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Parking

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Covered car parking protects your car from the elements - plus it’s secure and convenient. Please ask about parking discounts for groups using Te Papa conference venues.

Parking for Visitors with Disabilities

Special needs parking is available for people with disabilities. Five disabled car parks are available - two on the left of the car park entrance and three on the left as you enter the covered car parking section.

Charges

  Price
< 1 hour $3.50
1 - 2 hours $7.00
2 - 3 hours $10.00
3 - 4 hours $12.00
4+ hours $12.00
Daily maximum $12.00
Arrive after 5pm $6.00

 

Conditions of Parking

Open seven days a week.
A 50 cent surcharge on all credit card transactions
Pay as you leave at the exit booth.
Overnight parking by arrangement.
Maximum daily will apply for lost ticket.
There is a free fifteen-minute set down time where you can drop people off and leave Te Papa without incurring a charge.

$40 clamp removal fee applies.

Bus Drivers

There is a designated area at the Cable Street entrance for buses to drop off and pick up passengers. Free bus parking is available on site. Te Papa Hosts will give you directions after your group has been dropped off.