Where is Kraków testing electronic parking control?

In paid-parking zones A13 (Kazimierz) and B5 (Dębniki), as test scans before ZDMK’s tender for the system.

When do buses 152 and 502 return to Bagatela?

From Saturday morning, 17 October 2026, together with the night lines.

Kraków tests number-plate scanning for parking in Kazimierz and Dębniki; buses return to Bagatela

City road authority ZDMK is trialling electronic parking checks in zones A13 and B5 this weekend, while bus lines 152, 502 and night services go back to their u

Drivers who park in two of Kraków’s busiest paid-parking zones may notice an unfamiliar car slowly passing by this weekend. The city’s road authority, ZDMK (Zarząd Dróg Miasta Krakowa), is running test scans of number plates in zone A13 (Kazimierz) and zone B5 (Dębniki).

What the test is for

ZDMK is preparing a tender for an electronic parking-control system. The idea is that a vehicle reading registration plates can check in real time whether a parking fee has been paid, instead of wardens checking tickets one car at a time. This weekend’s runs are tests ahead of that tender; ZDMK has not announced fines linked to the trial or a date for wider rollout.

Buses back through Bagatela from Saturday

From Saturday morning, 17 October, bus lines 152, 502 and the night lines return to their standard routes through the Bagatela interchange, as roadwork there comes to an end.

Also on the city’s desk

Czerwone Maki: the city is drafting plans to rebuild the street, including new parking spaces, a parking bay on the west side and pedestrian paths. No timetable has been given yet.
Water City Index 2026: Kraków ranked first among Polish metropolises for water management, ahead of Łódź and Bydgoszcz.
Learn CPR for free: open resuscitation and AED workshops run at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre on 16 October for World Restart a Heart Day.

Source: ZDMK and Portal Miasta Krakowa, via Obserwator Miejski, 15 October 2026.