Parking in Zadar – a practical guide
Parking in Zadar, especially at the height of the tourist season, can turn out to be time-consuming and exhausting. Below you will find some information that will help you park your car close to the centre without risking a fine or having it towed away.
There are 4 designated paid parking zones in Zadar, and the cost of parking per hour or per day depends on the date.
Detailed information can be found on the website of the company “Obala i Lučice”, which manages the car parks.
Map of the strict city centre with the individual parking zones
Fee table broken down by individual ZONES
ZONE 1
ZONE 1 – marked in blue, is the most expensive, and an hour of parking costs 0.80 EUR (spring, autumn) or 1.59 EUR (summer season). In the blue zone you can buy a single parking ticket for a maximum of 3 hours.
15.06–31.08 The fee applies from Monday to Sunday, between 8:00 and 22:00.
1.05–14.06 and 1.09–30.09 The fee applies from Monday to Saturday, between 8:00 and 22:00. On Sundays and public holidays parking is free.
ZONE 2
ZONE 2 – marked in yellow, is cheaper, and an hour of parking costs 0.53 EUR (spring, autumn) and 1.33 EUR (summer season). In this zone a single ticket can be purchased for a maximum of 2 hours.
15.06–31.08 The fee applies from Monday to Sunday, between 8:00 and 22:00.
1.05–14.06 and 1.09–30.09 The fee applies from Monday to Saturday, between 8:00 and 22:00. On Sundays and public holidays parking is free.
ZONE 3
ZONE 3 – marked in purple, is located about 400 metres from the old town and is relatively small. Here you will pay 0.40 EUR (May – August) for parking. There is no specified maximum parking time.
15.06–31.08 The fee applies from Monday to Sunday, between 8:00 and 22:00.
1.05–14.06 and 1.09–30.09 The fee applies from Monday to Saturday, between 8:00 and 22:00. On Sundays and public holidays parking is free.
ZONE 4
ZONE 4 – i.e. the RAVNICE 2 car park, marked in green, is the cheapest, as an hour of parking costs 0.27 EUR (May – August). There is no specified maximum parking time. Entry to the car park is via barriers after collecting a ticket. Payment is made at a machine within the car park or at the attendant's booth (during his working hours).
15.06–31.08 The fee applies from Monday to Sunday, between 8:00 and 22:00.
1.05–14.06 and 1.09–30.09 The fee applies from Monday to Saturday, between 8:00 and 22:00. On Sundays and public holidays parking is free.
Map of car parks in Zadar
By clicking HERE you will be taken to Google, where the locations of all the car parks in Zadar are marked.
The map also shows, among others, the monitored Garage – a multi-storey car park located about 500m from the city centre, which in the season (1.6–30.09) costs 1.33 EUR, and in the remaining months 0.53 EUR.
There are also several places in the city where you can leave your car free of charge (map below), all year round:
- The RAVNICE car park – Marka Marulića street, about 600m from the old town. The car park is very busy and there are usually no free spaces.
- The car park by the police station – on the corner of Bana Josipa Jelačića and Domovinskog rata streets, 1.2 km from the old town. A large car park where you can almost always find a free space.
- The car parks at the VIŠNJIK sports centre – V1 and V2 at a distance of about 1.4 km and V3 1.9 km from the old town. Large car parks, practically always with free spaces.
Parking fines and vehicle towing
Drivers who do not pay for parking, or exceed the parking time, will find a fine behind their windscreen wiper; the car will not be towed away.
Everyone who parks their car in a prohibited place or in a place designated for disabled drivers must reckon with having their car towed away. The service that keeps order works extremely actively and effectively, so be very careful about where you leave your vehicle!
If, on your return, you do not find your car in the place where you left it, it has most likely been taken to the towing services' car park, where all the cars of careless drivers are impounded. It is located about 600m from the old town.
Parking RAVNICE Marka Marulića 4 street, Zadar
Telephone information regarding towed cars +385 23 302 100 (24h/day)
Fees:
Towing a car – 39.82 EUR, Towing in progress (arrival of the tow truck) – 19.91 EUR, Impounding the vehicle at the service car park – 6.64 EUR/day
How to pay for parking?
To pay for parking you need to look for the parking meters located nearby. Remember that from 1 January 2023, i.e. Croatia's entry into the monetary union, the currency in force is the EUR. Payment can also be made using a bank card.
There are also more and more mobile apps available through which we can make payments. We don't want to suggest any of them here, but if you have your own tried-and-tested ones that could be useful to others, let us know.