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A photo of lots of people on bicycles as part of Brighton's Bicycle ballet.

Getting to Brighton & Hove is easy. It's:

  • just under an hour by rail from London
  • about 45 minutes by road from the M25 London orbital motorway
  • half-an-hour from London Gatwick Airport
  • on a direct rail link from the Eurostar Service at St Pancras
  • accessible by regular coach connections from London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports
  • within easy access of Northern France from the nearby port of Newhaven
  • only 1.5 – 2 hours by motorway from the major ports of Dover, Portsmouth and Southampton.

How to travel to Brighton

If you're travelling to Brighton, find out the best options in the 'How to travel to Brighton section' of our main website, by selecting the link below.

Find out how to travel to Brighton

How to travel in Brighton

Once you're here, Brighton and Hove is so compact that you might find it easiest to explore the city on foot. But whatever you decide, you should find the information you need in the following sections of our main website:

For all up to date traffic news and real time bus information in Brighton and Hove visit the Journey On website. Journey On also provides a unique journey planner to help you plan your route across the city.