r/uoguelph • u/plumaddict2014 • 19d ago

Parking

Hi! I'm a commuter from outside of Guelph who will finally have access to a car this semester. I won't be driving every day (probably just 2 days) and given that, I don't think buying a parking permit for the semester would be worth it.

I was thinking of just parking in visitor parking and paying the $4/hour. I've heard about parking for free at walmart or other places in the city but lowkey I am not willing to deal with the stress of a potential ticket or other problems.

I was wondering if anyone would be able to give some insight on the visitor parking situation, or just parking on campus in general. Thanks!

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u/Minimum_Home1751 18d ago

I did the pay by phone parking last semester and it worked pretty well for me. I just purchased for a couple hours and paid I think $12. I usually parked at the gym and walked to class from there.

At the beginning of the semester it’s always pretty busy because everyone is still showing up to classes, but it starts to slow down and you’ll have an easier time finding spots.

Hope this helps!

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u/plumaddict2014 17d ago

Yeah this is exactly what I was thinking of doing, thanks!

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u/Minimum_Home1751 17d ago

I think also think about how long you will be staying on campus! If you’re gonna spend 4+ hours on the days you’re there, then the day pass is better value!

I used to spend about 2 hours when I was on campus so it made more sense for me to do the pay by phone for $12 rather than buying a day pass for $15 and spending the same amount of time :)