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Park & Ride is a high quality bus service that
provides a convenient and stress-free alternative to peak time
congestion and expensive town centre parking.
Attended car parks are located on the main routes into each town
centre, offering secure, free parking.
There are currently two Park & Ride schemes in Kent:
Maidstone
The Maidstone Park & Ride operates Monday to Saturday.
Services start at 7am (8am on Saturdays) and run until
approximately 6.30pm. Buses run every 10-15 minutes from the
following sites: London Road, Sittingbourne Road and Willington
Street.
This service is operated by Arriva (link opens in a new window).
For fares information, running times and other information, visit
the
Maidstone Park & Ride website (link
opens in a new window).
Canterbury
The Canterbury Park & Ride operates seven days a week. There
are three sites (Wincheap, New Dover Road and Sturry Road) from
which buses run approximately every eight minutes.
Monday to Saturday buses run between 7am and 7.30pm. On Sundays
they run from 10am to 6pm from New Dover Road only.
This service is operated by Kent Top Travel.
For fares information, running times and other information, visit
the
Canterbury Park & Ride website (link
opens in a new window).
Park & Ride schemes also operate in
Rochester and Chatham (link opens in a new
window).
Why use Park & Ride?
Park & Ride is often the greenest, cheapest and fastest way
for road users to get to the town centre. The vehicles are
low-floored with no entrance steps, making them fully accessible to
pushchairs and those using wheelchairs.
The benefits for road users include:
- less time spent in traffic and queuing for car parks
- tickets are usually much cheaper than town centre car
parks
- the vehicles use bus lanes and often have priority at traffic
lights
Residents and the local authority also benefit through:
- less congestion
- less nuisance parking
- safer roads
- less noise and air
pollution
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