Traffic filters on six roads may impact your journey when driving in or out of Oxford.

Locations

The traffic filters will be placed on the following roads:

• St Cross Road, central Oxford
• Thames Street, central Oxford
• Hythe Bridge Street, central Oxford
• St Clement’s Street, east Oxford
• Marston Ferry Road, Marston
• Hollow Way, Cowley 

View a detailed map of traffic filter locations.The restrictions will only operate during set days and hours.

There will be no physical barriers, and everywhere in Oxford will be accessible. If you drive a private car, you might need to change your route unless you have a permit.

Planning your journey

There are many websites to help plan how you can travel around Oxford.

• Google Maps – for public transport and car journey planning
• Traveline – for public transport journey planning

By park and ride

There are five park and ride sites on the outskirts of Oxford and the Eynsham park and ride will open in 2025.

• Peartree park and ride
• Redbridge
• Seacourt
• Thornhill
• Oxford Parkway

By bus or coach

The main bus companies in Oxfordshire are:

• Oxford Bus Company
• Stagecoach Oxfordshire
• Thames Travel

For more nationwide travel by coach, use the National Express website.

By train

Visit the National Rail Enquiries website to plan your train journey and look at train times and fares.

By motorbike or moped

Motorbikes and mopeds are automatically exempt from traffic filters.

By car club

Car clubs offer an alternative to private car ownership. They offer short-term rentals by the hour. Eligible car clubs can apply for traffic filter permits.

By car

Everywhere in Oxford will be accessible by private car, but you may need to take a different route if you do not have a permit.

You can use one of your day passes to drive through a filter if you are an Oxfordshire resident. 

If you are a Blue Badge holder or drive a disabled class vehicle, you can apply for a permit which allows for unlimited travel through the filters.