City Parking Zurich 2026: prices, half price on Sundays

💰 City Parking prices: CHF 2.– per half hour

Monday to Saturday from 7 am to midnight, every half hour or part of it costs CHF 2.–, so CHF 4.– an hour. One hour costs CHF 4.–, two hours CHF 8.–, three hours CHF 12.–.

Charging is per half hour started: stay 31 minutes and you pay CHF 4.–, the same as for a full hour. The table shows every rate as the operator publishes it.

🌙 Sunday and night: the same hour for CHF 2.–

On Sundays the same hour costs half as much: CHF 1.– per half hour instead of CHF 2.–. Three hours cost CHF 12.– on a Saturday and CHF 6.– on a Sunday. The same rate applies on public holidays and every night from midnight to 7 am.

And against the neighbours? On Sundays two hours cost CHF 4.–, the same as at Urania, Helvetiaplatz and Hauptbahnhof. You pay more at Bleicherweg (CHF 6.–). The big difference is inside the car park itself: come on a Sunday instead of a Saturday and you pay half.

The calculator above has no holiday calendar. On days that may be a public holiday in some canton, it therefore shows no amount. The machine on site is what counts.

📈 Full day: on weekdays capped at CHF 40.– after 10 hours

According to ConvivaPlus analysis of the tariff list, on weekdays in the daytime you reach the daily cap of CHF 40.– after 10 hours: 9 hours cost CHF 36.–, 10 hours CHF 40.–. The list names no higher amount for one day. It does not say whether the day runs from entry or from midnight; the machine on site is what counts.

For an 8-hour working day you pay CHF 32.– here. On Sundays the cap comes later, because each half hour costs only CHF 1.–.

🏙️ City Parking spaces: the largest car park within 1.5 km

The City of Zurich lists City Parking with 607 spaces, the operator states 620. No public car park within 1.5 km has more. The next largest is Urania with 480 spaces, about 420 m away.

Whether there is room right now is shown in the calculator's status line, straight from the city's parking guidance system.

💳 Prepaid card: pay CHF 300.–, park for CHF 330.–

If you come into town often, buy the rechargeable card: CHF 300.– paid, CHF 330.– of parking, or CHF 550.– for CHF 500.–. That is 10% more parking for your money.

It is sold at the operations centre by the Löwenplatz exit.

🅿️ Car parks nearby: if City Parking is full

On weekdays two hours cost CHF 8.– here, the same as at Helvetiaplatz. You pay more at Urania (CHF 9.–), Hauptbahnhof (CHF 9.–) and Bleicherweg (CHF 9.–).

Closer by: Globus (170 m), Centrum Garage (190 m) and Jelmoli (220 m). We have no verified tariff for them, the price at the machine applies. Each card below leads to the car park, with its free spaces right now. Every Zurich car park is in the Zurich car parks overview.

📍 Gessnerallee entrance: how to get there

The entrance is at Gessnerallee 14. On foot you leave via three exits and two lifts; the operations centre is at the Löwenplatz exit. Shopping on a Sunday? The open Sundays are on our Sunday shopping in Zurich page.

↕️ Height and toilets: 2.10 m, code on the ticket

According to the operator the entrance allows 2.10 m; the sign at the entrance is what counts. 4 spaces have a charging point. 12 spaces are reserved for people with disabilities (city list).

The toilet only opens with the six-digit code printed on your parking ticket. You can pay in francs, with 5, 10 and 20 euro notes (change in francs) or by card. From 11 pm to 6 am an escort service by Securitas is on site.