- Details
The hospital hopper is our shuttle service between Ashford Hospital and St Peter’s Hospital which operates Monday to Friday.
It is free to all staff and takes approximately 25 minutes outside of rush hour.
Patients and visitors to the hospitals can use the Hopper bus services between 09.30 to 15.30 (marked below):
| St Peter’s Hospital: Main Bus Stop | Ashford Hospital: Main Entrance |
| Departure Time | Departure Time |
| 06:00 | 06:30 |
| 06:30 | 07:00 |
| 07:00 | 07:30 |
| 07:30 | 08:00 |
| 08:00 | 08:30 |
| 08:30 | 09:00 |
| 09:30 | 10:00 |
| 10:00 | 10:30 |
| 10:30 | 11:00 |
| 11:00 | 11:30 |
| 12:00 | 12:30 |
| 12:30 | 13:00 |
| 13:00 | 13:30 |
| 13:30 | 14:00 |
| 14:30 | 15:00 |
| 15:00 | 15:30 |
| 15:30 | 16:00 |
| 16:00 | 16:30 |
| 16:45 | 17:15 |
| 17:15 | 17:45 |
| 17:45 | 18:15 |
| 18:30 | 19:00 |
| 19:15 | 19:45 |
| 19:45 | 20:15 |
| 20:15 | 20:45 |
| 21:35 | 22:00 |
Weekend and Bank Holiday Services for Staff
A reduced service runs at weekends and bank holidays for staff only.
| St Peter’s Hospital: Main Bus Stop | Ashford Hospital: Main Entrance |
| Departure Time | Departure Time |
| 06:15 | 06:45 |
| 07:15 | 07:45 |
| 08:15 | 08:45 |
| 10:00 | 10:30 |
| 11:30 | 12:00 |
| 15:45 | 16:15 |
| 18:15 | 18:45 |
| 19:15 | 19:45 |
| 20:15 | 20:45 |
| 21:15 |
Additional Evening Services
An 20:45 service will run Monday to Friday from St Peter's if passengers are waiting at the bus stop.
A 21:15 service from St Peter's will run on Saturday, Sunday, and the Bank Holiday if required.
Information for Passengers
Please note that the Hopper uses the bus stop on the slope between the maternity block and the outpatients’ entrance at St Peter’s.
No food or drink to be consumed on the bus at any time.
For health and safety reasons the following are not permitted on this bus:
- pushchairs,
- buggies,
- wheelchairs,
- shopping trolleys (and bags unless handheld)
