Park and Ride
Overview
Late night shopping 2024-25
Our Park and Ride Services will be operating extra evening journeys for the late night shopping dates over Christmas and New Year in November and December. Details of the extra services can be found on our late night shopping timetable (PDF, 94KB).
Chester Park and Ride free throughout January 2025
If you are visiting historic Chester during this period, why not take advantage of this fantastic offer. Regular buses operate until 7pm (5.30pm Sundays).
The offer applies to day tickets obtained on bus only and is not available for Park and Ride tickets purchased through the Stagecoach app
Buses operate three separate circular routes direct into the city, then back to your car park.
PR1 – Wrexham Road Park and Ride: Grosvenor Road (for Racecourse and Law Courts) – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions) – Pepper Street (for the River Dee and Boat Trips) – Grosvenor Road - Wrexham Road Park & Ride
PR2 – Boughton Heath Park and Ride: Boughton Waitrose (for Business Quarter) - The Bars – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions) – Boughton Waitrose - Boughton Heath Park & Ride
PR3 – Upton (Zoo) Park and Ride: Liverpool Road (for Countess Hospital) – Liverpool Road Abbotts Grange (for University) – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop BB (for shops and visitor attractions) – Liverpool Road Abbotts Grange – Liverpool Road (Countess Hospital) - Upton (Zoo) Park & Ride
Sealand Road Park and Ride: The Park and Ride service from this site is currently suspended until further notice.
Electric charging points
We don’t have electric chargers at any of our park and ride sites as of yet, but it is being considered as part of our wider Climate Change agenda.
Frequency and last buses
PR1 – Wrexham Road Park and Ride
- Monday - Saturday: every 12 minutes, last bus 7pm
- Sundays and public holidays: every 15 minutes, last bus 5.30pm
- 1200 total parking spaces (14 disabled spaces)
PR2 – Boughton Heath Park and Ride
- Monday - Saturday: 0700-1900 every 15/20 minutes, last bus 7pm
- Sundays and public holidays: every 15 minutes, last bus 5.30pm
- 750 total parking spaces (12 disabled spaces)
PR3 – Upton (Zoo) Park and Ride
- Monday - Saturday: every 15/20 minutes, last bus 7pm
- Sundays and public holidays: every 15 minutes, last bus 5.30pm
- 460 total parking spaces (10 disabled spaces)
Park and Ride services do not operate on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.
