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Park and Ride – an alternative to expensive car parks

20th March 2025 @ 6:06am – by Tarvin Webteam
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Chester's Park and Ride Buses run three circular routes directly into Chester City Centre and back to your car park. Depending on where you want to go, this can be a good choice to avoid expensive car parks (city centre) or under-capacity car parks (Countess Hospital).

PR1 – Wrexham Road Park and Ride

Frequency, Last Bus and Capacity:
Monday – Saturday: every 20 minutes, last bus 7 pm
Sundays and bank holidays: every 20 minutes, last bus 5.30 pm
1200 spaces (14 accessible spaces)

Stops at:

  • 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

Frequency, Last Bus and Capacity:
Monday – Saturday: 0700-1900 every 10/15 minutes, last bus 7 pm
Sundays and public holidays: every 15 minutes, last bus 5.30 pm
750 parking spaces (12 accessible spaces)

Stops at:

  • Boughton Waitrose (for Business Quarter)
  • The Bars (for the Watergate Clock)
  • Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions)
  • Boughton Waitrose
  • Boughton Heath Park & Ride

PR3 – Upton (Zoo) Park and Ride

Frequency, Last Bus and Capacity:
Monday – Saturday: every 15/20 minutes, last bus 7 pm
Sundays & bank holidays: every 20 minutes, last bus 5.30 pm
460 parking spaces (10 accessible spaces )

Stops at:

  • 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 is currently suspended until further notice.

Park and Ride services do not operate on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.

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