Haywards Heath train station
You can reach 82 stations directly from Haywards Heath on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Gatwick Airport, with 362 trains a day.
Address: Commercial Square, Haywards Heath, RH16 1DJ
Haywards Heath is the nearest station for postcodes in RH16, RH17. Check your own postcode.
- 82 direct destinations
- 138th busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 1,069 parking spaces
- 6 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Haywards Heath
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gatwick Airport | 362 | 355 | 232 |
| East Croydon | 295 | 283 | 232 |
| Brighton | 229 | 222 | 174 |
| Burgess Hill | 230 | 212 | 196 |
| London Victoria | 208 | 211 | 130 |
| Three Bridges | 174 | 158 | 172 |
| Hassocks | 179 | 150 | 168 |
| Wivelsfield | 157 | 149 | 112 |
| Preston Park | 179 | 148 | 112 |
| London Blackfriars | 153 | 143 | 91 |
| St Pancras International | 153 | 143 | 91 |
| Clapham Junction | 138 | 140 | 130 |
| Farringdon | 145 | 139 | 87 |
| London Bridge | 143 | 136 | 96 |
| City Thameslink | 136 | 94 | 0 |
| Harpenden | 86 | 80 | 64 |
| Luton Airport Parkway | 87 | 80 | 64 |
| Luton | 89 | 80 | 64 |
| St Albans City | 86 | 80 | 64 |
| West Hampstead Thameslink | 79 | 80 | 64 |
| Balcombe | 81 | 77 | 71 |
| Bedford | 89 | 76 | 61 |
| Flitwick | 89 | 75 | 62 |
| Harlington | 84 | 75 | 62 |
| Leagrave | 84 | 75 | 62 |
| Hampden Park | 79 | 72 | 25 |
| Eastbourne | 73 | 70 | 26 |
| Lewes | 73 | 70 | 32 |
| Polegate | 73 | 70 | 32 |
| Hove | 70 | 69 | 32 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 70 | 69 | 32 |
| Worthing | 70 | 69 | 32 |
| Lancing | 70 | 68 | 31 |
| Portslade | 70 | 68 | 31 |
| Angmering | 67 | 66 | 28 |
| Durrington-on-Sea | 67 | 66 | 28 |
| Goring-by-Sea | 67 | 66 | 28 |
| West Worthing | 67 | 66 | 28 |
| Littlehampton | 66 | 64 | 28 |
| Ashwell & Morden | 64 | 63 | 27 |
and 44 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Haywards Heath station is
3,957,580 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 138th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 383,780 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Haywards Heath and London Victoria than any other pair: 892,728 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Wivelsfield 2.9 miles
- Burgess Hill 3.7 miles
- Balcombe 3.8 miles
- Plumpton 5.6 miles
- Hassocks 5.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Haywards Heath, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ardingly · 2.1 miles
- Newick and Chailey · 4.9 miles
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Facilities at Haywards Heath station
Haywards Heath is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:55 to 20:45 · Saturday: 05:55 to 20:45 · Sunday: 07:10 to 21:15
Toilets
Parking at Haywards Heath station
- Station Car Park 1,069 spaces, 12 accessible
Cycle parking: 312 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 5 September 2026.
Getting to Haywards Heath station
Haywards Heath station is in Mid Sussex, South East, and is run by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern).
The nearest motorway junction is M23 J11 (Pease Pottage), 6.8 miles north-west.
6 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Market Square.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Haywards Heath station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from