Parking

IMPORTANT NOTICE: From Friday 21 July – Sunday 23 July NON-Science Centre visitors will not be able to use the car park. We recommend that anyone attending Hydro events park over at the Hydro car park.

GSC Car Park operating information

Parking at Glasgow Science Centre costs £3 a day for GSC visitors.

Other rates for people using the Glasgow Science Centre customer car park are shown below.

On arrival and departure, school coaches are invited to use our pick up and drop off area on the roadside in front of the main building for a maximum of 5 minutes. School coaches are required to use our nearby free coach parking outwith these times to avoid congestion (access code required).

Are there Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points?

Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points are available in the car park at Glasgow Science Centre.

The dual chargers, capable of charging six vehicles at a time, are enabled and controlled via the ScottishPower Recharge App. The charging rates are in line with ScottishPower’s UK charging model.

Science Centre Visitor Rates

	Day Rate	How to pay
Glasgow Science Centre Visitor	£3.00	At GSC Ticket Desk
Blue Badge Holders (limited spaces)	Free	Please present your parking ticket at the GSC Ticket Desk

Non-Science centre visitor rates

	Rate
Up to 1 hour	£4.00
1 to 9 hours	£8.50
9 to 12 hours	£10.00
12 to 24 hours	£15.00

Further information about non-science centre visitor parking rates

After 24 hours has elapsed, there is an automatic additional charge of £15. £15 is automatically added after each 24-hour period.

Non-science centre visitors car park prepayment instructions

Car park users attending evening events around the local area can prepay for parking in advance by following the instructions below:

Scan ticket at pay station
Select Pre-Paid ticket
Select up to 9 hours by pressing the + hour button, to allow plenty of time to exit
Select pay
Follow payment instructions
Go to exit barriers and scan ticket to exit