Park and Ride

Take the stress out of parking and avoid traffic by using the Chester Park & Ride service.

The Park & Ride is an economic and environmentally friendly solution to travelling into the City for recreation or work.

There are four Park & Ride sites around the Chester area, providing a total of 3170 parking spaces, which include designated disabled parking areas and additional parking for high sided vehicles/caravans/motor caravans.

Chester's park and ride service is the 4^th largest in the Country, carrying over 1million passengers per year.

The service runs every 10 minutes, subject to City centre traffic conditions. The buses are equipped with a low floor system for easy access and are particularly beneficial for our disabled passengers and parents with buggies. However, occasionally double deckers or other buses may be used temporarily at peak times or when buses require maintenance/servicing.

Details

Car parking is free, and the return bus fare costs just £1.70.  Pay at machines so please have change ready and keep your tickets in a safe place as lost tickets cost £1.70 to replace, payable on the return bus journey.  Accompanied children under 16 years travel FREE (max 2 per adult)

Bus tickets are obtained from machines on the sites, and change machines are also available.  Park and Ride Locations are available as are details of the Park and Ride Timetable.

Sat Nav Users - More and more drivers are relying on satellite navigation and GPS systems to get them to their desired destination.  To help you find your way to Chester's Car Parks and Park and Ride stations, we've included details of the relevant postcodes to make your trip even easier. 

Saver Books

There is no expiry date on saver books and they can be used at any time on all sites.

Until 30th April 2008 saver books of tickets will still be available for £15.00 (10 return tickets + 1 free).

From 1st May 2008 saver books of tickets will be available for £8.50 (5 return tickets + 1 free). 

If you produce a valid Charisma Card when purchasing an £8.50 saver book you will be entitled to another 1 free ticket.

Concessionary Fare

Cheshire District Scheme Bus Pass holders are entitled to use Chester Park & Ride after 9.30am daily, including the return bus fare, for free.  Please note: before 9.30am there is a charge of 80p.

English National Scheme Bus Pass holders are entitled to use Chester Park & Ride after 9.30am daily, including the return bus fare, for free.  Please note: before 9.30am there is a charge of £1.70.

Welsh & Scottish Scheme Bus Pass holders pay the full fare of £1.70 at all times.

Please see the Concessionary Travel page for more information