City Hospital

City Hospital is not directly served by the tram service, but you can use the tram to get to Wilkinson Street park and ride and then use the Medilink bus to complete your journey. For more information see our Medilink and park and ride page.

Travelling by tram from Nottingham train station

From Nottingham train station, visitors can take a tram going to either Phoenix Park or Hucknall, get off at Wilkinson Street and connect with the Medilink bus to City Hospital. Alternatively, visitors can take the tram to Toton Lane and get off at the QMC before connecting with the Medilink bus to City Hospital.

A number of bus services stop at the City Hospital.

Nottingham City Transport: buses on:

• Blue Line
• Purple Line
• Brown Line
• Grey 53

Trent Barton:

• 141
• The Threes

The Medilink bus runs every 10 minutes, Monday to Friday between Queen's Drive and Wilkinson Street park and ride sites and the 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.

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. 

The Medilink service runs around every 15 minutes between 5am and 9.45pm, Monday to Friday (excluding 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, with additional stops at the Nuthall Road junction and Crown Island.

The buses are equipped with 84 fixed seats and a tip-up seat in the wheelchair space, offering increased capacity at peak times and features like three-point seat belts. The buses can be tracked in real time on the Skills website.

The buses are free to all NUH staff with valid staff identification. Patients can also use the buses for £3 for a single journey or £5.50 for a day ticket. Robin Hood day tickets, PAYG and season tickets are also valid.

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

Medilink Fare Chart

Adult Single Fare — £3.00

Student Single Fare — £2.50

19-21 Single Fare — £2.50

Under 19 Single Fare — £2.00

Children under 5 — Free

Guide, Hearing & Assistance Dogs FREE Travel at all times. No Animals other than Assistance Animals Permitted on Medilink.

Link Bus Day Tickets

Linkbus Adult Day Ticket — £5.50

Linkbus Group Ticket (up to 5 people) — £8.00

Robin Hood Day Tickets

All Robin Hood Passes & Tickets valid for travel throughout the whole of the route - Robin Hood Day Tickets Issued By Other Bus Companies & NET are Valid For Travel

Adult — £6.70

Under 19 — £4.40

Concessionary Cards

Concessionary Cards available for travel from 09:30 Monday to Friday and all day Saturday. City Mobility Pass Card Holders are valid for travel at all times.

Queens Drive Park & Ride and Hospital Shuttle Timetable

Queens Drive P&R

Early Morning: 05:00, 05:30, 06:00 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:00, 08:15, 08:30 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:00, 12:15, 12:30 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:00, 16:15, 16:30 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 21:00, 21:15, 21:30

QMC Treatment Centre

Early Morning: 05:10, 05:40, 06:10 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:10, 08:25, 08:40 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:10, 12:25, 12:40 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:12, 16:27, 16:42 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 21:12, 21:27, 21:42

QMC Main Entrance

Early Morning: 05:15, 05:45, 06:15 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:15, 08:30, 08:45 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:15, 12:30, 12:45 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:17, 16:32, 16:47 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 21:17, 21:32, 21:47

Wilkinson Street P&R

Early Morning: 05:25, 06:00, 06:30 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:30, 08:40, 09:00 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:30, 12:40, 13:00 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:27, 16:42, 16:57 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 21:27, 21:42 (end of service)

City Hospital South Entrance

Early Morning: 05:00, 05:30, 06:00 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:00, 08:15, 08:30 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:00, 12:15, 12:30 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:00, 16:15, 16:30 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 20:45, 21:00, 21:15

City Hospital Hucknall Road

Early Morning: 05:05, 05:35, 06:05 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:05, 08:20, 08:35 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:05, 12:20, 12:35 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:05, 16:20, 16:35 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 20:50, 21:05, 21:20 (every 15 mins)

Wilkinson Street P&R

Early Morning: 05:15, 05:45, 06:15 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:15, 08:30, 08:45 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:15, 12:30, 12:45 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:15, 16:30, 16:45 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 21:00, 21:15, 21:30 (every 15 mins)

QMC Main Entrance

Early Morning: 05:25, 05:55, 06:25 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:25, 08:40, 08:55 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:25, 12:40, 12:55 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:25, 16:40, 16:55 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 21:10, 21:30 (end of service)

QMC Treatment Centre

Early Morning: 05:28, 05:58, 06:28 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:28, 08:43, 08:58 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:28, 12:43, 12:58 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:28, 16:43, 16:58 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 21:13, 21:33 (end of service)

Queens Drive P&R

Early Morning: 05:36, 06:06, 06:36 (every 15 mins)

Morning Peak: 08:36, 08:51, 09:06 (every 15 mins)

Midday: 12:36, 12:51, 13:06 (every 15 mins)

Afternoon Peak: 16:36, 16:51, 17:06 (every 15 mins)

Evening: 21:21, 21:41 (end of service)