Ferrytoll Park and Ride

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Ferrytoll Park and Ride
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Ferrytoll Park and Ride
ParentCity of Edinburgh Council and Fife Council
Founded2000
Service areaEdinburgh and Fife
Service type Park and Ride
Website https://www.fife.gov.uk/facilities/bus-station/ferrytoll-bus-park-and-ride

Ferrytoll Park and Ride is a bus park and ride scheme for Edinburgh and Fife located in Inverkeithing in Fife, Scotland. The park and ride is situated near the Forth Road Bridge, is adjacent to the M90 at Ferrytoll interchange, and has over 1000 parking spaces.

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Construction

Construction began on Ferrytoll Park and Ride in November 1999, as part of a joint initiative between Fife Council and Stagecoach Group. The site opened in November 2000, and cost £4.2m. [1]

The location of the site was chosen to be in the south of Inverkeithing, allowing immediate access to the Forth Road Bridge via the A9000 at Ferrytoll Interchange. [1]

Facilities

Parking

Ferrytoll has the following services on site: 1042 car parking spaces, spread over a surface and multi-storey car park. The surface car park has 37 disabled parking spaces, [2] and the maximum headroom in multi-storey car park is 2.2 m. [1]

Parking is free for a maximum of seven nights (2025). [1]

The site has 11 car pick-up/drop-off bays, and four electric car charging points. [1]

The site also accommodates cyclists, with 17 cycle lockers. [1]

Waiting area

The site is well sheltered, with a covered walkway from the multi-storey car park to the waiting room and shelter with seating next to the bus stops. [1]

The waiting room adjacent to bus stop is heated and features toilets, vending machines, seating, travel information and a staffed supervisor’s office. [1]

Services

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Ferrytoll Park and Ride waiting area and surface car park.

As of 2025, there are 20 bus routes operating from Ferrytoll Park and Ride. [3]

Stance 1 is for services North to Fife and beyond, covering places such as Dunfermline, St Andrews and Kirkcaldy (2025). [4]

Stance 2 is services to Edinburgh Airport, currently the 747 and 787 (2025). [5]

Stance 3 is for services to Edinburgh (2025). [3]

Awards

The Ferrytoll Park and Ride has won a number of awards. These include the Queensbury Shelters Infrastructure Award at the Bus Industry Awards (2001), a commendation from the national transport awards (2001), top 10 in the Dynamic Place Awards (2002), a certificate of recognition in the European transport awards, and finally the top rating for car park security from the AA. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Council, Fife (2025-09-16). "Ferrytoll Park & Ride". www.fife.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  2. Ramos, Jana. "Ferrytoll Park and Ride - Park and rides". The City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  3. 1 2 "Ferrytoll Park & Ride (Stance 3) – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  4. "Ferrytoll Park & Ride (Stance 1) – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  5. "Ferrytoll Park & Ride (Stance 2) – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  6. Orchard, Rob (12 July 2004). "Ferrytoll - Scotland's award-winning park and ride". Bus & Coach Buyer. No. 774. Spalding: Glen-Holland Ltd. pp. 12–14. Retrieved 17 September 2025.