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Brief overview of local bus services

Brighton to Shoreham etc:

The Brighton area probably has the best bus service in the
south-east (outside London).

The main bus company is the Brighton & Hove Bus Company, which runs frequent bus services to most parts of the city (including an approximate 10 minute services towards Lewes and Eastbourne). There is a comprehensive evening & Sunday service, including several night services (mostly running 6 nights a week). Stagecoach runs the 12 minute service 700, towards Worthing; and up to a half-hourly service 17 towards Henfield and Horsham. Compass Travel runs a number of supported bus services, within the city area, including the services 16, 37/37B, 47 and 52. Metrobus runs services to/from mid Sussex and Crawley/East Grinstead, including the fast new service 273 to Crawley.
For Brighton network map, click this, then service network map button

Brighton area Real-time bus information
Brighton & Hove Bus Company real time Bus Information
For service 17/700, click here, then choose area.
For the real time information on Compass Travel services- follow links on our front page, or news page.

 

Lewes, Newhaven, Seaford:

In addition to Brighton & Hove Bus Company's main services, there are a number of less frequent services (mostly run on a tendered basis), run by- Compass Bus and Cuckmere Community bus.

For real-time information for other services- click here.

Worthing,Lancing, Littlehampton:

Most services are run by Stagecoach, based in Worthing- including the service 700 which runs every 12 minutes to West Worthing and the overlapping 701 route running every 15 minutes between Lancing and Littlehampton. The former 700 Arundel service, has been replaced by the hourly service 9. There is also a new BSIP supported 500 route

A number of bus services run on Sunday, in the Worthing area. Evening services have expanded over the years.

Compass Bus runs several bus services (including 8/8A, 16 and runs the service 7 on behalf of Stagecoach), and Metrobus runs the Worthing-Horsham-Crawley service.

For Stagecoach maps of Worthing and Littlehampton, see our front page, or news pages.
For other Worthing operators click here (Stagecoach information is out of date).

For a really old Worthing bus map (April 12), click here.

Real time information is now available in Worthing etc.
by Connecting to West Sussex's real-time information website.

 

Mid Sussex (including Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath).

Within our area; both Metrobus and Compass Travel run services in Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath.

Now a summery of mid-Sussex services to/from Brighton

On Monday to Saturday, Metrobus runs around 2 buses per hour - through Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and Hassocks, to Brighton. The services 271 & 272 provide a near hourly link between the Princess Royal Hospital (Haywards Heath), and the County Hospital (Brighton). While both services continue Crawley, if Brighton is your destination, it is best to use the fast new service 273. There is also an hourly service 270 to East Grinstead, service.

On Sundays, Metrobus 270, 271 & 273 combine to offer a reasonable service.

Compass Travel also runs the service 100 and other services, in Burgess Hill.

Real time information on Metrobus services in mid Sussex, Crawley etc. can be found on Metrobus real-time information.

Other West Sussex real-time bus information can be found here.

 

Horsham/Crawley/East Grinstead/Gatwick.
While outside our main area, most services are run by Metrobus.

 

Eastbourne, Hastings, Chichester.
While outside our main area, many services are run by different sections of Stagecoach.

Compass Travel also runs a number of bus services.

In addition to the West Sussex information site listed above- Real-time information For East Sussex services, can be found here.

 

All areas: Comprehensive Bus/Public Transport Information for outside the Brighton conurbation, can be obtained from Traveline on 08712 00 22 33 (call charges apply) or www.traveline.org.uk

 

Coach Services: It is difficult to find Coach services to/from Brighton, other than the coach services from Brighton to London, and that may run via Gatwick and Heathrow!, perhaps taking over 3 hours, or over three times the train journey!
National Express is on 0371 781 8181 or www.nationalexpress.com

 

 

Contact details

 

For Contact details of Brighton Area bus user group press here: 

Bus Companies

Brighton & Hove Bus Co.
43 Conway Street,
Hove, BN3 3LT
Tel: 01273 886200
Email: info@buses.co.uk
Website: www.buses.co.uk

Stagecoach
19-20 Marine Parade
Worthing, BN11 3PT

Tel: 0345 121 190
www.stagecoachbus.com

Compass Bus
Faraday Close, Durrington,
Worthing. BN13 3RB
Tel: 01903 690025
Email: office@compass-travel.co.uk
www.compass-travel.co.uk/

Metrobus
Tel: 01293 449191
Email:
info@metrobus.co.uk

www.metrobus.co.uk

Some other bus numbers:

Big Lemon CIC
Protran House,
Boundary Road,
Brighton, BN2 5TJ
Tel: 01273 681 681
lemonbus@thebiglemon.com
www.thebiglemon.com

Community Transport: :
01273 677559

Cuckmere Community Bus: :
01323 870920

Councils

Brighton & Hove City Council
Lead councillor for Transport etc.
Cllr Trevor Muten

Public Transport Officer
Richard Johnson
Email: richard.johnson@
Brighton-hove.gov.uk
Tel: 01273 292480

East Sussex County Council: :
0345 60 80 190
East Sussex transport website

West Sussex County Council:
www.westsussex.gov.uk/

 

Please note: This information on this website is provided in good faith, and while every effort is made to provide the correct information, Brighton Buswatch can not be held responsibe for any errors.