Yate Park & Ride
Services to Bristol City Centre, Chipping Sodbury, Frenchay, Kingswood, Southmead Hospital, Wotton under Edge and Yate.
The Yate Park & Ride on Badminton Road includes 198 parking spaces and cycle parking for 40 bikes, as well as improved bus stops.
The Park & Ride site uses the existing bus network, with some buses running approximately every 30 minutes (hourly services on Sundays).
The park and ride including 38 electric vehicle (EV) charging bays (part of the Revive network). There is a bike hire, a car club and click and collect lockers.
This park & ride is not exclusive to car users. You may travel to the car park using other modes of transport and catch one of the available bus services. Yate rail station is only an 8-minute walk away and there is cycle parking available on site.
Please note that the routes in the map below are merely indicative. Refer to each service’s official route map to see actual stops and route.
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| 86 | Y1 | Y2 | Y6 | WESTlink | |
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| Route description | Connecting Yate Shopping Centre Coalpit Heath, Henfield, Lyde Green, Emersons Green, Mangotsfield, New Cheltenham and Kingswood. Please note this service automatically changes to 84 or 85 at Stover Road bus stop when travelling in the direction of Yate Shopping Centre (except for the last journey of the day). This change does not affect passengers already on board. | Connecting Chipping Sodbury, Yate South, Yate Shopping Centre, Coalpit Heath and Bristol City Centre | Connecting North Yate, Yate Shopping Centre, Frampton Cotterell and Bristol City Centre | Connecting Chipping Sodbury, Yate Shopping Centre, Frampton Cotterell, Winterbourne, Bristol Parkway, Cribbs Causeway and Southmead Hospital | WESTlink is a new type of on-demand bus service which operates in the vast majority of the West of England, outside of Bristol and Bath city centres. WESTlink operates in three zones: north, south and Future Transport Zone (FTZ). The north zone consists of the following areas: • North of central Bath including Swainswick and Lansdown Park and Ride. • Most of South Gloucestershire outside of the north and east of Bristol, including Yate and Thornbury. |
| Frequency | Every 120 minutes | Every 30 minutes | Every 30 minutes | Every 60 minutes | Your can book on-demand, or book up to a day in advance. |
| Operator | Stagecoach West | First Bus | First Bus | First Bus | E-zec Medical Transport Services |
| Types of payment accepted | • Cash on bus • Contactless on bus • Operator’s app: Google Play or Apple Store • Operator’s website • Concessionary Pass (after 09:00 Monday – Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays)” | • Cash on bus • Contactless on bus • Tap On, Tap Off • Operator’s app:Google Play or Apple Store • Operator’s website • Concessionary Pass (after 09:00 Monday – Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays) | • Cash on bus • Contactless on bus • Tap On, Tap Off • Operator’s app:Google Play or Apple Store • Operator’s website • Concessionary Pass (after 09:00 Monday – Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays) | • Cash on bus • Contactless on bus • Operator’s app: Google Play or Apple Store • Travelcards • Concessionary Pass (after 09:00 Monday – Friday, all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays) | • Operator’s app • Operator’s website • Contact the operator to book a journey on 0117 457 8561 • Google Play • Apple Store • Concessionary Pass (after 09:00 Monday – Friday, all day Saturday) |
| Operating days | • Monday to Saturday • No service on Sunday and Public Holidays | • Monday to Sunday • Operates on Public Holidays | • Monday to Sunday • Operates on Public Holidays | • Monday to Sunday • Operates on Public Holidays | WESTlink north zone • Monday to Saturday • No service on Sunday or Public Holidays |
| First bus | Monday to Saturday • 07:55 from Yate Shopping Centre (Stop B) to Kingswood | Monday to Friday • 05:58 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 04:51 from Yate Park & Ride (A) bus stop to Bristol Bus Station Saturday • 06:55 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 06:22 from Yate Park & Ride (A) bus stop to Bristol Bus Station Sunday & Public Holidays • 09:14 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 08:23 from Yate Park & Ride (A) bus stop to Bristol Bus Station | Monday to Friday • 06:10 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 06:54 from Yate Park & Ride (A) bus stop to Bristol Bus Station Saturday • 09:41 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 07:24 from Yate Park & Ride (A) bus stop to Bristol Bus Station Sunday & Public Holidays • 09:36 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 08:23 from Yate Park & Ride (A) bus stop to Bristol Bus Station | Monday to Friday • 07:14 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 05:24 from Yate Park & Ride (C) bus stop to Cribbs Causeway and Southmead Hospital Saturday • 07:12 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 05:19 from Yate Park & Ride (C) bus stop to Cribbs Causeway and Southmead Hospital Sunday & Public Holidays • 09:36 from Yate Park & Ride (B) bus stop to Yate Shopping Centre and Chipping Sodbury • 09:40 from Yate Park & Ride (C) bus stop to Cribbs Causeway and Southmead Hospital | WESTlink north zone – Monday to Saturday from 7am |
| Last bus | Monday to Saturday • 19:00 from Kingswood, Courtney View, to Yate Shopping Centre Please note this service does not terminate at Stover Road on earlier journeys as per what shows on its timetable. The service will automatically change to number 84 or 85 at Stover Road bus stop at all other times of the day, continuing to Wotton-under-Edge from there, via Yate Shopping Centre. This change does not affect passengers already on board. | Monday to Saturday • 22:37 from Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar Road (S-Bound) bus stop to Yate Park & Ride (A) • 23:45 from Bristol Bus Station Bay 14 to Yate Park & Ride (B) Sunday & Public Holidays • 21:37 from Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar Road (S-Bound) bus stop to Yate Park & Ride (A) • 22:45 from Bristol Bus Station Bay 14 to Yate Park & Ride (B) | Monday to Saturday • 23:15 from Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar Road (S-Bound) bus stop to Yate Park & Ride (A) • 23:05 from Bristol City Centre C11 to Yate Park & Ride (B) Sunday & Public Holidays • 23:15 from Bristol City Centre C11 to Yate Park & Ride (B) | Monday to Friday • 21:15 from Southmead Hospital (F) and 21:34 from Cribbs Causeway (Stop A) to Yate Park & Ride (B) • 20:00 from Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar Road (S-bound), and 20:04 from Yate Shopping Centre (Stop B) to Yate Park & Ride (C) Saturday • 20:29 from Southmead Hospital (F) and 20:49 from Cribbs Causeway (Stop B) to Yate Park & Ride (B) • 19:55 from Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar Road (S-bound), and 19:59 from Yate Shopping Centre (Stop D) to Yate Park & Ride (C) Sunday & Public Holidays • 18:19 from Southmead Hospital (F) and 18:39 from Cribbs Causeway (Stop B) to Yate Park & Ride (B) • 17:45 from Chipping Sodbury, Wickwar Road (S-bound), and 17:49 from Yate Shopping Centre (Stop D) to Yate Park & Ride (C) | WESTlink north zone – Monday to Saturday to 7pm |
| Fares | See fares for service 86 | See fares for service Y1 | See fares for service Y2 | See fares for service Y6 | See fares for the WESTlink service |
| Route & Timetable | 86 route and timetable | Y1 route and timetable | Y2 route and timetable | Y6 route and timetable | The service runs without a fixed timetable or route, and is booked ‘on demand’ |
| Lost property | Contact the operator on 01179 695286 | Contact the operator on 0345 646 0707 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm | Contact the operator on 0345 646 0707 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm | Contact the operator on 0345 646 0707 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm | Contact the operator on 0117 457 8561. Select option 4. Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm |
| Service feedback and additional info | Contact the operator on 01452 418630 or email [email protected] | Contact the operator on 0345 646 0707 or via their website. | Contact the operator on 0345 646 0707 or via their website. | Contact the operator on 0345 646 0707 or via their website. | Contact the operator on 0117 457 8561. Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm |
Site and parking information
| YATE | |
|---|---|
| Side of Bristol | North East |
| Height Restriction | 2.3m |
| Opening hours | Open 24/7 |
| Parking cost | Free* |
| Parking Spaces | 198 |
| Electric Vehicle Charging Points | 38 (part of the Revive network) |
| Postcode | BS37 5AF |
| Overnight parking | Yes, at vehicle owner’s own risk |
| Toilets | No |
| Cycle parking | Yes – 40 space two-tier covered cycle storage facility |
| Park & Cycle | Allowed |
| Car parking queries | 0145 486 8004 or email [email protected] |
*Parking charges
Initially, it will be free to park at the park and ride site all day. Parking charges will be introduced later at £2.60 a day.
You will be able to continue to park for free if you meet one of the following usages:
• If you take an onward bus service.
• If you’ve parked an Electric Vehicle in a charging bay and are charging.
• If you’ve parked in a disabled person’s parking place and are displaying a valid disabled person’s badge.
Living roofs
Yate Park & Ride is the first location in the West of England where ‘living roofs’ have been installed on all three new bus stops. The green roofs require minimum maintenance, absorb carbon and help to support dwindling populations of bees, butterflies and pollinating insects.
