| Guildford bus station | |
| Symbol Location: | bus |
| Address: | Commercial Road |
| Borough: | Guildford |
| Coordinates: | 51.2376°N -0.5761°W |
| Operator: | Surrey County Council |
| Bus Stands: | 22 |
| Bus Operators: | Carlone Buses Compass Bus Falcon Buses Safeguard Coaches Stagecoach South White Bus Services |
Guildford bus station serves the town of Guildford, Surrey, England. Also known as the Friary bus station, it is located on the east side of the Friary Shopping Centre. The bus station was opened on 2 November 1980, replacing the former bus stations on the Farnham Road and Onslow Street.[1]
Guildford is served by many bus routes from Woking, Aldershot, Godalming and other local places in Surrey. The main bus station, which is the terminus for all routes heading into Guildford, is on Commercial Road (off North Street). It has 22 stands with stands 1–15 accessed from the covered area adjacent to the Friary Centre and 16–22 situated alongside Commercial Road. All arriving buses off-load passengers at the entrance to the station.[2]
The bus station was refurbished in 2010 with Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council investing in the improvements.[3]
Currently, 2022, there are proposals by developers to reduce the size of the bus station to allow a major redevelopment of the North Street and Commercial Road area.[4] The Commercial Road stands will be reduced to two from seven stands. Buses from the north and east of Guildford will enter from the Leapale Road end and loop round to enter the main stands, while those from the south and west will still be able to enter from the North Street end.[5]
Principal bus companies operating from the Friary are:[6]
Stagecoach operates services 1 and 2 on contract to Surrey University, linking the two campuses, Royal Surrey County Hospital, and the principal student residential areas. It also operates the park and ride services using a fleet of nine electric buses.[7]