Parking Fees and Locations - Picton
Both Marlborough District Council and Port Marlborough provide car parking in Picton. Metered car parks use the Pay By Plate ticketless parking system and PayMyPark phone app. Pay By Plate and PayMyPark use your vehicle licence plate number to record your parking start time and payment.
Map of Picton parking locations
First Hour Free is available in the Marlborough District Council Picton car parks. However, please note First Hour Free is not available in Port Marlborough car parks.
Freedom camping and overnights stays are prohibited in all public car parking areas in Picton. To see the locations of permitted Freedom Camping sites, follow the link below.
Map of Freedom Camping locations
Picton CBD Parking
Car park | Tariff/Time Limit | |
|---|---|---|
Marlborough District Council car parks (Zone 4) | On-street/Kerbside | P60 |
Coathanger car park High Street car park Dublin Street car park | $1.20/hr or $6.00/day | |
Picton Foreshore Reserve car park | P240 | |
Port Marlborough car parks (Zone 5) | Interislander Ferry Terminal – Auckland Street | P60 |
Bluebridge Ferry Terminal – Lagoon Road | $1.20/hr or $6.00/day |
Picton Long Term Parking
Long term parking coupons are available in selected Picton car parks. You can purchase a long-term parking coupon via the PayMyPark App, under the ‘Long Term’ tab. Alternatively, you purchase a long-term parking coupon at a Pay by Plate meter by following the prompts on the screen.
Picton long term car parks | Coupon cost | |
|---|---|---|
Marlborough District Council Long term car parks (Zone 4) | Dublin Street car park Or Coathanger car park | 2 days - $12.00 3 days - $18.00 4 days - $24.00 5 days - $30.00 6 days - $36.00 1 week - $42.00 |
Coathanger car park only | 4 weeks - $168.00 | |
Port Marlborough Long term car parks (Zone 5) | Interislander Ferry Terminal – Auckland Street or Bluebridge Ferry Terminal – Lagoon Road | 2 days - $12.00 3 days - $18.00 4 days - $24.00 5 days - $30.00 6 days - $36.00 1 week - $42.00 4 weeks - $168.00 |
‘First Hour Free’ Parking
First Hour Free parking is available in metered MDC car parks in both the Blenheim and Picton CBD.
Please note: To claim First Hour Free, you must activate a Pay by Plate meter by entering your car registration at the start of your parking session. Follow the prompts on the terminal screen until you see “Transaction Completed”. First Hour Free can also be activated via the PayMyPark App.
