Ipswich Park & Ride
No matter why you’re heading into town, parking has never been easier than with park & ride.
Simply choose your most convenient car park, catch the frequent, fast, direct bus service and decide which town centre stop is best for you.
No more sitting in traffic jams, queuing for a car park, hunting for a space or worrying about how long you’ve got left on your parking ticket. And with free wifi available you can make the most of your time onboard whilst you sit back and enjoy the ride.
Our modern buses are fitted with comfy real leather seats with head rests and plenty of room for legs and bags. They’ve got space for buggies and a wheelchair too. And on this website, you'll find all the information you need to get you on your way.
So whether you’re going to work, enjoying a day at the shops, having lunch with friends or exploring an event at Christchurch Park or The Waterfront, Ipswich park & ride is the best way straight into town, in style.
Download Ipswich Park & Ride 800 Timetable [PDF] from 10th January 2022 here
Travel Alerts
Ipswich Services | Ipswich Town FC Parade 6th May
Ipswich town centre
Monday 6th May 2024
Ipswich Town FC have won their spot in the Premier League and will celebrate with a parade on Monday, 6th May, the bank holiday.
Route diversions
The Ipswich Town FC parade to celebrate promotion to the Premier League will mean several diversions within the town centre, these are detailed below. All diversions will be in place from start of service until 14:00.
Service 4 Bixley – Ipswich town centre
Inbound - Usual route until St Helens Street then Grimwade Street, Fore Street, Salthouse Street, Key Street, College Street, Star Lane, Turrett Lane into Old Cattle Market STAND M.
Outbound –from Old Cattle Market into Dogs Head Street, Upper Brook Street and then usual route.
This service will not serve Tower Ramparts during the diversion
Service 65 Woodbridge- Ipswich
Service 66 Martlesham - Ipswich
Services 75/77 Felixstowe – Ipswich
Inbound - Usual route until St Helens Street then Grimwade Street,
Fore Street, Salthouse Street, Key Street, College Street, Star Lane, Turrett Lane into Old Cattle Market
Outbound – usual route from Old Cattle Market
Service 66 will terminate at Old Cattle Market and will not serve the rail station during the diversion.
Additional services
Additional services will be operating on
88 Stowmarket – Ipswich
800 Ipswich Park and Ride - FREE on 6th May 2024
Park and Ride services will operate to and from Stand L at Old Cattle Market.
Please see below timetable for additional services. Please note that these services are subject to change based on traffic conditions on the day.
Monday 6th May only | 800 | 800 | Monday 6th May only | 88 | 88 | ||||
London Road Park & Ride | 09:00 | Running | 11:20 | Stowmarket Market Place | 08:22 | 10:22 | |||
Ipswich Rail Station | 09:10 | every 20 mins | 11:30 | Chilton Way Kipling Way | 08:29 | 10:29 | |||
Ipswich Old Cattle Market | 09:20 | until | 11:40 | Brooke Way Sorley Road | 08:31 | 10:31 | |||
Stowmarket Market Place | arr | 08:37 | 10:37 | ||||||
Monday 6th May only | 800 | 800 | dep | 08:40 | 10:40 | ||||
Ipswich Old Cattle Market | 14:00 | Running | 16:00 | Combs Ford The Ford | 08:47 | 10:47 | |||
Princes Street Willis Building | 14:03 | every 20 mins | 16:03 | Needham Market The Swan | 08:57 | 10:57 | |||
Princes Street St Clare House | 14:04 | until | 16:04 | Great Blakenham Chequers | 09:03 | 11:03 | |||
Princes Street Fire Station | 14:06 | 16:06 | Claydon The Crown | 09:07 | 11:07 | ||||
London Road Park & Ride | 14:15 | 16:15 | Ipswich Norwich Road Bridge | 09:17 | 11:17 | ||||
Ipswich Old Cattle Market | 09:30 | 11:30 | |||||||
Monday 6th May only | 800 | 800 | |||||||
Martlesham Park & Ride | 09:15 | Running | 11:45 | 88 | 88 | ||||
Kesgrave High School | 09:19 | every 30 mins | 11:49 | Ipswich Old Cattle Market | 14:00 | 15:45 | |||
Kesgrave Fisheries | 09:22 | until | 11:52 | Ipswich Tower Ramparts | 14:03 | 15:48 | |||
Ipswich Hospital Woodbridge Road | 09:26 | 11:56 | Ipswich Norwich Road Bridge | 14:11 | 15:56 | ||||
St Helens Street Dove Street | 09:34 | 12:04 | Claydon The Crown | 14:21 | 16:06 | ||||
Ipswich Old Cattle Market | 09:40 | 12:10 | Great Blakenham Chequers | 14:24 | 16:09 | ||||
Needham Market The Swan | 14:31 | 16:16 | |||||||
800 | 800 | Combs Ford The Ford | 14:40 | 16:25 | |||||
Ipswich Old Cattle Market | 14:00 | Running | 16:30 | Stowmarket Market Place | 14:45 | 16:30 | |||
Ipswich Upper Brook Street | 14:01 | every 30 mins | 16:31 | Chilton Way Kipling Way | 14:52 | 16:37 | |||
Ipswich Northgate Street | 14:02 | until | 16:32 | Brooke Way Sorley Road | 14:54 | 16:39 | |||
Woodbridge Road Cobden Place | 14:03 | 16:33 | |||||||
Ipswich Hospital Woodbridge Road | 14:11 | 16:41 | |||||||
Kesgrave High School | 14:16 | 16:46 | |||||||
Martlesham Park & Ride | 14:23 | 16:53 |
Please ensure you plan your journey in advance, allow extra time, and expect possible delays due to road closures for the parade.
Hillcrest Road (Red 24/24B)
Due to footway reconstruction work, our Red Line 24/24B services will be on diversion away from Hillcrest Road until Friday 19th July.
During this time, services will operate via Gordon Avenue & Thor Road.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to your journey.
Blofield Road, Brundall (Green 15/15A)
Due to a collapsed sewer on Blofield Road in Brundall, it has been closed from Monday 29th April to Friday 24th May.
During this time, service 16 will operate as normal, and be the ONLY bus service to Brundall.
Service 15/15A will omit Brundall and operate along Yarmouth Road only, resuming normal route at The Kings Head in Blofield.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to your journey.
Beccles Road Lowestoft Service X21 & Bernard Matthews
Beccles Road, Lowestoft will be closed, nightly, between 2000hrs & 0500hrs Thursday 2nd May 2024 to Saturday 4th May 2024
Service X21 and our Bernard Matthews Contract Service will be unable to gain access to Ashburnham Way during this time and will be diverted from the roundabout at Bloodmoor Road along Castleton Avenue to its line of route, and vice versa on return.
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey.
First Eastern Counties | May Bank Holiday 2024
Please note: we will be operating a Sunday service over the May bank holidays across the First Eastern Counties network
Monday 6th May 2024 (Early May Bank Holiday) | Sunday Service |
Monday 27th May 2024 (Spring Bank Holiday) | Sunday Service |
Please plan ahead and refer to timetables: Route maps | First Bus
Gordon Road Lowestoft Service 1,99,101,102,105,109,122,X1,X2,X21 & X22
Gordon Road Lowestoft will be being resurfaced from Old Nelson Street to London Road North from Wednesday 1st May 2024 to Saturday 4th May 2024 between 0930hrs & 1530hrs each day.
During this time all services will be diverted out of the Bus Station via Katwijk Way and St Peters Street however this does mean that northbound services will be unable to serve the Bus Stop in Artillery Way. intending passengers will need to either board at the Bus Station or walk to the next available stops.
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey.
Yarmouth Road Lowestoft Service 1,101,X1
Yarmouth Road Lowestoft currently has ongoing Drainage and Carriageway Improvement works in place until June 24.
Due to the impact of the traffic delays that these works are having it may be necessary at some times to divert our Service 1, 101 & X1 services via Bentley Drive, Millenium Way and Oulton Road to safeguard our service and mitigate the delays to the wider Network.
We apologise for the inconvenience to your Journey and are working with national Highways to try and minimise delays as much as possible.
Breckland Road (Red 23)
Due to works associated with the Transforming Cities scheme, Breckland Road will be closed between Tuesday 2nd April and Friday 7th June.
During this closure, services will instead be operating via Three Mile Lane with temporary stops provided for passengers to complete their journeys.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by these works.
A47 Swaffham-Kings Lynn (Excel)
Due to a National Highways project taking place on the A47 between Swaffham & Kings Lynn, our services departing Norwich & Peterborough at 19:40 between Monday 26th February & Friday 24th May will be subject to a diversion route between Narborough & Kings Lynn on weeknights only.
In both diversions, services will be unable to serve any stops in Middleton & East Winch as buses will be operating via the B1153 & B1145 through Gayton.
We apologise for any inconvenience and delay these roadworks may cause to your journey.
London Road South Lowestoft Service X2,X21,BM & 2Sisters
London Road South Lowestoft will be closed from 1900hrs Wednesday 8th May 2024 to 0600hrs Thursday 9th May 2024 for Anglian Water Works near the junction of Claremont Road.
Service X2, X21 will be diverted towards Lowestoft Bus Station left onto Carlton Road and right Tom Crisp Way to line of route at Asda.
Contract Service towards Lowestoft will divert from Long Road left onto Tom Crisp Way to line of route at Asda.
Norwich services are not effected.
We apologise for the inconvenience to your journey