Medilink and park and ride

The award-winning Medilink service runs around every 10 minutes between 4:50am and 9pm, Monday to Friday. 

The service links the two main hospital sites and the Wilkinson Street and Queen's Drive park and ride sites. There are additional stops at the junction of Nuthall Road and Crown Island.

Patients and visitors are able to pay via cash or contractless card payments on the Medilink. The price of a single ticket is capped at £2.00 after the government extended the single fare scheme until 30th November 2023. See below the prices after this date.

Please see the fare chart below:

NUH staff travel without charge when showing their ID badge when boarding the bus.

Information including a route map and timetable can be found here:

Funding to continue for the Medilink service and Park & Ride sites

You may remember that in December we acknowledged that there was some uncertainty around Nottingham City Council’s funding contributions to the Medilink bus service, and we know that this caused some concern for colleagues.

We can confirm that the Medilink service to and from our hospital sites will remain in service until at least April 2025.

In addition, Public transport infrastructure, including the Park & Ride sites at Queen’s Drive and the real time information displays at bus stops, will be retained by using alternative funding sources.

We are already working with Nottingham City Council on what the service will look like after April 2025, but please be assured that we remain committed to providing a sustainable transport solution for staff to get to work and for patients to access services. We are keen to include the thoughts of colleagues in these discussions and so will be looking at ways to engage with you in the coming weeks.

Between now and April 2025 we will also continue to work closely with Nottingham City Council to review ways that the service can be improved.

You can read more on the Transport for Nottingham website here.

Wilkinson Street park and ride

The nearest park and ride to the City Hospital is on Wilkinson Street off Nottingham's ring road. The postcode is NG7 7NW. The site is open every day from 6am until 1am and is fully accessible for wheelchairs and buggies.

Wilkinson Street is also served by the NET Nottingham tram that travels direct to QMC.

Parking at Wilkinson street is free, providing you purchase and use a ticket for the bus or tram service.

Queen's Drive park and ride

Queen's Drive park and ride is located off Queen's Drive near the A52, Clifton Bridge. The postcode is NG2 1AP. It is open from 6am to 8.30pm, Monday to Saturday and is fully accessible for wheelchairs and buggies.

Queen's Drive is also served by the Citylink 1 bus, which runs every 10 minutes to Nottingham city centre until 4.35pm.

The site is approximately 25-30 minutes' walk from QMC.

Parking at the park and ride site is free, providing you pay for a bus ticket.