Glenelg Parking and Getting There: Free 2-Hour Car Parks, Tram, Bus and EV Charging Near Jetty Road (Adelaide, SA)

The easiest free parking for Glenelg’s Jetty Road is the Partridge Street East car park at 12 Partridge Street, where Jetty Road Glenelg says the first 2 hours are free, and the Wallis Cinemas car park at 2/4 Cowper Street, which also gives 2 hours free (4 hours for cinema patrons). If you would rather not drive, the Glenelg tram runs from the city to Moseley Square at the foot of Jetty Road.

This guide follows the Jetty Road Glenelg parking page and getting here page, the City of Holdfast Bay’s getting here page and parking restrictions page, and the DIT’s announcement that trams resumed, all read on 7 November 2026. Parts of the council’s getting here page are out of date, and we say where.

Where can I park near Jetty Road, Glenelg?

Jetty Road Glenelg, the precinct’s own site, says there are plenty of places to park at Jetty Road, including 1 hour, 2 hour and 3 hour street parking. It lists these car parks:

Car park	Address	What the page says
Wallis Cinemas Car Park	2/4 Cowper Street	0 to 2 hours free; 4 hours free for cinema patrons
Partridge Street East Car Park	12 Partridge Street	0 to 2 hours free
Elizabeth Street Car Park	Corner of Elizabeth Street and Moseley Street	No terms listed
Bayside Village Shopping Centre Car Park	19 to 31 Brighton Road	No terms listed
Stamford Grand Car Park	Saint Johns Row	No terms listed
Hope Street Car Park	Hope Street, next to Glenelg Library	No terms listed
The Beachouse Car Park (Wilson Parking)	2 Colley Terrace	No terms listed
KPark Colley Terrace	Enter via Durham Street	No terms listed

The page gives no prices for the paid car parks and no rates for what happens after the 2 free hours. We have not guessed them. For private car parks such as the Beachouse, the council says to follow the signs in that car park.

Where are the accessible parking bays?

Jetty Road Glenelg says accessible parking bays are signposted or have the accessibility symbol painted on the road or on the signs covering the space. It lists bays at these places: Jetty Road; Colley Terrace (two next to Colley Reserve and one near Moseley Square); High Street near Church Street; Partridge Street, near Partridge House and in both off-street car parks; Rose Street; Byron Street; Waterloo Street; Nile Street; the Coles car park; Sussex Street; Elizabeth Street; and Moseley Street.

The council says you may only park in a disabled parking area if you or a passenger holds and displays a disability parking permit. With a permit, it says, you can park for extra time in other timed areas, as shown here:

Sign says	Permit holder can park for
Less than 30 minutes	A maximum of 30 minutes
More than 30 minutes but less than 1 hour	2 hours
More than 1 hour	Double the time on the sign

At fee-paying “24P” areas in the council’s car parks, a permit holder can park for 90 minutes free; if you need longer, you buy a ticket and the time you buy is doubled. The council says this applies to council-owned parking, not to private car parks. Interstate and international disability permits are honoured with the same concessions, and the permit must be current and displayed in the front window, with the holder as the driver or a passenger. A TPI permit is not the same as a disability permit: the council says a TPI holder may not park in signed disabled areas but can stay in timed areas for double the signed time, and must still pay in a fee-paying area.

What are the Holdfast Bay parking rules?

The council says it enforces parking restrictions under the Australian Road Rules and that officers can issue parking fines. It lists these basics:

• Read all signs and road markings.
• Do not stop in an active bicycle lane unless it is signed as inactive.
• Do not stop on yellow lines to pick up or drop off passengers.
• Do not park across or partly block a driveway.
• Park at least 10 metres from an intersection, or 20 metres if there are traffic lights, measured from the edge of the gutter.
• Park at least 20 metres behind or 10 metres before a bus stop.
• Do not park on reserves, footpaths or pedestrian crossings and ramps.

The council also says time limits apply to some car parks and streets so that vehicles turn over, which helps shops and visitors, and that they should not be used for all-day parking. Large vehicles over 7.5 metres in length or 4.5 tonnes cannot park on a roadway in the council area for longer than one hour. For questions, phone the council on (08) 8229 9999.

Is there EV charging in Glenelg?

The council lists these chargers, with no date on the page:

Charger	Where
Tesla superchargers (6)	Ground floor, Partridge Street East car park, Glenelg
RAA and Chargefox chargers (2)	Glenelg Oval car park, Brighton Road, Glenelg East
Tesla Destination Charger	2 Jetty Road, Glenelg, in the Stamford Grand Hotel
Chargefox charging station	626 Anzac Highway, Glenelg

Is the Glenelg tram running?

Yes. The DIT announced that trams between the city and Glenelg would resume from 6:07am on Monday 26 January 2026, after six months of construction on the $870 million Tram Grade Separation Projects. The projects removed level crossings with new overpasses at Morphett Road and Marion Road/Cross Road, and rebuilt the existing South Road overpass. The DIT said the new elevated Stop 6 at South Road would not open that day while lifts were commissioned, with shuttle buses carrying passengers to the next stop until it opened, and that final works on the new tram stops would continue after service returned.

The City of Holdfast Bay’s getting here page still says the tram is temporarily suspended until 31 January 2026 and mentions replacement buses GLN1, GLN2 and GLN3. That wording is out of date: the DIT says service resumed in January. We have not confirmed whether Stop 6 has opened since.

How long does the tram take, and when does it run?

Jetty Road Glenelg says the Bay Tram runs regularly from the heart of the Adelaide CBD and takes about 30 minutes from Victoria Square. It says the tram stop at Moseley Square, at the end of Jetty Road, has trams running frequently on these hours:

Day	First to last tram (Moseley Square stop)
Weekdays	5:10am to 11:30pm
Saturdays and Sundays	6:20am to 11:30pm
Public holidays	7:30am to 11:30pm

The page says trams have wheelchair access but no bikes are allowed. That page carries a 2020 copyright line and does not say when the hours were last checked, so confirm the current timetable and frequency with the Adelaide Metro journey planner or on 1300 311 108, the number the page gives. For what a fare costs and how to pay, see our guide to Adelaide Metro fares and Tap and Pay.

Which buses go to Glenelg?

Moseley Street in Glenelg, which the council describes as the last street on the left as you head towards the jetty, has buses 265, 190, 167 and J1 going to the city, and more. The council and Jetty Road Glenelg both list buses to Henley Beach, Harbour Town, Adelaide Airport, Brighton, Marion Shopping Centre and Unley. Buses do not take bikes, according to both pages.

From	How	Time given
Adelaide CBD	Bus 265 (City to Glenelg)	About 35 to 45 minutes
Adelaide CBD	Tram from Victoria Square	About 30 minutes
Adelaide Airport	Bus J1	About 25 minutes
Adelaide Airport	Car, via Sir Donald Bradman Drive and Tapley’s Hill Road	About 10 minutes
Adelaide Airport	Taxi or rideshare	About 10 minutes; the council says approximately AUD $20
Adelaide CBD	Car, via West Terrace onto Anzac Highway	About 20 minutes
Adelaide CBD	Taxi or rideshare	About 20 minutes; the council’s line gives approximately $40 but words it as a cab ride from the Airport Taxi Rank, so we do not rely on that price

The taxi prices are the council’s figures with no date, and rideshare prices vary, so treat them as a rough guide. See also our guide to getting from Adelaide Airport to the city.

What about Brighton and Seacliff, bikes and the beach?

South of Glenelg along Brighton Road, the council says Jetty Road, Brighton, is a 10-minute drive south of Glenelg along Brighton Road, and Seacliff is a further 5 minutes along Brighton Road, turning right onto Wheatland Street. It says buses 263 or 265 from the CBD take about 55 minutes to reach Brighton and Seacliff, and that the Seaford train line leaves Adelaide Railway Station about every 15 to 25 minutes and takes about 45 to 50 minutes.

For cyclists, both pages say Adelaide City Bikes are free to hire from the CBD, and suggest following Anzac Highway or the Mike Turtur Bikeway. The council adds that from Glenelg you can follow the Glenelg to Seacliff Coastal Walk to Seacliff via Brighton. The DIT said in January that elevated shared-use paths along the Mike Turtur Bikeway would open in stages during 2026, with existing pedestrian and cyclist detours remaining while works continued; we have not confirmed the current state.

What has not been confirmed?

• Prices at the paid car parks, and what the Partridge Street and Wallis Cinemas car parks charge after the free hours. Jetty Road Glenelg gives only the free periods.
• Whether the council’s out-of-date tram note has been removed, and whether Stop 6 at South Road has opened.
• The current tram frequency. The weekday, weekend and public holiday hours above come from a page with a 2020 copyright line.
• Whether the EV charger list is current. The council page gives no date.
• Time limits on individual streets. Signs on the street decide, and the council asks drivers to read them each time they park.

We will update this guide if the pages change. For parking questions, phone the City of Holdfast Bay on (08) 8229 9999; for tram and bus questions, Adelaide Metro on 1300 311 108.

Sources

• Jetty Road Glenelg — Where to Park (car parks, free periods, accessible bays)
• Jetty Road Glenelg — Getting here (tram, bus, airport, taxi, bike)
• City of Holdfast Bay — Getting Here (buses, Brighton and Seacliff, EV charging, taxi)
• City of Holdfast Bay — Parking Restrictions (rules, disability and TPI permits, 24P areas)
• DIT — Adelaide to Glenelg trams resume (service resumed 26 January 2026)

Featured image: Jetty Road, Glenelg, looking east from the Moseley Square tram stop, August 2026 (photo: RegionVisitor90 / CC BY 4.0) (text added)

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