There are 8 ways to get from Formby to Brighton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London EustonLiverpool Lime Street - London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to BrightonCambridge - Brighton / ...
5h 2m£55–232Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Preston Circus025
9h 15m£28–70Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New StreetLiverpool Lime Street - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Gatwick Airport South TerminalUk920
8h 33m£36–96Drive 271.1 mi
- Drive from Formby to Brighton271.1 mi
4h 42m£66–96Fly Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)LPL - LGW
5h 49m£70–165Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brighton
6h 11m£98–278Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)MAN - LGW
6h 56m£74–248Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brighton
6h 19m£93–229
Formby to Brighton by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Formby to Brighton is to bus which costs £28 - £75 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Formby to Brighton is to drive which takes 4h 42m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Formby to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Church Close and arriving at Preston Circus via Liverpool, Liverpool One, Newhall St and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Formby to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Formby and arriving at Brighton via Liverpool Lime Street and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 2m.
The distance between Formby and Brighton is 260 miles. The road distance is 272.7 miles.
The best way to get from Formby to Brighton without a car is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs £55 - £240.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Formby to Brighton, including transfers.
Formby to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Formby to Brighton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Formby to Brighton is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs £55 - £240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £70 - £170 and takes 5h 49m, you could also bus, which costs £28 - £75 and takes 9h 15m.
What companies run services between Formby, England and Brighton, England?
You can take a train from Formby to Brighton via Liverpool Central, Liverpool Lime Street, London Euston, and London St Pancras Intl in around 5h 2m. Alternatively, Ryanair and easyJet fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 4 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–20
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Gatwick Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Preston Circus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Formby to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Formby to Brighton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Formby to Brighton is 273 miles. It takes approximately 4h 42m to drive from Formby to Brighton.
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