There are 13 ways to get from Brighton to Royan by train, car ferry, bus, car, car train, 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
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to Royantrain Ter
10h 43mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Royancar
11h 18m€138–247Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochellebus
- Take the bus from P+R Simone Veil to ROY Gare Intermodalebus 153
19h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Royanbus
22h 23mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Royancar
9h 50mTrain via Niort
- 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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Niorttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Niort to Royantrain Ter
11h 42mFly London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Saintestrain
9h 2mFly London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain
9h 33mTrain to Luton Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LTN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Saintestrain
10h 25mTrain, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane STN - LRH
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintestrain
9h 54mTrain, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane STN - PIS
- Take the train from Poitiers to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Royantrain
11h 2mTrain, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC)plane STN - EGC
- Take the train from Bergerac to Cenontrain
- Take the train from Cenon to Royantrain
12h 14mFly London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LGW - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Royantrain
10h 28m
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Royan is to drive and car ferry which costs €130 - €250 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Royan is to drive and car ferry which takes 11h 18m and costs €130 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Royan. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Royan via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Royan. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Royan via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Angouleme. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 43m.
The distance between Brighton and Royan is 1086 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Royan without a car is to train which takes 10h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Brighton to Royan, including transfers.
Brighton to Royan bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Royan train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Royan is to train which takes 10h 43m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 22h 23m.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Royan, France?
You can take a train from Brighton to Royan via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Angouleme in around 10h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Preston Circus to Royan via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 22h 23m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €23–200
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Angouleme to Royan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Niort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Niort to Royan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Poitiers to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Bergerac to Cenon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Cenon to Royan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- sncf.com
- Website
- stanstedexpress.com
Train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- stanstedexpress.com
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Saint-Malo to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from P+R Simone Veil to ROY Gare Intermodale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Royan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Brighton to Royan bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Royan is 1h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 9:50 PM in Brighton and 10:50 PM in Royan.
Brighton to Royan train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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