There are 5 ways to get from Woolwich to Shirley by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Woolwich Arsenal to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to East Croydontrain
- Take the bus from East Croydon Rail Station to Shirley Library Wickham Roadbus Sl5 / ...
49 min£10–22Drive 10.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Woolwich to Shirleycar 10.7 mi
26 min£3–4Line 54 bus
- Take the bus from Artillery Place / Frances Street to Elmers End Interchangebus 54
1h 21m£4Taxi
- Take the taxi from Woolwich to Shirleytaxi 10.7 mi
26 min£60–75Train, line 367 bus
- Take the train from Woolwich Dockyard to Lewishamtrain
- Take the train from Lewisham to Elmers Endtrain
- Take the bus from Elmers End Green to Shirley Library Wickham Roadbus 367
1h 7m£6–12
Woolwich to Shirley by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Woolwich to Shirley is to drive which costs £2 - £4 and takes 26 min.
The fastest way to get from Woolwich to Shirley is to taxi which takes 26 min and costs £60 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Woolwich to Shirley. However, there are services departing from Artillery Place / Frances Street and arriving at Shirley Library Wickham Road via Elmers End Green. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 21m.
The distance between Woolwich and Shirley is 20 miles. The road distance is 10.8 miles.
The best way to get from Woolwich to Shirley without a car is to train and bus which takes 49 min and costs £9 - £22.
It takes approximately 49 min to get from Woolwich to Shirley, including transfers.
Woolwich to Shirley bus services, operated by Stagecoach London, depart from Artillery Place / Frances Street station.
Woolwich to Shirley bus services, operated by Stagecoach London, arrive at Elmers End Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Woolwich to Shirley is 11 miles. It takes approximately 26 min to drive from Woolwich to Shirley.
There are 19906+ hotels available in Shirley.
What companies run services between Woolwich, England and Shirley, Greater London, England?
Stagecoach London operates a bus from Artillery Place / Frances Street to Elmers End Interchange every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £2 and the journey takes 1h 5m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Woolwich Arsenal to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Woolwich Arsenal to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–8
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Woolwich Dockyard to Lewisham
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Lewisham to Elmers End
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–6
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- 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
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +44 1293 449191
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metrobus
Bus from East Croydon Rail Station to Shirley Library Wickham Road
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- Metrobus
- 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 Elmers End Green to Shirley Library Wickham Road
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Abellio London
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Artillery Place / Frances Street to Elmers End Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Estimated price
- £60–75
Greenwich Black Cabs
- Phone
- +44 7464 949 740
Greenwich Mini Cabs
- Phone
- +44 20 3137 7661
- Website
- greenwichminicabs.com
Weso Local
- Phone
- +44 208 8855 555
- Website
- cheaptaxifare.com
A to B Minicabs
- Phone
- +44 20 8594 9290
Longbridge Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 8507 7724
Twelve Transfers
- Phone
- +44 20 3479 5700
- Website
- twelvetransfers.co.uk
London City Airport Taxis
- Phone
- +44 20 3740 1947
- Website
- londoncityairportcab.co.uk
Eurolink Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 8888
- Website
- eurolinkcars.co.uk
Seven Fives
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 5555
Stratford City Cars
- Phone
- +44 20 8555 5454
- Website
- stratfordcitycars.co.uk
Taxi Near London
- Phone
- +4420 3740 3527
- Website
- taxinearlondon.co.uk
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