Parking fees in Cologne rise: Residents will soon have to dig deeper into their pockets!

Parking fees in Cologne rise: Residents will soon have to dig deeper into their pockets!

In Cologne, it will soon be much more expensive to park its mobile pedestal. The city council made the decision to raise the parking fees in urban parking garages and parking meters, which will particularly affect the inner city area. According to information from radio , prices in urban facilities have not been increased for almost a decade. This now ensures movement, because the current tariffs are significantly below that of private providers.

The fee adjustment is to be officially decided on Thursday in the Cologne city council, and the new prices could even be up to twice as high as before. The maximum price is expected to be 5 euros per hour for parking meters in the city center, while you can expect 1.80 euros per hour in the urban parking garages outside the center, for example at the zoo or in districts such as Ehrenfeld and Mülheim.

new parking fees with objectives

As early as 2025, Cologne has a new parking fee schedule in planning, which is intended as the further development of the regulation of 2019. The aim of these adjustments, which according to city of Cologne among other things, to promote environmentally friendly transportation and reduce emissions, is to implement points of the Masterplans "Parken".

As part of this new regulation, the parking fees are to be increased, while the maximum parking time is reduced. An important measure is that doctors, nursing services, midwives, craftsmen and people with disabilities remain unaffected by the new regulations. The "bun key" is also particularly important: the regulation for 15 minutes of free parking in the city remains, but an expansion of this is not recommended.

long -term parking and fee structure

Speaking of long-term parking: In the future, this will be possible for 30 euros per day, the possibility of a 7-day parking license is no longer possible. In the city center, the long -term parking within the Cologne rings is to be completely set, while districts 2 to 9 remains possible. A maximum parking time of 12 hours applies to parking spaces at the zoo, combined with a fee of 6 euros.

The whole thing also has an income page: According to Kölner district love , around 21.25 million euros were generated from parking fees in 2023. The proceeds for 2024 can be expected at a similar level.

In summary, it can be said that the parking fees are increasing, the regulations are changing and the city of Cologne has plans a lot to improve the parking situation. Whether this succeeds will show - the good hand that the city shows is crucial for the quality of life of the Cologne.