About the Service
Taunton Park and Ride is a bus service across Taunton that helps you beat the traffic. You can get on at any stop along the route – you do not have to park first to use it.
Fares are only £1 per journey.
Park and Ride sites
- Taunton Gateway – on the east of the town (TA3 5LU)
- 850 parking spaces
- Close to M5 Junction 25
- About 10 minutes to the town centre and 19 minutes to Musgrove Park Hospital
- Silk Mills – on the west side of town (TA1 5AA)
- 760 parking spaces
- Handy for West Somerset drivers
- About 7 minutes to Musgrove Park Hospital and 13 minutes to the town centre
Bus Route
The buses run on a loop between the two sites, picking up and dropping off at several stops in the town centre and at Musgrove Park Hospital.
Opening hours and timetable
Buses run every 20 minutes from Monday to Saturday.
From Taunton Gateway
- Monday to Friday 6.20am to 8.15pm
- Saturday 8.20am to 6.20pm
From Silk Mills
- Monday to Friday 5.50am to 7.45pm
- Saturday 7.50am to 5.50pm
Both Silk Mills and Gateway Park and Ride sites remain open to the public until 11pm from Monday to Saturday. This allows people to return and collect their cars using evening bus services.
- 1E Priorswood – Town Centre – Silk Mills (for Silk Mills)
- 30 Taunton – Chard – Axminster (for Gateway)
Both sites are closed to the public on Sundays and Public Holidays.
You can find the full Park and Ride schedule below.
Contact information
For lost property enquires on the Taunton Park and Ride please contact Stagecoach
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