Ipswich Park and Ride
No matter why you’re heading into town, parking has never been easier than with park & ride.
Simply choose your most convenient car park, catch the frequent, fast, direct bus service and decide which town centre stop is best for you.
No more sitting in traffic jams, queuing for a car park, hunting for a space or worrying about how long you’ve got left on your parking ticket.
Our buses are fitted with comfy real leather seats with head rests and plenty of room for legs and bags. They’ve got space for buggies and a wheelchair too, on this page you'll find all the information you need to get you on your way.
So whether you’re going to work, enjoying a day at the shops, having lunch with friends or exploring an event at Christchurch Park or The Waterfront, Ipswich park & ride is the best way straight into town, in style.
Maps
Getting to both our Park & Ride car parks is easy. They're convenient from both the A12 and A14, and are clearly signposted from the roads around them.
London Road Park & Ride: IP8 3TQ
Martlesham Park & Ride: IP5 3QN
Where to get on & off in Ipswich town centre
Wherever your day in Ipswich takes you, there's sure to be a bus stop nearby to get you back to the car when you're done. They're all shown on the map below, along with some key landmarks to help you find your way.
Timetables
Below, you'll find some large displays listing times to and from each Park & Ride site. Alternatively, you can download a handy leaflet with everything you need inside to make your journey into town a breeze. Click here to download your Ipswich Park & Ride leaflet [PDF]
Times to & from London Road Park & Ride
Bus times from 10th January 2022
Times to & from Martlesham Park & Ride
Bus times from 10th January 2022
Tickets & Prices
It's easy and great value to park & ride...
When you get to the car park simply find a space and buy your ticket from the driver of the bus when you head into town - pay with contactless or with cash.
The Park & Ride ticket prices shown below for all day, after 12 & Saturdays are only valid when boarding the bus at either of the Park & Ride car parks. If you board the 800 bus anywhere else along the route, the Ipswich Zone fares will apply.
You can pay with contactless on board the bus, or as an mTicket on the First Bus App before you go.
| all day | after 12 & Saturdays |
Ipswich Zone | |
| Adult | £4 | £3 | £5.50 |
| Young Person (5 - 19) | £3 | £2.50 | £4 |
| High5 Group* | £8 | £6 | £11 |
| Concession Pass Holders |
£2.50 |
valid on all Ipswich Reds buses in the Ipswich Zone |
Go as a group...
With a High5 group ticket, *up to 5 people (maximum 2 adults) can save when they travel together. That works out at as little as 80p each after 12 and on Saturdays when you buy on mTicket.
Regular traveller?...
We've got a great range of longer term tickets available for a week, ten days, a month or more all designed to make park & ride even better value! Click here to find out more...
Overloaded?...
All of our tickets are valid for unlimited travel on park & ride buses all day so you can pop back to your car whenever you want.
Going further...
If you need to travel beyond our park & ride bus route, you can get an Ipswich Zone ticket which allows unlimited travel on all of our other bus services in the Ipswich Zone, as well as park & ride.
Longer term tickets
| 5-day | week | month | First Unlimited |
||
| on app or on bus |
on app or on bus |
on app | on app | ||
| Adult | £16 | £18 | £65 | £55.10 | |
| Young Person | £12 | £14 | £49 | Monthly subscription ticket |
5-day, week, month and Unlimited tickets are all valid for unlimited travel on park & ride buses (and evening 66 buses back to the park & ride sites) whenever you want.
Please note that you'll only be able to buy 5-day and week tickets from the driver at the prices above when you board the bus at either one of the park & ride car parks. Otherwise, normal Ipswich Zone prices will apply.
You can buy all of the tickets above in a variety of ways:
- on the bus: 5-day and week
- with an mTicket on the First Bus App: 5-day, week, month
- First Ipswich Travel Centre: 5-day, week & month
- Endeavour Card: week & month tickets
- online: First Unlimited
Download our FREE First Bus App to make your journey more convenient
Have everything you need to travel at your fingertips!
- Plan your journey
- Buy your tickets on the app
- Track the bus to your stop
- See live seat availability on your bus before it arrives at your stop!
Have a question? Head over to our FAQs to see if it's been asked before.
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