Parking Fees

Paid parking is required from 8.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday. During these hours, valid payment options are:

• PayStay (pay-by-phone)
• Coins at meter
• Credit Card (where available)

On-Street Parking Fees

The CBD has three different on-street parking zones. Our city parking map is a great way to find the location of a zone to suit your needs.

All parking zones are patrolled regularly for vehicles to ensure a valid payment is made.

There is no overnight fee for on-street parking. Parking is free for after hours, weekends and public holidays.

	Zone A	Zone B	Zone C
Fee	$2.50 per hour	$1.80 per hour	$1.30 per hour $7.50 (max daily charge)
Max time allowed	Two (2) hours	Three (3) hours	All day (8.00am - 5.00pm)
Weekday parking payment hours	Mon - Fri 8.00am - 5.00pm	Mon - Fri 8.00am - 5.00pm	Mon - Fri 8.00am - 5.00pm
Other zones a valid ticket can be used	Zones A, B and C	Zones B and C	Zone C only

1/4P Free parking

There are number of 1/4P or 15 minutes free parking zones in Darwin CBD. They are provided for your convenience. Although it is free for 15 minutes, time restrictions apply at all times. Other zone tickets cannot be used for 1/4P parking zones.

Multi-Storey Car Park Fees

We have two convenient multi-storey car parks in the city that provide cover and shade for your car. 

Parking is free for during operating hours on weekends and public holidays.

	West Lane Car Park	Chinatown Car Park
Hourly Fee	$2.00 per hour	$1.50 per hour
Daily Earlybird Fee* *earlybird pay before 9.00am	$10.00*	$7.00*
Overnight Fee	$10.50	$9.00
Operating Hours	Sun – Wed 7.00am – 7.00pm Thurs – Sat 7.00am – Midnight	Sun – Thurs 7.00am – 8.00pm Fri – Sat 7.00 am – 10.00pm
Weekday parking payment hours	Mon - Fri 8.00am - 5.00pm Mon - Thurs 5.00pm - 8.00am (overnight fee)	Mon - Fri  8.00am - 5.00pm Mon - Thurs  5.00pm - 8.00am (overnight fee)
Change machine (dispenses $1.00 coins)	Yes, there are 3 available. Level 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5	Yes, there are 2 available. Level 1 and 4

Off-Street Parking Fees

There are eleven off-street city car parks in the CBD, this includes two multi-story car parks. Look for the blue "P" parking symbol to find the most convienient car park for you.

The off-street car parks provide over 2000 spaces in the city and have reasonable fees for all day parking. Your daily off-street parking ticket is only valid for the car park you purchase it from or PayStay Zone. Off-street car park tickets or PayStay sessions cannot be used for On-street parking.

Parking is free for after hours, weekends and public holidays in all off-street parking, except West Lane and China Town car parks.

	Fee	Weekday parking payment hours
McMinn Street Car Park 96 Mitchell Car Park Mitchell / Daly Street Car Park Woods / Daly Street Car Park	$3.20 per day	Mon – Fri 8.00am – 5.00pm
Cavenagh Street Car Park Darwin Oval Car Park McLachlan Street Car Park Nichols Place Car Park	$5.30 per day	Mon – Fri 8.00am – 5.00pm

City Parking Map

Get to know the locations of all of our parking zones and locations throughout Darwin city via our handy parking map.

This is an interactive map which allows you to choose parking locations by zone.