There are six entrances to the Garden:
North Terrace (Main Gate)
Plane Tree Drive (Friends' Gate and Conservatory Gate)
Hackney Road (Hackney Gate)
East Terrace (East Lodge Gate)
Frome Road (Ginkgo Gate)
Adelaide Botanic Garden map
Adelaide Botanic Garden brochure.
* The Bicentennial Conservatory and Palm House are currently closed while we prepare for the upcoming Chihuly in the Botanic Garden exhibition. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Adelaide Botanic Garden is open every day of the year, including public holidays.
Opening hours change with the seasons:
6 April - 5 October 2024
7.15am - 5.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 5.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
6 October 2024 - 5 April 2025
7.15am - 6.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 6.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
15 December - 27 January 2025
7.15am - 7.30pm (Mon - Fri)
9am - 7.30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays)
Adelaide Botanic Garden has a tram stop outside its Main Gate on North Terrace, called Botanic Gardens. The tram stop is approximately 100 metres from the entrance. Travelling by tram is free of charge in the city centre. Please visit Adelaide Metro for more information.
The Garden can also be accessed by bus. Please check Adelaide Metro for bus services into the city.
Already in the city? A free city connector bus stops on North Terrace and East Terrace, close to the Garden's Main Gate entrance on North Terrace.
Bikes and scooters can be used to get to the Garden, but please note that they are not permitted inside the Garden for the safety and comfort of visitors.
Bike racks are available outside the Garden entrances. Please only walk your bike through the Garden.
Car parking is available on Plane Tree Drive, with access to the Garden through the Friends' Gate, Conservatory Gate or Hackney Gate. Please see parking details below.
Please note that visitors are not permitted to drive their vehicles inside Adelaide Botanic Garden or onto Botanic Park.
Ticketed car parking is available on Plane Tree Drive, in front of the Goodman Building and State Herbarium (adjacent to the Rose Garden, closest to the Hackney Gate), and just north of the National Wine Centre of Australia.
All car parks are accessed from Hackney Road.
Our ticket machines are cashless and paperless - these machines will only accept credit or debit card payments.
To use the machines, input your vehicle registration number plate into the machine when prompted, select the length of time you would like to park for and tap your credit/debit card.
For instructions on accessing a receipt/tax invoice for your ticket, please click here.
Parking fees apply from 8am - 10pm on Monday - Saturday.
There is free parking on Sundays and public holidays.
Accessible parking spaces are available within all 4-hour parking zones and are free of charge for people displaying a disability parking permit. For visits longer than 4 hours, permit holders are welcome to park in 10-hour bays, and can pay half the ticketed price for the duration of the stay.
Find out more about parking at Adelaide Botanic Garden and Botanic Park.
See the car parking map for more information on where to park and zones.
Bus tours/groups, please note that bus layover zones and loading zones are available in zone 4 for drop off only. For longer parking, please contact reception.
All funds collected from ticketed parking are used to support conservation, education and horticulture at the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.
ZONES
Zone 1, 2 & 5 - Plane Tree Drive
Duration: 10 hours
Mon-Fri (8am - 6pm) Rate per hour: $4.00
Mon-Sat (6pm - 10pm) Rate per hour: $2.50
Sat (8am-6pm) Rate per hour: $0.80
Zone 6 - Plane Tree Drive
Duration: 10 hours
Mon-Fri (8am - 6pm) Rate per hour: $4.00 or $15.00 flat fee
Mon-Sat (6pm - 10pm) Rate per hour: $2.50
Sat (8am-6pm) Rate per hour: $0.80
Zone 7 - State Herbarium car park (next to Rose Garden)
Duration: 4 or 10 hours
Mon-Fri (8am - 6pm) Rate per hour: $4.00 or $15.00 flat fee
Mon-Sat (6pm - 10pm) Rate per hour: $2.50
Sat (8am-6pm) Rate per hour: $0.80
Zone 8 Goodman Building car park (directly north of the National Wine Centre)
Duration: 4 hours
Mon-Fri (8am - 6pm) Rate per hour: $4.00 or $15.00 flat fee
Mon-Sat (6pm - 10pm) Rate per hour: $2.50
Sat (8am-6pm) Rate per hour: $0.80
Entrances and pathways
Adelaide Botanic Garden is wheelchair accessible from all entrance gates except for the Hackney Gate off Hackney Road due to its gradient.
The Garden has paved and bitumen paths running throughout the Garden. There are some areas that have gravel or sawdust pathways. Most of the Garden is flat, though there are some steep pathways leading to the Sunken Garden and Threatened Seed Orchard.
Buildings
The Museum of Economic Botany has wheelchair access and is a quiet space.
The Bicentennial Conservatory has two pathways, one at ground level which is slightly undulating, and a raised boardwalk that weaves through the tree canopy.
Toilet facilities
Accessible toilets are available throughout the Garden. Please find toilet locations on the map.
A changing places bathroom facility can be found at A4 (map reference) for those with a disability or high support needs. An MLAK key is required to access these facility. More information regarding obtaining an MLAK key can be found here. MLAK Keys | Changing Places
Food and drink
Evergreen deli, Botanic Lodge and Restaurant Botanic all have ramp access.
Wheelchair hire
Wheelchairs are available to hire from reception in the Goodman Building on Hackney Road, seven days a week, including public holidays. To use these, please pre-book them ahead of your visit.
To reserve a wheelchair over the weekend bookings must be made before 3pm on Friday, with the date and time you would like to hire the wheelchair for that weekend. We will get back in touch to confirm if it is available and give instructions on collecting and returning it.
For more information or to book a wheelchair please call 08 8222 9311 or e-mail botanicgardens@sa.gov.au.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome in the Garden.
You can find newly refurbished toilets at five locations across the garden. They all include accessible toilets and baby change tables:
Noel Lothian Hall, between the Rose Garden and Kitchen Garden (C6 map reference).
Schomburgk Pavilion, by Evergreen Deli, the Museum and the Diggers Shop (D4 map reference).
Simpson Kiosk, by Botanic Lodge and Restaurant Botanic (C3 map reference)
Classgrounds, between the Friends' Gate and Conservatory Gate, adjacent to Botanic Park (A4 map reference, adjacent to Plane Tree Drive, Botanic Park). These include a Changing Places facility. You will require a mlak key to access these toilets.
Francis Arbor, to the west of the Garden (E3 map reference)
Visitors can access free Wi-Fi in the Garden in the area around the Noel Lothian Hall and Kitchen Garden, located at C5 on the map.
Select the network Uniti Botanic Gardens Guest and use the password unitiguest
Thanks go to Uniti Internet for providing this service.
Botanic gardens are different from public parks in that they're living museums, filled with plant collections with conservation value. For this reason some activities are not permitted as they have the potential to damage or destroy plants.
Please respect the Garden and help us to protect plants, people and wildlife.
You must not:
• ride bikes / bicycles, scooters, skateboards or us rollerskates/blades
• bring dogs or other pets or animals into the Garden
• fly drones in or above the Garden (Learn more at our Filming and Photography page)
• bring alcohol into the Garden
• use BBQs and portable gas cookers in the Garden
• smoke or vape in the Garden
• drive vehicles into the Garden
• damage or remove plants or enter garden beds
• play ball or throwing games
• swim in or enter lakes, ponds or any waterways.
