Summer Park & Ride launches next month

A Park & Ride will be launched in Brighton & Hove next month.

The new service will operate on 4 weekend dates in August and the whole of the August Bank Holiday weekend to move people in and out of the city during the busy summer period.

Using car park space for at least 500 vehicles at the University of Sussex campus in Falmer, dedicated Park & Ride buses will take people into the city centre and back again for £7 per vehicle, including all its passengers.

The new Park & Ride will run every 15 minutes from 9am to 9pm on the following dates:

• Sunday 3 August
• Sunday 10 August
• Sunday 17 August
• Bank Holiday weekend of 23, 24 and 25 August
• Saturday 30 August

Payment will be via the PaybyPhone app, phone number or website; or via cash/card at the PayPoint at the University of Sussex Co-Op.

It will take people between the University of Sussex campus in Falmer directly to Marlborough Place in central Brighton.

For more information visit our Park & Ride webpage.

Delivering on a top priority

Councillor Trevor Muten, Cabinet member for Transport and City Infrastructure, said: “Introducing a new Park & Ride scheme was one of the top priorities for this council and I’m delighted we’re going to have this service for the summer holidays.

“Summer weekends are a busy time in Brighton & Hove. The new Park & Ride will give people travelling into the city an easy and affordable option to park up and take dedicated buses into the city centre, hassle free.

“The new scheme will also give us the chance to monitor, learn and improve, with a view to developing a permanent park and ride after the summer.

“I’d like to thank the University of Sussex for helping us to deliver this. Partnership working is the key to us being able to unlock the city’s potential.

“Park & Ride has been a vital component of our city-wide strategy to give our residents and visitors affordable and sustainable travel options, and I’m excited to say we’ll be delivering on our promise very soon.”

Working in partnership

Professor Sasha Roseneil, Vice Chancellor at University of Sussex, said: “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council to provide both residents and visitors with an easy, hassle-free connection straight to the colourful and vibrant heart of our city.

“Our campus is just a short bus ride away, and we hope that starting the new Park & Ride scheme this summer will ease congestion in the city and offer a more sustainable travel option for exploring all that the city has to offer.”