Parking Map & FAQs

Parking at Gold Coast Airport is easy and efficient. But it’s always good to prepare! So view our helpful parking map, and find all the answers you need in our FAQs below.

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Parking Map

Check out our map to see where our car parks are located. Car park locations at the Gold Coast Airport View full screen

Remember to bring your nominated credit card

In order to enter and exit the budget covered and budget uncovered car parks, please drive to the gate and present your nominated credit card at the card reader. Please note that you must present the same physical credit card upon entry and exit, unless otherwise specified in your booking. Premium and Terminal car parks use Licence Plate Recognition cameras and the boom gate should raise automatically on entry and exit using the registration number specified upon booking. However, please ensure you have your nominated credit card available should the boom gates not open.

COVID-19 Questions

Online bookings are now open and can be made from 10 July onwards.

Booking online provides a contactless parking option. Book and confirm your parking online, then on arrival at the airport, tap the card used to make your booking on the payment machine. You can exit by tapping the same card. Drive-up parking also provides a contactless option using the same method on entry and exit. You can obtain a receipt at the exit point.

To help keep our passengers safe, there is a range of hygiene and communication measures in place throughout the terminal. In the car park, these include increased cleaning of frequent touchpoints and use of floor markers that encourage physical distancing. For more information about how we’re working with passengers to support safe air travel, go to our website’s COVID-19 page.

You can cancel or make changes to your parking booking up to 12 hours before your scheduled arrival time. To do this, select ‘Manage My Booking’ at the top of this page. You’ll need your booking reference number, as well as the email address used to make the booking. You can also manage your booking through the confirmation email sent after your booking was made. Cancellation or changes to your booking inside the 12-hour period will be addressed by our car park team on a case-by-case basis. You can contact the Wilson Parking team at Gold Coast Airport via gccarpark@gcal.com.au or +61 7 5536 9573

You will receive a full refund on your car park booking.

You can cancel or make changes to your booking on the ‘Manage My Booking’ page at the top of the page. For more assistance, contact the Wilson Parkin team at Gold coast Airport via gccarpark@gcal.com.au or +61 7 5536 9573.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our car park is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This includes public holidays, such as Christmas and Easter.

There are drive-up rates for parking at Gold Coast Airport. We recommend booking parking online prior to your visit to Gold Coast Airport to secure a cheaper rate. The best parking deals will always be found online. The further in advance you book, the better the deals available.

Yes, visit our online car park booking page for car park options, prices and to book – www.parkgca.com.au

We strongly recommend that you read all available information provided to you by your airline, as they will advise their preferred times. Please ensure that you leave adequate time when arriving at the airport to park your car and make your way to the terminal.

  • Premium car park: Fully covered, 30 second flat walk to the terminal
  • Terminal Long Term car park: Over 900 covered bays, 1-2 minute flat walk to the terminal
  • Budget covered car park: Cheapest covered car park, 4-8 minute flat walk to the terminal
  • Budget uncovered car park: Cheapest uncovered car park, 5-10 minute flat walk to the terminal

There is short term parking also available at Gold Coast Airport for drive-up customers (maximum stay is 24 hours). Refer to the map available at www.parkgca.com.au when making your booking for directions to individual car parks.

Yes, there are several designated accessible parking bays within each of the car parks. Vehicles must display a registered disabled parking sticker to use these bays.

For each of the covered car parks; premium, terminal long term, and budget covered, the height under the cover is 2.4m.

The same rates apply for all customers/vehicles parking at Gold Coast Airport. There are designated motorbike bays in the Premium and Terminal car parks. There are no designated motorbike bays in the Budget car parks.

Please contact Wilson Parking at Gold Coast Airport via gccarpark@gcal.com.au or +61 7 5536 9573.

Due to our car park’s size limits, we are unable to accommodate vehicles other than standard light vehicles. It is your responsibility to ensure your vehicle complies with the size and height restrictions

Not all Gold Coast Airport parks are undercover, however, there are a variety of parking options to suit your needs and budget. Premium, Terminal and Budget Covered car parks all have covered parking options.

Online Booking Questions

  • Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit cards
  • Diners Club is not currently supported for online booking

There are four different car parks at Gold Coast Airport; please refer to the map inside your email booking confirmation for directions to your nominated car park. Alternatively, you can view the maps online. Each car park is near the main terminal. Once you arrive to the airport, follow the directional signage to your nominated car park.

You can cancel or make changes to your car park booking up to 12 hours before your scheduled arrival time.

To do this, click on the following link www.parkgca.com.au and then 'Manage my booking' at the top of our car park booking website. You will need your booking reference number and the email address you used upon booking. You can also manage your booking through the booking confirmation email sent immediately after your booking was made to the registered email address.

We allow for a reasonable grace period on either side of your pre-booked entry and exit times. If you require assistance, you can contact one of our friendly staff members by pressing the intercom button at the gate, or by calling +61 7 5536 9573. Please ensure that you leave adequate time when arriving at the airport to park your car and make your way to the terminal.

There is a reasonable grace period to take flight delays into consideration, however, if you overstay your scheduled booking period, you will incur the standard daily parking rate applicable to the car park your vehicle is in. Any late exit fees will be charged to your credit card upon exit.

Unfortunately, no refund can be issued if your stay is shorter than the online booking period. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Yes, you can book up to 3 hours in advance of parking (subject to availability). Please note, the further ahead you pre-book your parking, the cheaper the rate.

You are still able to enter and exit the booked car park. Simply tap or insert the credit card you used to pay online at the entry and exit.

To enter the Budget car parks:

  • Drive to the gate and present your nominated credit card at the card reader.
  • Please note that you must present the same physical credit card upon entry and exit, unless otherwise specified in your booking.

To enter the Premium and Terminal car parks:

  • Proceed to the entry of the car park (refer to map if required).
  • Our cameras will scan your number plate and match it to the registration number specified when your online booking was made.
  • The boom gate should raise automatically for pre-booked customers.
  • Continue through the entry and park in any available space.
  • The boom will automatically raise on exit

If the boom gate does not open on arrival:

  • Present your nominated credit card at the card reader. Please note, you must present the same physical credit card upon entry and exit, unless otherwise specified in your booking.

If you have any difficulties at the entry or the exit, please press the intercom button and await assistance.

  • Drive to the exit.
  • If you have parked in the Budget Covered or Budget Uncovered car parks, tap or insert the same credit card you used when you booked online to open the boom gate.
  • If you have parked in the Premium or Terminal car parks, the boom gate will open automatically.

Online booking prices are based on the entry and exit dates and times that you have selected during the booking process. Your booking is only valid for the dates and times that you have booked. Please check your booking confirmation for your online booking entry and exit times. Prices are calculated in periods of 24 hours or more. i.e. 24 hours = 1 day, 24:01 to 48 hours = 2 days. The minimum charge is 24 hours.

The system will not recognise your booking and you will be treated as a drive-up customer for that car park. You will be charged drive-up rates for the full period of your stay. No refunds will apply.

DO NOT TAKE A TICKET or use your credit card. Press intercom for help on entry.

DO NOT TAKE A TICKET. If you do not bring the credit card used for payment, press the intercom for help. The credit card you used to pay for your online booking is your parking ticket. Please remember to bring it with you. If another credit card is used, the system will not recognise your booking and you will be charged as a drive-up customer for that car park. You will be charged drive-up rates for the full period of your stay.

For more information, see Gold Coast Airport’s Parking Terms and Conditions here.