Getting around Donnington
Figures last changed 22 October 2026. House prices for Donnington are on the main Donnington page.
- Nearest station
- Chichester
- a median 1.0 km away
- Weekday trains
- 132
- leave Chichester, 7am to 7pm, both ways
- Hourly bus
- 79%
- of postcodes within 400 m of one
- Gigabit broadband
- 93%
- of premises, Ofcom January 2026
Can you live in Donnington without a car?
Mostly: the station and frequent buses are close, though some everyday trips are longer. Locals say the same.
Is there a train station nearby?
The nearest station for most of its postcodes is Chichester, a median 1.0 km away, with 23% of postcodes within 800 metres. It recorded 2,687,308 entries and exits between April 2024 and March 2025. On the timetable for a term-time weekday (10 November 2026), 60 trains leave Chichester towards Havant and 72 towards Barnham between 7am and 7pm, about five an hour towards Havant and about six an hour towards Barnham; westbound they run to Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth and Southsea, eastbound to Brighton and Horsham.
How often do buses run?
On the same weekday (10 November 2026), bus route 52 calls within 400 metres of 79% of postcodes, about 24 times each way between 7am and 7pm, and twelve on a Sunday; bus route 53 calls within 400 metres of 79% of postcodes, about 23 times each way between 7am and 7pm, and 14 on a Sunday. 79% of postcodes have a route within 400 metres with at least 12 journeys each way between 7am and 7pm, one an hour on average.
How far are the GP, schools and shops?
The nearest GP surgery for most postcodes is Cathedral Medical Group, a median 1.2 km away; the nearest state primary school is Kingsham Primary School (1.2 km) and the nearest state secondary Chichester High School (1.0 km), which is not necessarily the catchment school. The nearest food shop for most postcodes is the Co-operative Food (0.2 km).
Is there fast broadband?
Gigabit broadband reaches 93% of premises and superfast 96%, averaged across 84 of Donnington's 87 postcodes (Ofcom, January 2026).
Distances are straight lines from each postcode's centre point, and every postcode counts once, however many homes it has.
Source: NaPTAN rail stations (Department for Transport) · ORR estimates of station usage · Bus Open Data Service timetables (Department for Transport) · NHS Organisation Data Service GP surgeries · Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) · OpenStreetMap shops, © OpenStreetMap contributors · Ofcom Connected Nations broadband coverage.
What locals say
- Being so close to Chichester, locals reckon you could manage without a car.
Getting around in nearby places
- Chichester: Yes, more easily than in most places we cover. The nearest station is Chichester, a median 1.2 km away.
- Fishbourne: Mostly: the station and frequent buses are close, though some everyday trips are longer. The nearest station is Fishbourne, a median 0.5 km away.
- Birdham: In much of it, yes, though not all: the basics are within a walk, but frequent buses reach only part of it. The nearest station is Fishbourne, a median 5.1 km away.
- Bosham: In much of it, yes, though not all: the basics are within a walk, but frequent buses reach only part of it. The nearest station is Bosham, a median 1.2 km away.
Figures cover 87 postcodes in Donnington. How these figures are made.