Travel to Royal Surrey County Hospital National Coordinating

Travel to Royal Surrey County Hospital National Co-ordinating Centre for the Physics of Mammography (NCCPM), Guildford, UK

Travel • Travel guidance – www. tfl. gov. uk – May offer alternative routes • Airports – Fly to London – Wide range airlines including low cost – Check airport location relative to Guildford • Trains – www. nationalrail. co. uk • Driving • Map (last page) – Online maps use postcode: GU 2 7 XX

Airports: public transport • Best: Gatwick Airport – Train from Gatwick to Guildford (may need to change in Redhill) • £ 12. 60 (before 9. 30), £ 17. 10 (after 9: 30) not via Clapham Junction (one way) • Good: Heathrow Airport – Airbus to Woking, • £ 10. 50 single, every 30 mins. • www. nationalexpress. com – Then train to Guildford • £ 3. 90, very frequent • More difficult: Luton, Stansted, City airports – Train(s)/Tube to Waterloo – www. tfl. gov. uk

Taxi from airports • Prices from airports – must book at least 24 hours before flight – e. g. GM cars +44(0)1483 -566 • Gatwick: From £ 45 • Heathrow: From £ 40 • Stansted airport: from £ 145 • Luton airport: from £ 92 • Much more expensive – Calling a taxi from the airport – Taxi rank at airport

Train • Times/price: www. nationalrail. co. uk • Travel to Guildford main station – Not London Road Guildford • Train from Waterloo – Choose trains via Woking – Others are very slow (but not cheaper) – £ 13. 80 single

Eurostar • Trains direct from Brussels, Paris, Lille & Disneyland to London St Pancras – www. eurostar. com – Tube to Waterloo from St Pancras • Piccadilly line (dark blue - west) • Change at Leicester Square • To Northern Line (black - south) to Waterloo

Bus from Guildford rail station to Hospital • Leave via rear entrance of station – Go upstairs from platform, turn left – If arrive at platform 1: turn right at top of stairs • Cross road to bus stop • Bus ‘ 5’ or ‘A’ are the best (all other buses go opposite Tesco, near the hospital) • Ask for ticket to Hospital • Second stop after large roundabout – Single: ~£ 1. 20; Return ~£ 2. 00

Taxi from rail station • Exit via the front entrance – Taxi rank is on left • Exit via rear entrance – Mini-cab office can call for a taxi

Driving • We drive on left side of road! • No provision for parking – Contact Alistair for advice • Arrive on dual carriage way ‘A 3’ (see map) – Turn off for University / Hospital – Follow signs for Hospital • Straight on at traffic lights • At small roundabout turn right • Turn right into Stirling Road (5 th on left)

Map From London EUtempe Bus stop From Portsmouth