Park and Ride

Parking is limited in Oxford so we encourage visitors to use the Park and Ride service.

You can travel to Oxford by car, park in a secure car park on the outskirts of the city, and finish your journey into the city by bus. The buses are modern and frequent.

Three Park and Ride sites are run by Oxford City Council (Pear Tree, Redbridge and Seacourt) and two are run by Oxfordshire County Council (Thornhill and Water Eaton).

Please see the Park and Ride page of the Oxfordshire County Council website for more information about Park and Ride services.

Bus Timetables and Charges

All Park and Ride buses are run by private bus companies. For timetable details and information about fares, please contact the appropriate bus company or visit the Park and Ride website.

National concessionary bus passes for over 60's and disabled people are accepted on Park and Ride buses.

Bus stops and journey times

Visit the Oxfordshire County Council website for information about bus stops, times of first and last buses, and average journey times for Park and Ride buses.

Parking Information and Charges

Site

Parking charge

Maximum Stay

Contact

Thornhill

Water Eaton

Free

72 hours

Information on parking contact Oxfordshire County Council: 0845 337 1138 (choose option 3)

Pear Tree

Redbridge

Seacourt

We have adopted a ticketless system of payment where you log your vehicle registration number and your location onto the system by one of three ways. We shall use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to check that parking fees are paid.

The three ways to pay are:

Cash using the pay machines on site

1 day £1.50
7 days £7.50

Using phone and credit/debit card

RingGo service Telephone: 01865 989000

1 day £1.70
7 days £7.70
28 days £30.90 includes text reminder 24 hours before expiry

Visit the RingGo website

1 day £1.70
7 days £7.70
28 days £30.90 includes email reminder 24 hours before expiry

The RingGo location codes are:

Pear Tree 3919
Seacourt 3918
Redbridge 3920

We recommend that regular users of the Park & Ride service pre-register with the online method which will make it quicker the first time the service is used. Anyone who has already registered with RingGo at any other location need not register again.

There are no charges for parking at any of the car parks after 6.30pm until 5am the next morning.

No maximum stay

Information on parking contact Oxford City Council: 01865 252489 during office hours or email carparks@oxford.gov.uk

Blue Badge Holders

There are allocated parking bays for blue badge holders at our Park and Ride sites, but you will still need to purchase a ticket.

Park and Ride Locations

There are five Park and Ride sites around the city on Oxford's ring road.

Site	Postcode
Pear Tree	OX2 8JD
Water Eaton	OX2 8HA
Thornhill	OX3 8DP
Redbridge	OX1 4XG
Seacourt	OX2 0HP

To find out where the Park and Ride sites are see the map below:

PDF icon Park and Ride site map (112kB PDF)

What bus should I get?

Below is information about the bus services operating from the Park and Ride sites:

Route	Bus Number	Contact
Redbridge to City Centre	300	The Oxford Bus Company 01865 785400
Seacourt to City Centre	400	The Oxford Bus Company 01865 785400
Pear Tree to City Centre	300	The Oxford Bus Company 01865 785400
Thornhill to City Centre	400	The Oxford Bus Company 01865 785400
Thornhill to Churchill and Nuffield Hospitals	600	Oxfordshire County Council Special Transport Service 01865 768329
Water Eaton to City Centre	500	The Oxford Bus Company 01865 785400
Water Eaton to John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, and Nuffield Hospital	700	RH Transport 01993 869100

Where can I find out more?

For further information visit the Park and Ride website.

To find out more about current road works in Oxford and how they might affect your Park and Ride journey see Live Travel Information on the Oxfordshire County Council website

Page last reviewed 5 January 2012

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