Harbour Town Outlets Parking, Gold Coast: Free All Day With Over 2,000 Spaces, 2-Hour Limit at the South Car Park (Biggera Waters, QLD)

Parking at Harbour Town Premium Outlets on the Gold Coast is free. The centre says it has over 2,000 car spaces that are free to all shoppers, including disabled bays and bays for parents with prams. The one limit is in the South car park outside the Woolworths entrance, where parking is capped at 2 hours. The rest of the car parks are free and unrestricted for genuine shoppers all day, according to the centre’s facilities page, as of 18 October 2026.

Harbour Town is at 147-189 Brisbane Road, on the corner of the Gold Coast Highway and Oxley Drive, Biggera Waters, Queensland 4216. The centre describes itself as just 15 minutes north of Surfers Paradise.

Is parking free at Harbour Town?

Yes. The centre’s facilities page says the car spaces are free to all shoppers, with no time limit except in one place. To keep spaces free for quick shopping trips, Harbour Town has introduced 2-hour parking in the South car park, outside the Woolworths entrance. If you plan to spend the day at the outlets, park elsewhere in the centre.

The centre warns that Harbour Town Premium Outlets is privately owned land. A vehicle that does not comply with the car park terms and conditions will be issued with a non-compliance breach notice or removed. For questions about the 2-hour limit, the page tells you to contact Secure Parking, whose number is on the facilities page.

Question	Harbour Town says
Cost	Free to all shoppers
Spaces	Over 2,000, including disabled bays and parent with pram bays
Time limit	2 hours in the South car park outside Woolworths; none elsewhere
Disabled bays	61 dedicated bays
Who enforces it	Secure Parking, on private land

Where are the disabled bays and the drop-off zone?

Harbour Town lists 61 dedicated disability parking bays and 10 disabled restrooms within the centre. The designated disability drop-off zone is outside the Tourism Lounge, with single-level access. The centre offers complimentary use of motorised scooters and wheelchairs, and it has 2 parent rooms with change tables, feeding cubicles and a microwave, plus free strollers and stroller storage.

How do I drive to Harbour Town?

The centre gives these directions for drivers:

• Travelling north from Surfers Paradise: follow the Gold Coast Highway (Highway No. 2) or Brisbane Road to Biggera Waters.
• Travelling south from Brisbane or north from Coolangatta: continue on the Pacific Motorway, take Exit 62 and travel about 7 kilometres, through 7 sets of traffic lights.

Can I get to Harbour Town without a car?

Harbour Town lists several options on its Getting Here page:

• G:link: ride to Southport station or Gold Coast University Hospital station, then take a short bus ride. From Southport station take bus 704. From Gold Coast University Hospital station take bus 719.
• Train: go to Helensvale station, then take bus 704 for the round trip to Harbour Town. The centre says trains run every 15 minutes at peak times and every 30 minutes off-peak, with a Surfside bus to meet every train.
• Bus: the centre lists routes 704 (Sea World and Main Beach to Helensvale via Harbour Town), 712 (Coombabah to Southport via Harbour Town), 713 (Paradise Point to Southport via Harbour Town) and 719 (Paradise Point to Southport via the university and hospital).
• Taxi or rideshare: the centre recommends booking Gold Coast Cabs on 132 227. Its Tourism Lounge offers a free taxi booking service, and rideshare pick-up and drop-off is available there.

Harbour Town also runs a free Shopping Shuttle from Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise to its Tourism Lounge, with daily services and bookings recommended. The Broadbeach pick-up is at 9:15am from the public bus stops at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the shuttle leaves Harbour Town at 2pm. See our guides to Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre parking and park ‘n’ ride at Gold Coast stations.

When is Harbour Town open?

The centre says it is open every day and most public holidays. These are the hours it showed on 18 October 2026:

Day	Hours
Sunday 18 October	10am to 5pm
Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 October	9am to 5:30pm
Thursday 22 October	9am to 7pm
Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October	9am to 5:30pm

Harbour Town lists Christmas Day, Good Friday, Anzac Day and Labour Day as days it is closed. For the full list of public holidays, see our guide to Queensland public holidays from now to October 2027. Compare other centres in our guides to Westfield Helensvale parking and Pacific Fair parking.

What about staff and dogs?

Harbour Town has free allocated staff parking areas managed by Secure Parking. Staff must register their vehicles and park in the allocated area to avoid fines, and during peak periods the centre may use an offsite staff car park. Dogs may be walked on a leash in the centre’s malls, but not into a store or restaurant unless the manager allows it. The centre warns that a dog left in a car risks Police intervention.

More guides: Gold Coast parking guide

Sources

• Harbour Town Gold Coast — Facilities (car parking, disability parking, parent rooms, dogs; checked 18 October 2026)
• Harbour Town Gold Coast — Getting Here (directions, public transport, shuttle; checked 18 October 2026)
• Harbour Town Gold Coast — Opening Hours (checked 18 October 2026)
• Harbour Town Gold Coast — Staff Car Parking

Featured image: Harbour Town Shopping Centre, Gold Coast, 2025 (photo: Chris Olszewski / CC BY-SA 4.0) (text added)

OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with Harbour Town Premium Outlets or Translink. Parking rules and opening hours can change; check the centre’s website and the signs at the car park before you visit.