The University operates Pay and Display car parks on the Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove Campuses. The car parks are designed to cater for staff, students and visitors who require one-off short term parking on the campuses. These car parks are opened 24 hours per day, seven (7) days per week.
When entering the car parks, customers first find a car space before going to one of the ticket machines located in the car park and inserting enough change to cover the period of time they will be parking (The machines are designed to take only Australian currency coins). They will then be issued with a ticket, which must be displayed on their vehicle while the vehicle is parked in the car park. Infringement notices will be issued to vehicles:
- That do not display a valid ticket/permit
- Whose ticket/permit is not completely visible through the windscreen
- That are not parked in a designated bay or
- That overstay the maximum time limit.
Gardens Point - Short Term Car Park
The Short Term Car Park is located under the South East Freeway and has 193 spaces. There is a maximum time period of four (4) hours per day. Infringement notices will be issued to vehicles that overstay the four (4) hour limit.
| Duration of Stay | Fee |
| up to 1 hour | $3.00 |
| 1 to 2 hours | $4.00 |
| 2 to 2 1/2 hours | $5.00 |
| 2 1/2 to 3 hours | $6.00 |
| 3 to 3 1/2 hours | $7.00 |
| 3 1/2 to 4 hours | $8.00 |
Kelvin Grove
$8.00 Red Zones
These car parks are located close to the heart of the campus. Fees are $8.00 per day. Red Zones car parks are located:
- F Block (SLSC) Levels 1A, 2A, 2, 3A and 3 only. You may also purchase 4 hours for $4 on these levels
- K Block (cnr Musk Avenue & Victoria Park Road)
- Car parks located off the Ring Road - D/E, H and the Rainforest car park
$6.00 Green Zones
These car parks are located further away from the main campus. Fees are $6.00 per day. Green Zones car parks are located::
- Oval Car parks (located off Herston Road)
- Boundary Road
- CIP Lot 5 (located off Gona Parade)