You are required to pay parking fees for stopping or parking a multi-track motor vehicle in a controlled short-term parking zone. Please note that fees apply to both stopping and parking.
There are different options for paying on-street parking fees in Vienna:
Parking fees from 1 January 2026:
Since 1 July 2026, only prepaid parking vouchers ("Parkscheine") available at sales points for 1.70 Euro per 30 minutes are accepted as valid payment. Older parking vouchers (in the amount of 1.30 Euro for 30 minutes, 2.60 Euro for 60 Minutes, 3.90 Euro for 90 minutes, and 5.20 Euro for 120 minutes) that were valid until 30 June 2026 are no longer accepted.
Please note that parking vouchers cannot be returned or exchanged.
The legal basis for the increase in parking fees is the Parkometerabgabeverordnung (Vienna City Council Ordinance on fees payable for parking multi-track motor vehicles in controlled short-term parking zones).
Parking fees do not include VAT.
Prepaid parking vouchers ("Parkscheine") must be displayed behind the windscreen of multi-track motor vehicles in a way that ensures they are clearly visible. If the vehicle does not have a windscreen, the parking voucher must be placed in a suitable place and must be clearly visible. If the staff of the on-street parking supervision team cannot see or read you parking voucher, they will issue a parking ticket (Strafzettel). Make sure that the parking voucher is still visible after you have shut the car door.
If you do not pay the parking fee, you will be issued with a parking ticket (Strafzettel) and you will also be charged with the parking fee. This means that you must pay the parking fee for any parking vouchers that have not been validated.
Parking Fee and Parking Ticket Unit (Referat Parkometerabgabe und Abgabenstrafen) (German)
Privacy notice (German)
Paying parking fees with your mobile phone (HANDYPARKEN) is a quick and easy way to get a parking voucher anytime anywhere irrespective of the location of sales points and opening hours.
You can also get the free of charge 15-minute parking voucher if you use HANDYPARKEN.
Residents holding a permanent parking permit for residents can park their vehicle in the district where they have their primary residence.
Employees and companies can apply for exemption permits under certain legal requirements.
You can pay the parking fees for one or several specific vehicles at a flat rate for all short-term parking zones in Vienna. You can make the flat rate payment of the parking fee for periods ranging from a minimum of four months to a maximum of 24 months.
Please note that the flat rate agreement is not an authorisation for unlimited parking. This means that you must still observe the maximum parking period in short-term parking zones (1.5 to a maximum of 3 hours, depending on the zone). Additionally, you must use a parking disc indicating when you parked your car. The disc must be placed inside the car and must be clearly visible from the outside.
Some drivers or vehicles are exempt from paying parking fees or can be exempted. These include, for example, people with disabilities, emergency vehicles, and public service vehicles.
Exemption from paying parking fees (German)
Revenue from parking management is reserved for improvements to public transport infrastructure, road safety, park-and-ride facilities, new multi-storey car parks, and the promotion of cycling.
Der eingebettete Inhalt aktualisiert sich automatisch, sobald wir ihn auf wien.gv.at ändern.
Dieser Inhalt wird von der Stadt Wien kostenfrei gemäß Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 zur Verfügung gestellt.