Short-term Parking in Vienna

In Vienna, as in many other cities in Europe short-term parking may apply to individual streets or to entire areas (districts 1 to 9, 20 and parts of the 15th district). Short-term parking zones are chargeable and are marked by the following traffic signs:


Beginning: blue circle with red rim
End: black circle with grey rim
White additional signs indicate:

  • Maximum admissible parking duration (for example: two hours)
  • Times of short-term parking validity (for example: Monday to Friday, weekdays, 9 am to 10 pm)

There may be additional blue markings to indicate short-term parking zones, these are for your orientation only.

Area-wide short-term parking zones

Parking space management has turned entire districts or large connected parts thereof into short-term parking zones. Area-wide short-term parking now covers districts 1 to 9 and 20. In the 15th district the area between Gürtel, Felberstraße, Johnstraße, Stutterheimstraße and Gablenzgasse is also a short-term parking zone.

In districts 1 to 9 and 20 short-term parking applies on weekdays from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 10 pm. In the 15th district short-term parking applies daily from 6 pm to 11 pm, but not in July and in August. Maximum parking duration is in all districts two hours. Some of the main shopping streets in these districts, such as Mariahilfer Straße, Lerchenfelder Straße and Alser Straße have a maximum parking duration of 1.5 hours for which there is no exception.

Traffic signs for short-term parking

Traffic signs "Kurzparkzone Anfang" (beginning) and "Kurzparkzone Ende" (end) are found upon entering or leaving the short-term parking zone only. Note that there are no additional traffic signs within the area to indicate you are in a short-term parking zone!

Parking fees

  • You must fill in a prepaid parking voucher (Parkschein) for a maximum duration of two hours
  • There are permanent parking permits (Parkpickerl) for residents in the area. These are available at the municipal district offices for an annual fee of EUR 192.89 for districts 1 to 9 and 20 and EUR 118.49 for the 15th district.
  • Companies and firms may apply for a temporary parking permit ("Einlegetafel") at the Vienna Economic Chamber.
  • Exceptions: For main streets and shopping streets in these districts there are separate short-term parking times indicated on the white additional signs. Car owners with a valid permanent parking permit need not fill in additional parking vouchers for main streets and shopping streets in their district. They must, however, display a properly set parking disc and not outstay the maximum parking duration indicated on the white additional signs.

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