{"id":56239,"date":"2015-07-12T13:19:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T11:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=56239"},"modified":"2022-04-07T10:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T08:59:18","slug":"all-about-paid-parking-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-paid-parking-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Paid Parking in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It can be a real challenge to find a place to park your car in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. There is a shortage of spaces and an abundance of rules that make many people use public transportation instead of their own vehicles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104531\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104531 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104531\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104531' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-3.jpg\" class=\"slider-104531 slide-104532\" alt=\"monthly apartment rental in barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio temporada inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you do travel by car in Barcelona, whether that is on a regular basis or only occasionally, don&#8217;t forget to check out parking options before you enter the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Knowing where to go and what parking will cost you, will save you some hassle. Check out the article below for specific information on <strong>paid parking in Barcelona<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-paid-parking-in-barcelona\/#Do_you_want_to_have_your_parking_guaranteed_when_you_arrive\" title=\"Do you want to have your parking guaranteed when you arrive?\">Do you want to have your parking guaranteed when you arrive?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-paid-parking-in-barcelona\/#Green_and_blue_zones_explained\" title=\"Green and blue zones explained\">Green and blue zones explained<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-paid-parking-in-barcelona\/#Places_to_park_your_car\" title=\"Places to park your car\">Places to park your car<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-paid-parking-in-barcelona\/#Parking_Saba_Barcelona\" title=\"Parking Saba Barcelona\">Parking Saba Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-paid-parking-in-barcelona\/#B_SM\" title=\"B:SM\">B:SM<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/all-about-paid-parking-in-barcelona\/#Parking_Ya\" title=\"Parking Ya!\">Parking Ya!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_want_to_have_your_parking_guaranteed_when_you_arrive\"><\/span>Do you want to have your parking guaranteed when you arrive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parclick.es\/parking-barcelona?affiliate=5a1edf3b\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-106973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/721x133_en.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"133\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Green_and_blue_zones_explained\"><\/span>Green and blue zones explained<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may have already noticed <strong>green or blue lines<\/strong> painted on the streets in certain parts of the city. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/zona-verde-parking-barcelona\/\"><strong>green zones<\/strong><\/a> are areas that are reserved for residents, so if you see a great parking spot and wonder why no one took it, it probably means it has a green line on it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_106481\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106481\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/parking-ii-640x355-1.jpg\" alt=\"streetside parking\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-106481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Blue zones<\/strong>, however, are zones where anyone can park. But don\u2019t start lighting up those firecrackers yet, because the <strong>blue zone<\/strong> has a time limit of 4 hours and parking in a blue spot can cost you as much or more than using a public car park.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re planning to come to <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> by car and spend the whole day, try to find a place in one of the several <strong>garages<\/strong> with special prices in the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stay in Barcelona for a couple of months<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Places_to_park_your_car\"><\/span>Places to park your car<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parking_Saba_Barcelona\"><\/span>Parking Saba Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saba.es\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Saba<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a> is a company that offers <strong>car parking<\/strong> in various locations around town.&nbsp;You can find a <strong>Saba car park<\/strong>, among other locations, in places like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Parking Saba L\u2019Illa<\/strong> <strong>Diagonal<\/strong> shopping center (Avinguda Diagonal 545)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Passeig de Gr\u00e0cia<\/strong> (Diagonal, Gran Via with Arag\u00f3 and Arag\u00f3 with Rossell\u00f3)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Arc de Triomf<\/strong> (Pg. Llu\u00eds Companys)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pla\u00e7a Catalunya<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>El Prat de Llobregat Airport<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_108042\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108042\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/cars-gf479200b1_640.jpg\" alt=\"parking lot\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-108042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are staying for long, you can buy <strong>Saba Tempo<\/strong> vouchers that come in 10 unit packs, allowing you to stay for 6h, 8h, 10h or 12h. Another option is the <strong>Saba multi-day card<\/strong> allowing you to park for a minimum of 7 consecutive days and a maximum of 30 consecutive days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/zona-azul-parking-barcelona\/\">How Does Zona Azul Parking in Barcelona Work?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"B_SM\"><\/span>B:SM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With more than 40 garages offering more than 13.000 parking spaces, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aparcamentsbsm.cat\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>B:SM<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>is the biggest car and motorcycle parking network in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>.&nbsp;You can find <strong>B:SM<\/strong> parking, among many other locations, at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Parking Mercat de la Boqueria<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Estaci\u00f3 Barcelona-Nord<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mercat Sagrada Fam\u00edlia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pla\u00e7a del F\u00f2rum<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rambla Poblenou<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wellington \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-zoo-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoo<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_84503\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84503\" class=\"wp-image-84503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/parking.jpg\" alt=\"car park\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-84503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you need to use public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>parking<\/strong><\/a> a lot, you have the option of buying a prepaid ticket which allows you to save up to 35% in parking. 25 hour tickets cost 57,12\u20ac, 50 hour tickets cost 108,69\u20ac and 100 tickets cost 198,83\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you need to park for a couple of days in a row, you can choose a <strong>3 day <\/strong>card for 45\u20ac or a <strong>7 day<\/strong> card for 69\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Monthly rentals via ShBarcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parking_Ya\"><\/span>Parking Ya!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are looking for a more permanent solution, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkingya.es\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Parking Ya!&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;may be a good option for you, since it allows you to <strong>purchase your own parking spot<\/strong>. Just fill in the city and street, and it will find out availability nearest to the location.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Where do you go for paid parking in Barcelona?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Share your advice with other readers!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"56239\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can be a real challenge to find a place to park your car in Barcelona. 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