Parking and charges
The Winchester Park and Ride (P&R) service offers a convenient and cost effective way to travel into Winchester.
We now have Park and Ride sites situated on the East, South and West sides of Winchester to accommodate visitors travelling from nearly every direction.
Park and Ride has been developed as a way of reducing traffic volumes and the impact of traffic in the city centre, making Winchester a more pleasant environment.
Contents
— Park & Ride locations
— Tickets and prices
— Concessions
— Season tickets
— Park & Ride bus routes
— Car park regulations
Winchester Park & Ride locations
Map of Park & Ride Locations (pdf, 131kb)
East Winchester (St Catherine's) P&R
- Spaces: 564 standard, 6 disabled, 4 electric (2 EV units)
- Entrance: Garnier Road or Bar End Road, SO23 9NP
- Access: via M3 J10 (northbound) or M3 J9 (southbound)
- Bus stops: 4 bus stops in car park
- Amenities: Toilets and help point
- Charging hours: 6am to 10pm
East Winchester (Barfield) P&R
- Spaces: 190 standard, 4 electric (2 EV units)
- Entrance: Barfield Close, SO23 9SQ
- Access: via M3 Junction 10 (northbound) or M3 Junction 9 (southbound)
- Bus stops: 1 bus stop located on Barfield Close
- Charging hours: 6am to 10pm
South Winchester P&R
- Spaces: 854 standard, 9 disabled, 7 parent / child, 12 coach spaces, 2 motor home, 6 electric (3 EV units)
- Entrance: Hockley Link, Winchester
- Access: via M3 Junction 11
- Bus stops: 3 bus stops in car park
- Amenities: Toilets and help point
- Charging hours: 6am to 10pm
Pitt P&R
- Spaces: 185 standard, 2 disabled, 12 reserved spaces for school use
- Entrance: Pitt Road, SO22 5SR
- Access: via Romsey Road
- Bus stops: On Romsey Road - access via the footpath
- Charging hours: 6am to 10pm
East Winchester (Barfield Phase II) P&R
- Spaces: 250 standard, 6 disabled, 4 shared use parent / child or disabled, 16 electric charging spaces
- Entrance: Barfield Close, SO23 9SQ
- Access: via M3 Junction 10 (northbound) or M3 Junction 9 (southbound)
- Bus stops: 1 bus stop located on Barfield Close
- Charging hours: 6am to 10pm
The car parks are all covered by CCTV for security and safety.
Tickets and prices
You can pay for parking at our Park & Ride sites using the on-site ticket machines or by making use of the RingGo pay-by-phone service.
Ticket machines
All of our Park & Ride sites have pay and display machines. By paying at a machine you'll receive two tickets - one to display in your vehicle and the other to show to the bus driver (you and up to five passengers can travel for free). The bus driver will give each passenger their own bus ticket.
- Daily fee: £3.50 (Mon-Sat)
- Off peak fee: £3.00 - for arrival after 10.30am Monday to Friday
- Saturday: £1.80 - three hours only (East car parks only)
- After 4pm: Free - but ticket still required from machine (East car parks only)
RingGo (pay by phone)
RingGo Park & Ride (P&R) is a quick and easy mobile phone service, which lets you pay for your Park & Ride parking and bus journey with a credit or debit card, rather than using cash at a machine. Once you've parked up, simply contact RingGo by app, phone, SMS or online, and pay for your parking by phone.
- Daily fee: £3.50 (Mon-Sat)
- Off peak fee: £3.00 - for arrival after 10.30am Monday to Friday
- Saturday: £1.80 - three hours only
When using RingGo, additional fees may be payable depending on customer preferences.
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