There are 6 ways to get from Brighton to Alderney by plane, train, car ferry, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from London Gatwick Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane LGW - ACI
4h 7m$233–463Train, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Brighton to Chichestertrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
13h 18m$117–410Train, car ferry, ferry via Bournemouth
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Pooletrain
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
9h 53m$277–381Train, ferry
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Cherbourgtrain K2+
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
11h 41m$289–548Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
11h 48m$280–367Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane SOU - ACI
3h 57m$189–363
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alderney Airport (ACI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Alderney is to train and car ferry and ferry which costs $110 - $410 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Alderney is to train and fly which takes 3h 57m and costs $180 - $370.
The distance between Brighton and Alderney is 256 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Alderney without a car is to train and car ferry and ferry via Bournemouth which takes 9h 53m and costs $270 - $390.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Brighton to Alderney, including transfers.
There are 26+ hotels available in Alderney.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Alderney, Guernsey?
Aurigny flies from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alderney Airport (ACI) once daily.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Southampton Airport to Alderney Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $26–40
Train from Brighton to Chichester
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $14–20
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $21–30
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $35–50
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $35–55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $110–160
- Comfort
- $130–190
- Premium
- $170–230
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- $110–160
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–210
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- $30–40
- Car
- $60–90
- Single Ticket
- $55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- $80–300
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