Getting here

There are frequent train services from many of the surrounding areas to Guildford.

Guildford Train Station is on the main line between London Waterloo and Portsmouth, with Reading and Dorking connections.

A fast, frequent service is available with trains running approximately every 20 minutes.

For further information contact the 24 hour Passenger Information line on 08457 484 950. 

From the train station it is possible to travel to the hospital either by bus or taxi.

Which bus to get

Safeguard Buses operate a regular service to Royal Surrey from Guildford Town Centre, via the train station, with buses running every seven or eight minutes.

You need to catch route five to the hospital and route four back into Guildford Town Centre.

The buses run at different frequencies at weekends and on public bank holidays. For more information about buses click here.

Also available:

• Stagecoach route 1 (via Surrey Sports Park / University of Surrey)
• A return to Guildford picks up directly outside the hospital Main Entrance (Bus stop HT1).

Useful telephone numbers and websites:

• Train enquiries (24 hour) – 08457 484 950 
• Click here for local bus services and timetables
• National travel information – 08706 082 608
• You can read Surrey County Council – Bus Routes here 

There are covered stands and secure storage for bicycles and motorcycles at the front and rear of the hospital.

Cycling to Royal Surrey

You can access Cycle Guides for the Surrey County Council website here. 

Surrey Cycle Guide No. 4 provides a map showing recommended cycling routes and locations of cycling facilities in Ash, Farnham, Godalming, Guildford, Puttenham, Tongham and Worplesdon.

We have a few car parks around our Guildford site for patients and visitors to park in, with the main car park directly outside the front of the hospital.

Disabled/blue badge parking is free.

Car parking tariffs are as follows:

Up to 1 hour – £3.70

Up to 2 hours – £4.80

Up to 3 hours – £5.30

Up to 4 hours – £5.80

Up to 6 hours – £6.80

Up to 24 hours/Daily Rate – £9.80

Weekly – £20.70

Parking for Oncology patients undergoing treatment, who attend the hospital more than three times per month, is also free. Patients who fall under this category will be issued a permit by the St Luke’s Cancer Centre. 

The taxi ranks in Guildford are situated at the railway station, adjacent to the Friary shopping centre and at the top of the High Street.

Alternatively, you may wish to contact local firms.

There is a freephone link from the hospital to City Cabs. The telephones for this service are situated adjacent to the main entrance reception desk and in the Radiotherapy reception of St Luke’s Cancer Centre.

Our address is: 

Royal Surrey County Hospital
Egerton Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 7XX*

*Please note, the post code will take you to the rear of the hospital on sat navs. To come to the main entrance, please continue straight at the traffic lights onto Gill Avenue and follow the road signs for the car park entrances.

If you are on income support or low income you may qualify for reimbursement of some or all of the costs of travelling to your appointment, including the expenses of any escort if the hospital has recommended that you have one.

These costs can be claimed as a cash payment at the hospital Cashier's Office during opening hours of Monday-Friday, 9.00am-1.00pm provided you produce evidence of eligibility.

Details of eligibility can be found in the HC12 booklet available from the Cashier's Office.

Alternatively, outside these hours, HC5(T) forms will also be available from outside the Cashier's Office to reclaim costs via post.