During Easter vacation, it is common for people to go out and enjoy these relaxing days or to travel to various points in Mexico City. The question is: how do parking meters work on Holy Thursday and Good Friday? It should be mentioned that the capital's parking meter system is administered by the Mobility Secretariat (Semovi), which is in charge of regulating on-street parking in key points and areas with high vehicular traffic. Likewise, the 2026 Fiscal Code establishes that parking meter rates are $3.40 pesos for every 15 minutes, which is equivalent to $13.60 pesos for every hour parked on the street.
What are the parking meter hours during Holy Week? During Holy Week, the operating hours of parking meters remain unchanged, as the Catholic celebration is not officially considered a holiday.
Parking meter hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. — Benito Juárez North and South polygon, Anzures, Lomas de Chapultepec, and Florida neighborhoods. In special areas such as Polanco, Roma/Hipódromo, an extended schedule is applied, which is from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., due to the large influx of people in restaurant areas.
What is the fine for not paying the parking meter? Fines are for late payment or non-payment, and they can be 5, 7, and up to 10 UMAS, which in pesos would be an infraction of between $586.55 pesos to $1,173.10 pesos. In case of immobilization — the so-called "spider" — placed on the vehicle, the removal cost is $340 pesos.
Data: Applications such as Parkum, Mueve Ciudad, and Blinkay. Directly at parking meters with coins.
Payment methods: Cash at the parking meter. Prepaid card such as Mueve Ciudad, except in the Juárez and Cuauhtémoc areas. Payment with a mobile phone via mobile applications.
Mexico City areas with parking meters: Anzures polygon: Anzures. Benito Juárez South polygon: Nochebuena, Crédito Constructor, Insurgentes Mixcoac, San José Insurgentes, Extremadura Insurgentes. Benito Juárez North polygon: Nápoles, Ampliación Nápoles, Ciudad de los Deportes, Insurgentes San Borja. Florida polygon: Florida. Guadalupe Inn polygon: Guadalupe Inn. Lomas polygon: Lomas de Chapultepec, Lomas de Virreyes. Polanco polygon: Bosques de Chapultepec, Chapultepec Morales, Polanco Chapultepec, Polanco Reforma, Palmitas, Del Bosque, Los Morales, Rincón del Bosque, Morales Sección Alameda, Morales Sección Palmas. Roma-Condesa polygon: Roma Norte I, Roma Norte II, Hipódromo I, Hipódromo II.
