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floydbloke

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#210309 22-Mar-2017 09:46
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Wifey and daughter and sister in law are going to the Adele concert at Mt Smart tomorrow night.

 

They'll be staying at a motel in Mangere and will have a car.

 

Trying to help figure out their best option to get to the venue.  I'm thinking they could drive to Otahuhu train station and jump on a train to Penrose and walk from there.  Unfortunately I can't find any info on parking at Otahuhu station, Google satellite view doesn't look too promising.

 

Does any one know if there is any public parking around there (from 5pm-ish), or should they consider a different way to get to Mt Smart.





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  #1745591 22-Mar-2017 09:56
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Not sure about the parking around Otahuhu Station, but there must be some around there (side streets etc)?

 

The only advice I can offer, is leave with plenty of time. I imagine traffice and public transport will be bedlam around 430 to 630 given that it is still a working day and a few hundred thousand people will be trying to get home as well as 40,000 people trying to get to Mt Smart.

 

Mangere isn't that far from Mt Smart - a taxi/uber would be a good option I'd have thought. Getting out afterwards will be a bit more difficult though.

 

 

 

Another option, and it seems a bit counter productive, would be to drive into the city, park in a council car park (Downtown) and train from Britomart? They could have a quick bite in the city, hop on a train at 530-6ish and should make Mt Smart by 630-7ish. Lots of trains and buses after the concert to get them back to the city. Car park will cost $3 an hour before 6pm, then $2 per hour after that to a max of $10.




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  #1745592 22-Mar-2017 09:58
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Uber it there and back - less stress :)

 

Mangere is only few mins from the venue really.

 

 





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  #1745593 22-Mar-2017 09:59
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xpd:

 

Uber it there and back - less stress :)

 

Mangere is only few mins from the venue really.

 

 

 

 

Uber, you must be joking if thousands of people going to the same place.  The charge would be nuts




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  #1745619 22-Mar-2017 10:33
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trig42:

 

 

 

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Another option, and it seems a bit counter productive, would be to drive into the city, park in a council car park (Downtown) and train from Britomart? They could have a quick bite in the city, hop on a train at 530-6ish and should make Mt Smart by 630-7ish. Lots of trains and buses after the concert to get them back to the city. Car park will cost $3 an hour before 6pm, then $2 per hour after that to a max of $10.

 

 

 

 

I'm now wondering if Papapatoetoe station is a better option than Otahu.  Also doesn't seem too far from Mangere ( yes, i do realise it's rush-hour) and it has quite a big commuter carpark.  If it's anything like Wellington ones these start to get free spaces after about 4pm.





Did Eric Clapton really think she looked wonderful...or was it after the 15th outfit she tried on and he just wanted to get to the party and get a drink?


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floydbloke:

 

trig42:

 

 

 

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Another option, and it seems a bit counter productive, would be to drive into the city, park in a council car park (Downtown) and train from Britomart? They could have a quick bite in the city, hop on a train at 530-6ish and should make Mt Smart by 630-7ish. Lots of trains and buses after the concert to get them back to the city. Car park will cost $3 an hour before 6pm, then $2 per hour after that to a max of $10.

 

 

 

 

I'm now wondering if Papapatoetoe station is a better option than Otahu.  Also doesn't seem too far from Mangere ( yes, i do realize it's rush-hour) and it has quite a big commuter carpark.  If it's anything like Wellington ones these start to get free spaces after about 4pm.

 

 

Yes I think that the Papatoetoe Park and Steal would be a better option.





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  #1745756 22-Mar-2017 13:04
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why not drive to the onehunga station? more parking than otahuhu the train ends up marginally closer to the stadium too.


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Jase2985:

 

why not drive to the onehunga station? more parking than otahuhu the train ends up marginally closer to the stadium too.

 

 

I did look at that.  Have pretty much written off Otahuhu becuase if they have to find a spot in a side-street they're likely to lose their way (they're not very tech-savvy, they might struggle with maps on a smartphone).  Papatoetoe seems to have more parking capacity than Onehunga and it's right there at the station.  I will give them the options.

 

Thanks everyone for the help.





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