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The Honest Way to Park and Fly.

Compare off-site parking at Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide airports, with clear facility descriptions and parking totals including mandatory fees.

Off-site means you park a short drive from the airport, then the operator's shuttle takes you to the terminal and brings you back.

  • Every car park inspected in person before it's listed.
  • One total for your stay, with the airport access levy and GST already in it.
  • Three facility types that mean what they say: Solid Roof, Shade Cloth, Open Air.

Compare parking prices

Totals include the airport access levy, any booking fee, and GST.

Built around the three things that go wrong.

Before you book, it helps to know what covers your car, what the total includes and how the operator handles a late return. We make those details easier to compare.

Know what cover you're paying for

"Undercover" can mean a concrete deck or a sheet of shade cloth strung between poles. We sort every car park into Solid Roof, Shade Cloth or Open Air, checked on site, so you pay for the cover you actually get.

Zero Hidden Fees

Airports charge off-site shuttles an airport access levy, and many operators add it at checkout. Australian Consumer Law asks for a single total price, so we put it in the total you compare.

Know the late-return charges

Flights run late. Every listing shows the operator's grace period in hours, so a delayed landing is less likely to surprise you with another day's charge. Compare each operator's late-return grace period before you book.

How it works

  1. Search

    Choose your airport and the dates you'll drop off and pick up your car.

  2. Compare

    See totals for your stay side by side, with cover type, shuttle journey time and frequency, and key handling.

  3. Book with the operator

    "Book directly" takes you to the operator's own website. You book and pay with them, and they confirm the final price.

On the day

Drive to the car park, not the terminal. Allow time to check in and wait for the shuttle as well as the journey itself, and check your booking for the operator's pickup instructions when you land.

Airports make a lot of money from parking.

In 2024–25 the four airports the ACCC monitors earned $402.1 million in operating profit from car parking alone. Brisbane Airport's margin was 76.8%. The drive-up rate at Melbourne Airport's Terminal car parks is $62 a day. Where these figures come from.

Off-site operators park you a few minutes away for a fraction of that. The catch has always been working out which ones are good. That's the job we do.

Not sure whether to drive?

Put in your postcode and trip length. We'll estimate off-site parking, airport parking, a rideshare and a taxi, with the airport's pickup and drop-off fees included.

Park or ride? Compare the costs

Common questions

What's included in the total?

Each total includes the operator's price for your length of stay, the airport access levy, any booking fee and GST. We use the operator's published rates and count each started 24 hours as a day. You book and pay with the operator, who confirms the final price. See how totals are worked out.

What is the airport access levy?

It's a fee airports charge off-site parking operators when their shuttles use the terminal forecourt. Many operators add it at checkout, so we include it in the total you compare. Australian Consumer Law asks for a single total price, and the operator confirms the final amount when you book.

What is off-site parking, and how does it compare with terminal parking?

Off-site parking is a private car park near the airport with a shuttle to the terminal. It can cost less than the airport's own car parks, though you add shuttle time. Melbourne Airport's Terminal car parks charge $62 for one day at the drive-up rate (checked ). See our sources.

How do you check operators?

Before a car park is listed, someone from our team drives there, parks, rides the shuttle to the terminal and back, and fills in the same checklist every time. We record the cover type, shuttle time, key handling and late-return grace period. See what we check.

Is it cheaper to park or take a rideshare?

It depends on how far you live from the airport and how long you're away. Our trip planner estimates off-site parking, airport parking, a rideshare (Uber, DiDi or similar) and a taxi, with fuel and airport fees counted in. The results are planning estimates, not quotes. Compare the costs of parking and a ride.