where you are only allowed to park your car for two hours at max on the street in the short-term parking zone that covers most of the central parts of the city. Compared to that, parking in Bratislava is a dream. You should absolutely check with the place you stay (hotel or apartment) and find out whether they provide free or cheap parking. But, if you find the parking the accommodation offer you to be too expensive, this is what you need to know about parking your car in Bratislava.
Parking your car on the street in Bratislava.
There are some areas in the inner city where only residents are allowed to park. You should not park at such a location. The sign you will see at such location is a blue sign saying “Parkovanie Rezidenti – PE1“. You can see the sign below.
If you see the sign, find somewhere else to park. It is often tempting to park at such locations, because there are lots of free spaces, but don’t fall for the temptation. Go somewhere else instead!
There are lots of parking zones in Bratislava where you are allowed to park, and they are marked with a green sign like the one you can see below. As you can see, it shows clearly the time frame for which you need to pay for the parking, and it also shows you the price (€1 per Euro).
You can also see the code of the parking area, something you need to use if you will pay for the parking using the mobile application. You will also see a QR code that will take you to an application you can need to pay for the parking in Bratislava.
How can I pay for parking on the street?
There are parking machines where you can buy ticket, and that works well if you only want to park for a few minutes or an hour or two. But, if you want to park your car for several hours, and possibly renew the parking without having to return to the car, the mobile application for parking is by far the easiest and the best solution.
To pay for parking in Bratislava using a mobile app, we recommend using either PAAS (the official app of the parking company), EasyPark, or Ubian. If you have traveled in other parts of Europe, you might already have EasyPark installed on your cell phone, so then that might be the easiest solution.
As you use the application, you must enter the parking zone you are in (or at least check that the app has registered you in the correct zone based on your GPS location), and then you can start the parking. Do not forget to renew the parking if it should expire, and pay close attention to for which period you must pay for the parking, and for how long you can maximum stay in a zone with one parking.
How much does it cost to park on the street in Bratislava?
Below you can see a map showing the different parking zones in Bratislava. The areas colored with dark green are the most expensive, and here you must pay €2 per hour during the hours where parking fees must be paid (normally between 8:00 and 24:00). Some of them only require you to pay such fees during weekdays, while other places you must pay parking between 8:00 and 24.00 on all days of the week.
In the areas with light green color the parking fees vary between €0,5 and $1,5 per hour. Most of these places only ask you to pay for parking on weekdays between 8:00 and 24:00. The Danube is located at the bottom of the map (barely visible). You can see the Slovak National Theatre in the middle of the map (at the bottom), a very famous building in the center of Bratislava.
Now you should have a fairly good feeling about what it is like parking on the streets of Bratislava. It is also useful to know that the map above also shows you clearly where you are allowed to park and not. In other words, the streets you can see in the map above all portray streets where you are allowed to park (if you pay).
I would like to park somewhere else… maybe in a shopping center?
Would you like to park indoor? There are several shopping centers in Bratislava where you can park your car. The most central shopping center is Eurovea, and here you can park your car easily. The first three hours are free on weekdays and the first five hours are free during weekends. After that, the price per hour is €3,5. Here you can also park your car for some hours of sightseeing in Bratislava, do some shopping, walk into the old town, and then return to Eurovea to pick up your car afterward.
If you are willing to park a little bit further away from the center, then the biggest shopping mall in Bratislava is Avion Shopping Park. This is located next to an IKEA store and parking here is completely free. Here you can leave your car for a longer time without paying anything. Of course, many people are worried about leaving your car unattended for several days, but it is possible. You can travel to the city center from Avion Shopping Park using bus number 61.
A third option is the Aupark Shopping Center. This is closer to the city center, just on the other side of the Danube (compared to Bratislava Castle and the old-town). This big mall has several parking lots with different names. Two of the parking areas are free to use, and one of those even having charging ports for Tesla’s (P3).
It is free to park from Monday to Sunday in the P3 and the P5 area of the Aupark shopping mall. And yes, you can also charge your Tesla in the P3 area. If you want to use the other parking areas in Aupark (P1, P4, P7), then it uses the same system as Eurovea, meaning you can park for free for three hours on weekdays and 5 hours on weekends, and that you must pay €3 per extra hour after the free hours.
We hope this information will help you park your car nicely in Bratislava without any worries. If you still have any comments or questions, please write them below in the comment field.
