Driving

Parking in Greece

How street parking works, where the car parks are, and how to pay, city by city.

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City guides

AthensStreet parking in central Athens is paid and limited to 3 hours. For a longer stay, use an underground or private garage.ThessalonikiThe centre uses the city's THESi system: pay by app or at a shop, up to 4 hours.ChaniaThe Old Town is pedestrian-only. Park in a free car park around it and walk in.HeraklionThe centre has many paid car parks, most about €3–5 for 2 hours. Municipal police check street parking often.Rhodes TownPark free at the big municipal car park at Akantia and take the free minibus into town.Corfu TownCorfu Town's centre is tight. Use a car park at the Old Port or New Port and walk in.Santorini: Fira, Oia & ImerovigliParking is hardest in Fira, Oia and Imerovigli in summer. Arrive early and use the public car parks at the edge of each village.Mykonos TownMykonos Town (Chora) is closed to cars. Park at the edge and walk in.

Parking rules in Greece

White lines: usually free parking. Blue lines: paid or time-limited. Yellow lines: no parking (reserved for loading, taxis, police or residents).
Athens is different: blue bays are for residents, white bays are paid visitor parking.
The sign next to the bay shows the paid hours. Outside them, parking is usually free, often on Sundays and public holidays too.
Police can fine you. For serious cases (blocking a road, a ramp or a corner) they can remove the number plates until the fine is paid.
With a rental car, unpaid fines go to the rental company, which charges them to you.

Checked November 2026. Rules and prices change: the sign at the spot always wins.

Sources: Localrent: Parking in Greece · Rental Center Crete: Parking in Chania (Aug 2026)