There are 8 ways to get from Brighton to Liverpool by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain Brighton - Bedford / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
4h 20m£93–173Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 025
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
8h 44m£32–64Train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
7h 37m£56–115Drive 263.1 mi
- Drive from Brighton to Liverpoolcar 263.1 mi
4h 34m£65–94Fly London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
5h 23m£68–240Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
5h 24m£99–304Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
5h 31m£105–242Fly London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LGW - MAN
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
6h 16m£75–273
Brighton to Liverpool by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Liverpool is to bus which costs £30 - £65 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Liverpool is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs £90 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Liverpool, Liverpool One via London Heathrow Airport and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Liverpool. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Liverpool Lime Street via London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Brighton and Liverpool is 248 miles. The road distance is 264.7 miles.
The best way to get from Brighton to Liverpool without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs £90 - £180.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Brighton to Liverpool, including transfers.
Brighton to Liverpool bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Liverpool train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Liverpool is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs £90 - £180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £65 - £240 and takes 5h 23m, you could also bus, which costs £30 - £65 and takes 8h 44m.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Liverpool, England?
You can take a train from Brighton to Liverpool Lime Street via London St Pancras Intl and London Euston in around 4h 20m. Alternatively, Ryanair and easyJet fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- 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
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Brighton to Liverpool bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Brighton to Liverpool train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brighton to Liverpool is 265 miles. It takes approximately 4h 34m to drive from Brighton to Liverpool.
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