Melbourne Airport value parking

[Bmobz]

Hi all,

I have a flight tomorrow morning and just realised i forgot to book parking.

I just tried to book online and value parking says “FULL”, I’m gone for 21 days so would prefer not to pay for the expensive other options.

When it says FULL, is that only for online bookings? Or can I just drive-up and pay tomorrow?

If it really is full, anyone got some suggestions on parking?

 

[Human]

Welcome to AFF!

That’s quite a dilemma. You could risk driving up without a booking, but if they don’t let you in you won’t have a backup and you’ll be up for big bucks in the Terminal carpark.

I don’t have a recommendation for other car parks but you might like to check out the car parks that RACV partners with — even if you’re not an RACV member you’d at least hope that RACV wouldn’t partner with an operation that’s too shonky.

The other silver lining is that the Terminal car park is “only” $23.50/day for a 3-week booking if you book online: much more expensive than Value, but actually not too bad in itself.

RACV's special member rates for airport parking and transfers

RACV offers great member discounts on Melbourne Airport parking, with short or long term options, and deals on transfers and airport shuttle services.

www.racv.com.au

 

[blackcat20]

Have a look at offsite parking like Busy Beaver and Andrews, they usually have decent rates..

 

[aikman]

Just drive up, you'll be fine. If it was genuinely full they would open up the Extra Value Car Park but why would they for a non school holiday period. I never pre book and have never been turned away. I don't even know how they could turn you away. Once you're at the entrance it's not like you can reverse back out.

 

[Human]

Just drive up, you'll be fine. If it was genuinely full they would open up the Extra Value Car Park but why would they for a non school holiday period. I never pre book and have never been turned away. I don't even know how they could turn you away. Once you're at the entrance it's not like you can reverse back out.

I have been there at times when they’ve had staff out the front, turning people away if they had not pre-booked. It only happens rarely, and I wouldn’t expect it to happen during a non school holiday or non public holiday weekend, but it does happen.

 

[Cloud9]

Worst case scenario, park at the Novotel beside T4. $30 a night.

 

[Blinky]

I have often used Melrose Parking, but they too can fill up. The other thing to say about Value parking is to take great care to pinpoint where you park. A lot of the signs showing the section numbers (B2, F8 etc) are badly faded and hard to see at night. It took me over 10 minutes to find my car the other night.