Christmas shopping can be stressful enough without the extra hassle of finding a parking spot. Luckily in Nottingham there are are over 8000 places to park your car, plus an award-winning bus operator, nine park and ride sites and a far-reaching tram network, so there are plenty of options if you plan ahead!
It is still recommended to wear a face mask on public transport, especially during busier services.
This page indicates any changes to parking and public transport over the Christmas and New Year period so you can make your festive experience in Nottinghamshire hassle free. For regular information about parking, public transport, park and ride, taxis and trains in Nottinghamshire, please visit our Getting Around page.
Parking
With over 8,000 spaces in city centre car parks, plus thousands of on-street pay-and-display bays (with prices starting from just £1) and over 6,500 spaces at the Park & Ride sites, there are plenty of places to leave your car in Nottingham.
To see a map of Nottingham's car parks, on-street parking, and their prices, please click here.
Motorists can now use the RingGo app to pay for parking. This means not having to worry about carrying loose change on you, avoiding queues at ticket machines, and even being able to extend your stay using your phone if you decide you need more time when out shopping. To find out how to use the RingGo app on your smartphone, please click here.
The Early Bird catches the worm with this offer; park and pay before 9:30am and get 9 hours of parking for just £5! This offer is valid from 15th November 2021 at the Broadmarsh, Lace Market and Trinity Square car parks, Monday-Friday.
Enjoy NCP's Saver Deal; add SaverID code to your ParkPass account to get £10 parking for 24 Hours at any NCP In Nottingham (excluding Maid Marian Way site). A unique code, SaverID, will be provided to validate and activate your discounted parking arrangement. To enjoy your Saver Deal it’s essential that the SaverID you’ve been given is added to your ParkPass account before entering their carparks. More information on this and how to download, use the ParkPass app can be found here.
East Midlands Railway
Please find below a day-by-day summary of the services that East Midlands Railway will be running over the 2021/2022 Christmas and New Year Bank Holiday period.
This information is subject to change due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, please check before you travel.
Friday 24 December - Train services will finish earlier than normal on Christmas Eve, with very few trains running after 21:00.
Saturday 25 December - No service on Christmas Day
Sunday 26 December - No service on Boxing Day.
Monday 27 December - (Intercity Service) Until 12:00, there will be a later start than normal, and trains will terminate at Luton. After 12:00, 3 trains per hour will run to / from London.
(Regional Services) Normal Service.
Tuesday 28 December - Friday 31 December - (Intercity Service) 3 trains per hour will run to / from London.
(Regional Service) Normal Service.
Satuday 1 January - (Intercity Service) Slightly later start, then 3 trains per hour will run to / from London.
(Regional Service) Normal Saturday service.
Sunday 2 January - (Intercity Service) 2 trains per hour will run to / from London. Corby services will run between Corby and Kettering only.
(Regional Service) Reduced Sunday strike timetable is planned. Please check back later for an update.
Monday 3 January - (Intercity Service) 3 trains per hour will run to / from London.
(Regional Service) Normal Saturday service.
Tuesday 4 January - Normal Service.
Nottingham City Transport (NCT Buses)
Thursday 23 December - Normal weekday timetables.
Friday 24 December (Christmas Eve) - Saturday timetables (weekday times on Navy 49) with last buses by 20:00
Saturday 25 December (Christmas Day) - No service.
Sunday 26 December (Boxing Day) - No service.
Monday 27 December - Thursday 30 December - Saturday timetables (weekday times on Navy 49). N4 & N34 operating.
Friday 31 December (New Year's Eve) - Saturday timetables (weekday times on Navy 49). Last buses by 20:00 on most routes, with later buses on core routes (time TBC). NightBus network operating until 3:15am.
Saturday 1 January (New Year's Day) - No Service
Sunday 2 January - Normal Sunday timetables.
Monday 3 January - Saturday timetables (weekday times on Navy 49). N4 & N34 operating.
Tuesday 4 January - Normal timetables resumes.
Trent Barton Buses
The information for Trent Barton Buses 2021/2022 festive timetable will be displayed here once it is published.
NET Tram
The information for NET tram's 2021/2022 festive timetable will be displayed here once it is published.
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