Parking and public transport

The Australian Museum main entrance is located on the corner of College Street and William Street in central Sydney, just across the road from Hyde Park and opposite St Mary's Cathedral. Nearest Metro Station is Gadigal and the nearest Train station is Museum.

For directions, please see the Google Map at the end of this page.

There is no public car parking available at the Australian Museum. There is a bus bay and accessible parking drop off zone on William Street. We recommend parking at nearby car parking stations and metered parking in surrounding streets, or catch public transport.

Nearby car parking stations

Wilson Parking

Riley Street and Domain

Australian Museum visitors can park at Wilson Parking – 70 Riley St, Darlinghurst and 1 St Mary's Road, Domain.

Booking conditions vary, visit Wilson Parking website for more details.

Secure Parking

• Secure Parking at the Hilton Hotel Car Park is a ten minute walk away, located within the Hilton Sydney Hotel on Pitt Street.
  Convenient to Westfield, Myer, QVB, David Jones and Hyde Park, you can park here to make your visit to the Australian Museum a visit to the city too!

Please check the Secure Parking website for rates, opening times and maps.

Bus drop off zone

There is a bus drop off zone on William Street near the Group Entrance: No Parking Coaches Excepted 8am-5pm.

Accessible parking

There is currently no accessible parking available at the Australian Museum. We recommend parking at nearby car parks and metered parking in surrounding streets. Enacon Parking on Cathedral Street has 11 accessible spots and is a 3 minute walk to the Australian Museum. This route has no steps.

For more information please refer to the Enacon Parking website

Parking meters

There is metered car parking available in streets around the Australian Museum.

Ride your Bike

There are bike loops along William Street street poles around the AM. Refer to the City of Sydney website for more info on bike riding around the city.

Groups entrance on William St

The main entrance from College Street, near the corner of William Street, is wheelchair accessible and can be found at what3words///ports.penny.winter.

The group bookings, bus and accessible drop off zone entrance is from William Street and can be found at what3words ///clap.bunch.among. This entrance is generally locked and opened by our staff for group access to the the Lower Ground (LG) level Education Rooms, Members Lounge, Cloaking Room and toilets.

Pram parking

You can park your pram indoors in the pram bay in Hintze Hall on Upper Ground floor or opposite the Billabong Waterhole kiosk on Level 2. The whole museum is pram-friendly, with lifts and ramps throughout.

Trains

The nearest train stations are St James, Museum and Town Hall Train Stations. Each are of equal distance to the Australian Museum and are an easy 7 minute walk through Hyde Park.

If you have a stroller or wheelchair, please note that your journey through Hyde Park will end in stairs at each of the museum corners on College and Park Streets. A level exit is available at the St Mary's Cathedral pedestrian crossing if coming from St James Station, and at the corner of College and Liverpool Streets if you are coming from Museum Station.

Metro

The nearest Metro train station is Gadigal Metro Station and then a five minute walk along Park Street to the Australian Museum, with the main entrance on the corner of College Street and 1 William Street, Sydney.

Buses

For bus services arriving in the city centre, alight near Hyde Park or Town Hall and walk east along Park Street towards Kings Cross - a 7 to 10 minute walk.

Sydney Trip Planner helps you plan your journey to the Museum using public transport.

Hop-on Hop-off Tour Buses

The AM is on the Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour bus route with a stop right outside our entrance on College Street.