The Johan Cruijff ArenA has no parking of its own on the street outside it.
Concerts, Ajax matches and other events at the ArenA send drivers to a set of municipal parking lots and garages built around the stadium in Amsterdam Zuidoost.
Where to park
The municipality runs several lots and garages around the ArenA, Ziggo Dome and AFAS Live, and any of them can be used for an event at any of the three venues:
- P1 ArenA (P+R)
- P2 Evenemententerrein
- P3 Mikado
- P4 Villa ArenA
- P5 Villa ArenA
- P6 Uitgaansdriehoek
- P10 Plaza ArenA
- P14 Evenemententerrein
- P18 HvA / ROC Dome
The city’s own parking rates map shows exactly where each one sits; switch on the “garage gemeente” layer in the map’s legend to see them.
The event rate
During a concert or match, these lots and garages charge a separate event rate rather than the normal hourly tariff.
That rate is set per location and published on that garage’s own page, so check the specific lot before you go rather than assuming a single citywide price.
The event rate runs from four hours before the event’s start time until two hours after it ends.
Entering and paying
To use the event rate, take an entry ticket (inrijkaart) at the barrier rather than tapping in with a debit card.
Paying by card on entry locks you into the normal tariff instead of the event rate, even if you are only there for the event.
At the payment machine, press the event button before you pay.
Settling the ticket in advance, rather than at the exit barrier as you leave, avoids the queue that forms right after a show or match ends.
Reserving a space
There is no way to reserve a space at the event rate; those lots work on a first-come basis.
A space at the normal parking rate can be reserved in advance through onlineticket.nl, which covers both football matches and other events, or through ticketmaster.nl for events only.
Do you need a parking permit?
No. The area around the ArenA runs on pay parking through these municipal lots and garages, not on the resident permit-and-zone system used in neighborhoods closer to the center.
Amsterdam’s permit system, covered in the Amsterdam Parking Permit Guide for Residents and Visitors, applies to on-street parking in residential zones, not to event venues like this one.
If you live in one of those zones and want to host a visitor’s car there rather than send them to the ArenA lots, that is arranged separately, as explained in Visitor Parking Permits in Amsterdam: How to Arrange One for Guests.
Skipping the car
The ArenA sits on a metro and train interchange, and public transport is usually faster than driving once an event lets out and every lot empties at once.
The Amsterdam Public Transport Guide for Visitors covers how the metro, tram and train network fits together for a visitor arriving from elsewhere in the city.
Before deciding to drive at all, it’s worth weighing the wider rules covered in Driving in Amsterdam: Rules, Parking, and Practical Tips, and checking event start times on the events calendar so you know when the four-hour event-rate window actually opens.
