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Transport Information
Planning your journey
Traveline: Public transport information
- Tel: 0870 6082608 / 0871 200 2233
A UK service provider to plan local or national journeys by bus, coach or train.
Transport Direct
Offers live travel news and information for door-to-door travel for both public transport and car journeys around Britain. Aims to provide comprehensive, easy-to-use travel information to help plan your journey.
West Sussex County Council
Offers a search facility for Community Transport and links to Transport Direct
Trains
Timetables are available from the Tourist Information Centre.
National Rail Enquiries
- Tel: 08457 48 49 50.
- Minicom service Tel: 0845 6050 600
Route 1
- Brighton Mainline Services – Brighton via Gatwick Airport and East Croydon to various London destinations.
Route 2
- East Coastway - Routes from Eastbourne, Brighton & Seaford to Gatwick Airport, London and Ashford.
Route 3
- West Coastway and Arun Valley services – Southampton/Portsmouth, via Worthing, to Gatwick Airport and London
Route 4
- Horsham and Arun Valley London services
Route 5
- Watford to Clapham Junction and Gatwick Airport
Eurostar
- Tel: 08705 186 186
- High speed trains from St Pancras, Ebsfleet and Ashford to Calais, Lille, Brussels and Paris via the Channel Tunnel.
Coaches
National Express
- Tel: 08705 808080
- Daily services to London & Chichester from Worthing.
- Tickets are available from the Stagecoach Office, 19 -20 Marine Parade, Worthing. Tel: 01903 237661.
Megabus
- Tel: 0900 160 0900 / 0901 331 0031
- Provides low cost inter-city bus travel, largely between Brighton and London, but with two daily services from and to Worthing.
Tours
Three coach companies offer day tours from Worthing:
A&A Travel
- Tel: 01903 690076
Round and About
- Tel: 0800 6 52 52 51
Worthing Coaches
- Tel: 01903 505805
Local Buses
Timetables available from the Tourist Information Centre.
Stagecoach Buses
- Tel: 01903 237661
- Timetables for Stagecoach services to and from Worthing town centre, including the Coastliner 700 service from Brighton to Portsmouth via Worthing, (Arundel), Littlehampton, Chichester and Bognor Regis.
- Accessible Buses - some stagecoach routes use accessible buses in the fleet.
Brighton & Hove Buses
- Tel: 01273 886200
- Buses link Shoreham with Steyning and provide a service throughout Brighton and Hove. Some late-night buses operate to and from Worthing/Brighton, via Shoreham from Mondays - Saturdays.
- For real time information
Compass Buses
- Tel: 01903 690025
- Operates routes in Worthing and surrounding area. Services to Ferring, Arundel.
Metro Bus
- Tel: 01293 449191
- Operates service 23 from Worthing to Crawley via Horsham. This a two hourly service.
Holmbush Express
Brighton and Hove Buses (01273 886200) offer a FREE service from Worthing and Sussex Villages to Holmbush Shopping Centre, (Tesco, HomeBase Marks & Spencer).
- Daily service Mon - Sat. from a variety of departure points.
- Service X5 Leaves Worthing Town Hall at 10:05 Monday-Saturday inclusive.
Sainsbury’s Service
- Coastline (01903 237661). Free service to Sainsbury Supermarket, at Rustington.
- Tues & Thurs from Wallace Avenue, Goring, departs 11:20.
- Mon, Wed & Fri from the John Selden pub, Durrington, departs at 09:48.
Dial-A-Ride
- Tel: 01903 530053.
- Low cost door-to-door transport for disabled passengers. Runs throughout the Borough of Worthing.
- Monday - Saturday 09:00 - 17:00 and Sunday 09:30 -14:30.
Airports/Flights
Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport
- Cecil Pashley Way
Shoreham-by- Sea
West Sussex - Tel: 01273 467373
Blue Islands
- Tel: 01481 727567
- Flies direct to Alderney. Connections to Paris.
Sky South
- Tel: 01273 463673
- Flies to Le Touquet, Caen, Paris and Le Havre.
Gatwick International Airport
Gatwick International Airport is 28 miles northeast of Worthing. Full range of international scheduled and charter flights.
- Tel: 0870 000 2468
Travelling to Gatwick from Worthing area by train
- National Rail Enquiries Tel: 08457 48 49 50
- There are frequent direct trains from Worthing to Gatwick (45 minutes) 'First' and 'last' direct trains are detailed below. Services from outlying areas may include changes with journey times of 75+ minutes.
- Worthing - Gatwick direct train services. First departures:
Day Depart Worthing Arrive Gatwick
Monday to Friday 05:45 06:25
Saturday 05:42 06:24
Sunday 07:35 08:21
Regular services until - last departures:
Monday to Friday 21:39 22:21
Saturday 21:39 22:23
Sunday 20:41 21:22 - As a rough guide (June 2007) - single fare costs £11.80
- For advanced low-cost booking
Gatwick by Coach
There are two early-morning direct coaches from Worthing to Gatwick Airport at 07:05 & 09:05. Other journeys are via Brighton and Hove where National Express provides up to three services per hour from Brighton Pool Valley to Gatwick. Heathrow (north & south terminals), Stanstead and Luton airports. Coaches from Brighton stop at Gatwick South Terminal from where there is a FREE shuttle to Gatwick North Terminal. Journey time from Brighton is around 45 minutes.
National Express tickets can be booked at the Stagecoach office, Marine Parade Worthing, 01903 237661.
There is a frequent Coastliner 700 bus from Worthing to connect with the airport service from Brighton.
London Heathrow Airport
- Tel: 0870 0 000123
Southampton Eastleigh Airport
- Tel: 0870 040 0009
Bournemouth Airport
- Tel: 01202 364000
Ferries/Sea Excursions
Isle of Wight
Wightlink
- Tel: 0870 582 7744
- Frequent daily passenger and car ferries to the Isle of Wight - from Portsmouth to Ryde or Fishbourne, Lymington to Yarmouth, operating throughout the year.
Hovertravel
- Tel: 01983 811000
- Frequent daily hovercraft crossings from Portsmouth to Ryde - journey time under 10 minutes.
Red Funnel
- Tel: 0870 444 8898
- Operating all year from Southampton to Cowes.
Newhaven to Dieppe
Transmanche Ferries
- Tel: 0800 917 1201
- Crossings from Newhaven to Dieppe with a journey time of 4 hours
- Book your tickets here
Newhaven to Le Havre
LD Lines
- Journey time - 5 hours
- Book your tickets here
Dover to France
Hoverspeed
- Tel: 0870 240 8070
- Regular crossings throughout the year. Journey time 2 hours.
Eurotunnel
- Information - 0800 0969 992
- Reservations - 0870 5353 535
- Car and passenger service through the Channel Tunnel from Folkestone to Calais. Clearly signposted 'Channel Tunnel' from the M20.
Taxis
There are a number of licensed taxi firms and private hire operators in Worthing.
Tel: 118-118 or your preferred directory enquiries provider.
Worthing Taxi Ranks are sited:
- Worthing Central Station
- South Street Square (Guildbourne Shopping Centre)
Details of Wheel-chair accessible vehicles is available
Some accessible Hackney cabs operate from approved taxi ranks. For confirmation of licensed operators, contact Taxi Licensing Office, Tel: 01903 221432.
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