Parking charges vary depending on your type of parking permit or if you're paying for casual parking.

Annual and Trimester Parking Permit prices (Valid as of 2025)

• Annual General permits = $436.83
• Annual Multistorey permits = $873.61
• Trimester General permits = $145.62
• Trimester Multistorey permits = $291.20
• Casual parking starts from $2/hour

You can find more information about the various types of parking permits and charges on the Griffith Parking webpage.

If you require any more information about Parking at Griffith you can find out more by visiting our Parking Website or Services@Griffith 

Your parking permit is valid at Brisbane South (Nathan), Logan and Gold Coast.

You cannot use your parking permit at Brisbane City (South Bank) or (Queensland Conservatorium and the Queensland College of Art).

If you plan to park at Gold Coast, please note the following conditions:

• You can only use undercover parking permits in the undercover carpark. After 4:00 pm, you can use the General and Casual zones.
• General parking permits can only be used in the General parking areas. They are not valid for any other parking area.
• Regulatory parking times for Gold Coast are:
  • Multistorey permit parking (G13 or G55) - Boomgate access only- all hours
  • General permit parking - Carpark D, E, G - 7am to 4pm
  • Casual parking - Carparks H, I, J and G55 building - 7am to 11:30pm
  • Casual parking - Carparks D, E, G, 4pm to11:30pm

If you require any more information about Parking at Griffith you can find out more by visiting our Parking Website or Services@Griffith 

Parking permits are available for all our campuses, except at Brisbane City (South Bank).

There are many different permit types including general, undercover, and special permits.

A permit allows you to park on campuses within the zones the permit is valid for.

We provide a limited number of Annual and Trimester permits each period and are available on a first come, first served basis until the allocation is exhausted. If no more allocation remains look for an alternative permit that is available or refer to the casual parking on campus. 

You can find more information about parking permits on the Parking permits webpage.

If you require any more information about Parking at Griffith you can find out more by visiting our Parking Website or Services@Griffith 

A parking permit application says Awaiting Payment when the payment has not been successful and this could be due to a number of reasons.

1. Insufficient Funds
2. Payment method not correctly saved for future use in your PayStay account
3. Your PayStay account is locked and needs to be re-enabled.

Please see the instructions below on how to troubleshoot this.

There have been multiple failed attempts to process payment for your Griffith University parking permit.

To resolve this, please follow the steps below first:

1. Check Your Payment Method
2. Ensure your card has sufficient funds available.
3. Verify your card details in PayStay and confirm the card is saved for future use.
   Instructions - https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/2077781/Updating-Payment-Details-in-PayStay.pdf

If the above steps did not resolve it, please contact PayStay 

If you believe your card details and funds are correct, or you require assistance updating your card details please contact PayStay:
📞 1300 322 111
Press 0 at the first prompt
Press 5 at the second prompt
Ask the representative to check whether your account has been locked and if so they can re-enable your account.

Important Note About Payment

Updating your card or re-enabling your account will not trigger an immediate payment.

The parking team will need to manually process the payment so please contact us when the issue has been fixed and we can re attempt payment.

Still Experiencing Issues?

If you have completed the steps above and spoken with PayStay but are still experiencing issues, please submit a Parking Enquiry, and we will assist you further.

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