Park & Ride

Park and ride offers a convenient and easy alternative to driving and parking in Exeter City Centre. Simply park for free at one of the 3 sites and buy your ticket onboard the bus.

Park and ride services to and from Exeter city centre are operated by Stagecoach South West. For information on the site locations and the latest timetables please see below. Live bus times and journey planning can be found on the Stagecoach website.

Please note that there are height restriction barriers of 2.1 metres in place at Honiton Road, Digby and Sowton Park & Ride sites.

Timetables

Honiton Road

Honiton Road site is located just off Moor Lane roundabout, near junction 29 of the M5 (postcode EX2 7NL).

This site is most convenient for those arriving from:

• M5 from Bristol and Taunton
• A30 from Honiton

This site is served by bus services 4 and 4A to and from the city centre. View the timetable for 4/4A.

Please note that this site has a height restriction barrier of 2.1 metres.

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Sowton

Sowton is located on Sidmouth Road, near Junction 30 of the M5 (postcode EX2 5GL).

This site is most convenient for those arriving from:

• A3052 from Sidmouth
• A376 from Exmouth

This site is served by the GREEN bus service to and from the city centre. View the timetable for Green park and ride.

Please note that this site has a height restriction barrier of 2.1 metres.

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Matford

Matford is located on Matford Park Road, near The Devon Hotel on the A379 (postcode EX2 8FD)

This site is most convenient for those arriving from:

• A38 from Plymouth
• A380 from Torbay
• A379 from Dawlish

This site is served by the GREEN bus service to and from the City Centre. View the timetable for GREEN park and ride.

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All sites are unlocked in time for first bus and locked after the arrival of the last bus. Overnight parking is not permitted.

Honiton Road and Sowton sites are owned by Devon County Council and operated by Stagecoach South West. Matford site is managed by Stagecoach South West.

On Sundays and public holidays, Matford and Sowton Park and Ride sites are closed and will be locked. Honiton Road is open.

In the evening it is possible to return to Sowton Park & Ride on service 9 after the Green Park & Ride service has finished. Service 9 operates from the Bus Station up to 11.35pm. Please see Stagecoach website for timetable.

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Fares

The following fare information is correct as of March 2023.

Both the GREEN and 4/4A services are included in the current £2 single bus fare cap. This means that a single (one-way) ticket on these bus services will cost no more than £2 per person.

All three park and ride sites are within the Stagecoach Exeter DayRider ticket zone. This ticket allows unlimited travel on Stagecoach services within Exeter until the end of the day and can be bought either on the bus or on the Stagecoach Bus App.

Weekly, 28 day and flexible tickets are also available. Please see the Stagecoach website for details.

• Exeter DayRider Adult: £5.00 on bus or Stagecoach Bus app
• Exeter DayRider Child (aged 5-15): £3.90 on bus or Stagecoach Bus app
• Exeter DayRider 1 plus 2 (1 adult, 2 children): £7.80 on bus or Stagecoach Bus app
• Exeter DayRider Group (up to 5 people travelling together): £10.00 on bus or Stagecoach Bus app

National Bus Pass

The National Bus Pass is valid on Park and Ride services from 9.30am Monday to Friday, and all day on weekends. Please note the National Bus Pass is not valid on the Hospital or the County Hall Park and Ride services.

Exeter Park and Cycle

There are Park and Cycle spaces at all Exeter Park and Ride sites. Park and Cycle works in the same way as Park and Ride, but with bicycles. It’s free, but you do need to apply for a permit.

More information

• Car parks in Devon
• How parking is regulated
• Buses