Parking
near the Royal Palace, Stockholm

Parking near the Royal Palace, Stockholm

The Royal Palace (Kungliga Slottet) is in the heart of Gamla Stan — which means no on-site parking and almost no kerb space on the Old Town island. The closest metro station is Gamla Stan T-bana (red line 13/14, green line 17/18), just 2 minutes' walk from the palace gates; it's often faster than driving from anywhere in central Stockholm. If you do drive, the realistic options are garages just across the bridges: Slussen on the south side (Södermalm) and Kungsträdgården on the north side (Norrmalm), both within a 5–10 minute walk.

Slussen and Kungsträdgården are the two closest practical garage clusters. Neither is cheap — expect 40–70 SEK/hour (approx. €3.40–€6.00 / $3.70–$6.50) in central Stockholm garages — but they beat circling Gamla Stan's one-way lanes looking for a spot that doesn't exist. Parking signs on the island are in Swedish only; the safest rule is to treat all Gamla Stan streets as no-parking unless a green P-sign is explicitly visible. Aimo Park and APCOA garages near Slussen and Kungsträdgården accept Visa and Mastercard. Parkering is closest on the list, about a 1-minute walk from Parking near the Royal Palace, Stockholm. Slottskajen is the cheapest option at 31 SEK/hour.