{"id":1199,"date":"2025-01-19T10:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T10:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahoramadrid.com\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2025-01-28T11:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:14:15","slug":"zona-ser-in-madrid-where-to-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madridactiva.es\/en\/blog\/zona-ser-en-madrid-donde-aparcar\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid SER Zone, timetable, green zone, blue zone, blue zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every time we want to move around Madrid we have the same doubts: Should I take my car or not? Will I find a parking space? How much will it cost? Or how long and where will I be able to leave my car parked on public roads?<\/p>\n

If you don't live in Madrid and you have to travel to the city centre. If you are one of those Madrilenians who don't go out without your vehicle, don't move and take note! Because we are going to give you the keys to the regulated parking zones (SER)<\/strong> that currently exist in Madrid, their timetables and prices. This way, you can leave your car parked with complete peace of mind and safe from the inconvenient fines imposed by the City Council.<\/p>\n

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What are SER zones and what are they for?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Also called \u201cregulated parking zones\u201d.\u201d<\/strong>, SER zones are perimeters delimited in cities for the parking of vehicles under certain established rules and prices, with the aim of keeping cities tidy and with less traffic and pollution. Thus, although these zones traditionally began to be in operation in areas of very high demand<\/strong>, In the case of the city centre, the fight to reduce traffic and encourage the use of public transport has led to the extension of the system to other more peripheral areas, such as the Madrid district of Ciudad Lineal<\/strong>, and others will be added over time. \u00a0<\/p>\n

This parking regulation has made it possible to traffic congestion to be relieved in already high traffic areas<\/strong>, The aim is for everyone to be able to go to these points to carry out formalities or at specific times without accessibility problems for other citizens or residents.<\/p>\n

Regulated parking zones in Madrid<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In many municipalities in Spain there is a ordinance regulating parking, known as ORA.<\/strong> These are designated parking areas where the user must first purchase a ticket and place it visibly on his or her car. Specifically in Madrid it is called SER <\/a> and there are several types depending on the colour of the stripes painted on the road. Most of them are inside the M-30 ring road, although in recent years they have also been placed in some less central streets.<\/p>\n

\"Blue<\/a><\/p>\n

However, if you want to know more specifically whether a specific street has a SER zone or not, you can consult a PDF document updated for 2024<\/strong> in which you can see all the streets in Madrid that have a SER section or not. The document (which is usually updated monthly) has been made available to the public by the Madrid City Council and can be accessed at here<\/a>, There are a number of resources available for this type of information, such as the website \u201cGeoportal\u201d<\/a>, The City Council's interactive map service, which includes the number of places in each zone, their colour and even the number of places in each zone. available parking meters<\/strong> and their location. But what are the colours and how do we differentiate between them?<\/p>\n

In Madrid there are two types of car parks: green zone and blue zone.<\/strong> In addition, there are two different ones, called Differentiated Areas for Long Stays and Health Care Establishments. <\/strong>We will explain what each of them consists of.<\/p>\n

BLUE ZONE
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It is allowed to parking in the blue zone<\/strong> up to maximum of 4 hours during pay time<\/strong>, whether you are a resident of the area or not. Once you have exceeded this time, you cannot park again in the same neighbourhood until one hour has passed. These are the parking areas that are usually used to do something that doesn't take too long. Blue zone fares are cheaper than in the green zone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Residents who have authorisation for the green zone may use these places free of charge on the from 20 - 21.00 HOURS<\/strong> within their own neighbourhood. And in areas bordering another neighbourhood you will also be able to park on both sides of the street, in the blue spaces, at the same times.<\/p>\n

Blue zone timetable<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n