Do you want to park your car in the centre of Luxembourg City? Beware of the parking problem, especially at lunchtime when the car parks are overrun. You will often have to be patient at the entrance of the car parks to get a space.
Parking in the car parks
Paid parking Luxembourg City
To park in Luxembourg, you can use the various car parks in the capital. You can find them in the different districts of the city.
You can check the number of free spaces in the car parks of Luxembourg City at the entrance of the city. You will then be able to quickly find the one that suits you best.
It costs 1 or 3 euros per hour. Once your vehicle is parked, you can stay as long as you wish. You pay when you leave, depending on how long you park. The rates are displayed at the car entrance.
- Gare : 603 places
- Rocade 200 places
- Nobilis : 90 places
- Plaza Liberty : 100 places
- Neipperg : 667 places
- Fort Wedell : 320 places
- Fort Wedell : 320 places
During the tram construction work in the Station area, the last two car parks offer one hour of free parking on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, and 4 hours on Saturdays to both residents and visitors.
- Brasserie Clausen : 270 places
- Knuedler : 350 places, currently being expanded with nearly 250 additional spaces by 2021
- Monterey : 340 places
- Saint-Esprit : 180 places
- Stade : 400 places, free during week-ends, except during Schuberfouer
- Théâtre : 335 places
- Royal-Hamilius : 628 places, 410 for public use.
- Adenauer : 414 places
- Auchan : 2766 places
- Coque : 593 places
- LuxExpo : 1400 places
- Europe : 800 places
- 3 Glands : 500 places
- Glacis : 1007 places
- Rond-Point Schuman : 270 places
These car parks are free on Saturdays and Sundays except during the Schueberfouer period.
Parking” apps on smartphones
- A “Parking” app is available on smartphones and allows you to find out in real time the availability of the main car parks in Luxembourg City. You can download this Parking App on your smartphone, on IOS or on Google Play.
- You will find the list and location of the car parks located on the territory of the City of Luxembourg on the VDL website. Don’t forget to download the City-App which will give you a lot of information about the city and the available car parks.
Free P+R car parks on the outskirts
There is a less expensive solution which consists in parking in the free car parks on the outskirts of the city marked P + R (Park & Ride). With public transports, you can reach the center of the city by bus or tram.
P + R Bouillon, Luxembourg-South and Kockelscheuer are free for 24 hours. From the 25th hour of parking, the price is 10 € per day started.
Parking on the street, residents and others
You can also park on the streets in the spaces reserved for this purpose. To validate your parking and not be fined, you have the choice between paying in cash (always carry change with you) or in Call2Park payment.
Call2Park : payment of parking fees by mobile phone
Purchase of electronic parking tickets using a mobile phone in Luxembourg-City. This system allows you to buy your parking tickets via your mobile phone. Payment is made by credit card. Free inscription on the website and with a Luxembourgish mobile phone which has been registered, send an SMS to 62345 (max. 25 cents per sms). www.call2park.lu
Blue parking disc
The blue parking disc can be used in the authorized parking spaces. It entitles you to 2 hours of free parking in the “blue zones” displaying the blue disc pictogram. You must point to the arrow on the line following your arrival time at the parking spot. However, the maximum parking times must always be observed.
Blue discs are available at gas stations.
Parking label for residents in Luxembourg City
As a resident in the town of Luxembourg you can benefit from a free parking in the city. Parking in the various areas of Luxembourg-City, are organised by different coloured zones. The maximal duration of parking and the rates vary in each zone.
The parking sticker is reserved for residents of the Luxembourg capital and allows them to park free of charge and without time limit in their neighbourhood of residence. These stickers must be dispalyed behind the windscreen of the vehicle so that they remain visible from the outside. Parking stickers come in 3 different types: annual, temporary (valid for 20 days) or visitor (valid for 3 months at a cost of 16 euros).
The requests must be justified via a proof of residence from the City of Luxembourg and a certificate of registration established in the name of the applicant.
Stickers of residential parking in Luxembourg-city are now attributed to physical persons, and not to households anymore, as it was the case previously. The number of parking stickers per person is limited from now on to 3 maximum. Obtaining a 4th label is now prohibited. The first label is free, the following ones are paying with a progressive price list.
The registration of several vehicles on the same label is also forbidden. Only one vehicle can be attributed to a parking sticker.
Parking for professional activities
Some professional activities such as the medical professions, home help or breakdown assistance can benefit from a special parking right on the City of Luxembourg. The request must be made to the administrative services.
Parking labels other cities in Luxembourg
Other municipalities in Luxembourg offer the possibility to benefit from residential parking stickers in specific areas regulated in the territory of the municipality.
Esch-sur-Alzette, Hespérange, Strassen, Pétange, Differdange and Bettembourg, for example, offer residential parking stickers to residents of the municipality. They can park for free in some neighborhoods.
Inquire directly with the administration of your municipality of residence.
If your car was registered abroad, you can get a temporary vignette which is valid for 6 months.
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