Park & Ride

Park and Ride services to Exeter City Centre are operated by Stagecoach South West.  For information on the latest fares please contact Stagecoach.

• RED – Honiton Road to Exeter city centre EX2 7NL (this site is served by the 4/4A bus service, see timetable below)
• GREEN – Sowton to Exeter city centre EX2 5GL
• GREEN – Matford to Exeter city centre EX2 8FD

This map shows the locations served by the Stagecoach services:

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 park and ride from 30 October 2022 will be served by the 4/4A service
• GREEN: Matford and Sowton park and ride from 3 January 2021
• City centre park and ride stops
• Live bus times and timetables from Stagecoach

The sites are open to allow these journeys to be used, so are locked at around midnight. Overnight parking is not permitted.

On Sundays and public holidays, Matford and Sowton park and ride sites are closed and will be locked. Honiton Road is open. The site is locked after the arrival of the service 4 journey, departing from the city centre at 6.00 pm.

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. 

In the evening it is possible to return to Honiton Road and Sowton Park & Rides on ordinary bus services after the Park & Ride service has finished. At Honiton Road this is on service 4 leaving the Bus Station at 11.10pm and at Sowton on service 9 up to 11.35pm. The sites are open to allow these journeys to be used, so are locked at around midnight. Overnight parking is not permitted.

Please note the National Bus Pass is not valid on the Hospital or the County Hall Park and Ride services.

Hospital Park and Ride

The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital runs a Park and Ride service to their Wonford site from Digby. This is called the SPR3 – Sowton to RD&E Hospital – location postcode: EX2 5GL

County Hall Park and Ride

The PR6 Park and Ride service which serves Sowton park and ride to County Hall has been temporarily suspended due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

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.

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.

Honiton Road and Sowton park and ride car parks are locked between midnight and 6.00 am on park and ride operating days. Matford and Digby are locked after the arrival of the last bus. On other days they remain locked. Overnight parking is not permitted on park and ride sites.