Personal Travel Plan

The Personal Travel Plan tool helps you to work out all the possible routes to our hospitals by car, bus, bicycle, train or on foot. 

This has been built by Bristol City Council, so please give it a try in order to see how it can help you plan your journey.

For more information please visit the Personal Travel Plan on the Travelwest website.

 

Bristol Clean Air Zone

Our Bristol city centre hospitals are within the Clean Air Zone. Find out what you need to know before travelling to our hospitals.

 

On-site parking

Our parking charges apply between 6am and 6pm daily at our city centre hospital sites:

• First 30 minutes is free
• up to 1 hour £1.80
• 1-2 hours £3.40
• 2-4 hours £5.80
• 4-6 hours £7.10
• 6-8 hours £12:00
• over 8 hours £15:00

Please view a map of our city centre car parks and facilities.

For inpatients that are staying for more than 24 hours discounted parking is available for the patient and up to 3 visitor vehicles. Please speak to a member of staff on the ward.

For outpatients that attend hospital a minimum of 3 times a month over a period no less than 3 months free car parking is available, please speak to the outpatients department where you are a patient for details.

Blue Badge holders

If you are a Blue Badge holder, you will be able to park free of charge in any of our parking spaces (apart from the 15 minute drop-off spaces) as long as your Blue Badge is correctly displayed.

 

Off-site parking

Please view a map of local off site car parking options.

Cabot Circus

Cabot Circus offer a wide range of prices for all customer and are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as per the below.

For further information please visit the Cabot Circus website. 

The Galleries

The Galleries offer a wide range of prices for all customer and are open 7 days a week at selected times.

For more information please visit The Galleries website. 

NCP - Bristol sites

NCP offer a wide range of prices for all customer and are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at various sites across Bristol city centre.

The most local sites to our city centre hospitals are:

• Nelson Street 
• Rupert Street 
• St James Barton 
• Broadmead
• Prince Street
• Queen Charlotte Street

For more information about these sites, directions, the NCP tariffs and more please visit the NCP website. 

 

Taxis

Should you need the option of a local taxi to or from the Trust then please contact the V Cars Group via calling them, going to their website or downloading their app on your mobile device or devices: https://www.v-cars.com/ - 0117 9252626

 

Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)

If you're referred to hospital for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostic tests, you may be eligible for financial assistance with your travel expenses through the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme.

 

Travelling by bus

First Bus

For more information and to plan your journey, visit First bus journey planner or visit Travelwest's website. 

Park and Ride

Park and Ride offer routes across Bristol as well as the South of Gloucestershire with routes from:

• Brislington
• Long Ashton
• Lyde Green
• Portway
• Yate

These services cover Temple Meads, Cabot Circus, Broadmead (for UHBW hospitals), Southmead, UWE Frenchay and beyond.

For further information please visit the Travelwest website.

 

Free hospital bus services

 

Bristol city centre hospital sites

A free shuttle bus service is provided for patients, visitors and staff. The circular route includes Bristol Temple Meads railway station and our city centre hospital sites. An updated timetable from 6 June 2023 is now avaiable.  View the timetable here. 

The service is funded by Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity. Please note - the service runs Monday to Friday only.

Weston General Hospital to Bristol Royal Infirmary shuttle bus

**SERVICE DISRUPTION - The Weston General Hospital shuttle bus is currently not in service but will resume on Tuesday 6 June 2023. Apologies for any inconvenience. **

A free shuttle bus service is provided for patients, visitors and staff between Weston General Hospital, Weston-super-Mare train station and Bristol Royal Infirmary. This service runs Monday to Friday. 

 An updated timetable from 6 June 2023 is now available. View the timetable here. 

 

Trains

Should you wish to travel to the Trust via the local train stations to the Trust which is Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway then please visit the Trainline website or download their current app: https://www.thetrainline.com/

The website will include all of the latest train information, journey planner, latest fares and discounts.

 

Cycling

For any patient or visitor to the Trust we have over 80 spaces for people to park their bikes free of change across all of our Bristol sites.

Please view a map of our cycle parking options.

 

Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)

If you're referred to hospital for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostic tests, you may be eligible for financial assistance with your travel expenses through the  Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme.