Christmas Parking & Transport

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!

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.

Nottingham City Transport (NCT Buses)

NCT buses are running a normal service up to and including Monday 23rd December, with no bus service running on Christmas day and New Year's Day. To view timetables for this period, please click here to be taken to the NCT website where you can enter your desired dates.

• Christmas Eve – Saturday service, except on Navy 49/X which will operate to normal weekday times. Buses will finish earlier, with last buses by approx. 20:00.

• Christmas Day – Sorry, no service

• Boxing Day – Special timetable between approx. 06:00 and 18:00 on 6, 10, 17, 27, 28, 35 (City-Wollaton Vale), 36, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49X, 58, 68, 69, 77, 79 (City-Bulwell) and 89. Download summary times here and view a Network Map of Boxing Day buses here.

• Friday 27th December - Saturday service, except on Navy 49/X which will operate to normal weekday times. All NightBus services will run.

• Saturday 28th December – Normal Saturday service, including NightBus

• Sunday 29th December – Normal Sunday service

• Monday 30th December - Saturday service, except on Navy 49/X which will operate to normal weekday times. N4 and N34 will operate.

• New Year’s Eve - Saturday service, except on Navy 49/X which will operate to normal weekday times. Buses will finish earlier, with last buses by approx. 20:00 on most routes. A limited service will continue until approx. 22:00 on 6, 17, 27, 28, 36, 45, 48, 68, 69, 77 and 89. 

• New Year’s Eve Night – NightBus services running from City at 23:15, 00:15, 01:15, 02:15 and 03:15 (except N34). N26 departing City at 00:15 and 02:15. 

• New Year’s Day – sorry, no service

• Thursday 2nd January – normal service resumes

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Trent Barton Buses
 

Similarly, Trent Barton Buses are not running any services on Christmas and New Year's Day. Please see below to see an overview of their services over the festive period, or go to the Trent Barton website to check individual dates and services, by clicking here.

• Christmas Eve - A normal Tuesday service with last buses around 6pm.

• Christmas Day - No service

• Boxing Day - A regular Sunday service. (No service on amberline, black cat, connect, connect C1 & C2, harlequin, rapid one, royal derby, rushcliffe villager, spondon flyer, V3, 1A, 20, 21, 27, 90, 141 and N12.)

• Friday 27 and Saturday 28 December - Saturday service including nightbuses (Except Monday to Friday service on royal derby on Friday only. No service on N12).

• Sunday 29 December - Normal Sunday service. 

• Monday 30 December - A Saturday service until midnight, however, no Saturday nightbuses. (A normal Monday night service will run on indigo, red arrow, skylink Nottingham & skylink Derby. Monday to Friday service on royal derby).

• New Year's Eve - A Saturday service with last buses around 8pm, plus nightbuses for the party animals!. (Except: Monday to Friday service on royal derby. No service on N12.)

• New Year's Day - No service. 

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East Midlands Trains

East Midlands Trains are not running any services on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, with amended services and some bus replacements throughout the festive period. To check the timetable for your train, please go to the EMT website by clicking here.

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NET Tram

The information for NET tram's festive timetable will be displayed here once it is published.