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Car travel and parking

Park & Ride

If driving to Oxford, please use the Park & Ride services.

The buses run Monday to Friday and stop at the hospital a short distance from the main entrances.

Volunteer Driver Service North Oxfordshire

Volunteer drivers use their own cars to take people to appointments where there is no reasonable alternative transport available.

Passengers pay a 45p a mile charge to help cover the driver's fuel cost.

Please call for further information or to book a journey.

Tel: 0300 3030 125

The service was established April 2012 as a project of Citizens Advice.

Volunteer Driver Service - Citizens Advice website

Traffic

'Access to Headington' Roadworks 2019

Access to the JR has been severely affected by the roadworks on Headley Way, which will continue until summer 2019.

Please allow an extra 45-60 minutes' journey time to get to the hospital if you are travelling by car.

This does not include the time taken to find a parking space.

For the full plan, and to sign up for email updates, please see: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/accessheadington

For information on roadworks in Headington, Oxford, please visit:

Access to Headington

For advice about travelling within Oxford please see the County Council's website:

www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/travelchoices

For live updates on traffic (in all of Oxfordshire) please visit:

voyager.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Directions

Please use postcode OX3 9DU, when using online routefinders for directions to the John Radcliffe, to take you to the correct entrance.

If driving to the hospital by car, follow signs for Oxford then the 'H' / 'A&E' and 'Hospitals' signs. You'll be directed via the A40 northern by-pass, and B4150 (Marsh Lane) or via Headington on the A420 London Road. These routes take you to the B4495 (Headley Way). The approach road to the John Radcliffe is on Headley Way.

From the Woodstock Road, travel north for one mile, then right (Moreton Road) following the 'H' and 'A&E' and 'John Radcliffe' signs, along Marston Ferry Road to Headley Way.

John Radcliffe Hospital on Google maps
For real-time traffic reports visit www.frixo.com.

Dropping off a patient

There are a few time-limited spaces for dropping off or picking up patients outside the Welcome Centre at the Level 2 main entrance of the John Radcliffe Hospital.

There are more patient drop-off areas outside the Emergency Department and in front of the West Wing / Children's Hospital, further down the hill. There are wheelchairs in the reception areas that you can take out to the car to collect a patient if needed.

Important - ambulance access

Bays immediately in front of the West Wing / Children's Hospital marked 'Ambulance Parking Only - No Exceptions' are for ambulances only.

Please, do not park in this area - this prevents ambulance access and the safe transfer of patients.

Parking

Please do not drive unless you have no other option: parking space is very limited and there is no on-street parking nearby. If you have no alternative, please allow one hour to find a space. We strongly advise you to make every possible effort to travel by other means.

There is free motorcycle parking on the John Radcliffe Hospital site.

Motorcycle parking at the John Radcliffe Hospital

There are four main public car parks:

Car Park 1
For trauma outpatients, cardiac services and main hospital.
Car Parks 2 and 2A
For main hospital and Women's Centre.
Car Park 3
For West Wing and Children's Hospital.
Car Park 4
For parents and carers of children with appointments at the Children's Hospital.

It is usually quicker to divert to another car park than to queue for a space to become available in Car Park 3.

The car parks are run by the Trust and not as a commercial operation. All money raised goes directly back to patient and visitor services.

Parking charges

Daily parking charges

Up to 30 minutes	Free (if vehicle exits within this period)
30 minutes to 1 hour	£1.40
1 - 2 hours	£2.80
2 - 3 hours	£4.20
3 - 4 hours	£5.60
Over 4 hours	£7.00
8.00pm - 8.00am	Free
Lost ticket charge	£7.00

Parking is free overnight if you arrive after 8.00pm and leave before 8.00am.

Unfortunately we are unable to accept cards in our payment machines.

Disabled parking

There is parking for disabled Blue Badge holders in Car Parks 1, 2, 3 and 4: disabled parking within these Pay on Foot car parks is subject to charge.

There are some free of charge disabled parking bays:

by the West Wing / Children's Hospital entrances
outside the Women's Centre.
JR site map in pdf format
JR site map as jpeg image
Directgov: disabled people, motoring and transport

Blue Badge holders must observe the code of the Blue Badge Scheme. The John Radcliffe Hospital is a private site and therefore Trust parking restrictions apply to all drivers.

There is a £25 penalty for inappropriate parking in disabled spaces (£50 if not paid within 14 days).