Public Transport in Sutton

There is real value - to you and the environment - in increasing the number of trips you make on public transport. Using the bus or train, you can relax and let someone else do the driving.

Public transport services available in Sutton

Sutton is served by National Rail, run by Southern, First Capital Connect and South West Trains. There are excellent links to Victoria, Waterloo, Croydon, Wimbleton.

There are numerous bus services. See link on the menu for route details. Don't forget you can catch the X26 from central Sutton to Heathrow Airport.

Tramlink also runs a tram service from Croydon via Mitcham Junction to Wimbledon.

Sutton is also linked by the Northern Line into nearby Morden.

Until you get to know routes and services, by far the best way to plan your trip on public services is by using Transport for London’s journey planner : http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/user/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en.

You can also visit the National Rail website at www.nationalrail.co.uk.

There are lots of benefits in travelling by public transport rather than the car. An Oyster one-day, peak time, travelcard (for example) costs £13.20 and is valid for travel on:

· the Tube, Docklands Light Railway and buses

· trams

· London National Rail (excluding Heathrow Connect between Hayes & Harlington and Heathrow, and on Heathrow Express), and

· scheduled riverboat services at 1/3 off the normal fare.

Travelling 10 miles into London and back by car can cost far more if one considers the £8 congestion charge, cost of parking, petrol and the wear and tear on you vehicle – or yourself.

And public transport can be even cheaper if you opt for season tickets and off peak travel. It can cut the cost of bus tickets by 50%!

A single fare on the bus using Oyster is 90p.

Travelling by public transport in Sutton is now even safer with the introduction of the borough’s first ever-dedicated police team to improve safety on public transport. The Sutton Safer Transport Team will consist of two police sergeants, one police constable and 18 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs).

The team will be targeting crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour on and around public transport and will deal with local issues on the transport networks, working alongside colleagues from Safer Neighbourhoods Teams, Transport for London and British Transport Police.

And don’t forget that four out of every five buses now has CCTV.