Apple Watch support
Check your scheduled parking location and favourites directly from your watch.
Ad-free iPhone and Apple Watch parking app
Sydney Metro, train and NSW Park & Ride parking, without the guesswork.
Check live Sydney Metro, train and bus-linked Park & Ride availability, plan your arrival time, and monitor favourite locations before you leave home.
- 39
- supported NSW Park & Ride car parks
- iPhone + Watch
- check schedules and favourites on the go
- No ads
- clean, native and built for commuters
The morning problem
The car park might already be full by the time you get there.
ParkRide Planner helps answer the practical commuter question: will I get a parking space if I leave now? It combines live parking availability, recent same-weekday patterns and today's live conditions so NSW commuters can make a better call before driving to the station.
What it helps with
Useful parking signals, without turning your commute into a dashboard.
Watch complications
Supporters can keep today's parking status visible on their watch face throughout the day.
Live Park & Ride availability
See available spaces, capacity, percentage full, practical status and data freshness at a glance.
Expected full guidance
See when parking is likely to become practically full based on recent patterns and today's live conditions.
Plan your week
Choose your usual arrival time and see when car parks typically fill on different weekdays.
Today vs usual
Compare today with recent matching weekdays and spot when parking is filling earlier or later than usual.
Commute-time updates
Receive scheduled parking status updates during your morning commute window.
Lock Screen Live Activities
Monitor a selected car park directly from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
Home Screen widgets
Supporters can keep favourite locations visible from their Home Screen.
Favourites and nearby sorting
Save the car parks you actually use and quickly compare nearby options.
Siri and Shortcuts
Ask Siri about availability, compare locations, check favourites, monitor parking or get arrival guidance.
No ads. Ever.
A focused commuter utility: open, scan, decide and go.
Supporter
Supporter keeps ParkRide Planner ad-free.
ParkRide Planner has no ads and never will. The core commuter experience remains fully functional without a subscription.
- Home Screen widgets
- Apple Watch complications
- Deeper historical comparisons and planning baselines
Apple Watch
Parking status on your wrist.
Screenshots
Built for quick morning decisions.
Coverage
39 supported NSW Park & Ride car parks.
Coverage spans Sydney Metro, Sydney Trains, Central Coast & Newcastle, and bus-linked Park & Ride locations where supported parking data is available.
Metro
Train
Intercity
Bus-linked
Sydney Metro
- Tallawong P1
- Tallawong P2
- Tallawong P3
- Kellyville North
- Kellyville South
- Bella Vista
- Hills Showground
- Cherrybrook
T1 and T9 train parking
- Gordon Henry St North
- West Ryde
- St Marys
- Penrith at-grade
- Penrith multi-level
- Schofields
- Hornsby
- Lindfield Village Green
- Emu Plains
- Seven Hills
T2, T4 and T8 train parking
- Kiama
- Revesby
- Sutherland
- Leppington
- Edmondson Park South
- Campbelltown Farrow Rd North
- Campbelltown Hurley St
- Warwick Farm
- Beverly Hills
- Riverwood
- Edmondson Park North
- Ashfield
- Kogarah
Central Coast & Newcastle
- Gosford
Bus-linked Park & Ride
- Warriewood
- Narrabeen
- Mona Vale
- Dee Why
- North Rocks
- Manly Vale
- Brookvale
Independent app
Uses publicly available Transport for NSW open data.
ParkRide Planner is built by a Sydney commuter for Sydney commuters. It is independent, not an official Transport for NSW app, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Transport for NSW. Availability and expected full guidance can lag actual car park conditions and should be treated as guidance, not a guarantee.
Common questions
For Sydney Park & Ride commuters.
Is there an app for NSW Park & Ride car park availability?
ParkRide Planner is an independent iPhone and Apple Watch app for NSW commuters who use Park & Ride car parks. It shows live availability, expected full guidance, favourites, commute-time updates and Apple Watch parking status.
Can I check Sydney Metro parking before leaving home?
Yes. ParkRide Planner supports Sydney Metro Park & Ride locations including Tallawong, Kellyville, Bella Vista, Hills Showground and Cherrybrook, using publicly available Transport for NSW parking data.
Does it cover train station parking as well as Metro parking?
Yes. ParkRide Planner covers 39 supported Park & Ride car parks across Sydney Metro, Sydney Trains, Central Coast & Newcastle and bus-linked locations where supported data is available.
Is ParkRide Planner affiliated with Transport for NSW?
No. ParkRide Planner is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Transport for NSW. It uses publicly available transport data.
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