The South Downs Way by public transport

Here is a list of points on the South Downs Way National Trail and how to access them by public transport, so that you can get back to where you parked your car or maybe even leave the car at home altogether. Follow the Countryside Code and enjoy!

https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/south-downs-way/leaflets/

https://nationaltrails.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/sdw-walks-on-the-south-downs-by-bus-and-train.pdf

https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/travelling-around/south-downs-discovery-ticket/

Winchester

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=448403&y=129377&z=115&sv=448403,129377&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=610&ax=448403&ay=129377&lm=0
• https://railwaystation.uk/index.php?station=WIN
• https://bustimes.org/localities/winchester

Cheesefoot Head

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=452885&y=127717&z=115&sv=452885,127717&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=610&ax=452885&ay=127717&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HAA91684
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HAA19742
• South Downs Rambler Summer Sundays to Winchester or to Corhampton, Winchester Hill, Queen Elizabeth Country Park and Petersfield
• https://bustimes.org/services/sdr-winchester-cheriton-east-meon-petersfield

Corhampton

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=461317&y=120692&z=115&sv=461317,120692&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=610&ax=461317&ay=120692&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HA110691
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HA110692
• MV3 Wednesdays to East Meon and Petersfield
• https://bustimes.org/services/mv3-meon-valley-petersfield

• South Downs Rambler Summer Sundays to Cheesefoot Head and Winchester or to Winchester Hill, Queen Elizabeth Country Park and Petersfield
• https://bustimes.org/services/sdr-winchester-cheriton-east-meon-petersfield

Winchester Hill

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=464599&y=121414&z=115&sv=464599,121414&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=610&ax=464599&ay=121414&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HAA91671
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HAA91672

• South Downs Rambler Summer Sundays to Corhampton, Cheesefoot Head and Winchester or to Queen Elizabeth Country Park and Petersfield
• https://bustimes.org/services/sdr-winchester-cheriton-east-meon-petersfield

East Meon

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=468021&y=122241&z=115&sv=468021,122241&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=610&ax=468021&ay=122241&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HA020197
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HA020198
• 67 Mon-Sats to Winchester or to Petersfield
• https://bustimes.org/services/67-winchester-petersfield-2

• MV3 Wednesdays to Petersfield or to Corhampton
• https://bustimes.org/services/mv3-meon-valley-petersfield

Queen Elizabeth Country Park

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=471776&y=118196&z=115&sv=471776,118196&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=610&ax=471776&ay=118196&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HA020073
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HA020072
• 37 Mon-Sats to Petersfield or to Havant
• https://bustimes.org/services/37-havant-petersfield-2

• South Downs Rambler Summer Sundays to Winchester Hill, Corhampton, Cheesefoot Head and Winchester or to Petersfield
• https://bustimes.org/services/sdr-winchester-cheriton-east-meon-petersfield

Buriton

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=473953&y=120041&z=115&sv=473953,120041&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=610&ax=473953&ay=120041&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HAA19757
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1900HA020080
• 94 Weekdays to Petersfield
• https://bustimes.org/services/94-buriton-petersfield-penns-place-2

South Harting

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=478128&y=118183&z=115&sv=478128,118183&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=610&ax=478128&ay=118183&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400CH0456
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400CH0457
• 54 Mon-Sats to Petersfield or to Chichester
• https://bustimes.org/services/54-chichester-petersfield

Cocking

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=487545&y=116628&z=115&sv=487545,116628&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=611&ax=487545&ay=116628&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MO0023
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MO0032
• 60 Daily to Chichester or to Midhurst
• https://bustimes.org/services/60-chichester-midhurst

Littleton Farm

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=495077&y=114438&z=115&sv=495077,114438&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=611&ax=495077&ay=114438&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MO0246
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MO0245
• 99 Mon-Sats to Chichester
• https://bustimes.org/services/99-petworth-duncton-chichester

Houghton

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=501837&y=111518&z=115&sv=501837,111518&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=611&ax=501837&ay=111518&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400LH0300
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400LH0299
• 1B Mondays to Bognor Regis
• https://bustimes.org/services/1b-rackham-street-amberley-slindon-fontwell-bognor
• 1C Tuesdays to Worthing
• https://bustimes.org/services/1c-havenwood-park-slindon-amberley-worthing
• 1D Thursdays to Littlehampton
• https://bustimes.org/services/1d-rackham-street-amberley-slindon-rustington
• 1E Wednesdays to Chichester
• https://bustimes.org/services/1e-rackham-street-amberley-slindon-chichester
• 69 Tuesdays and Fridays to Worthing
• https://bustimes.org/services/69-alfold-pulborough-arundel-worthing
• 71 Wednesdays to Chichester
• https://bustimes.org/services/71-storrington-pulborough-arundel-chichester

Amberley

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=502637&y=111800&z=115&sv=502637,111800&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=611&ax=502637&ay=111800&lm=0
• https://railwaystation.uk/index.php?station=AMY
• Trains to Chichester, Portsmouth, Bognor Regis, Horsham and London
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400HR0096
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400HR1252

• 1B Mondays to Bognor Regis
• https://bustimes.org/services/1b-rackham-street-amberley-slindon-fontwell-bognor
• 1C Tuesdays to Worthing
• https://bustimes.org/services/1c-havenwood-park-slindon-amberley-worthing
• 1D Thursdays to Littlehampton
• https://bustimes.org/services/1d-rackham-street-amberley-slindon-rustington
• 1E Wednesdays to Chichester
• https://bustimes.org/services/1e-rackham-street-amberley-slindon-chichester

Washington

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=511947&y=111895&z=115&sv=511947,111895&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=611&ax=511947&ay=111895&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400HR0465
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400HR0467
• 1 Daily to Worthing or to Midhurst
• https://bustimes.org/services/1-worthing-midhurst-2
• 23/23X Daily to Worthing or to Horsham and Crawley
• https://bustimes.org/services/23-horsham-bus-station-crawley-bus-station-2

Upper Beeding

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=519731&y=109552&z=115&sv=519731,109552&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=612&ax=519731&ay=109552&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400HR0340
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400HR0339
• 2 Daily to Shoreham and Brighton or to Steyning
• https://bustimes.org/services/2-old-steine-q-shoreham
• 106 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays to Worthing
• https://bustimes.org/services/106-henfield-steyning-worthing

Devil's Dyke

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=525821&y=110962&z=115&sv=525821,110962&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=612&ax=525821&ay=110962&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MS0251
• 77 Weekends to Brighton
• https://bustimes.org/services/77-churchill-sq-f-devils-dyke

Pyecombe

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=529281&y=112354&z=115&sv=529281,112354&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=614&ax=529281&ay=112354&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MS0229
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MS0234
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MS0227
• https://bustimes.org/stops/4400MS0222
• 17 Daily to Brighton or to Horsham
• https://bustimes.org/services/17-brighton-horsham-2
• 270 Daily to Brighton or to Haywards Heath and East Grinstead
• https://bustimes.org/services/270-east-grinstead-station-brighton-churchill-squa
• 271/272 Daily to Brighton or to Haywards Heath and Crawley
• https://bustimes.org/services/271-crawley-bus-station-royal-sussex-county-hospit
• https://bustimes.org/services/272-crawley-bus-station-royal-sussex-county-hospit
• 273 Daily to Brighton or to Crawley
• https://bustimes.org/services/273-crawley-bus-station-brighton-old-steine

Ditchling Beacon

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=533338&y=112961&z=115&sv=533338,112961&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=614&ax=533338&ay=112961&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400LE0394
• 79 Weekends to Brighton
• https://bustimes.org/services/79-old-steine-ditchling-beacon

Plumpton

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=537193&y=113073&z=115&sv=537193,113073&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=614&ax=537193&ay=113073&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400LE0319
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400LE0320
• 166 Mon-Sats to Lewes or to Haywards Heath
• https://bustimes.org/services/166-lewes-offham-plumpton-haywards-heath
• 167/168 Weekdays to Lewes or to Burgess Hill
• https://bustimes.org/services/167-lewes-burgess-hill-village-rider
• https://bustimes.org/services/168-burgess-hill-via-plumpton-burgess-hill-village

Falmer

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=536825&y=109210&z=115&sv=536825,109210&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=536825&ay=109210&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400LE10007
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400LE10028
• 28 Daily to Brighton or to Lewes and Eastbourne
• https://bustimes.org/services/28-church-lane-imperial-arcade
• 29/29B Daily to Brighton or to Lewes and Tunbridge Wells
• https://bustimes.org/services/29-tunbridge-wells-imperial-arcade-via-a26
• https://bustimes.org/services/29b-tunbridge-wells-imperial-arcade
• 29A Daily to Brighton or to Lewes and Heathfield
• https://bustimes.org/services/29a-heathfield-imperial-arcade-via-uckfield-isfiel

Kingston

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=539402&y=108312&z=115&sv=539402,108312&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=539402&ay=108312&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400LE0262
• 23/123 Daily to Lewes or to Southease and Newhaven
• https://bustimes.org/services/23-newhaven-lewes
• https://bustimes.org/services/123-newhaven-kingston-lewes
• https://bustimes.org/services/123-newhaven-lewes

Southease

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=542187&y=105294&z=115&sv=542187,105294&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=542187&ay=105294&lm=0
• https://railwaystation.uk/index.php?station=SEE
• Trains to Lewes, Brighton, Newhaven and Seaford
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400LE0362
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400LE84027

• 23/123 Daily to Kingston and Lewes or to Newhaven
• https://bustimes.org/services/23-newhaven-lewes
• https://bustimes.org/services/123-newhaven-kingston-lewes
• https://bustimes.org/services/123-newhaven-lewes

Alciston

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=550697&y=105754&z=115&sv=550697,105754&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=550697&ay=105754&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400WE10119
• 40 Fridays to Berwick Railway Station or to Seaford
• https://bustimes.org/services/40-berwick-selmeston-alciston-seaford
• 42 Wednesdays to Berwick Railway Station or to Hailsham
• https://bustimes.org/services/42-berwick-hailsham-alciston-alfriston-hailsham
• 44/44A Tuesdays and Thursdays to Berwick Railway Station or to Polegate and Eastbourne
• https://bustimes.org/services/44-berwick-alciston-polegate-eastbourne
• https://bustimes.org/services/44a-berwick-polegate-langney-eastbourne

Alfriston

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=552022&y=103159&z=115&sv=552022,103159&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=552022&ay=103159&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400WE81591
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400WE0352
• 24 Wednesdays and Fridays to Polegate and Eastbourne or to Berwick Railway Station
• https://bustimes.org/services/24-eastbourne-drusillas-park
• 25 Tues/Thurs/Sats to Berwick Railway Station and Lewes or to Polegate and Eastbourne
• https://bustimes.org/services/25-eastbourne-lewes
• 26 Sundays to Seaford or to Polegate and Eastbourne
• https://bustimes.org/services/26-eastbourne-seaford
• 39 Fri-Suns to Eastbourne or to Lewes
• https://bustimes.org/services/39-eastbourne-lewes-charleston
• 42 Wednesdays to Berwick Railway Station and Hailsham
• https://bustimes.org/services/42-berwick-hailsham-alciston-alfriston-hailsham
• 47/126 Daily to Berwick Railway Station or to Seaford
• https://bustimes.org/services/47-cuckmere-valley-ramblerbus
• https://bustimes.org/services/126-berwick-alfriston-seaford
• https://bustimes.org/services/126-alfriston-seaford

Jevington

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=556254&y=101366&z=115&sv=556254,101366&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=556254&ay=101366&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400WE84098
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400WE0360
• 41 Tuesdays and Thursdays to Old Town and Eastbourne or to Friston
• https://bustimes.org/services/41-eastbourne-east-dean

Downside

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=558494&y=100178&z=115&sv=558494,100178&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=558494&ay=100178&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400EB0038
• 4 Mon-Sats to Eastbourne
• https://bustimes.org/services/4-upperton-eastbourne-meads

Old Town

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=558506&y=98570&z=115&sv=558506,98570&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=558506&ay=98570&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400EB0420
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400EB0419
• 12/12X/13X Daily to Eastbourne or to Seaford, Newhaven and Brighton
• https://bustimes.org/services/12-arndale-centre-brighton-station-d
• https://bustimes.org/services/12x-birch-road-brighton-station-d
• https://bustimes.org/services/13x-newhaven-brighton-station-d

• 41 Tuesdays and Thursdays to Eastbourne or to Jevington and Friston
• https://bustimes.org/services/41-eastbourne-east-dean

Black Robin Farm

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=558996&y=97412&z=115&sv=558996,97412&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=558996&ay=97412&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400EB10010
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400EB10011
• 13X Daily to Old Town and Eastbourne or to Beachy Head, Birling Gap, Seaford, Newhaven and Brighton
• https://bustimes.org/services/13x-newhaven-brighton-station-d

Birling Gap

• https://streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=555456&y=96034&z=115&sv=555456,96034&st=4&ar=Y,y&mapp=map[FS]idld&searchp=ids&dn=617&ax=555456&ay=96034&lm=0
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400WE0328
• https://bustimes.org/stops/1400WE0327

• 13X Daily to Beachy Head, Black Robin Farm, Old Town and Eastbourne or to Beachy Head, Seaford, Newhaven and Brighton
• https://bustimes.org/services/13x-newhaven-brighton-station-d