Park 'n' Ride car parking
There are more than 30 Park ‘n’ Ride locations around Adelaide. You can conveniently park your car and complete the rest of your journey via public transport to save time, money and carbon emissions.
Secure bike cages, bike lockers and disability parking bays are also available at many locations.
Pricing
Most Park ‘n’ Ride car parks are free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Car parking at Tea Tree Plaza and the Adelaide Entertainment Centre is heavily discounted for Adelaide Metro users.
Find a Park ‘n’ Ride location
Use our interactive map to find a Park 'n' Ride location near you. The map can also show you where to buy or recharge a metroCARD, get information or store your bike.
Car parking is $5 between 5:00 am and 6:30 pm if you enter before 5:00pm. The fee is $15 if you enter between 5:00 pm and 5:00 am.
- You can pay for car parking using a credit card, debit card or mobile pay. Cash is not available. Pay machines are near the Port Road entrance to the car park and near the lift doors.
- Tram services between the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and the city are free.
- Park ‘n’ Ride may be closed or restricted during events at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Changes are listed on the Adelaide Entertainment Centre website.
The Crafers Park ‘n’ Ride is FREE across two locations with the new expansion, which opened in June 2024.
- The Crafers Park ‘n’ Ride has more than 120 car parks, including accessible bays and motorcycle parks.
- Increased safety and security, with new lighting and CCTV cameras across the Park ‘n’ Ride.
- New public toilets have been installed but will not be operational until the end of July.
- Located on the southeast of the existing Crafers Park ‘n’ Ride, adjacent to the off-ramp and Southern Eastern Freeway.
- Access via the South Eastern Freeway.
The Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride is currently FREE and open 24/7.
- The Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride hosts: 443 car parks, 10 accessible parks, 6 Motorbike parks and 16 push bike capacity.
- Secure bike cages are accessible via your metroCARD on the ground floor.
- Use the recharge machines near the lift on the ground floor of the car park to top up your metroCARD.
- A bike repair station is also located at the Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride.
- Enter via the north or south entrance points via the Park ‘n’ Ride access road off The Golden Way.
- Live ‘real time’ bus totems so you can accurately plan your journey.
Car parking is discounted to $2 for metroCARD users. This discount is not available with any other Adelaide Metro tickets (including Tap and Pay and Buy & Go tickets).
- Access the car park from Smart Road, via the O-Bahn Busway access road.
- Before you leave, make sure you have enough money stored on your card for the parking fee. Use the recharge machines near the lift on the ground floor of the car park to top it up.
- At the end of your parking time, scan your metroCARD at the exit gate. The fee will be taken off your travel credit.
- You need to have validated your metroCARD or South Australian Seniors Card on a bus, train or tram within the previous two hours to receive discounted parking.
Car parking is $10 if you don’t use public transport or haven’t validated your metroCARD in the last two hours. Ticket vending machines are near the lift on the ground floor of the car park.
