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You can expect serious traffic
congestion during most rush hours in and around
Guildford Town Centre and in particular in the area of
Ladymead and close to the A3, it is easily
understood as most routes of road and
rail converge at the town. Otherwise much of the Guildford
Borough is relatively free from road delays owing to the moderate
population in the wider area. However, villages on
main roads such as Gomshall, West Clandon and
East Horsley will suffer from a noticeable
increase in traffic during rush hours. Ash (on
the outskirts of Aldershot) is also a busy area
with three train stations in close proximity. To help
you, the table below shows the access and egress
routes from the A3 in Guildford Borough, to
complicate matters further staggered junctions are
located at several of the locations:
A3
Junction |
North-
bound On |
North-
bound Off |
South-
bound On |
South-
bound Off |
| Milford |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hurtmore |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Compton |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| A31 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Hospital |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Guildford |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Burpham |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Send |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Ripley |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| M25 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Rail ~ north/south
and east/west choice
Key:
Train
lines shown as a black line with
red squares as stations.
As can be
seen from the map above Guildford is well served by the
rail network. The east/west Reading to
Gatwick line crosses through the centre of the area
converging at Guildford with the north/south London
Waterloo line. Visit www.railtrack.co.uk
for further information. Most stations have car
parks adjacent to them, but these can fill quickly and
are generally expensive. Effingham
Junction (the station located close to Ockham on the
map) is a particular favourite with commuters as it
offers excellent connections to London Waterloo without
the need for travelling into town. The station car
park however has a history of car thefts so be
particularly careful not to leave car radios or other
items of temptation on display.
Air
~ both London airports nearby
Guildford has easy road access to both London
Heathrow and Gatwick airports with the use of
the A3 and then the motorway network starting at the M25
junction at Wisley. Both airports can
be reached within one hour by road giving access
to the two busiest international airports in the world.
See www.heathrow.co.uk
and www.gatwickairport.co.uk
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