Sydney New Year’s Eve is one of the busiest nights in Sydney CBD, and major road closures will affect how you get into and around the city. If you’re planning to drive, it’s important to know when roads close and which DIVVY car parks are affected.
Key Road Closures – NYE 2025/26
Roads across the city will shut down throughout the day on 31 December:
- Cahill Expressway: closed from 6am
- Circular Quay & The Rocks: closures from 2pm
- Sydney CBD: major closures from 5pm, most roads closed by 7pm
- Harbour Bridge: closed 11pm–1:30am
Once these closures begin, many car parks will not be accessible — even if you have a booking. You can find the full list of road closures here.
DIVVY also offers parking close to hotels and viewing points of the New Year’s Eve celebrations, including Sydney Tower, the Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay, The Rocks, Barangaroo and Darling Harbour.
Pre-book your New Year’s Eve parking with us across North Sydney and the Sydney CBD via the DIVVY Parking App or website. Please ensure if you are pre-booking you’re parking with DIVVY, then ensure you arrive at the car park before the road closures commence.
Please note the below DIVVY car parks will not be accessible during road closures:
Sydney CBD
- 56 Pitt Street – Road closure from 5pm, 31 December 2025 – 4am, 1 January 2026.
- 30 The Bond – Road closure from 5pm, 31 December 2025 – 4am, 1 January 2026.
- InterContinental Hotel Sydney – Road closure from 2pm, 31 December 2025 – 4am, 1 January 2026.
- Novotel Hotel Darling Harbour – Road closure from 8pm, 31 December 2025 – 1:30am, 1 January 2026.
- 1 Margaret Street – Road closure from 10pm, 31 December 2025 – 4am, 1 January 2026.
- 168 Clarence Street – Road closure from 10pm, 31 December 2025 – 4am, 1 January 2026.
- 255 Clarence Street – Road closure from 10pm, 31 December 2025 – 4am, 1 January 2026.
- 45 Clarence Street – Road closure from 10pm, 31 December 2025 – 4am, 1 January 2026.
North Sydney
- 124 Walker Street – Road closure from 5pm, 31 December 2025 – 3am, 1 January 2026.
- 118 Walker Street – Road closure from 5pm, 31 December 2025 – 3am, 1 January 2026.
- 56 Berry Street – Road closure from 1pm, 31 December 2025 – 3am, 1 January 2026.
- 273 Alfred Street N – Road closure from 1pm, 31 December 2025 – 3am, 1 January 2026.
Special event clearways will be in place across the CBD, Darling Harbour, The Rocks, North Sydney and nearby suburbs.
Plan Ahead With DIVVY
Pre-book your parking in advance to ensure you have a place to park for NYE – just ensure you arrive and leave the car park outside of the road closure hours.
Start your night stress-free. Book your New Year’s Eve 2025/26 parking with DIVVY. For customer help and support, you can live chat from 8am-6pm AEST or call us on 1300 030 317.
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