Elmbridge CAN Public Transport Cheat Sheet
THIS INFORMATION IS TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AS OF 24 June 2022 BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS FOR GUIDANCE AND ALWAYS CHECK YOUR ROUTE THOROUGHLY FOR LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE SOURCES BELOW. If you notice anything needing to be changed please email us on contact@elmbridgecan.org.uk
Elmbridge Buses
To use this information:
Step 1: Identify which buses serve your area by reviewing the Bus Route Maps and plan your route
Step 2: Review the timetables for relevant bus number - some buses are more frequent at peak times than off-peak
Step 3: Plan how to pay
If travelling between Cobham, Oxshott and Weybridge, check the affordable Chatterbus timetable.
Step 1: Plan your route using Bus Route Maps
Elmbridge Borough Area Maps
Walton, Molesey, Esher and Thames Ditton
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/9324/Walton-on-Thames-bus-route-map-2022.pdf
Where to board your bus:
Walton train station https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/74061/Walton-on-Thames-Station-WTB-WEB-Sept-17.pdf
Chertsey, Addlestone and Weybridge https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/9325/Chertsey-Addlestone-and-Weybridge-bus-route-map-2022.pdf
Cobham
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/9326/Cobham-bus-route-map-2022.pdf
Chatterbus
Chatterbus is a community, not-for-profit, affordable bus operating between Cobham and Weybridge.
It connects Cobham and Stoke d’Abernon train station, St Andrew’s Primary School in Cobham and St Matthew’s Infants School in Downside, Brooklands shopping centre, Weybridge and Oxshott.
On Saturdays only, Leatherhead is also a destination.
Other boroughs
Index for maps relating to other towns in Surrey and also useful ‘where to board your bus’ details for some towns:
Maps of bus routes and stops - Surrey County Council
Leatherhead map
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/10738/Leatherhead-bus-route-map-2022.pdf
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/10725/Woking-bus-route-map-2022.pdf
Step 2: Review the Timetable
Surrey Bus timetables
To use these timetables, click in the link and select your bus number.
The link for Walton, Cobham, Esher, Molesey and Weybridge bus timetables is here:
Woking and Byfleet bus timetables: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/bus-timetables/woking
The overall bus timetable link is here - it contains timetables for bus services acrossn the rest of Surrey: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/bus-timetable
Chatterbus is listed as C1, C2, C3 on the Walton, Cobham, Esher, Molesey and Weybridge page above, or use the pages below for Cobham, Oxshott and Weybridge (and Leatherhead on Saturdays)
https://chatterbus.org.uk/service/timetable/
Step 3: Plan how to pay
i) Check if you are eligible for a bus pass
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Free for disabled people: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/tickets-and-discounts/disabled-people
Free for older people: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/tickets-and-discounts/older-people
Discounted travel with student fare cards:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/transport/16-plus
ii) Check how to pay your bus operator
Most offer a range of payment options, including contactless, apps and on-line tickets.
Chatterbus
Pay the driver when you board the bus – you can use your contactless debit or credit card, make a mobile payment with Google Pay or Apple Pay, or just use cash.
Notice re payment on the website last updated 7 May 2022: ‘Please note the weekly C1 and Saturday C2 service are currently unable to take contactless payments, so please pay with cash. All normal bus passes issued by Surrey County Council are accepted for free travel as normal. The weekly C3 service continues to accept Contactless Credit/Debit Cards, Cash and Concession Cards as normal.’
Adult prices:
- £2 for journeys within a zone, £3 for journeys across more than one zone
Child prices:
- £1.00 each journey within a zone, £1.50 each journey across more than one zone – for children under the age of 16 (except schools service)
- Two children below 5 years of age travel free, if they accompany an adult paying full fare
Schools service:
- 50p per one-way journey, children under 16 (for buses arriving at St Andrew’s or St Matthew’s before 09.00, and picking up from the schools before 17.00)
Weekly tickets are available: https://chatterbus.org.uk/service/fares/
Free travel on the Chatterbus to those in financial need http://wp.cobhamchatterbus.org.uk/service/fares/#freetravel:
- Jobseeker Travel Cards
- National age and disability related passes; Disabled Pass holders free at all times and Disabled Pass holders with a C+ Pass may also take a companion free at any time.
- Free Chatterbus passes issued on application at Cobham Food Bank, St. Andrew’s Church Cobham, Oasis and St Mary’s Church Stoke D’Abernon
Cardinal https://cardinalbuses.co.uk/shop/ - school routes
Diamond https://www.diamondbuses.com/tickets/mobile-tickets/south-east/
Edward Thomas https://www.edwardthomasandson.co.uk/school-services
https://www.edwardthomasandson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EdwardThomasForm2021.pdf - school bus passes
Falcon https://www.falconbuses.co.uk/tickets/
Reptons
https://www.reptonscoaches.com/513-route.html
https://www.reptonscoaches.com/637-route.html - school route only
Stagecoach https://www.stagecoachbus.com/tickets
iii) Check out multi-operator / unlimited travel tickets
Acorn - multi-operator bus ticket for North Surrey
Service covers most of Elmbridge, Woking, Staines and Heathrow Airport: https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/tickets-and-discounts/acorn-ticket
Adult prices: £7 day, £30 week
Child prices: £3.50 day, £15 week
Buy your Acorn ticket for the day or week from the driver on the first bus you board.
Tickets can be purchased and used at any time and on any day of the week. Most buses on routes covered by the ticket display the Acorn logo.
You can change between different bus companies many times with no further charges. This is therefore useful for long journeys across different bus operators.
Map/leaflet/bus frequency PDF: https://secure.toolkitfiles.co.uk/clients/1729/sitedata/Misc/ACORN-ticket-leaflet-pdf.pdf
Additional unlimited travel tickets include train/bus combinations:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/buses-and-other-transport/tickets-and-discounts
Woking Travelwide bus ticket
Adult prices: £5.80
Unlimited travel on bus in the Woking area, it also includes travel to and from St Peter’s Hospital, but only from the Woking area.
Trains
Trains connect our part of Surrey well with London, Surbiton, Woking (particularly from Weybridge, Walton and Esher) and Guildford.
They are also easy to navigate when start and destination stations are on a single line:
- Weybridge, Walton, Hersham, Esher, Surbiton
- Cobham & Stoke d’Abernon, Oxshott, Claygate, Hinchley Wood, Surbiton
For train timetables, visit: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Map of the South East: http://www.projectmapping.co.uk/Reviews/Resources/London_South_East_expanded-0919.pdf
Train tickets
There is now a wide range of ways to buy train tickets: https://www.southwesternrailway.com/train-tickets/smart-ticketing
Train travel can be expensive. Buying ahead, travelling off-peak, checking for discounts and using railcards can help. The Network Railcard is the default card for adults. There are other railcards for teenagers, young adults, people with disabilities and older people. Railcard information: https://www.railcard.co.uk
Surrey Liftshare
https://liftshare.com/uk/community/surrey
This is a car share website and you don’t need a car to drive to join in.
It is best for regular commuting, but may be useful in unexpected circumstances.
Costs of fuel is shared between passenger and driver, so is often cheaper than alternative transport – a calculator that fairly tallies up the shared cost is available on the website.