With so many great road links, travelling to Lincoln by car is easy. The city is close to a number of major roads including the A46, the A1 and the A15.

If you've got a long journey ahead of you, you will find plenty of places to stop en-route. From farm shops to country estates, some of the best attractions in Lincolnshire are on the outskirts of the city.

Depending on which direction you are coming from, you may also pass through the Lincolnshire Wolds, along the coast or through pretty market towns and villages.

If travelling to Lincoln by car, you can listen for live traffic disruptions on local radio stations, Radio Lincolnshire or Lincs FM. Current and planned road improvement works that may affect your journey are listed on the Lincolnshire Roadworks website.

Driving to Lincoln

From the North
Via the A15 (Hull) or the A46 (Grimsby)

From the South
Via the A46 (Leicester, Nottingham, Newark) or the A1 and A15 (London, East Anglia)

From the East
Via the A158 (Skegness)

From the West
Via the A1 and A57 (Leeds, Worksop, Sheffield)

We advise that you check your route ahead of your journey, as there may be some temporary road closures in place.

Park & Ride

If travelling to Lincoln by car, you can park for free and save the hassle of finding a parking space by using the Park & Ride service.

Lincoln's Park & Ride bus runs Monday - Saturday from Waitrose on Searby Road, Lincoln, LN2 4DS.

Parking at Waitrose is free, and there is a bus every 15 minutes from 6:48am (7:48am on Saturday) with the last return bus departing at 6:20pm. During peak times of travel, bus arrival times may vary slightly due to traffic.

Return tickets are available on the bus are at a cost of:

Adults: £2.80
Accompanied children (under 16s): Free
Concessionary bus pass holders: Free (after 9:30am on weekdays)

Local people living within walking distance of the stop can also use the service to and from Lincoln Waitrose, the city centre and Cathedral Quarter for the same fare. 

Stops in Lincoln are at:

• Nettleham Road: the inbound stop is adjacent to KFC opposite the Waitrose car park;
• Northgate: next to Lincoln Cathedral for the Cathedral Quarter​;
• Broadgate: inbound only for the city centre
• Lincoln Bus Station: for the High Street and the St Marks Shopping Centre.

You can download a copy of the 2023 timetable here. 

Please note, there is no Park & Ride service on Sundays or Bank Holiday Mondays, and the service may be suspended over the Christmas period due to parking restrictions - check before you travel.
 

The Park & Ride service is operated by Lincoln BIG, in partnership with Stagecoach East Midlands and Waitrose, with the support of the City of Lincoln Council and Lincolnshire County Council.

The Lincoln Car Treasure Trail

The team at Treasure Trails have created a great way to keep the kids (and the big kids) entertained and excited on your car journey to Lincoln.

Print off the (not so accurate!) road map of Lincoln below, colour in the cars, and then move along the map as you spot cars with those colours on your actual journey to try to be the first to get to the finish line.

Full instructions and rules are on the Treasure Trails website.