Public Service Buses
There is an hourly weekday and Saturday service run by Stagecoach to both Winchester (86) and Andover (76) and a half hourly service to Basingstoke (76/86).
On Sundays there are daytime buses to Basingstoke.
Full timetables are available at:
http://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables.aspx
Stagecoach can be contacted on 0845 121 0190
There is a range of discount fares available, including day and weekly runabout tickets, which can be purchased from the drivers.
There are also concession fares and passes available for schoolchildren, senior citizens and the disabled and a Travel Token Scheme administered by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council for use on buses, trains, taxis and community transport providers.
Whitchurch CANGO Bus
The Cango Service C2 is a ‘flexible route’ bus service that serves the St Mary Bourne, Stoke, Hurstbourne Priors areas and links up with the morning and evening commuter trains at Whitchurch, waiting for the trains if necessary. It has fixed timed stops but can also divert to bookable stopping points within its ‘roaming’ area. You can even arrange to have your own stopping point.
Call 0845 602 4135 for full details.
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/passengertransport/communitytransport/cango/c2.htm
Whitchurch Community Bus
The Community Bus provides a service linking Whitchurch town centre with the outlying villages of Dunley, Litchfield, Woodcott and Laverstoke. This runs on Tuesday and Friday mornings and afternoons.
Full details and timetables can be obtained by calling Basingstoke Community Transport on 01256 320501 or Whitchurch Town Hall 01256 892107
Trains
Whitchurch is on the main London to Exeter line, which also passes through Basingstoke, Andover and Salisbury, run by South West Trains. There is a weekday hourly service in each direction with increased frequency at peak hours. Trains on Sundays are less frequent. The booking office is open weekday mornings only, but there is a 24 hour ticket machine.
For full train information see:
Taxis / Private Hire
Whitchurch has a small number of taxi/private hire operators.
AAP Private Hire
79 Micheldever Road, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7JH
07977 564312 / 01256 892566
J Cars Private Hire
1 Fairfields, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7ES
07876 254428
http://jcarsprivatehire.com/
Style Travel
48 Firs Way, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7HD
01256 893283 / 0750 800 8983
