Parking

Parking in central Auckland City can be expensive (up to $40/day!), but there are many cheaper options available. Recent changes means that council-run pay parking in the some areas of the downtown core now continues until 10pm.

Auckland City Council (ACC) run both pay and display street parking and parking buildings. Street parking is usually free in the evenings and on Sundays, but it pays to check the signs. The closest ACC parking buildings to Rydges are at 72-100 Fanshawe Street, Victoria Street (corner Victoria and Lorne Sts) and Downtown Carpark (31 Customs Street West). The Fanshawe St carpark is $2/hour, but operates weekdays only, 6am to midnight. Victoria Street and  Downtown Carpark operate seven days a week and have maximum of $8 on evenings and weekends.

Wilson Parking has numerous carparking buildings around the city. The closest (and cheapest) carpark to Rydges is on Lower Albert Street which has a flat rate of $8 evenings and weekends.

Note that prices and times are correct at time of posting but may change. Please read the information boards at the carparks to obtain the current rates. RoL committee accepts no responsibility for any errors in posted rates and hours.

Getting Around

LINK Bus

Most locations in Central Auckland are within walking distance, but a smart easy way to get around the city is to use the bright green LINK buses. The LINK bus will take you to Newmarket, Parnell, Queen Street, Ponsonby, Karangahape Road, Auckland Hospital and everywhere in between, every 15-20 minutes from 6am and 11.30pm. The buses run in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions. Fares are one price of $1.70 per trip. Route map can be found here.

The closest LINK bus stop to Rydges Harbour View is on Victoria Street outside the Sky Tower.

City Circuit Bus

The free red City Circuit bus travels clockwise in a loop around key destinations such as Sky Tower, Queen St, Britomart, Queen St, Auckland University, AUT, Civic Theatre, every 10 minutes from 8am to 6pm every day. Route map can be found here.

The closest City Circuit bus stop to Rydges Harbour View is on Victoria Street outside the Sky Tower. 

Britomart Transport Centre

To go further afield than the central city, the Britomart Transport Centre (bottom of Queen Street) is the place to start. Both trains and buses depart from here. You can get route and ticket information from the station ticket offices or online at www.maxx.co.nz.

There are three train routes - Western, Eastern and Southern. Route Map(pdf) Tickets can be purchased from the Britomart Station ticket offices or from the conductor on the train.

Free bus travel for Senior Citizens

Senior Citizens who either receive NZ Superannuation or have reached the qualifying age of 65, can travel for free on Auckland's scheduled bus services after 9am weekdays, all day weekends and public holidays. Senior Citizens who travel before 9am weekdays must pay an adult fare. To qualify for free travel, a valid SuperGold Card or Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) approved Senior Citizen ID Card is required to be shown to the bus driver and a ticket will be issued.