There was no single Sydney Metro parking full time in the eight weeks ending . On some weekdays, median term-time full times varied by more than two hours between stations. Results also varied substantially by weekday.
Summary
Cherrybrook filled first
Its median practical-full time was between about 6:45 and 7:05 am from Monday to Thursday. Tallawong and Hills Showground were usually next.
Kellyville stayed open later
Its median practical-full time was about 8:35-9:15 am on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Bella Vista also lasted past 9 am on Monday.
Tuesday filled earliest
Every station reached practical full on all six recent term-time Tuesdays. The latest median full time was about 8:05 am at Kellyville.
Friday was quieter
Kellyville and Bella Vista stayed open through noon on all five recent term-time Fridays. The other three stations also filled later than earlier in the week.
Typical practical-full time by weekday
These are medians from completed matching mornings, rounded to the nearest five minutes. “Stayed open” means the station did not become practically full by noon on any matching morning in this window.
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| Station | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallawong | About 7:15 am | About 6:55 am | About 7:05 am | About 7:10 am | About 8:15 am |
| Kellyville | About 9:15 am* | About 8:05 am | About 8:40 am | About 8:35 am | Stayed open |
| Bella Vista | About 9:10 am | About 7:55 am | About 8:10 am | About 8:00 am | Stayed open |
| Hills Showground | About 7:20 am | About 7:05 am | About 7:10 am | About 7:20 am | About 8:30 am |
| Cherrybrook | About 6:55 am | About 6:45 am | About 6:50 am | About 7:05 am | About 7:40 am |
*Kellyville became practically full on four of five matching Mondays. The table shows the median among those four fills; one Monday stayed open through noon.
Key patterns
Tuesday had the earliest full times
Cherrybrook, Tallawong and Hills Showground were typically tight around 6:45-7:05 am. Bella Vista followed around 7:55 am, and Kellyville around 8:05 am. An 8 am Tuesday arrival was already late for most of these stations.
Kellyville and Bella Vista lasted later on Monday
The median Monday gap between Cherrybrook and Kellyville was more than two hours. Bella Vista also remained open later. These are recent medians, not a guarantee that either station will have space on a particular Monday.
Friday was quieter
Kellyville and Bella Vista did not reach practical full by noon on any of the five matching Fridays. Tallawong, Hills Showground and Cherrybrook still filled, but later than their Monday-to-Thursday medians. A Tuesday baseline would be too conservative for Friday.
How this analysis was calculated
Method: ParkRide Planner analysed completed weekday observations from 25 May to 19 July 2026. NSW public holidays and NSW school-holiday dates were excluded so the table represents term-time commuting. A facility is practically full at the app's small capacity-adjusted remaining-space threshold rather than exact zero. Tallawong is counted as station-wide practical full when P1, P2 and P3 have each crossed their threshold; Kellyville uses the same approach for North and South. Times are conditional medians among mornings that filled by noon.
School holidays were excluded because quieter holiday mornings can shift a term-time median later. The companion school-holiday analysis compares the two groups separately.
The underlying occupancy observations come from the Transport for NSW Car Park API. Upstream values can be stale, delayed or corrected, so these results are evidence about recent patterns rather than guarantees for a future morning.
How to use these results
- Plan by weekday. A Friday baseline is not a safe substitute for Tuesday.
- Use Kellyville and Bella Vista as later alternatives selectively. Their Monday and Friday buffers were useful; Tuesday was much tighter.
- Check live conditions before driving. Historical medians describe what usually happened, not what is available now.
- Keep individual facilities visible. ParkRide Planner separates Tallawong P1/P2/P3 and Kellyville North/South so one full facility does not hide another option.
The commuter question
Will I get a space if I leave now?
Use the historical pattern to plan, then use current availability and data freshness to make the final call.
For actual space counts at common arrival times, continue to which Metro car parks still have space at 8:00, 8:30 and 9:00 am.