Lisbon street parking zones (EMEL)
EMEL runs paid street parking in Lisbon. Every paid street has a colour, and the colour sets the price per hour and how long you can stay. The map shows the colour and the hours of every street.
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What each colour costs
| Colour | Per hour | Maximum stay |
|---|---|---|
| Green | €0.85 | 4 hours |
| Yellow | €1.25 | 4 hours |
| Red | €1.70 | 2 hours |
| Brown | €2.10 | 2 hours |
Green is the cheapest, away from the centre; brown is the most expensive, in the heart of the city. The colour is on the parking meter and on the street signs. Some long-stay zones, often near train and metro stations, also sell a day ticket: €2.15 a day in green zones and €3.15 a day in yellow ones.
When you pay
On most streets you pay Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm. At night, on Sundays and on public holidays, parking is free and there is no time limit. The maximum stay only counts during paid hours: arrive on a red street at 6pm and stay until 10pm, and only one hour is paid.
On Saturdays most streets are free, but some in the centre are paid from 9am to 1pm. These busy streets have longer hours:
- Paid Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm, and Saturday, 9am to 1pm.
- Paid Monday to Friday, 9am to 1am.
- Paid Monday to Friday, 9am to 1am, and Saturday, 9am to 1pm.
Tap a street on the map to see its own hours.
How to pay
At the parking meter, with coins (no change given) or MB WAY, or in an app: ePark, which is EMEL's own app, or Via Verde Estacionar, Telpark, paySimplex or Easypark. ePark charges only the time you use, with a minimum of 15 minutes, and lets you stop parking from your phone.
Residents-only bays
Bays marked for residents are only for cars with a residents' permit for that zone, 24 hours a day. You cannot pay to park there. Some bays are paid during the day and become residents-only from 7pm to 9am, so a car parked there at 6pm has to leave at 7pm.
A few historic quarters (Bairro Alto, Alfama, Santa Catarina / Bica, Castelo, São Vicente) are closed by bollards. Only residents and holders of a visitor card can drive in; with the card the first 30 minutes are free, every day of the year.
Cheapest car parks in the centre
Car parks within 1.5 km of Rossio, by the price of the first hour.
- GraçaEMEL · São Vicente€0.80€10.00
- MayerEMEL · Santo António€1.25€33.20
- Calçada do CombroEMEL · Misericórdia€1.45€13.05
- Chão do LoureiroEMEL · Santa Maria Maior€1.45€20.00
- Campo das CebolasEMEL · Santa Maria Maior€1.50€25.00