Dr. Eva Sommer
Transport planner & writer
Dr Eva Sommer is a transport planner by training. She writes about multi-storey car parks, park-and-ride sites and airport parking — with figures rather than guesswork.
Articles by Dr. Eva Sommer
Airport Parking
Düsseldorf Airport Parking: P1 to P8, and What Valet Providers Save
Parking at Düsseldorf Airport in 2026: seven car parks from P1 to P8, ticketless entry via number-plate recognition, and external valet providers from around 35 euros a week.
Dr. Eva Sommer19 August 2026
City Parking
Parking at the Festhalle Frankfurt: Exhibition Grounds Between Concert and Congress
Parking at the Festhalle Frankfurt: the Messeturm, Skyline Plaza and Rebstock car parks, the EUR 15 concert flat rate from 5pm, and the transit fare already bundled into your ticket (as of 2026).
Dr. Eva Sommer17 August 2026
Airport Parking
Parking at Hamburg Airport: P1 vs P2, and What Off-Site Operators Save
Parking at Hamburg Airport in 2026: €8 for the first hour, from €29 a day in P1, off-site shuttle operators from €8 a day — the Holiday-versus-Terminal-zone gap explained.
Dr. Eva Sommer16 August 2026
Airport Parking
Parking at Hannover Airport: €90 to €111 a Week
Parking at Hannover Airport in 2026: weekly rates from €90 to €111, P4 closed for modernisation, P10 open April to October only — the differences in detail.
Dr. Eva Sommer15 August 2026
City Parking
Berlin Parking Zones: €20.40, but a 16-Week Wait
Managed parking in Berlin: €1 to €3 an hour, a resident permit at €20.40 for two years — and new zones in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg during 2026.
Dr. Eva Sommer15 August 2026
Park & Ride
Park and Ride in Germany: What the Concept Actually Delivers
Park and ride in 2026, city by city: Munich between €0.50 and €1.50 a day, Hamburg with a €100 annual card, and the maths against parking in the city centre.
Dr. Eva Sommer15 August 2026
Park & Ride
Park and Ride in Hamburg: Two Euros a Day, a Hundred a Year
Park and ride in Hamburg: a €2 day ticket, a €100 annual card and the condition attached to it — plus why usage fell after the charge was introduced.
Dr. Eva Sommer14 August 2026
Airport Parking
Parking at Nuremberg Airport: Two Minutes' Walk, Fifteen Free
Parking at Nuremberg Airport: P1 to P4 with walking times and weekly rates, the 15 free minutes inside the car park, and when an off-airport operator pays.
Dr. Eva Sommer14 August 2026
Costs & Rules
Valet Parking: Who Is Liable When the Car Comes Back
Valet parking at airports and hotels: why handing over the key creates a bailment, how far liability extends, and what to document before you walk away.
Dr. Eva Sommer14 August 2026
Airport Parking
Parking at Baden-Airpark: Stuttgart's Smaller Neighbour
Parking at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) in 2026: eight car parks, rates from around €20 a day, a private off-site alternative with shuttle, and how it differs from a major hub.
Dr. Eva Sommer14 August 2026
Park & Ride
Park and Ride Amsterdam: €6, but Only on Condition
P+R Amsterdam in 2026: €6 per 24 hours off-peak, €13 before 10am — and the public transport rule that regularly costs visitors the discount.
Dr. Eva Sommer13 August 2026
City Parking
Parking in Erfurt: Day Tickets, Zones and the Edge of Town
Parking in central Erfurt in 2026: €15 a day at the Domplatz car park, the city's charging zones, and when park and ride is the better answer.
Dr. Eva Sommer13 August 2026
Costs & Rules
Parking at the Supermarket: a Contract Penalty, Not a Fine
Car parks at Lidl, Aldi and the rest in 2026: why what you face is a contractual penalty rather than a fine, when it is enforceable, and what ground sensors change.
Dr. Eva Sommer13 August 2026
Airport Parking
Parking at Munich Airport: What Proximity to the Terminal Actually Costs
Parking at Munich Airport: tariffs from 1 April 2026, terminal versus economy, the new P8 car park, and the maths on when the shuttle is actually worth it.
Dr. Eva Sommer12 August 2026
Park & Ride
Park and Ride Stuttgart: 215 Sites Between the Basin and the Fildern
Park and ride in Stuttgart 2026: 215 sites with roughly 17,370 spaces across the VVS network, a six-month subscription instead of a day ticket – and why the city's basin shapes where it all sits.
Dr. Eva Sommer11 August 2026
City Parking
Parking at the Allianz Arena: Fröttmaning on Matchday and Every Other Day
Parking at the Allianz Arena in Fröttmaning: car parks P1 to P3, number-plate recognition from €12, and the park-and-ride alternative via the U6 (as of 2026).
Dr. Eva Sommer8 August 2026
Park & Ride
Park and Ride Nuremberg: 645 City Spaces, 300 Across the VGN
Park and ride in Nuremberg 2026: six city sites with 645 spaces, 300+ across the VGN network – mostly free, with app routing rather than a ticket machine.
Dr. Eva Sommer5 August 2026
Airport Parking
Cheap Self-Park Parking at Düsseldorf Airport: No Key Handover
Self-park shuttle parking at Düsseldorf Airport: drive yourself, park yourself, keep the key. Five operators compared on price against P1-P8 and valet (2026).
Dr. Eva Sommer2 August 2026
Airport Parking
Hamburg Airport Long-Stay Parking: What a Second Week Really Costs
Long-stay parking at Hamburg Airport 2026: weekly rates at P1 and P2, the flat rate after day eight, the new P6 car park, and what off-site operators cost.
Dr. Eva Sommer30 July 2026
Airport Parking
Munich Airport Short-Stay Parking: What the First Hour at the Terminal Costs
Short-stay parking at Munich Airport: hourly rates in the terminal car parks, Kiss & Fly's free minutes and the price curve into the afternoon (as of 2026).
Dr. Eva Sommer27 July 2026
Airport Parking
Valet Parking at Düsseldorf Airport: Five Independent Operators, One Kerb
Valet parking at Düsseldorf Airport: no official service, just five independent operators like ParkOase and Trust Park Fly at Terminal B-C (as of 2026).
Dr. Eva Sommer24 July 2026
Airport Parking
Parking at Dortmund Airport: Seven Car Parks, One Terminal
Parking at Dortmund Airport, 2026: seven car parks P1 to P7, a shuttle doubling as bus route 490, new disabled-parking rules from April, and operators in Unna.
Dr. Eva Sommer21 July 2026
Airport Parking
Parking at Leipzig/Halle Airport: Car Parks in the Shadow of the DHL Hub
Parking at Leipzig/Halle Airport in 2026: ten car parks from P1 to P21, kiss-and-fly charges out front, the seasonal P15/P20 lots, and a new operator since January.
Dr. Eva Sommer18 July 2026
Airport Parking
Valet Parking at Munich Airport: Two Routes to the Terminal Kerb
Valet parking at Munich Airport: the airport's own service compared with Airparks, Parkprofi and valet24muc – prices, process and locations (as of 2026).
Dr. Eva Sommer15 July 2026
Airport Parking
Parking at Stuttgart Airport: Eight Free Minutes, Nine Car Parks
Parking at Stuttgart Airport in 2026: car parks P0 to P26, price bands by distance, eight free minutes, and how the trade fair next door changes prices.
Dr. Eva Sommer12 July 2026
Park & Ride
Park and Ride Frankfurt: 2,152 Spaces for 463,000 Commuters
Park and ride in Frankfurt in 2026: 13 sites, 2,152 spaces for 463,000 daily commuters – and the first real expansion since 1996, tied to the RMV ticket.
Dr. Eva Sommer9 July 2026
Park & Ride
Park and Ride in Berlin: A Patchwork, Not a System
Park and ride in Berlin, 2026: dozens of sites at U-Bahn, S-Bahn and regional stations, mostly free, with no central authority — and a fare boundary that runs through the middle of some stations.
Dr. Eva Sommer6 July 2026
Park & Ride
Park and Ride Düsseldorf: Free at Rheinbahn Stops, Priced at the Airport
Park and ride in Düsseldorf in 2026: more than a dozen free Rheinbahn car parks with over 1,400 spaces — and the one paid CombiTicket at the airport that proves the rule.
Dr. Eva Sommer3 July 2026