Parking locations and fees

Parking Monday to Friday

The best way to confirm the time restrictions and prices of a parking space is by checking the signs or information displayed on the parking meter.

See the map below for city parking locations. Note that the all-day parks on Thorndon Quay opposite the ‘Woolstore’ are from 8am to 8pm.

See also our waterfront car park areas and central city car park buildings.

Weekday parking fee area map (540KB JPG)

Parking on the weekend

On Saturday and Sunday, the fee for Pay by Plate parking is $3 per hour. 

Fees apply from 8am to 8pm.

Weekend parking fee area map (544KB JPG)

Parking in Kelburn

Sections of Kelburn Parade, Glasgow Street and Salamanca Road are Pay by Plate parking.

Monday to Friday, the fee for parking is $5 per hour. Saturday to Sunday is $3 per hour.

Fees apply from 8am to 8pm.

Kelburn parking map (192KB JPG)

Parking on public holidays

It's free to park in the central city on public holidays. There is no time limit.

How long you can park for

All metered Pay by Plate parks have maximum time restrictions.

Most metered parks are limited to 120 minutes (P120) 8am–5pm, and 180 minutes (P180) from 5–8pm Monday to Friday. On Saturday and Sunday most metered parks are limited to 180 minutes, 8am–8pm.

There are some metered 30-minute spaces (P30) near Wellington Railway Station and on Dixon Street which apply 7 days.

Check the parking meter screen for information about how long you can park for.

Note: Your time starts from the moment your vehicle enters the parking space, not from when your payment is made.

Medium term parking

4-hour metered parking is available at Freyberg Car Park and Clyde Quay Car Park. Check the parking meter screen for information about how long you can park for.

Longer term parking

12-hour Pay by Plate parking is available on Oriental Parade, Kent Terrace, Cambridge Terrace, Thorndon Quay, Hutt Road, Kelburn Parade, Salamanca Road and Glasgow Street.

All day parking (12-14 hours) is available at Barnett Street car park and Frank Kitts Park car park.

Check the parking meter screen for information about how long you can park for.

Self-contained campervan overnight parking is available at Barnett Street Car Park $30 per 24 hours.

Note: Because this area is used by the Harbourside Market on Sunday mornings, you can't park at Barnett Street carpark overnight on a Saturday.

There are coupon parking spaces on the fringes of the city where you can park up to 2 hours for free, or buy a coupon to park longer.

Coupon parking

Credit card surcharges

Credit card and PayWave payments incur a small surcharge. The surcharge covers the cost of processing transactions to the Council, or to the app provider (if paying with the PayMyPark app).

The following surcharges apply:

The surcharge pays for the Council’s merchant service fees, payment service provider fees, supplier payment facilitation fees, and GST.

The surcharge (or transaction fee) for the PayMyPark app is charged by the app provider. Wellington City Council does not receive this.

There is no surcharge when paying by cash.

PayMyPark app account top up fee

For PayMyPark account top-ups, the surcharge % decreases as the size of the top-up increases. The fee structure and examples below are provided by PayMyPark.

* Capped at $4.

* Capped at $4.

Note: After topping up your PayMyPark account, all of your balance is available for parking payments and there are no further transaction fees payable.