Car travel and parking
Traffic
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
For SatNav please use postcode OX3 7LD.
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 to Headington on the A420 London Road. Turn left at the traffic lights (crossroads) leading to the B4495 (Windmill Road). The hospital is about 750 metres on the right.
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. Go past the entrance to the John Radcliffe hospital to the traffic lights at the top of Headley Way. Turn left on to the A420 London Road. Turn right at the traffic lights (crossroads) leading to the B4495 (Windmill Road). The hospital is about 750 metres on the right.
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre on Google maps (please note the main entrance is on Windmill Road).
Parking
Patient/visitor car parks are open and normal charges apply, but space is limited and there is no on-street parking nearby. If you need to wait in your car for a period of time, please make sure you have water to drink, especially in hot weather.
There is free motorcycle parking to the left of the Tebbit Centre, in front of the Oxford Gait Laboratory.
Parking charges
Pay & Display parking charges (no change given)
| Time |
Charge |
| 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
Parking for orange or blue badge holders is free of charge. Disabled parking and areas for setting down and collecting patients are available close to entrances.
Parking enforcements operate across the hospital site. Please park in marked bays and display relevant pay and display ticket.
There is a £40 penalty for inappropriate parking (£80 if not paid within 14 days).