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Piazza Castello in Turin seen from above, with the dome of San Lorenzo, the white facade of the Royal Palace and the paved square and Piazzetta Reale below.

Where to stay in Turin

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Places to stay in Turin

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About Turin

Turin closes its central traffic zone for three hours on weekday mornings and leaves it open the rest of the time, so the question for a driver is less whether to stay in the centre than where the car waits between 07:30 and 10:30.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Torino Airport, Caselle (TRN), about 17 km from the Quadrilatero Romano by road. The rail link reaches Torino Porta Susa in about half an hour, seven days a week, for EUR 3.70 a passenger. Source
Tourist tax
Per person per night: hostel or campsite EUR 1.00; hotel 1 and 2 stars EUR 3.00, 3 stars EUR 3.50, 4 stars EUR 4.50, 5 stars EUR 5.00; bed and breakfast, affittacamere, holiday flats, residences, case per ferie and short lets EUR 3.80. At most seven consecutive nights. Source
Tax exemptions
Children up to their thirteenth birthday, coach drivers and one tour leader per 20 travellers, patients and carers at local health facilities, school groups with teachers, out-of-town university students, staff of the property, people with a severe disability and one companion, and police and armed forces on duty. Source
2026 change
The council approved the 2026 rates on 15 December 2025, adding the disability and public-order exemptions and counting the seven taxed nights over the year instead of the quarter. Source
Licensed stays
Every licensed stay in Italy has a national identification code (CIN), shown outside the building and in every listing. Source
Check-in
Hosts may accept only guests with an identity document or passport, and register each guest with the police within 24 hours. Source
ZTL Centrale
Driving and parking are banned inside the ZTL Centrale from 07:30 to 10:30 on weekdays, Saturdays excluded. The perimeter runs along corso Vittorio Emanuele II, corso Re Umberto, corso Palestro, corso Regina, viale Primo Maggio, corso San Maurizio and the Po embankments, those streets excluded. Cameras read plates at 27 entry points. Source
ZTL permits
The city issues Blu A, Blu B, Borgo Dora, Cantiere, Verde and heavy-vehicle permits to named categories; the list includes no hotel-guest or visitor category. Permitted vehicles must be Euro 3 or better, or Euro 2 or better on LPG or methane. Source
Street parking
Blue bays cost EUR 2.80 an hour inside the ZTL Centrale, EUR 1.70 ordinary, EUR 1.50 reduced and EUR 1.20 smart, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30, ending at 18:30 near seven named hospitals. Motorcycles park in blue bays free. Source
August suspension
Payment for blue-bay parking and for the ZTL was suspended from 10 to 23 August 2026, with the Trasporto Pubblico, Pedonale, Area Romana and Valentino zones and the barrier and GTT car parks excluded. Source
Emission limits
All year, every day 00:00 to 24:00, petrol and diesel vehicles up to Euro 2 and LPG or methane vehicles up to Euro 1 may not circulate. Further seasonal limits run from 15 September 2026 to 15 April 2027, and emergency measures reach diesel Euro 5. Source
Monthly stays
Up to 30 days a flat is a short let. A home lease of more than 30 days in a year must be registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate within 30 days. Source
Short stays for non-EU visitors
90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Source
Currency
Euro (EUR). Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Turin

Piazza San Carlo in Turin on a clear day: long arcaded palace fronts, the twin church facades at the far end and people crossing the stone paving.
Photographed in 2017. Photo: Gianni Careddu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Centro and Quadrilatero Romano

The arcaded core around Piazza Castello, Via Roma and Piazza San Carlo, with the museums, the cafes and the Roman quarter’s bars a few minutes apart. It suits a first visit and short stays.

Caselle airport by road
about 17 km
Piazza Castello, straight line
under 1 km
Porta Nuova station, straight line
about 1.4 km

Car and parking

Inside the ZTL Centrale, closed to unauthorised cars from 07:30 to 10:30 on weekdays, Saturdays excluded, with cameras at 27 entry points. Blue bays inside the zone cost EUR 2.80 an hour, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30. The city’s permit list has no hotel-guest category.

The courtyard of the Castello del Valentino in Turin, with its slate roofs, white pavilions, arcaded wings and a patterned cobble floor.
Photo: TorinoDoc, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

San Salvario

The grid south of Porta Nuova, between the station and the Valentino park, with the city’s densest run of restaurants and bars. It suits food and nightlife, and it is loud at weekends.

Caselle airport by road
about 21 km
Piazza Castello, straight line
about 1.7 km
Porta Nuova station, straight line
under 1 km

Car and parking

Outside the ZTL Centrale, whose southern edge is corso Vittorio Emanuele II. Blue bays at the ordinary tariff of EUR 1.70 an hour or less, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30. A separate ZTL Valentino was one of the zones excluded from the August suspension.

Crocetta

A quiet residential grid west of Porta Nuova, with a long street market and little nightlife. It suits families and longer stays.

Caselle airport by road
about 20 km
Piazza Castello, straight line
about 1.9 km
Porta Nuova station, straight line
under 1 km

Car and parking

Outside the ZTL Centrale. Blue bays are charged Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30 at the ordinary tariff of EUR 1.70 an hour or less, depending on the macro zone.

Vanchiglia

A student quarter between corso San Maurizio and the Dora, with cheap kitchens and late bars. It suits visitors who want a neighbourhood rather than a monument, and it is noisy at night.

Caselle airport by road
about 18 km
Piazza Castello, straight line
under 1 km
Porta Nuova station, straight line
about 2 km

Car and parking

Outside the ZTL Centrale ring, which runs along corso San Maurizio and viale Primo Maggio. Blue bays at EUR 1.70 an hour or less, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30.

The domed, columned church of the Gran Madre di Dio in Turin seen along the bridge over the Po, with tram tracks, cars and the wooded hill behind it.
Photographed in 2020. Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Borgo Po

The hillside bank across the river at the Gran Madre, quiet in the evening and a short walk over the bridge into the centre. It suits couples and a calmer base.

Caselle airport by road
about 19 km
Piazza Castello, straight line
about 1.3 km
Porta Nuova station, straight line
about 1.5 km

Car and parking

Across the Po and outside the ZTL Centrale, whose eastern edge is the embankments and Piazza Vittorio Veneto. Blue bays at EUR 1.70 an hour or less, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30.

Lingotto

The southern district around the old Fiat works, the conference centre and the metro, with modern hotels and wide roads. It suits trade fairs and trips where the car does the work.

Caselle airport by road
about 24 km
Piazza Castello, straight line
about 4.7 km
Porta Nuova station, straight line
about 3.5 km

Car and parking

Well outside the ZTL Centrale and close to the southern approach roads. Blue bays follow the city’s macro zones, the cheapest being the smart tariff at EUR 1.20 an hour, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30.

Guides

Questions

How much is the tourist tax in Turin?

Per person per night: EUR 1.00 in a hostel or campsite, EUR 3.00 in a one or two-star hotel, EUR 3.50 in a three-star, EUR 4.50 in a four-star, EUR 5.00 in a five-star, and EUR 3.80 in a B&B, an affittacamere, a holiday flat or a short let. It stops after seven nights.

When is the centre of Turin closed to cars?

The ZTL Centrale bans driving and parking from 07:30 to 10:30 on weekdays, Saturdays excluded. Outside those hours the zone is open, and cameras at 27 points read plates at the entrances.

Can a Turin hotel get a ZTL permit for a guest?

The city’s permit page lists Blu A, Blu B, Borgo Dora, Cantiere, Verde and heavy-vehicle permits, and none of them covers hotel guests or visitors. A hotel can hold a reserved bay outside the door for loading luggage.

What does parking cost in Turin?

Blue bays cost EUR 2.80 an hour inside the ZTL Centrale, EUR 1.70 at the ordinary tariff, EUR 1.50 at the reduced tariff and EUR 1.20 at the smart tariff, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 19:30.

Which cars may not enter Turin at all?

Petrol and diesel vehicles of Euro 0, 1 and 2, and LPG or methane vehicles of Euro 0 and 1, are stopped all year, every day, 00:00 to 24:00 under the city’s anti-smog ordinance.