Getting to QMC

Includes Treatment Centre and Nottingham Children's Hospital.

QMC
Derby Road
Nottingham
NG7 2UH

Phone: 0115 924 9924

  1. Queens Medical Centre (QMC) maps
  2. Parking at QMC

Roadworks

National Highways will be carrying out some work to repair a damaged bridge on the A52 at the QMC roundabout from Monday 8 July 2024. The work is expected to last until summer 2025.

It is likely the work will cause a delay to your journey to the QMC, so please plan accordingly. Up-to-date travel information can be found at https://www.trafficengland.com/

For up to date information on the works, please visit: https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east-midlands/east-midlands-maintenance-schemes/

Travel by tram

The QMC is the only hospital in the country with a dedicated tram stop.

Trams run every 7 minutes during peak times.

There is a bridge connecting the tram stop to the B Floor level of QMC and direct access from the tram stop into the Treatment Centre.

Timetables and routes

Fares and tickets

Tickets must be purchased using the tram stop ticket machines or on your mobile phone using 'My Mobile Tickets' before getting on the tram. You cannot buy tickets on board the tram.

A range of monthly and annual passes can also be bought online through the NET website, or from the NET Travel Centre.

Combined bus and tram travel

Mango Cards for Trent Barton buses can also be used on the tram. Find out more here.

Robin Hood Network passes for combined bus and tram travel are also available click here to find out more.

Travel by bus

A number of buses stop at main entrance.

Nottingham City Transport:

Trent Barton:

Our Medilink runs every 10 minutes, Monday to Friday between Queen's Drive and Wilkinson Street park and ride sites and QMC and City Hospital.

Easylink bus service

Easylink is an accessible bus service run by Community Transport for Nottingham.

It is a door-to-door service designed to support customers who find the main bus and tram network difficult to use.

Travel by bike

There are excellent cycle routes leading to the QMC and City Hospital. You can plan your journey online by visiting the CycleStreets website.

Parking your bicycle

There are spaces for more than 100 bicycles at both hospital sites.

At City Hospital, there is a Citycard Cycle Hub located on the South Road opposite Clinical Haematology. At QMC, there is a Hub located under the Tram stop, near to the Treatment Centre. To access the Citycard Cycle Hubs, you must first be registered. You can do this by visiting Russell’s Bike Shed on Queens Road on the south side of Nottingham Station. To receive a Citycard Cycle Card, there is a registration charge of £5. This will give you access to all the Council hubs in Nottingham. For more details, please visit the Citycard website.

In addition to these compounds, there are open air Sheffield stands available at both sites. 

For staff travelling to work by bike, visit our cycle page for more details of facilities available.

Medilink and Park & Ride

The Medilink service runs around every 10 minutes between 4.50am and 9pm, Monday to Friday.  *Please note that the Medilink doesn't operate on Bank Holidays.

The service links the two main hospital sites (QMC and City Hospital) 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. 

Please see the fare chart on the Medilink website. NUH staff travel without charge when showing their ID badge upon boarding the bus.

Information including a route map and timetable can also be found on the Medilink website

Wilkinson Street Park & 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.