Welcome to the Highways Service Information Centre
Changes mean services are cheaper for commuters looking to travel into Colchester and Chelmsford city centres.
Prices for Essex Park and Ride services are changing to help encourage more people to use the services and reduce the number of cars in the centres of Colchester and Chelmsford.
The changes will mean commuters pay less on the daily price for peak time travel, as well as for weekday afternoon tickets. Meanwhile, weekend tickets will be brought in line with weekday ticket prices.
All of the price changes follow a public consultation which asked residents their views on the proposals last year. The changes will come into force from Friday 1 September.
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You can use a ticket to hop on and off any park & ride bus all day. For example, get off at the hospital or rail station, then get back on to go to the town centre, then back out to the park & ride site. The ticket can only be used once from a park & ride site.
Children under 5 travel for free at all times
Buy your tickets on the bus via cash or contactless.
Parking only can be purchased via Mi Permit, using location 737944 and costs £3.
Bring your bike with you, leave your car at the site and cycle to your destination. Park and Pedal is £3 per day. We have bike racks should you chose to leave your bike at site overnight. We also offer Secure cycle lockers £20 per month, which includes free parking. Please visit Bikeaway to secure your locker.
Parking for special events in Colchester and at the Jobserve Community Stadium is sometimes available. Prices may vary for special events and concerts. The car park has extended opening times on these occasions.
The Colchester Park and Ride will be supporting the event.
Anyone dressed up as a super hero will receive free travel!
The Colchester Park and Ride site will be open to support parking for the following matches.
Payment must be made via MiPermit.
Did you know you can arrange your parking up to 7 days in advance? Advanced purchase is advised to aviod network and bandwidth issues on site.
Our coffee mornings are home to cars, car lovers, chilled vibes, live music, a variety of food and great coffee. The events start at 10am until 1pm and you'll find something for everyone to enjoy. We'll also have some select exhibition stands on the mornings for you to shop around the best brands and take a look at some of the latest products and collections.
Tickets available via the organiser SlammedUK
Every Sunday all year round
Visit Capital Car Boot Sales website for more information
Parking will be available at Colchester Park and Ride from 7am – 2pm, payment must be made by Mi Permit
Colchester Hospital have funded access to FREE Park and Ride services at Colchester Hospital for all ESNEFT colleagues. Colleagues simply have to show their ID badge when they get on the bus and are issued with a ticket. Staff are encouraged to use the Park and Ride with staff car parks regularly at capacity. Staff DO NOT need to park their vehicle at the Park and Ride to utilise the service.
The Park and Ride service will be offering a bus service and parking for the following concerts in Castle Park.
Tickets are available to purchase per car, payment must be made by Mi Permit. Your ticket can be used on regular Park and Ride Services on Saturday and additional services as timetabled below.
Saturday Additional Service Timetable - PDF(153KB)
If you have an event and would like to hire the site please contact essexparkandride@essex.gov.uk
Parking for special events in Colchester and at the Jobserve Community Stadium is sometimes available. Prices may vary for special events and concerts. The car park has extended opening times on these occasions
The Colchester Park and Ride site is located on the A12 at Junction 28. The what3words location is ///delight.building.downcast
The Out of Hours number to call in the event of arriving at the site after it has closed is 0333 207 6606 (the site reference is 254917). It can take up to 2 hours for the release.
Colchester Park and Ride Timetable - PDF(85.7KB)
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