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Getting to Brighton & Hove


By Air
London Gatwick (LGW) is located about 25 miles North of Brighton & Hove and linked directly by the A23(M). Total journey time by car is usually between 30-45 minutes depending on the traffic. There are also frequent direct train services to both Brighton and Hove stations from Gatwick's Train Station, located adjacent to its South Terminal.

London Gatwick is London's second busiest airport (after Heathrow) and although built its reputation in the 1970s as a holiday charter airport, it has grown to cater to a large number of scheduled flights to many worldwide destinations as far flung as Asia and South America nowadays.

Unfortunately, British Airways is in the process of reducing its hub operations at Gatwick (owing to the recent slump in air travel) but still remains one of the largest operators - utilising its own dedicated North Terminal as its 'Gatwick EuroHub'. Other major carriers at LGW, include EasyJet (which has increased services following BA's move as mentioned), Virgin Atlantic and FlyBE.

Internationally, Aer Lingus along with many other European carriers also operate into Gatwick, on top of their Heathrow services. Flying in from further afield, Delta Airlines recently celebrated 25 years of its Gatwick operations and is also joined on the ramp here by its competitors, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and US Airways. A further boost to Gatwick recently was Emirates' recent launch of its third daily service to the Gulf, offering even more connections at Dubai to the Far East and Australia.

If you are arriving from London Heathrow - there are regular coach services to Brighton Coach Station from Terminals 1,2,3 and 4. The coach service from London Stansted, however does take the long route via Heathrow to the west of London so it may be quicker to hop on the Stansted Express to London Liverpool St. before connecting to another train at London Bridge or London Victoria for Brighton - all in all - a rather lengthy journey.

  • BAA - British Airports Authority


    By Train
    Brighton and Hove have separate train stations and both boast of frequent services from London Victoria, London Bridge, East Croydon and a 'thru-London' service to King's Cross Thameslink and Luton Airport. There is also another regular 'thru-London' service which operates from Brighton to Birmingham.

    Brighton and Hove also lie directly on the South Coast line which has services running from Southampton to the West and Eastbourne to the East.

    Other train stations in the area include, Portslade, Aldrington (both west of Hove) and Preston Park, which lies north of Brighton.

  • Railtrack - Fares and Timetables


    By Coach
    There are frequent National Express coach services that ply the A23/M23 to London Victoria Coach Station. There is also a Jetlink Coach service to London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-Luton and finally London-Stansted Airports.

    Apart from the main route north to London, Brighton and Hove Buses also operate regional routes to Newhaven, Eastbourne, Lewes and Worthing.

  • National Express Fares and Timetables
  • Brighton & Hove Buses website


    By Sea
    Being on the Coast, it is unsurprising that Brighton & Hove has a port. This port however is located at Shoreham (West of Hove) and only deals with Naval and Cargo shipments. The passenger terminal is located way over to the East at Newhaven, where Hoverspeed and TransManche ferries ply the English Channel over to Dieppe in France.

  • Hoverspeed
  • Transmanche Ferries


    By Foot or more sensibly (!) by Bike
    It is indeed possible to walk to Brighton (though not recommended) from London but a popular way to arrive here is to cycle. There is in fact an annual London-Brighton Bike Ride that takes place each Summer.


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