There are 4 ways to get from Thornton Heath to Shirley by train, bus, taxi, or foot
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Thornton Heath to East Croydontrain London Bridge - East Croydon / ...
- Take the bus from East Croydon Rail Station to Shirley Library Wickham Roadbus Sl5 / ...
20 min£2–5Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Parchmore Road to Shirley Windmillbus 130
25 min£1–3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Thornton Heath to Shirleytaxi 3.7 mi
8 min£10–13Walk
- Take the walk from Thornton Heath to Shirleywalk 3.6 mi
1h 8m
Thornton Heath to Shirley by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thornton Heath to Shirley is to bus which costs £1 - £3 and takes 25 min.
The fastest way to get from Thornton Heath to Shirley is to taxi which takes 8 min and costs £10 - £13.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Parchmore Road and arriving at Shirley Windmill. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 25 min.
The distance between Thornton Heath and Shirley is 4 miles.
The best way to get from Thornton Heath to Shirley without a car is to train and bus which takes 20 min and costs £1 - £5.
It takes approximately 20 min to get from Thornton Heath to Shirley, including transfers.
Thornton Heath to Shirley bus services, operated by Abellio London, depart from Parchmore Road station.
Thornton Heath to Shirley bus services, operated by Abellio London, arrive at Shirley Windmill station.
There are 19835+ hotels available in Shirley.
What companies run services between Thornton Heath, England and Shirley, Greater London, England?
Abellio London operates a bus from Parchmore Road to Shirley Windmill every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 25 min. Arriva UK also services this route every 10 minutes.
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Thornton Heath to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from East Croydon Rail Station to Shirley Library Wickham Road
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Parchmore Road to Shirley Windmill
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio London
Bus from East Croydon Rail Station to Shirley Library Wickham Road
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Abellio London
Bus from Parchmore Road to Shirley Windmill
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Abellio London
- Phone
- +44 1293 449191
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metrobus
Bus from East Croydon Rail Station to Shirley Library Wickham Road
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Metrobus
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Estimated price
- £10–13
Cabhoo Minicabs Service
- Phone
- +44 20 8686 4545
Croydon Airport Transfers
- Phone
- +44 20 3740 6094
- Website
- croydonairporttransfer.co.uk
Croydon Cars MiniCab Taxi Service
- Phone
- +44 20 8686 4000
- Website
- croydoncar.co.uk
Croydon Local Taxis
- Phone
- +44 20 8681 3333
Anerley Minicab Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 3874 0222
- Website
- anerleyminicab.co.uk
Station Cars London
- Phone
- +44 20 8778 7878
- Website
- stationcarslondon.com
Gipsy Hill Cabs Airport Transfers
- Phone
- +44 20 8659 9999
- Website
- gipsyhillminicabs.co.uk
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