18 Merrow circular via Burpham, Guildford
Operated by Compass Travel. Registered as running via Friary Bus Station, Guildford. First bus 07:35, last bus 17:46. 13 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 18? 58 other bus routes are numbered 18 elsewhere in the UK — see every 18 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:15 to George Abbot School | 08:26 | 09:55 | 09:50 | 10:35 | 11:20 | 12:05 | 12:50 | 13:35 to Guildford Library | 14:20 to Guildford Library | 15:23 | 16:30 to Weylea Farm | 17:46 to Weylea Farm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Abbot School (o/s) | 08:15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:23 | · | · |
| Wykeham Road (opp) | · | · | · | 09:50 | 10:35 | 11:20 | 12:05 | 12:50 | 13:35 | 14:20 | · | 16:30 | · |
| Church (opp) | · | · | · | 09:53 | 10:38 | 11:23 | 12:08 | 12:53 | 13:38 | 14:23 | · | 16:33 | · |
| Kingfisher Drive Shops (adj) | · | · | · | 09:55 | 10:40 | 11:25 | 12:10 | 12:55 | 13:40 | 14:25 | · | 16:35 | · |
| Sainsbury's (adj) | · | · | · | 10:00 | 10:45 | 11:30 | 12:15 | 13:00 | 13:45 | 14:30 | · | 16:40 | · |
| Banks Way (S-bound) | · | 08:26 | · | 10:06 | 10:51 | 11:36 | 12:21 | 13:06 | 13:51 | 14:36 | · | 16:46 | 17:46 |
| Library (Stop H) | · | 08:58 | · | 10:28 | 11:13 | 11:58 | 12:43 | 13:28 | 14:01 | 14:46 | 15:38 | 17:10 | 18:10 |
| Onslow Street (Stop N) | 07:35 | 09:17 | · | 10:42 | 11:27 | 12:12 | 12:57 | 13:42 | · | · | 15:42 | 17:24 | 18:24 |
| Farnham Road Hospital (opp) | 07:39 | 09:21 | · | 10:46 | 11:31 | 12:16 | 13:01 | 13:46 | · | · | 15:46 | 17:28 | 18:28 |
| Manor Way (E-bound) | 07:45 | 09:27 | 09:55 | 10:52 | 11:37 | 12:22 | 13:07 | 13:52 | · | · | 15:52 | 17:34 | 18:34 |
| East Meads (S-bound) | 07:49 | 09:31 | 09:59 | 10:56 | 11:41 | 12:26 | 13:11 | 13:56 | · | · | 15:56 | 17:38 | 18:38 |
| Farnham Road Hospital (adj) | 07:55 | 09:35 | 10:03 | 11:00 | 11:45 | 12:30 | 13:15 | 14:00 | · | · | 16:00 | 17:42 | 18:42 |
| Library (Stop K) | 08:01 | 09:41 | 10:09 | 11:06 | 11:51 | 12:36 | 13:21 | 14:06 | · | · | 16:06 | 17:48 | 18:48 |
| Banks Way (NW-bound) | · | 09:51 | 10:19 | 11:16 | 12:01 | 12:46 | 13:31 | 14:16 | · | · | 16:16 | 17:58 | 18:58 |
| Sainsbury's (adj) | · | 09:57 | 10:25 | 11:22 | 12:07 | 12:52 | 13:37 | 14:22 | · | · | 16:22 | · | · |
| Kingfisher Drive Shops (opp) | · | 10:04 | 10:32 | 11:29 | 12:14 | 12:59 | 13:44 | 14:29 | · | · | 16:29 | · | · |
| Church (adj) | · | 10:06 | 10:34 | 11:31 | 12:16 | 13:01 | 13:46 | 14:31 | · | · | 16:31 | · | · |
| Wykeham Road (opp) | · | 10:07 | 10:35 | 11:32 | 12:17 | 13:02 | 13:47 | 14:32 | · | · | 16:32 | · | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 18
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00 · Adult return £2.90 to £5.20
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.70 | Bushy Hill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1.90 | £1.90 | Merrow Church | |||||||
| £1.90 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Burpham | ||||||
| £1.90 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Weylea Farm | |||||
| £1.90 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | London Road, Guildford | ||||
| £2.70 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | Guildford, Friary Bus Stn | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Rail Station, Guildford | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Farnham Road | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Onslow Village |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is George Abbot School.
Compass Travel's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 18 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Compass Travel before you travel.
Tickets on the 18
Compass Travel publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults, children and students.
Adult Return · Adult Single · Adult Weekly · Child Return · Child Weekly
…and 3 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Compass Travel's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 19 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Compass Travel.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Compass Travel before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 inbound: 12 journeys, first 07:35
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 inbound: 12 journeys, first 07:35
Route map
All stops on route 18
18 inbound
All 76 stops
- George Abbot School (o/s) Merrow
- Wykeham Road (opp) Merrow
- Sheeplands Avenue (opp) Merrow
- Finches Rise (opp) Bushy Hill
- Great Goodwin Drive (adj) Merrow
- Community Centre (o/s) Merrow
- Bushy Hill Drive (S-bound) Bushy Hill
- Sheeplands Avenue (adj) Merrow
- Wykeham Road (adj) Merrow
- Church (opp) Merrow
- Partridge Way (adj) Merrow
- Kingfisher Drive Shops (adj) Merrow
- Baldwin Crescent (opp) Merrow
- Greenhill Gardens (opp) Merrow
- Fitzjohn Close (adj) Merrow
- Merrow Lane (N-bound) Merrow
- Burpham Shops (opp) Burpham
- Bowers Farm Drive (SW-bound) Burpham
- Sainsbury's (adj) Burpham
- Burpham Shops (adj) Burpham
- Woodruff Avenue (adj) Burpham
- Elder Close (adj) Burpham
- Banks Way (S-bound) Burpham
- Sutherland Drive (NE-bound) Burpham
- Ganghill (adj) Abbotswood
- Elgin Gardens (adj) Guildford
- Avonmore Avenue (adj) Guildford
- Ennismore Avenue (adj) Guildford
- London Road Railway Station (opp) Guildford
- G Live (opp) Guildford
- Library (Stop H) Guildford
- Onslow Street (Stop N) Guildford
- Guildford Railway Station (Stop B) Guildford
- Farnham Road Hospital (opp) Guildford
- Wodeland Avenue top (adj) Guildford
- Friar's Gate (opp) Guildford
- The Drive (opp) Guildford
- High View Road (NW-bound) Onslow Village
- Midway (NE-bound) Onslow Village
- Manor Way (E-bound) Onslow Village
- Abbot's Close (opp) Onslow Village
- The Crossways (E-bound) Onslow Village
- Litchfield Way (opp) Onslow Village
- Village Shops (nr) Onslow Village
- Ellis Avenue (opp) Onslow Village
- Queen Eleanor's School (opp) Onslow Village
- East Meads (S-bound) Onslow Village
- Hedgeway (o/s 24) Onslow Village
- Curling Vale (SW-bound) Onslow Village
- Thorn Bank (adj) Guildford
- Friar's Gate (adj) Guildford
- Wodeland Avenue top (opp) Guildford
- Farnham Road Hospital (adj) Guildford
- Guildford Railway Station (Stop A) Guildford
- Library (Stop K) Guildford
- G Live (o/s) Guildford
- London Road Railway Station (Stop C4) Guildford
- Ennismore Avenue (opp) Guildford
- Avonmore Avenue (opp) Guildford
- Elgin Gardens (opp) Guildford
- Ganghill (opp) Abbotswood
- Highclere (opp) Burpham
- Sutherland Drive (SW-bound) Burpham
- Banks Way (NW-bound) Burpham
- Chasefield Close (opp) Burpham
- Burpham Shops (opp) Burpham
- Bowers Farm Drive (SW-bound) Burpham
- Sainsbury's (adj) Burpham
- Merrow Lane (S-bound) Merrow
- Fitzjohn Close (opp) Merrow
- Greenhill Gardens (adj) Merrow
- Baldwin Crescent (adj) Merrow
- Kingfisher Drive Shops (opp) Merrow
- Partridge Way (opp) Merrow
- Church (adj) Merrow
- Wykeham Road (opp) Merrow
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 1 September 2026 Bushy Hill Drive, Merrow → Onslow Village, Eastmeads
- Service change effective 30 June 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 24 July 2023 To amend Route and Timetable.
- New service effective 30 August 2022 Monday - Saturday Every 90 Minutes
- Service change effective 12 September 2012 To amend Timetable.
Registered as financially supported by a local authority (Surrey County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0003556/244 · Changes in Surrey County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 18 bus?
The first 18 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 18 bus?
The last 18 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:46. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 18 bus cost?
Compass Travel's published fares on the 18: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, adult return £2.90 to £5.20. The 18 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Compass Travel day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 18 bus?
The 18 is operated by Compass Travel.
Timetable data from Compass Travel via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Compass Travel last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 23 September 2026. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0003556/244. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.