Parken Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park, Köln

Parking in Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park: local layout and arrival

Parking in Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park is mainly arranged on the surrounding streets rather than at a dedicated visitor car park. The green space lies between Aachener Straße, Universitätsstraße and Bachemer Straße, next to Aachener Weiher. On sunny days and Saturday mornings, nearby spaces can fill quickly, so check the signs and parking meters before leaving your vehicle.

Street parking rates around Aachener Weiher

Paid street bays in Cologne's inner-city tariff cost €3.00 per hour, charged in 20-minute units. Some machines with a blue band allow parking for up to 24 hours for €5.00. Sunday and public-holiday parking is generally free on these bays, but the sign at the individual space takes priority and exceptions apply in some busy locations.

Payment is available with coins or by mobile phone. Machines with a red band may also accept debit and credit cards. Do not assume that a nearby space has the same tariff or maximum stay as the next street.

Resident parking zones and time limits near the park

Parts of the surrounding area use resident-parking arrangements, including zones identified as Lindenthal-Nord I and Lindenthal-Süd I. A resident permit can allow free parking in designated spaces, while visitors normally need to pay at the machine and follow any displayed maximum stay.

Some visitor spaces allow only short stays of around four hours, while others allow up to 24 hours. The zone sign, road markings and parking meter at the exact space are the binding information; a resident permit does not apply automatically throughout the wider park area.

Longer-stay parking at Uni-Center

For a longer visit, the public car park at Greinstraße 4 is open 24 hours. From Monday to Friday between 07:00 and 18:00, the first started hour costs €1.00, each further started hour costs €0.50 and the maximum daily rate is €4.00. The evening flat rate is €1.00 from 18:00 to 07:00.

At weekends, the flat rate is €2.00 from Saturday at 07:00 until Monday at 07:00. Check the entrance tariff before parking, particularly if you plan to leave the car overnight.

Busy periods, enforcement and availability checks

The area around Aachener Weiher is especially busy in good weather and during local gatherings. Arriving earlier gives you more time to find a legal bay, and a paid car park can be more predictable than circling the surrounding streets. Mobypark currently has no bookable spaces within 3 km of Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park, but drivers can check again in future if local availability changes.

Parking without a valid ticket can lead to a warning charge of €20 for up to 30 minutes, €25 for up to one hour or €40 for more than three hours. Serious or extended breaches can reach €55, and vehicles may be towed where the obstruction or infringement warrants it.