Metrobus Route 420
| 420 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Metrobus Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 on route 420 | |
| Overview | |
| Operator | Metrobus |
| Garage | Crawley |
| Vehicle | Wright StreetDeck Hydroliner |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 5 |
| Night-time | No night service |
| Route | |
| Start | Sutton Bus Garage |
| Via | Redhill Reigate East Surrey Hospital Gatwick Airport |
| End | Crawley Bus Station |
| Length | 15 miles (24 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | about every 60 mins, Monday to Saturday 5 a day each way on Sundays, roughly 2 hours apart |
| Journey time | 107-132 minutes |
| Operates | 06:24 until 20:51 |
| Timetable | https://www.metrobus.co.uk/services/MB/420 |
Metrobus route 420 is a regional bus route in Surrey, West Sussex and Greater London, England. The route runs from Sutton to Crawley via Redhill and Gatwick Airport.[1]
History
In April 2001 the route transferred from Arriva to Metrobus, the hourly Monday to Saturday frequency was retained but evening services between Redhill and Crawley were withdrawn and replaced by route 100.[2]
In late 2001 due to vandalism the route was diverted away from Preston Lane and Merland Rise after 19:00, and Marbles Way in Tadworth after 18:00.[2]
On 12th January 2003 a new hourly Sunday timetable was introduced between Sutton and Redhill. However on the 10th January 2004 these were cut back to a shuttle from Redhill Bus station to Reigate, Red Cross. In August 2010 they were extended back to Sutton every two hours.[2]
In May 2013 the route was extended from Redhill to East Surrey Hospital and the Whitebushes Estate.[2]
On the 31st August 2024 the route was extended to Horley (A23), Gatwick South Terminal and Crawley Bus Station, 7 days a week. The Whitebushes Estate was cut from the route and transferred to the 460.[3]
In 2025 the routes started to be operated by new double deck Wrightbus hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.[4][5] Surrey County Council invested £16m in partnership with Metrobus to secure 34 hydrogen buses. These buses also operate on routes 100, 430, 435 (single decker), 460 & 480 (double decker)[6]
Current Route
Below are the major stops on the route:
| 420[7] |
|---|
| Sutton Bus Garage |
| Sutton Station |
| Belmont, Downs Road |
| Banstead, Marks & Spencer |
| Tattenham Way, Reigate Road |
| Merland Rise Sports Centre |
| Tadworth Station |
| Walton Oaks |
| Lower Kingswood, Green Lane |
| Reigate, Bancroft Road |
| Redhill Bus Station |
| East Surrey Hospital |
| Salfords, Church |
| Horley, Lumley Road |
| Gatwick, South Terminal |
| Gatwick Road, North |
| Crawley Bus Station |
Connections
To other buses
The route serves Redhill and Crawley bus stations and provides connections to/from the following Metrobus routes:
Redhill Bus Station[8]
- 32 to Guildford (Sundays & Public Holidays only)
- 100 Park 25 to Maidenbower
- 324 Copthorne to St Bede's School and Reigate Collage (School route)[9]
- 400 Caterham to East Grinstead
- 410 to Hurst Green
- 411 Reigate to Selsdon
- 422/424 to Copthorne
- 430/435 Reigate to Merstham
- 460 Crawley to Epsom
- 820 from Sutton (one service per day)[10]
Redhill Bus Station is also served by:
- Compass Travel route 32 to Guildford (Monday to Saturday only, excluding Public Holidays)[11]
- Cruisers route 315 to Lingfield[12]
- London Bus route 405 to Croydon Town Centre[13]
Crawley Bus Station[14]
- 1 to Broadfield
- 2 Ifield West to K2 Leisure Centre
- 3 Bewbush West to Gatwick South
- 4/5 Pound Hill to Gatwick South
- 10 Kilnwood Vale to Gatwick Airport
- 20 Pease Pottage to Horley (Langshott)
- 21 to Epsom
- 22 to Holmbury St Mary
- 23/23X to Worthing
- 84 to East Grinstead
- 100 Maidenbower to Redhill (Park 25)
- 271 to Brighton (Royal Sussex County Hospital)
- 272 to Brighton (Royal Sussex County Hospital)
- 273 to Brighton (Old Steine)
- 281 to Lingfield
- 291 to Tunbridge Wells
- 400 Caterham to East Grinstead
- 460 to Epsom
To railway services
Connections to railway stations can be made at the following stops:
- Sutton - Sutton Station[15]
- Belmont - Belmont, Downs Road[16]
- Tadworth - Tadworth Station[17]
- Reigate - Reigate Station[18]
- Redhill - Redhill Bus Station[19]
- Earlswood - Church Road[20]
- Salfords - Salfords, Church[21]
- Gatwick Airport - Gatwick, South Terminal[22]
- Crawley - Crawley Bus Station[23]
To flights
The route serves the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport. The North Terminal is not directly served, but there is a free inter-terminal shuttle service.[24]
References
- ↑ "420 - Sutton - Crawley". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Fleet-history 1808" (PDF). Metrobus. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "420 Service Extension". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Metrobus buys its first zero emission Hydrogen buses - Latest News - Manor Royal Business District - Crawley and Gatwick". www.manorroyal.org. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ SCC (2025-07-29). "Surrey's new hydrogen buses make up the UK's largest zero emission hydrogen bus fleet". Surrey News. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "Surrey County Council invests £16m in hydrogen buses". BBC News. 2025-07-29. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "420 - Sutton - Crawley". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "Redhill & Reigate network map" (PDF). Metrobus. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ "324 - Copthorne - St Bede's School". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "820 - Sutton - Redhill & St Bedes School". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place. "Bus timetable". www.surreycc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "315 Bus Timetable". Cruisers Coaches. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ Transport for London | Every Journey Matters. "405 bus route". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 2025-05-06. Retrieved 2025-09-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Metrobus Crawley & Horley Network" (PDF). Metrobus. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "Sutton Station (Stop O) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Belmont, Downs Road (Stop F) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Tadworth Station (opp) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Reigate Station (Stop B) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Redhill Bus Station (Stop 2) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Church Road (opp) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Salfords, Church (adj) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Gatwick, South Terminal (S-bound) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Crawley Bus Station (Stand B) - Live Departures". www.metrobus.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Flight Connections | London Gatwick Airport". www.gatwickairport.com. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
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