Transport Services
Updated: October 2007
Villages Transport Link
The new Villages Transport Link provides a link to other local villages and communities, access to shops, countryside attractions, leisure facilities, doctors, chemists, clubs, adult education and evenings out. The Link is provided by helpful and friendly licensed drivers in modern comfortable vehicles. There are four journeys on Mondays and Wednesdays, six journeys on Fridays and five journeys on Saturdays.
Timetable
| Fri & Sat only | Fri only | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departs Billingshurst | R 1000 | R 1200 | R 1400 | R 1600 | R 1800 | R 2200 |
| Wisborough Green | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Kirdford | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Plaistow | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Ifold | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Loxwood | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Roundstreet | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Newpound Common | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Arrives in Billngshurst | R 1045 | R 1245 | R 1445 | R 1645 | R 1845 | R 2245 |
From Billingshurst there are links to villages further afield - Barns Green, Brooks Green, Dragons Green, Shipley, Whitehall, Broomers Corner, Ingrams Furze, Coolham and Coneyhurst
Fares
There is a standard fare of £2 per person per single journey. You can get better value for money if you share your journey e.g if 2 passengers share a hourney, the fare is £1.80 per person, per single journey, for 3 passengers it is £1.50 and 4 passengers reduced to £1.30 per person.
To take advantage of the shared journey fares, passengers should book their journey at the same time and get on or off together at the same place.
How to Book
Telephone the Travel Centre on 01730 815518 between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (note that the Booking Line is closed between 12 noon and 1pm on Saturdays only)
Register at the time of your first booking, when you will be given a membership number, which you can use on future bookings
All journeys must be booked by 4pm the day before you wish to travel
Please tell the Travel Centre if you require a child seat or you need to store anything in the boot e.g. folding wheelchair, pushchair or luggage etc.
Buses to Cranleigh and Guildford
Buses Monday to Saturdays to Cranleigh and Guildford operated by Arriva
Buses to Horsham
Buses to Horsham on Fridays and Saturdays are now operated by Palaeobus. The timetable information available is below but is subject to change without notice.
| Fridays | |
|---|---|
| Plaistow to Horsham | Horsham to Plaistow |
| 10.03 | 13.00 |
| 10.08 | 13.02 |
| 10.12 | 13.05 |
| 10.15 | 13.10 |
| 10.17 | 13.20 |
| 10.23 | 13.26 |
| 10.35 | 13.28 |
| 10.43 | 13.31 |
| 10.48 | 13.35 |
| 13.42 | 13.40 |
| 13.47 | |
| 13.51 | |
| 13.54 | |
| 13.56 | |
| 14.02 | |
| 14.14 | |
| 14.22 | |
| 14.27 | |
| Saturdays | |
|---|---|
| Plaistow to Horsham | Horsham to Plaistow |
| 11.03 | 14.00 |
| 11.08 | 14.02 |
| 11.12 | 14.05 |
| 11.15 | 14.10 |
| 11.17 | 14.20 |
| 11.23 | 14.26 |
| 11.35 | 14.28 |
| 11.43 | 14.31 |
| 11.48 | 14.35 |
| 14.42 | 14.40 |
| 14.47 | |
| 14.51 | |
| 14.54 | |
| 14.56 | |
| 15.02 | |
| 15.14 | |
| 15.22 | |
| 15.27 | |
More Buses ...
BUSES R(ural) US operate bus journeys to Worthing and Chichester:-
Worthing on Tuesdays from Ifold Stores (0942) and Plaistow Church (0947) arriving in Worthing at 1100. The return journey leaves Worthing at 1350 arriving at Plaistow (1502) and Ifold (1507)
Chichester (Sainsburys, Eastgate Square or West Street) on Wednesdays and Saturdays from Ifold Stores (0929), Plaistow Church (0934) and Shillinglee Crossroads (0940) arriving in Chichester at 1046. The return journey leaves Chichester at 1400 arriving at Shillinglee (1513), (Plaistow (1519) and Ifold (1524)
Billingshurst Community Transport
This social car scheme, with around 30 drivers using their own cars, commenced undertaking journeys in August 2003. In addition to these volunteer drivers, the Scheme also has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
In the first twelve months, the Scheme registered almost 250 passengers, undertook over 2000 journeys, and travelled 16,000 miles at about £1 per mile. Generous funding means that the Scheme can charge passengers at the rate of 40p per mile, for the time that the passenger is in the car. Drivers are paid 30p per mile for all miles driven.
The service is intended for those who are elderly, frail or disabled and unable to use public transport.
To use the Service contact Lynne Murray, Project Manager on 01403 787636, Monday to Friday between 9.30am and 11am
For information on how to become a volunteer driver for the Scheme, please contact the above number