Norwich offers easy and convenient places for coaches to drop off and pick up passengers, plus short-term parking options.
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Coach drop-off and parking
• quick drop-off points – max stay 5 minutes
• layover parking – max stay 4 hours
Download the coach parking map
Plan your route with the Norwich coach planner
Directions to coach stops
Due to Norwich’s one-way system, follow these routes:
Theatre Royal (Theatre Street)
- Enter via Grapes Hill → Chapel Field North → exit via Rampant Horse Street
Norwich Castle (Castle Meadow)
Enter via Agricultural Hall Plain or Market Avenue → exit via Red Lion Street
John Lewis (Ber Street)
Enter via Ber Street → exit via Golden Ball Street
Norwich Cathedral (Tombland)
Enter via Whitefriars → Palace Street → Tombland → exit via Upper King Street
Bus lanes and gates
Coaches and minibuses can use all bus lanes and gates in Norwich.
Check enforcement details on the Norfolk County Council website.
Minibus parking
Minibuses can use:
- coach stops and layover parking
- on-street pay and display spaces
- surface car parks without height limits, like Barn Road, Chantry Road, Rouen Road and Lower Clarence Road (RCP Parking)
If your minibus takes up two spaces, please buy two tickets.
School coach parking (term time only)
Priority spaces for school coaches:
Palace Street (NR3 1RW) – near Norwich School & Cathedral
Max stay: 15 mins
Surrey Street (NR1 3PB) – near Notre Dame School & bus station
Max stay: 30 mins (Mon–Sat, 8am–6pm)
Ipswich Road (NR2 2LY) – near City College
Max stay: 30 mins (Mon–Sat, 8am–6:30pm)
Christchurch Road (NR2 2AD) – near Norwich High School for Girls
Max stay: 30 mins (Mon–Sat, 8am–6:30pm)
These spaces are open to all coaches outside of term time.
