Free: driving to De Haan? Leave your coins at home: according to the municipality, De Haan is the only Flemish seaside town where parking is free everywhere.
Kardinaal Mercierlaan: car park near Kardinaal Mercierlaan 35, unlimited parking.
Oude Loskaai: along Tramlijn-Oost, unlimited parking.
Brugsesteenweg 93: car park near Brugsesteenweg 93, unlimited parking.
Brugsesteenweg 9: at the car park near Brugsesteenweg 9 you park for free with a parking disc, for up to 6 hours between 9 am and 6 pm.
Park Lange: in Prins Albertpark, at the junction of Leopold II-laan and Koninklijke Baan, you park for free with a parking disc, for up to 6 hours between 9 am and 6 pm.
Manitobaparking: on Manitobastraat you park for free with a parking disc, for up to 6 hours between 9 am and 6 pm.
Parking rates De Haan 2026
De Haan has no parking meters or hourly rates; what matters are the blue zones and their maximum stay:
Blue zone De Haan centre: all year round a maximum of 1 hour between 9 am and 6 pm, 7 days a week, for example on Stationsstraat, the market square along Driftweg, Marktstraat and four spaces on Leopoldplein.
Blue zone Wenduine centre: all year round a maximum of 1 hour on streets such as Kerkstraat, Langestraat and Oostlaan, and a maximum of 2 hours on part of Leopold II-laan and on Graaf Jansdijk.
Seasonal blue zone: from the first Saturday of the Belgian Easter holidays until 30 September a maximum of 2 hours, for example on part of de Smet de Naeyerlaan, the south side of Zeedijk-Wenduine, Manitobahelling and Van Gansberghehelling.
EV charging spaces: between 9 am and 6 pm you may stay for a maximum of 3 hours, weekends and public holidays included.
Fine: overstaying or setting the disc incorrectly costs €40.
Always check the signs on site: zones and rules can change (temporarily) and local (traffic) signs take precedence.
Beach parking
To park as close to the sea as possible, head for these spots:
Manitobaparking: on Manitobastraat in Wenduine, by the Manitobahelling ramp up to the promenade; free with a parking disc, up to 6 hours.
Zeedijk-Wenduine: on the south side of Zeedijk-Wenduine, between Demeyhelling and Manitobahelling, you park right on the promenade. In season a 2 hour blue zone applies, and parking is only allowed when traffic is permitted on the promenade.
A full beach day: leave the car without a time limit at a car park such as Oude Loskaai beside the tram line and ride the coastal tram to the stop nearest your beach access.
In De Haan you park in the car parks between the Concessie and the sea wall; parking is free, although a blue zone with parking disc applies in the busiest streets.
Car parks:Christianaplein and Leopold II-laan near the centre, Van Gansberghehelling by the sea wall towards Wenduine.
Further: along the Koninklijke Baan near Vosseslag and Bredene there are car parks at the beach entrances.
More information (in Dutch): https://www.dehaan.be/parkeerzones
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