Top tip - the Google and Apple Maps apps on your phone show live updates for many national rail services. This will show you the easiest and quickest route from the airport to Guildford. You can also use the Trainline app to see the latest timetables and purchase tickets.
From Heathrow Airport
Trains run regularly throughout the day from Heathrow Airport, including into the evening.
Option 1 - take the Elizabeth Line to Hayes and Harlington. From here, take the Elizabeth Line again to Reading. Change at Reading for a Great Western Railway service to Guildford.
Option 2 - from the Elizabeth Line to Bond Street. From here, take the Jubilee Line to London Waterloo. Change at London Waterloo for a South Western Railway service to Guildford.
- Cost: approximately £25 - 40
- Journey time: approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.
Check the latest timetables and buy tickets with the Trainline app.
From Gatwick Airport
Trains run regularly throughout the day from Gatwick Airport, including into the evening.
Between 5:10am – 23:55pm, there is a direct train from the airport to Guildford operated by Great Western Railway.
- Cost: approximately £5 - 15
- Journey time: approximately 1 hour.
Check the latest timetables and buy tickets with the Trainline app.
From St Pancras International
Eurostar trains arrive in London at the St Pancras International station. London Underground trains can take you from Kings Cross St Pancras to London Waterloo, where you can take a South Western Railway train to Guildford.
Option 1 - take the Picadilly Line to Leicester Square. From here, take the Northern Line to London Waterloo. Change at London Waterloo for a South Western Railway service to Guildford.
Option 2 - take the Victoria Line to Oxford Circus. From here, take the Bakerloo Line to London Waterloo. Change at London Waterloo for a South Western Railway service to Guildford.
- Cost: approximately £15 - 30
- Journey timeL approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
Check the TFL website for the latest London Underground timetables, and buy tickets with the Trainline app.
From other locations
Guildford Rail Station is well connected to London, the South East and the South West. You can also use the Trainline app to see the latest timetables and purchase tickets.