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Transport |
Company |
Telephone |
Notes |
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Trains |
National Rail Enquiries | 08457 48 49 50 Textphone service: |
Route 1 - Brighton Mainline Services – Brighton via Gatwick Airport & 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 & Arun Valley services – Southampton /Portsmouth, via Worthing, to Gatwick Airport & London. | |||
| Route 4 - Horsham and Arun Valley to London services. | |||
| Route 5 - Watford to Clapham Junction and Gatwick Airport. | |||
| Eurostar | 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 | 08717 81 81 81 | Daily services to London & Chichester from Worthing. Tickets are available from the Stagecoach Office, 19 -20 Marine Parade, Worthing. Tel: 01903 237661. |
Tours |
Roundmark Travel | 01903 741233 | Day trips with pick-up points in Worthing |
| Round and About | 0800 6 52 52 51 | Day trips with pick-up points in Worthing | |
| Worthing Coaches | 01903 505805 | Day trips from Worthing and overseas holidays | |
| Brighton & Hove Buses | 01273 886200 | Day trips with pick-up points in Worthing | |
| Woods Travel | 01243 868080 | Day trips with pick-up points in Worthing | |
Local Buses |
Stagecoach Buses | 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 | 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 | 01903 690025 | Operates routes in Worthing and surrounding area. Services to Ferring, Arundel and Chichester. | |
| Metro Bus | 01293 449191 | Operates service 23 from Worthing to Crawley via Horsham. This a two hourly service. | |
Holmbush Express - operated by Brighton & Hove Buses From 20 April '09 this service will be operated by Compass Buses |
01273 886200 01903 690025 |
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 - operated by Compass Buses | 01903 237661 | FREE service to Sainsbury Supermarket, at Rustington. | |
| Dial-A-Ride | 01903 530053 | Low cost door-to-door transport for disabled passengers. Runs throughout the Borough of Worthing. Monday - Saturday 09:00 - 17:00. | |
Airports / Flights |
Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport | 01273 467373 |
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| Gatwick International Airport | 0844 335 1802 | Gatwick International Airport is 28 miles northeast of Worthing. Full range of international scheduled and charter flights. Gatwick Airport Guide | |
| London Heathrow Airport | 0870 0 000 123 | Heathrow Airport Guide | |
| Southampton Eastleigh Airport | 0870 040 0009 | Southampton Airport Guide | |
| Bournemouth Airport |
01202 364000 | ||
Ferries & Sea ExcursionsIsle of Wight |
Wightlink | 0871 376 1000 | 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 | 01983 811 000 & 02392 811 000 | Frequent daily hovercraft crossings from Portsmouth to Ryde - journey time under 10 minutes. | |
| Red Funnel | 0844 844 9988 | Operating all year from Southampton to Cowes. | |
| Newhaven to Dieppe | Transmanche Ferries | 0800 917 1201 | Journey time - 4 hours Book your tickets here |
| LD Lines | 0844 576 8836 | Journey time - 4 hours | |
| Dover to France | LD Lines | 0844 576 8836 | Various Routes |
| Transmanche Ferries | 0800 917 1201 | Various routes Book your tickets here | |
| Sea France | 0871 423 7119 | Dover to Calais | |
| P & O Ferries | 0871 664 5645 | Dover to Calais | |
| Norfolk Line | 0844 847 5042 | Dover to Dunkirk | |
| 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 |
118 118 or your preferred directory enquiries provider | There are a number of licensed taxi firms and private hire operators in Worthing Worthing Taxi Ranks are sited at Worthing Central Station and South Street Square (Guildbourne Shopping Centre) | |
Getting to Gatwick by Coach
There are two early-morning direct coaches from Worthing to Gatwick Airport at 07:05 & 09:10. Other journeys are via Brighton and Hove where National Express provides up to three services per hour from Brighton Pool Valley to Gatwick (north & south terminals), Heathrow, 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.
There is a frequent Coastliner 700 bus from Worthing to connect with the airport service from Brighton.
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