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Park and Ride

To find out the cost of this service, timetables, a map of the area and boarding points for the various Park and Ride services to Exeter City Centre, and a timetable for services to Barnstaple Town Centre please select the relevant link below. Please note: parking facilities on each of the Park & Ride sites are only available to those who are using the Park & Ride bus, or in possession of a Park & Cycle permit. Usage is monitored and a fine may be levied for inappropriate use.
- Exeter - Honiton Road, Sowton & Matford Park & Ride to Exeter City Centre
(882KB - pdf help) - Barnstaple Park and Ride
Sunday services
The RED Park & Ride (Honiton Road) in Exeter operates a Sunday service as follows:
From Honiton Park & Ride |
From Exeter City Centre |
First bus departs at 1006 And every 12 minutes until 1642 |
First bus departs at 1024 And every 12 minutes until 1700 |
Bank Holidays
Exeter RED, BLUE and GREEN Park & Rides all operate a bank holiday* service as follows:
From Park & Ride |
From Exeter City Centre |
First bus departs at 0805 And every 15 minutes until 1750 |
First bus departs at 0825 And every 15 minutes until 1240>1300 And every 15 minutes until 1745 (RED only) 1815 (BLUE & GREEN) |
* except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Hospital Park & Ride
The Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital also run a Park & Ride service to their Wonford site from Digby (near Tesco, the railway station and junction 30 of the M5). For further information on this service, please click here to visit their website .
County Hall Park & Ride
As part of new measures to reduce single occupancy car journeys to County Hall, Devon County Council run a Park & Ride bus service PR6 from Sowton to County Hall. At Sowton the bus picks up and drops off passengers from the layby in Sidmouth Road. At County Hall there are two bus stops – by Matford Huts and by the side of Lucombe House.
For further information on PR6 bus service please select the link below.
- PR6 Park & Ride.
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Lost Property
All enquiries about lost property should go to the bus operator and not the County Council.
Contact details for each operator can be found by selecting the relevant service below.
- RED - Honiton Road to Exeter City Centre - Stagecoach South West
- BLUE - Sowton to Exeter City Centre - Stagecoach South West
- GREEN - Matford to Exeter City Centre - Stagecoach South West
- PR3 - Digby to RD&E Hospital - Dartline
- PR6 - Sowton to County Hall - Stagecoach South West
Please note that office opening times are determined by the bus operator and not the County Council.
Height Restrictions
The following height restrictions operate at Park and Rides:
- Digby (for hospital) - 2.1m (7ft)
- Sowton (Sidmouth Road) - 2.1m (7ft)
- Honiton Road - 2.2 m
- Matford - 2.1m.(7ft) Note: Adjacent car parking available for motor caravans
SAT NAV Users
Post codes for all Park and Ride sites in Exeter are listed below.
These will take you to the vicinity of the site after which you should follow local signing to access the car park.
- RED - Honiton Rd to Exeter City Centre EX2 7NL
- BLUE - Sowton to Exeter City Centre EX2 5GL
- GREEN - Matford to Exeter City Centre EX2 8FD
- PR3 - Digby to RD&E Hospital EX2 7PZ
- PR6 - Sowton to County Hall EX2 5GL
Further information
Sowton Park and Ride and Honiton Road Park and Ride are owned by Devon County Council and operated by Stagecoach South West. Matford Park and Ride is owned and run by Exeter City Council.
All Park & Ride carparks will be locked between 19:30 and 06:00 on Park & Ride operating days. On other days they will remain locked. Overnight parking is not permitted on any Park & Ride site.
Also on devon.gov.uk
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Transport Co-ordination Service
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