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Discount travel across the borough, and beyond
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Getting around using public transport can not only save you money but is good for the environment too. Check out the deals on offer across our borough and beyond.
Avanti West Coast’s Superfare ticket extended to ChesterThe Superfare ticket offers low-cost journeys to and from London.
The new fare costing £21 for a single journey, is available on direct Avanti West Coast trains between the two cities. It can be purchased at least 7 days in advance and up to 56 days before travel.The ticket enables customers to book a journey for a specific date at a cheaper fare with the choice of a morning, afternoon, or evening slot.
itravel now departing on Saturdays
itravel on-demand rural bus service covers a wide area including Helsby, Frodsham, Delamere and Acton Bridge, as well as some other villages where no commercial services are available.
It is simple, easy and cost effective to use. Just register to use the service, book your journey and you’re off. The many simple, convenient and varied ways of booking make it easier to connect you to people and places.
Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm (excluding Bank Holidays), and Saturdays between 9am and 5pm. You can book online, using the mobile phone app (available to download from the App Store or Google Play, or by telephone – 0330 678 1545.
Chester Park and Ride
Travelling into Chester for work or leisure? Park and Ride operates from Upton, Boughton Heath and Wrexham Road. Free parking, with discounts for groups now available. Buses operate three separate circular routes direct into the city, then back to your car park.
PR1 – Wrexham Road Park and Ride: Grosvenor Road (for Racecourse and Law Courts) – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions) – Pepper Street (for the River Dee and Boat Trips) – Grosvenor Road - Wrexham Road Park & Ride
PR2 – Boughton Heath Park and Ride: Boughton Waitrose (for Business Quarter) - The Bars – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop AA (for shops and visitor attractions) – Boughton Waitrose - Boughton Heath Park & Ride
PR3 – Upton (Zoo) Park and Ride: Liverpool Road (Countess Hospital) – Liverpool Road Abbotts Grange (for university) – Bus Interchange – Foregate Street stop BB (for shops and visitor attractions) – Liverpool Road Abbotts Grange – Liverpool Road (Countess Hospital) - Upton (Zoo) Park & Ride
Get around for £3 until 2027
Single bus fares to be capped at £3 until March 2027, ensuring services remain affordable and supporting travel in rural areas and towns.
Cheshire West and Chester Council has worked with operators to encourage as many as possible to participate, although some services will not be eligible.
Journeys starting in Wales are not eligible for the scheme, however local concessions have been introduced by some operators.
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Free adult and family cycle training available
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The Council is working with cycle trainers Bikeright to offer residents access to adult and family cycle training across the borough. The training will be tailored to suit your needs, whether you are a complete beginner or want to learn some more advance skills on your bike. Courses are available on a one-to-one basis with an instructor at a time and location that suits you. For family training, up to a maximum of six people can receive the training within your group.
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Local Transport Plan - have your say
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Cheshire West and Chester Council is working on a new Local Transport Plan Core Strategy (LTP). It looks at how people and goods move around the borough, by bus, train, bike, car, walking, wheels or other ways and how transport can be improved for everyone.
Last year over 1,000 people shared their views on what challenges a new Local Transport Plan should respond to, the draft vision and objectives.
These views helped shape the plan and now more feedback is being asked for to complete the final plan.
‘Let’s talk about… Transport’ continues this month, and until 17 August, about the future of transport in Cheshire West and Chester.
Visit: www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/LTP4In addition to the online survey, drop in events are being arranged to discuss the plans in person.
Councillor Karen Shore, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Environment, Highways and Transport said: "This Plan sets out where we want to get to and how we're going to get there.
"Transport covers many different options from walking, cycling and wheeling to cars, taxis, buses, coaches, trains, vans and heavy goods vehicles.
"We've heard from hundreds of people, highlighting their biggest challenges and their priorities, helping us to shape the core strategy. Some people are cut off from opportunities, public transport isn't always reliable or affordable. Poor transport affects businesses too, making it harder to get to work and make deliveries. Traffic affects communities, making them noisy, polluted and dangerous. We want to reclaim more space for people. That's why the Council is proposing a new approach to tackle these challenges head-on.
"Your views are vital to shape what happens next. Have we got the ideas and priorities right? What feels right? What needs changing? What have we missed? Please take part online, in-person, email or telephone."Local Transport Plans are statutory borough-wide strategies setting out a vision, policies and a delivery programme for passenger and freight transport. The Plans are linked to future government funding allocations for both strategic transport and highways maintenance activities.
The vision for the borough by 2040, is a transport system that will help Cheshire West and Chester become a borough of thriving, caring and greener communities. Everyone will benefit from a system that is sustainable, affordable, adaptable, and accessible, facilitating excellent quality of life, attractive neighbourhoods, thriving businesses, and inclusive prosperity for the urban and rural communities which make the borough unique.
There are ‘Seven Core Policies’ to guide the new Local Transport Plan covering many aspects of transport planning, from rethinking the ways people travel, providing more choice and joining up the different types of transport, making the most of streets, getting local communities involved and protecting both people and the planet.
Seven Core Policies
- Putting the vision at the heart of decisions
- Rethinking how – and when – we get around
- Real choices in how we travel
- Let’s join things up
- Making the most of our existing streets
- Local issues, local voices
- Protecting our people and our planet
Public ‘drop in’ events and online webinars will take place during the engagement, where interested parties can learn more about the proposals, and ask staff any questions. These events are open to all residents and stakeholders.
23 July 2025
Online (5.30pm to 6.30pm)
To register for this online event, please click here30 July 2025
Malpas Jubilee Hall (10.00am - midday)
You can drop in any time between 10.30am and midday
Jubilee Hall, Malpas, SK14 8NNTo plan your journey, visit: www.traveline.info
Free parking is available behind the Jubilee Hall, Malpas.8 August 2025
Online (midday to 1pm)
To register for this online event, please click here
Further details, and to register to stay up to date with future development. visit: www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/LTP4