Coventry Park and Ride is a park and ride

Park and ride

Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...

 system, operated by two different operators under contract to Coventry City Council and Centro, in the English city of Coventry

Coventry

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

. Designed to relieve traffic congestion from the city centre, and to provide a more affordable alternative to city centre parking, users can park their car for free in secure car parks and only have to pay the return bus fare in and out of the city centre. The system is branded separately for the two different sites, whereby the southern one at War Memorial Park

War Memorial Park, Coventry

The War Memorial Park is a large park of about 48.5 hectares situated in southern Coventry. The park was opened in July 1921 as a tribute to the 2,587 Coventrians who died between 1914 and 1918 fighting in the First World War...

 is known as Park and Ride South, and the northern one at Courthouse Green

Courthouse Green

Courthouse Green is a suburb in the north of Coventry. It is bordered by Bell Green in the northwest, by Stoke Heath in the south, and by Foleshill in the southeast.-Longfield House:...

, is known as Park and Ride North. Both services are operated under contract, the southern by Travel de Courcey

Travel De Courcey

Travel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff...

 and the northern by Central Connect

Central Connect

Connect Buses is the brand name used to cover all aspects of the Rotala Group bus operations. It operates in a number of mainly urban places in the United Kingdom, with the regional brand names reflecting the places served.-Central Connect/Blue Diamond:...

. However Centro and Coventry City Council are jointly responsible for the marketing, and set the fares for both services.

Services

On both services there are only Monday - Saturday daytime services and no Sunday services, the first buses are as follows:

Route			| Basic frequency	| First and Last Buses
No.	Name	Description	Frequency	First Bus From Car Park	Last From Car Park	First Bus from City Centre	Last Bus from City Centre
PRN	Park and Ride North	Courthouse Green Courthouse Green Courthouse Green is a suburb in the north of Coventry. It is bordered by Bell Green in the northwest, by Stoke Heath in the south, and by Foleshill in the southeast.-Longfield House:...  - City Centre Circular	15 mins	0715(0800 Sat)	1800	0758(0813 Sat)	1813
PRS	Park and Ride South	War Memorial Park War Memorial Park, Coventry The War Memorial Park is a large park of about 48.5 hectares situated in southern Coventry. The park was opened in July 1921 as a tribute to the 2,587 Coventrians who died between 1914 and 1918 fighting in the First World War...  - City Centre Circular	12 mins	0736 (0800 Sat)	1812(1800 Sat)	0744(0808 Sat)	1820(1808 Sat)

Fares

• £2.50 Adult Return
• £1.50 Child Return
• FREE Under 5 Return
• £4.60 Family Return
• £10.00 5 Day Return Tickets
• £35.00 28 Day Ticket
• £280.00 Annual Ticket
• FREE Over 60s and Disabled
• n-network day tickets are valid on both services
• No Single Operator Tickets are valid on either service
• Also single fares cannot be purchased on these services

Fares are reviewed annually by Centro, and usually rise about 10% each year.