Thornhill park and ride - OX3 8DP
East of Oxford, 15 mins from city centre (400 bus to city centre and 600 bus to hospitals).
Park + Bus
Combined £3 park and ride ticket – From 17 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
The ticket covers:
- Return travel for up to five people of any age
- Up to 16 hours of parking for one car
How it works
- Buy a £3 combined ticket from either a car park ticket machine or using the RingGo phone app - use location code 392400 for combined park and bus ticket, making sure you select the Parking & Bus option for £3.
- Show the bus driver your parking ticket or an active RingGo session on your phone as you board. You won’t be issued a ticket. You just need to show the same thing on your way back.
Parking charges at Thornhill
You can pay just to park at Thornhill. Payment must be made on arrival. Coins and cards are accepted. Or you can use the RingGo phone app (use location code 3924 for parking only)
Normal parking charges apply for vehicles using the charge point
Payment for parking is required within 10 minutes of arrival. There is no need to display your payment receipt/purchased ticket or the one hour free ticket in your vehicle.
Cash using the pay machines on site:
Separate charges apply for bus fare, payable to the bus driver.
| Time | Cost |
|---|---|
| Up to 1 hour | Free |
| Up to 16 hours | £2.50 |
| 16-24 hours | £4.50 |
| 24-48 hours | £8.50 |
| 48-72 hours | £12.50 |
| Over 72 hours | £100 excess charge |
| Disabled Blue Badge | Free |
| 28 days | £40 includes text reminder 24 hours before expiry |
How to pay for parking only
- Cash or card at pay points near the terminal building
- Online at www.myringgo.co.uk
- Mobile phone: 01865 989000 Location code 3924 or download the RingGo APP
Season ticket information
Please note – from 17 August, a season ticket no longer qualifies you for free park and ride return travel – please use the £3 combined parking and park and ride travel offer – see above. This offer will be in place until 31 March 2027.
For information about park and ride season tickets including how to buy them
Pay by phone
This car park accepts payment by RingGo, our chosen pay-by-phone parking provider. Just call 01865 989000 or download the RingGo App. More information on RingGo.
- Location code for Thornhill Park and Ride – parking only: 3924
- Location code for Pear Tree Park and ride combined parking and bus offer: 392400
Facilities and information
- To make a report about the terminal building facilities, call 01865 252489
- Disabled parking
- Toilets
- Tea/coffee facilities
- Waiting room - Mon-Sun 6.30am-11.30pm
- Coach transfer
- Bus services to the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Nuffield hospitals
- Lost property 0345 337 1138
- Total bays: 1335
- Motorcycle parking - Zone A (Free of charge to park)
- Contact us
Height restriction of 2.1 metres (6ft 11 inches).
Information about other locations where lorries, coaches, caravans and motorhomes can be parked in Oxford is available below:
The maximum stay period at any one time is 72 hours at this site. This applies to 28-day RingGo sessions purchased, including season tickets. Fines will be issued each day a vehicle is parked longer than 72 hours.
Bus fares, bus numbers and stops
For more information about the park-and-ride bus service, contact Oxford Bus Company.
You will need to get the number 400 park-and-ride bus run by the Oxford Bus Company.
Other bus services stopping at Thornhill
Several other bus and coach services stop at Thornhill.
Hospitals
- 600 for hospitals
For more information, contact Stagecoach.
London
Oxford Tube for Hillingdon, Shepherd's Bush, Notting Hill Gate, Marble Arch and Victoria
For more information, go to:
Airports
- LGW for Gatwick airport
- LHR for Heathrow airport
For more information, go to The Airline from Oxford Bus Company.
- National Express for Luton and Stansted airports
For more information, visit National Express.
Other
- 275 for Stokenchurch, Wheatley and High Wycombe
For more information contact Red Rose Travel.
Getting here
Thornhill (OX3 8DP) - located off the A40 from Thame, Aylesbury, High Wycombe, London and the M40 to the east of the city, just before the ring road.