Driving in Naples takes nerve, and parking takes patience. The ancient centre, the grid of Greek and Roman streets around Spaccanapoli, is a ZTL, the shopping streets of Chiaia are closed around the clock, and blue lines are among the most expensive in Italy. The practical answer is a guarded garage: near the central station if you are arriving from the motorway, near the port if you are sailing to the islands. Then use the metro, whose art stations are a sight in themselves.
- € 2 + 2.50first hour, then each hour, on blue lines
- 08:00-24:00paying hours of blue lines, unless signs say otherwise
- € 15-20a day in a garage in the centre
- 09:00-18:00ZTL of the ancient centre, every day
Car parks, one by one
| Car park | Where | Spaces | Price | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Napoli Centrale Garage or car park | Piazza Garibaldi Next to the station: metro lines 1 and 2, Circumvesuviana for Pompeii and Sorrento | 282 | from €2.50-3/hour | 05:00-01:00 |
| 2. ex OCA Garage or car park | Corso Meridionale A few hundred metres from the station | 398 | ||
| 3. Brin Park and ride | Via Benedetto Brin The ANM interchange car park at the end of the motorway, by the port: buses and trams to the centre | |||
| 4. Maschio Angioino Garage or car park | Via Vittorio Emanuele III Guarded, by the castle and the ferry piers for Capri, Ischia and Procida | 120 | ||
| 5. Cavour Garage or car park | Piazza Cavour By the National Archaeological Museum, at the edge of the ancient centre |
Car parks on the map
Positions on the map are approximate: follow the road signs for the entrance.
The ZTL: where you cannot drive
A ZTL (zona a traffico limitato) is an area where only authorised vehicles may drive during certain hours. Cameras at each entrance read the number plate, and the fine arrives by post weeks later, also abroad and also through the car hire company, which adds its own fee. The sign is a white circle with a red border; an electronic panel below it says varco attivo (do not enter) or varco non attivo (you may enter). Satellite navigators often ignore the ZTL: trust the signs.
| Centro Antico | Every day 09:00-18:00; motorcycles allowed |
| Tarsia, Pignasecca, Dante | Every day 09:00-18:00; motorcycles allowed |
| Belledonne, Martiri, Poerio | Always, 24 hours |
| Morelli, Filangieri, Mille | Always, 24 hours |
| Chiaia | Saturday 10:00-13:30 and 16:00-22:00 |
| Mezzocannone | Every day from 07:00 until late evening, with night hours at weekends |
These hours come from operators' guides and not from a dated official notice, so treat them as a guide and trust the panel at each gate. Guests of hotels inside a ZTL may enter if the hotel registers the plate. Besides the ZTLs, the oldest and most polluting cars are banned from the whole city on weekdays, from 09:30 to 18:30: recent hire cars are not affected.
If your hotel is inside the ZTL, write to it before you arrive: many can register your number plate for the time needed to unload.
Street parking: what the colours mean
Blue lines cost €2.00 for the first hour and €2.50 for each following hour, by default from 08:00 to midnight; Sundays and public holidays are usually free, but the sign on each street decides. There are more than 25,000 paid spaces, run by the transport company ANM, in the centre, Chiaia, Vomero, the station area and Fuorigrotta. Pay at the meter with coins or with apps such as Tap&Park, EasyPark, MooneyGo and Telepass. At Piazza Garibaldi the first 15 minutes are free.
- Blue lines: paid parking. Pay at the meter, entering your number plate, or with an app, and check the sign for the hours.
- White lines: free, sometimes with a time limit and a parking disc.
- Yellow lines: reserved for residents, disabled badge holders, taxis or deliveries. Never park there.
- No lines: look for signs. A tow-away symbol means the car will be removed.
Good to know
- Choose a guarded garage and leave nothing in sight: it is ordinary prudence in any big port city.
- Unofficial attendants on the street are common: you owe them nothing, and they do not replace the ticket.
- The car parks of the Centro Direzionale are cheap but mostly closed on Sundays and in the evening.
- For Pompeii, Herculaneum and Sorrento the Circumvesuviana train from the central station is easier than the car.
- If you are sailing to the islands, most visitors leave the car in Naples: on Capri non-residents cannot drive for most of the year.
Sources
- ANM Napoli, sosta
- Comune di Napoli
- SicurAUTO, strisce blu a Napoli (gennaio 2026)
- Telepass, parcheggi a Napoli
- Parclick, ZTL di Napoli
Checked in November 2026