Parking and transport
Parking
Caboolture Hospital’s car parks are open and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Parking fees (incl. GST)
From Monday 30 October 2023, a parking fee will apply to park anywhere on the hospital campus.
| Time | Fee |
| 0-15 minutes | Free |
| 15-60 minutes | $3.00 |
| 1-2 hours | $5.00 |
| 2-3 hours | $7.00 |
| 3-4 hours | $9.00 |
| 4-6 hours | $11.00 |
| 6-24 hours | $13.00 |
| Motorcycle flat rate | $5.00 |
Parking options
Patients and visitors can choose from several car parking locations on the Caboolture Hospital Campus. The same parking fee applies to all areas.
Main Entrance (P1)
- 31 spaces for cars and 4 motorcycle parking bays
- Best access to the Emergency Department and the Main Hospital
- Vehicle access via McKean Street but can also be accessed via the All-Weather Access Road off Mewett Street.
Multi-Storey Car Park (P2)
- 980+ spaces for cars and motorbikes, including 20 spaces for people with a disability and 12 electric vehicle (EV) charging bays.
- From 1st July 2025 the EV charging fee will be 0.25c per kWh of energy delivered.
- Height clearance when entering this car park is a standard 2.2 metres.
- Vehicle access to P2 is via both McKean Street and the All-Weather Access Road off Mewett Street.
- This car park is a good choice for patients and visitors who are visiting the Emergency Department, Main Hospital and the Specialist Outpatients Department.
Community Health Car Park (P8)
- 57 spaces for cars and motorbikes, including 3 spaces for people with a disability.
- Best access for Community and Oral Health and Mental Health.
How to pay
You will need to push for a paper ticket when you arrive at the entry gate of the car park. This will open the boom gate.
You will need to pay for your parking when you are leaving the hospital. This can be done by entering your paper ticket into of the pay stations and paying by cash or credit/debit card or at the exit gate of the car park (credit/debit card only – cash payments not available at exit gate).
Pay machines are located on the ground floor of the Multi-Storey Car Park, outside the Main Hospital, Specialist Outpatients building, Community and Oral Health building.
Getting help
All pay stations and entry/exit gates have assistance buttons which are attended 24/7.
If you require assistance with the pay station or entry/exit gate, press this button.
Vehicle height
The multi-storey car park allows entry for vehicles up to 2.2 metres.
There are no height restrictions to any of the at-grade car parks.
Concessional rates
A concession program is in place to provide a discount to parking fees for eligible patients and primary carers. You may be eligible if you are a patient or primary carer and meet one of the following criteria:
- Frequent attendee – where the patient needs to be at the hospital two or more times a week for two weeks or longer
- Extended stay – where the patient stays in hospital for 14 or more days in a row
- Financial hardship
- Other special considerations
If you meet one of the eligibility criteria, you can apply for a concession by completing a concessions application form and taking it to the main reception desk.
Application forms
Disabled parking
There are accessible parking spaces for people with disability in the multi-storey car park (P2), the Community and Oral Health car park (P8) and the Mental Health car park (P9).
There are also accessible parking spaces in the drop-off zone at the front of the Main Hospital.
Caboolture Hospital also offers mobility assistance (wheelchairs). Please ask a volunteer at the Main Entry Information Booth if you need mobility assistance.
Drop-off and pick-up
Caboolture Hospital has several drop-off and pick-up zones. These zones can be found outside the:
- Emergency Department (access via McKean Street)
- Main Hospital (access via McKean Street)
- Mental Health Ward 2 building (access via McKean Street)
- Community and Oral Health Building (access via Bury Street)
- Outside the Education Centre
These zones are subject to time restrictions. Parking fines apply for illegal parking in the hospital grounds.
Map
Our campus map provides information on, car parking location, pick-up/drop-off zones and pay station locations.
Contact
Caboolture Hospital’s car parks are owned and operated by Metro North Health.
The Car Park Office is open 7:00 am – 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) and is located near the entry/exit gates on the ground floor of the Multi-Storey Car Park.
Phone: (07) 5429 4722
Afterhours: (07) 5433 8888
Public transport
Bus
TransLink bus stop 310304 is located on McKean Street, opposite St Columban’s College. Route 655 buses (Caboolture Station to Caboolture Hospital, TAFE, USC) service this stop regularly seven days per week.
Route 895, 896 and 897 buses between Caboolture, Woodford and Kilcoy (TransLink bus stop 740106 at Kilcoy Coach Stop William Street) operate Monday to Friday with two route 896 services available on Saturday.
Several other bus routes to surrounding suburbs including Bellmere, Morayfield, Bribie Island and Redcliffe are available from Caboolture train station bus interchange.
For more information including fares, visit translink.com.au or phone 13 12 30.
Train
Caboolture train station is about 1.5 km from Caboolture Hospital. Trains on the Caboolture and Sunshine Coast lines operate regularly to Brisbane, Ipswich, Springfield, Nambour and Gympie North.
For more details, visit translink.com.au or phone 13 12 30.
TravelTrain services to several central, western and northern Queensland centres also stop at Caboolture station. Bookings are required.
For more details, visit www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au or phone 1800 872 467.
Taxi and Rideshare
Caboolture Hospital offers free taxi phones, which are located at the Main Entry volunteer hut (off Mewett Street). Rideshare services can also drop off and pick up customers at this location.