Parking in Genoa: where to leave your car

The easiest way: park-and-ride and the metro

Genova Parcheggi runs the park-and-ride car parks, designed for leaving the car on the edge of the city and continuing by public transport. The most convenient for visitors is Dinegro, near the Genova Ovest motorway exit: it is open every day, 24 hours, and from the metro station of the same name you reach the Old Port and the old town in three stops (Principe, Darsena, San Giorgio). Other park-and-rides are Archetti (128 spaces) and the Piastra di Genova Est (104 spaces, first 24 hours free), plus Fleming, free on weekdays from 7 am to 9 pm.

At Dinegro and Archetti parking costs €3 from entry until midnight of the same day. With the PARK + BUS formula you pay €10 and get parking plus a one-day AMT ticket valid for one person: you just use the parking meter with the orange band dedicated to AMT. According to Genova Parcheggi the ticket is valid on AMT services and on Trenitalia trains. Note that for 2026 free parking for AMT pass holders applies only to the ordinary annual urban pass.

Blue lines: Blu Area and Isole Azzurre

Genoa’s blue-line parking comes in two types. In the Blu Area (Foce, Carignano, Centro, Albaro, San Fruttuoso and other districts) residents park free and everyone else pays; the Isole Azzurre are inside the Blu Areas and are paid for everyone. Fees depend on the level of the zone: in the most expensive level the first hour costs €1.30, the second €1.70 and from the third €2 an hour; in the middle level €1.10, €1.40 and €1.50; in the lowest level €1 an hour. Hours vary from one area to another: the most common slot is Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 8 pm, with Sundays and public holidays free, but the Isole Azzurre can stay paid on holidays too. Always read the sign.

On Corso Italia, the seafront from Foce towards Boccadasse, parking has a daily maximum of €5; in via del Tritone the maximum is the same. In zones outside the Blu Area the middle level almost always applies.

The old town ZTL

In the lanes around via del Campo, Porta Soprana, via San Giorgio and piazza della Raibetta lies the ZTL Centro Storico, monitored by electronic gates. It is in force every day of the year and all day long, barring city ordinances for particular situations. If you enter without a permit the fine reaches you at home, even with a rental car. If you are staying in the old town, ask your hotel how to reach it and whether your plate can be communicated to the authorities: never try to enter without having spoken to the property first. To see the caruggi, leave the car outside and walk.

Parking near the Aquarium and the Old Port

The Porto Antico and the Aquarium are the hardest area at weekends and on holidays. One of the most used options is the Mercanzia car park in via Turati, near the San Giorgio metro stop: 77 spaces, paid by the hour. In via Rubattino, under the elevated road north of the Aquarium, there is free parking but with few spaces. Marina Park, in via della Marina, is covered and about a kilometre from the Aquarium; if you want to avoid traffic you can also leave the car at Dinegro and arrive by metro. For a visit to the Galata Maritime Museum the same rules apply.

Parking near the stations and the centre

Near Brignole the most used free car park is via Moresco, a few hundred metres from the station (sources give distances between 100 and 400 m): it has about a hundred spaces, so arrive early. Also at Brignole there is the station car park, with an hourly fee and a daily maximum. In the centre, between piazza della Vittoria, Piccapietra and Corvetto, there are paid garages with hourly and daily rates. Be careful: these are unofficial, undated sources, so check the price on the garage’s website before leaving. If you stay in a hotel in the centre, ask whether it has an arrangement with a nearby garage: it is often more convenient than looking for a space on the street.

Tips to get it right

• Arrive early: at weekends and on holidays the car parks near the centre fill up early.
• Use the metro: the metro runs from Brin to Brignole; since 1 November 2025 it is no longer free, so count the ticket.
• Don’t enter the ZTL by mistake: follow your satnav only if it is up to date and read the signs at the gates.
• Sundays and holidays: blue lines are usually free, but the Isole Azzurre can be paid.
• For Boccadasse and Nervi: consider the train or bus instead of the car.

Before leaving, also look at how to get around without a car: Camogli and Recco are reached by train from Genoa in about half an hour, and for Portofino the best option is the train to Santa Margherita Ligure, then local transport. If you are looking for where to stay in the centre, read where to stay in Genoa.