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 21m£93–173Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain Brighton - London Victoria
- Take the bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus Ukn21 / ...
7h 51m£50–102Drive 263.1 mi
- Drive from Brighton to Liverpoolcar 263.1 mi
4h 34m£64–93Fly London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
5h 23m£73–171Bus
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 025
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 210 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Airport The Stationbus 120 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 170 / ...
8h 35m£53–143Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 25m£110–353Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
5h 32m£117–272Fly London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LGW - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
6h 16m£77–223
Brighton to Liverpool by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Liverpool is to bus which costs £50 - £150 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Liverpool is to train which takes 4h 21m 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 Heathrow Central Bus Station, Birmingham Coach Station and Manchester Airport The Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
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 21m.
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 21m and costs £90 - £180.
It takes approximately 4h 21m 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 21m and costs £90 - £180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £70 - £180 and takes 5h 23m, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £150 and takes 8h 35m.
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 21m. 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 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
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
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Southern
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Preston Circus to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
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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