Park and Ride Portsmouth
The Portmouth Park and Ride Service is run by Portsmouth City Council and has easy access directly from the M275 motorway, with buses running straight into the heart of the city centre.
The Portsmouth Park and Ride service operates from the Tipner Interchange, just follow the signs from the motorway,
and costs just £4 per vehicle for parking all day, including bus transfers.
You can download printable maps for the Portsmouth Park and Ride service in .pdf format here.
Buses leave the park and ride site frequently during peak times and drop off at stops in the heart of the city.
PR1 The Hard Interchange
Portsmouth Park and Ride stops:
Travelling from the Park and Ride terminal at Tipner, the PR1 stop at the following locations.
- Portsmouth Park and Ride terminal, Tipner.
- Portsmouth International Port, for cross channel ferries and cruise ships.
- Charles Dickens, a short walk from here to the Dickens Birthplace Museum.
- City Centre, for shopping areas, Commercial Road and Cascades.
- The Hard Interchange, a short walk for Gunwharf Quays, Spinnaker Tower and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
The Portsmouth Park and Ride runs every day except Christmas Day and New Year's Day, with buses leaving the Tipner Interchange site between:
- From the Park and Ride car park
- Mon to Fri - 07:00 - every 15mins - 19:00
- Saturdays - 08:00 - every 15 mins - 19:00
- Sundays - 09:00 - evry 15 mins - 17:45
- Returning from The Hard Interchange
- Mon to Fri - 07:15 - every 15mins - 19:15
- Saturdays - 08:15 - every 15 mins - 19:15
- Sundays - 09:15 - evry 15 mins - 18:00
* Overnight parking is not allowed. The car park closes 30 minutes after the last bus gets back. You should call 023 9282 4244 for assistance in case of a problem.
How it works
- Park in a marked bay at the Park and Ride site.
- Buy a ticket from a machine.
- Show the ticket to your bus driver.
Getting to Portsmouth Park and Ride
Access to the Park and Ride site is directly from the M275 motorway just follow the Park and Ride signs. You can access the site in either direction, south bound or north bound, it couldn't be easier.