23X Crawley to Worthing via Horsham, Washington
Operated by Metrobus. First bus 09:05, last bus 14:06. 8 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.70 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 23X? 3 other bus routes are numbered 23X elsewhere in the UK — see every 23X bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stand F) | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 |
| Dorsten Square (at) | 09:19 | 10:19 | 11:19 | 12:19 |
| Millpond Lane (adj) | 09:24 | 10:24 | 11:24 | 12:24 |
| Faygate Roundabout (SW-bound) | 09:27 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 |
| Corner (o/s 246) | 09:32 | 10:32 | 11:32 | 12:32 |
| Railway Station (Stop L) | 09:39 | 10:39 | 11:39 | 12:39 |
| Bus Station (Bay B) | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 |
| Horsham Park and Ride (at) | 09:52 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 |
| Lintot Square (adj) | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 |
| Cripplegate Corner (SE-bound) | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 |
| Findon Place (opp) | 10:17 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 |
| Church (adj) | 10:31 | 11:31 | 12:31 | 13:31 |
| South Street (Stop K) | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 |
| Marine Parade (Stop F) | 10:39 | 11:39 | 12:39 | 13:39 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 23X
Adult single £1.70 to £3.00 · Child single £0.85 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.80 | Horsham Rd Goffs Pk | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £1.80 | Bewbush Dorsten Sq | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | Kilnwood Vale | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Faygate | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Roffey all stops | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | Kings Rd/Millais Sch | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Horsham Station | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Horsham Town Centre | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Cricketfield Road | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Salisbury Road | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | £1.80 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Park & Ride site | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.80 | £1.80 | Southwater all stops | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Buckbarn Crossroads | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Ashington | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Washington | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | Findon Place | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.70 | Bost Hill | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.20 | £1.70 | Allendale Avenue | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Offington Corner | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.20 | £1.70 | Broadwater | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.30 | £1.70 | Queen Street | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Worthing Town Centre |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Crawley Town Centre.
Go-Ahead's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 3 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Metrobus before you travel.
Tickets on the 23X
Metrobus publishes singles on this route for adults, children and young people.
Adult Week · Child Week · Adult Single · Child Single
…and 2 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Metrobus's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 3 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Metrobus.
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 Metrobus before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 23X
23X towards Worthing
All 75 stops
- Bus Station (Stand F) Crawley
- Broadway (Stand Q) Crawley
- Orchard Street (S-bound) Crawley
- Ifield Road Asda (adj) West Green
- The Swan (opp) West Green
- Newlands Road (adj) West Green
- Goffs Park (opp) Southgate
- Cheals Roundabout (SW-bound) Gossops Green
- Admiral Walk (adj) Bewbush
- Jewel Walk (adj) Bewbush
- Ellman Road (opp) Bewbush
- Colwyn Close (opp) Bewbush
- Dorsten Square (at) Bewbush
- Sullivan Drive East (SW-bound) Bewbush
- Sullivan Drive West (W-bound) Bewbush
- Somerset Road (W-bound) Kilnwood Vale
- Kilnwood Vale School (adj) Kilnwood Vale
- Rainbow Field (adj) Kilnwood Vale
- Millpond Lane (adj) Kilnwood Vale
- Faygate Roundabout (SW-bound) Faygate
- The Norfolk Arms (adj) Roffey
- Corner (o/s 246) Roffey
- Leith View Road (opp) Roffey
- The Star (adj) Roffey
- Millthorpe Road (opp) Roffey
- Kings Road Roundabout (after) Horsham
- Kingslea Primary School (adj) Horsham
- Railway Station (Stop L) Horsham
- Wellington Road (adj) Horsham
- Albion Way (Stop Q) Horsham
- Bus Station (Bay B) Horsham
- Cricketfield Road (adj) Horsham
- Larksfield (opp) Horsham
- Salisbury Road (opp) Tower Hill
- Golf Club (adj) Hop Oast
- Horsham Park and Ride (at) Hop Oast
- Warnham Gate (adj) Southwater
- Southwater Street (adj) Southwater
- Roundstone Caravan Park (adj) Southwater
- The Southwater Junior Academy (o/s) Southwater
- Lintot Square (adj) Southwater
- The Tipsy Fox (opp) Southwater
- College Road (opp) Southwater
- Shipley Road (opp) Southwater
- Cripplegate Corner (SE-bound) Southwater
- Buckbarn Crossroads (S-bound) West Grinstead
- Partridge Green Turn (adj) West Grinstead
- Basing Cottage (adj) Ashington
- Mill House Hotel (opp) Ashington
- Rock Road (opp) Washington
- Washington Bostal (S-bound) Washington
- Findon Place (opp) Findon
- Nepcote Corner (adj) Findon
- May Tree Avenue (adj) Findon Valley
- Downside Avenue (opp) Findon Valley
- Central Avenue (adj) Findon Valley
- Cissbury Avenue (adj) Findon Valley
- Hillview Rise (opp) Findon Valley
- Allendale Avenue (adj) Findon Valley
- Mayfield Close (adj) Findon Valley
- Durrington Cemetery (opp) Offington
- Offington Corner (E-bound) Offington
- Offington Drive (opp) Offington
- Hillside Avenue (adj) Offington
- Grove Lodge Roundabout (SE-bound) Broadwater
- Broadwater Green (opp) Broadwater
- Cricketers Parade (adj) Broadwater
- Church (adj) Broadwater
- Manor Sports Ground (adj) Broadwater
- Cecilian Avenue (adj) Worthing
- Broadwater Bridge (S-bound) Worthing
- Lennox Road (adj) Worthing
- Town Hall (opp) Worthing
- South Street (Stop K) Worthing
- Marine Parade (Stop F) Worthing
23X towards Crawley
All 69 stops
- Marine Parade (Stop E) Worthing
- South Street (Stop J) Worthing
- Town Hall (o/s) Worthing
- Lennox Road (opp) Worthing
- Broadwater Bridge (N-bound) Worthing
- Cecilian Avenue (opp) Worthing
- Manor Sports Ground (opp) Broadwater
- Church (opp) Broadwater
- Broadwater Green (adj) Broadwater
- Grove Lodge Roundabout (NW-bound) Broadwater
- Hillside Avenue (opp) Offington
- Offington Drive (adj) Offington
- Durrington Cemetery (adj) Offington
- Mayfield Close (opp) Findon Valley
- Allendale Avenue (opp) Findon Valley
- Hillview Rise (adj) Findon Valley
- Cissbury Avenue (opp) Findon Valley
- Central Avenue (opp) Findon Valley
- Downside Avenue (adj) Findon Valley
- Bost Hill (adj) Findon Valley
- Nepcote Corner (opp) Findon
- Findon Place (adj) Findon
- Spring Gardens (adj) Spring Gardens
- Wiston Business Park (o/s) Spring Gardens
- Basing Cottage (opp) Ashington
- Partridge Green Turn (opp) West Grinstead
- Buckbarn Crossroads (N-bound) West Grinstead
- Cripplegate Corner (NW-bound) Southwater
- Shipley Road (adj) Southwater
- College Road (adj) Southwater
- The Tipsy Fox (o/s) Southwater
- Lintot Square (opp) Southwater
- The Southwater Junior Academy (opp) Southwater
- Roundstone Caravan Park (opp) Southwater
- Southwater Street (opp) Southwater
- Warnham Gate (opp) Southwater
- Horsham Park and Ride (at) Hop Oast
- Salisbury Road (adj) Tower Hill
- Larksfield (adj) Horsham
- Cricketfield Road (opp) Horsham
- Bus Station (Bay D) Horsham
- Carfax (Stop J) Horsham
- Railway Station (Stop K) Horsham
- Kingslea Primary School (opp) Horsham
- Kings Road Roundabout (before) Horsham
- Millthorpe Road (adj) Roffey
- The Star (opp) Roffey
- Leith View Road (adj) Roffey
- Corner (opp 240) Roffey
- The Norfolk Arms (opp) Roffey
- Faygate Roundabout (NE-bound) Faygate
- Millpond Lane (opp) Kilnwood Vale
- Rainbow Field (opp) Kilnwood Vale
- Kilnwood Vale School (opp) Kilnwood Vale
- Somerset Road (E-bound) Kilnwood Vale
- Sullivan Drive West (E-bound) Bewbush
- Sullivan Drive East (NE-bound) Bewbush
- Dorsten Square (at) Bewbush
- Colwyn Close (adj) Bewbush
- Ellman Road (adj) Bewbush
- Nevile Close (opp) Bewbush
- Jewel Walk (opp) Bewbush
- Admiral Walk (opp) Bewbush
- Cheals Roundabout (NE-bound) Gossops Green
- Goffs Park (adj) Southgate
- Newlands Road (opp) West Green
- The Swan (adj) West Green
- Ifield Road Asda (opp) West Green
- Haslett Road West (Stop TD) Crawley
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 23X bus?
The first 23X departure on weekdays leaves at 09:05 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 23X bus?
The last 23X on weekdays leaves its first stop at 14:06. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 23X bus cost?
Metrobus's published fares on the 23X: adult single £1.70 to £3.00, child single £0.85 to £3.00. The 23X 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. Metrobus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 23X bus?
The 23X is operated by Metrobus.
Timetable data from Metrobus via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.