How to get here
By public transport
The Northern General Hospital is on the north side of the city about three miles from the city centre and is served by several bus routes.
The guide is available from Travel South Yorkshire on their website here or can can be obtained by calling Traveline on 01709 515151.
The hospital has a free bus that travels around the hospital site and can drop off patients near all main departments. The bus runs half hourly.
By car
The hospital can be accessed from both Barnsley Road (A6135) and Herries Road (A6102). If you are using SatNav the postcode for the hospital is S5 7AU.
There is a charge for parking, for details click here.
Please be aware that wheel clamping is in operation within the hospital grounds. This is to ensure that ambulances and other emergency services have free access to the hospital at all times. To avoid being clamped, please make sure that your car is parked in a designated parking space.
By ambulance or medicar
If you feel that you need an ambulance or Medicar to get to hospital please telephone the number on your appointment letter and speak to a member of staff.
Please note that this service is not available to all patients, only to those with a medical need.
Courtesy Bus
Once here, the Northern General Hospital site is serviced by a Courtesy Bus, which is provided jointly by the Trust and the League of Friends.
This free of charge service is designed to help anyone visiting the site with getting around the hospital grounds.
The Courtesy Bus operates to a dedicated timetable and stops at a number of key points around the site, for further details please click here.
Please contact 0114 2714701 for more information.
Help with your fares
If you are entitled to certain social security benefits you may be able to get help with your train or bus fares to the hospital. To do this you should contact your local Department of Social Security.
Further information and advice is also available from the hospital cashiers on 0114 271 4927.
Site map
Our site maps are currently being updated and will be added as soon as they are finished.
Interactive map
Journey Planner
For help planning your journey to Northern General Hospital please use the box below.




