Are you planning on going to Leuven soon? Or just visiting a friend?
Parking in city centers can quickly become very expensive. Especially if you have no idea where to park.
In this article we plan on giving you our best parking tips for Leuven.
Keep reading if you want to save money on your parking.
If parking Wetenschapspark Arenberg and parking Teken are full on a Saturday or if you are looking to park your car on a Sunday, this parking is for you.
Parking your car there for 12 hours, will cost you 5€. Per hour, it costs 1€.
Moreover, your parking ticket allows you to take the bus to the center of the city.
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Shop-and-go parking spots
Need to purchase something quickly in the center of the city? Leuven got you covered!
The city of Leuven has equipped some of its streets with smart parking spots, the so called 'Shop&Go' parking spots.
These smart parking spots are equipped with sensors that register your time of arrival. No parking disc is needed when parking there.
You are allowed to park for free for a maximum of 45 minutes from Monday to Saturday between 9am and 6pm.
This gives you just enough time to make your purchase.
Be careful to get back on time! A parking agent will get an alert if you don't respect the 45 minutes limit. If so, you will have to pay 27.5€.
If you plan on parking in Leuven for a couple of hours, you can park in the blue zones of Leuven.
In these streets you are allowed to park from Monday to Saturday from 9am till 6pm, for a maximum of 2 hours. Note that you are required to put on your parking disc.
Pro tip: if you arrive at 9.31am you are allowed to set your parking disc as of 10am!
If you plan on going shopping for a couple of hours, you can park in Brouwerijplein or in the blue part of Strijdersstraat (near the Jan-Pieter Minckelersstraat).
Plus, Brouwerijplein is only 14 minutes away from Bondgenotenlaan, whilst Strijdersstraat is 8 minutes away.
Some of Leuven's neighborhoods have an extended blue zone area.
These neighborhoods are the Ridderbuurt and Nieuw Kwartier as you can see on the map.
Getting to the center of the city from there isn't very far away.
Walking from the Ridderstraat, in the neighborhood of the Ridderbuurt, to the Grote Markt is approximately 12 minutes away. The same holds from the Hendrik Consciencestraat in the Nieuwe Kwartier.
If you need to park nearby the Sportoase or Leuven's graveyard, you can park in Tivolistraat. This is a blue zone, meaning you can park there for free during 2 hours.
Getting to the Grote Markt by bus takes approximately 19 minutes. By foot it takes 25 minutes.
In the neighborhood of Wilsele Dorp you will find many streets where you can park for free and with no time restriction.
One of them is Albert Woutersstraat.
To reach the center (Grote Markt), you could take bus number 5 for instance from bus stop Wilsele Kapellelaan. It takes approximately 11 minutes. If you choose to walk, count about 25 minutes.
In Heverlee you will also find several streets that are situated in a green zone, meaning parking is free and with no time restriction.
For instance, you could park in Hertogstraat.
You can take the bus number 2 to go to the center of the city, at Grote Markt for instance, from Heverlee Station stop, which takes approximately 10 minutes to get there. If you choose to walk there, it takes about 30 minutes.
The neighborhood of Terbank also counts many streets where you can park for free and with no time restriction.
One of them is Sint-Jansbergsesteenweg.
To reach Grote Markt, you could take bus number 8 for instance from bus stop Heverlee Berg Tabor. It takes approximately 16 minutes. Walking there will take you about 30 minutes.
Over to you
These are our tips to make you a pro-parker in the streets of Leuven.
If you want to have the latest parking information about Leuven, you can always explore Seety's interactive map. Seety's app is available on iPhone and Android.
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