Basingstoke is well served by public transport, both bus and rail. Click for local public transport network maps or to find out more about operators. If you are considering travel to (or from) Basingstoke, you may find the information in the table below useful.
* Note: all journey times are approximate and allowance should be made for unforeseen delays.
Bus
The bus network covering the borough includes links to towns such as Alton, Andover, Baughurst, Camberley, Tadley, Whitchurch and cities like Winchester.
NB:- there is no direct bus link to Reading
Most local bus services in the Borough are operated by 'Stagecoach in Hampshire'. Please use their link to get up to date timetable information, although you will need to telephone them for fares information. Other operators such as Newbury Buses and Steventon Transport provide services on other routes. Courtney Coaches operate the Centre Shuttle Park & Ride service, linking Basingstoke Leisure Park with the Town Centre. Further details regarding individual bus stops' location and timings can be obtained via the Traveline southwest web site, by following the links through the 'Journey Planner', 'Details', 'Timetable' and 'Service Number' tabs. Alternatively you can check the times of the next three buses from any stop in Hampshire via your mobile phone. For details of how to do this and the charge you will incur, follow the link to txt4times.
National Express services stop at the coach stop on Churchill Way next to the bus station providing direct services to Heathrow Airport, Bournemouth, Southampton and other UK destinations.
Rail
Rail service providers include South West Trains, linking Basingstoke with Whitchurch, London and the South Coast; First Great Western who provide services to the West Country as well as to and from Bramley and Reading; whilst CrossCountry, offer other national routes, such as services to Birmingham. Manchester and Glasgow.
If you are travelling by bus and train, you may wish to consider using a PLUSBUS ticket. This is a discount price ticket entitling you to unlimited bus travel around town and is available when you buy your train ticket. However these tickets are only accepted by specific operators. Bus travel can be at the start, finish or at both ends of your train journey. You pay for your complete journey in one easy transaction at the train station (or by 'phone). Further information as well as details of which towns the scheme operates in can be found on the PLUSBUS website. In Basingstoke the participating operators are Stagecoach and Newbury Buses. PLUSBUS tickets are not accepted on the Basingstoke Centre Shuttle.
Taxi
Basingstoke Council also licenses Hackney Carriages (taxis) and private hire operators, which provide individual journeys. Link to Licensing.