Chester Bus Lanes & Bus Gates — Operating Times

Camera-enforced bus lanes and bus gates in Chester, with hours, permitted vehicles and fines. Bus lane PCNs here are £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days.

Covers Blacon, Hoole, Handbridge, Upton, Boughton and Vicars Cross — bus lanes and bus gates in these areas are enforced by Cheshire West and Chester Council, so any we track there are listed below. They are listed by road name, exactly as the road appears on the PCN and the roadside sign.

RoadTypeOperating timesWho can use it
Wrexham RoadWrexham Road (west side), from 30 metres south of the stop line at Overleigh roundabout for 1,170 metres southboundBus lane24/7Buses, Taxis and private hire vehicles, Solo motorcycles
Hough GreenHough Green (north side), in two sections between Glan Aber Drive and Glan Aber Park, and east of Redland CloseBus lane24/7Buses, Taxis and private hire vehicles, Solo motorcycles
Upper Northgate StreetUpper Northgate Street between the junctions with George Street and Delamere StreetBus lane24/7Buses, Taxis and private hire vehicles, Pedal cycles+1 more
Chester Bus Interchange access roadThe access road to Chester Bus Interchange, between the westbound carriageway of St Oswald’s Way and Oulton PlaceBus gate24/7Buses, Taxis and private hire vehicles, Pedal cycles
Sealand RoadSealand Road (north side), in three sections between Clifton Drive and Finchetts Gutter bridgeBus lane24/7Buses, Taxis and private hire vehicles, Pedal cycles+1 more
📊 How much does Cheshire West and Chester Council make from these cameras? We've published its bus lane PCN figures — 31,577 fines over 5 years — from FOI data. See the Cheshire West and Chester fines data →

Missing a road? Restrictions change and new bus gates appear every year. Check how to look up any bus lane, and remember: the roadside sign is the legal authority.