There are 8 ways to get from Liverpool to Brighton 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 Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain Bedford - Brighton / ...
4h 3m£95–142Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 802
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to St Peter's Churchbus 025
7h 6m£45–77Drive 264.1 mi
- Drive from Liverpool to Brightoncar 264.1 mi
4h 35m£65–94Fly Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LPL - LGW
5h 17m£74–179Bus, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)bus Ukn21 / ...
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brightontrain London Victoria - Brighton
7h 20m£50–91Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
5h 40m£109–332Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MAN - LGW
6h 19m£78–227Fly Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LPL - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
6h 39m£155–524
Liverpool to Brighton by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Brighton is to bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Brighton is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs £95 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at St Peter's Church via Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Brighton via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 3m.
The distance between Liverpool and Brighton is 248 miles. The road distance is 265.7 miles.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Brighton without a car is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs £95 - £150.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Liverpool to Brighton, including transfers.
Liverpool to Brighton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to Brighton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Brighton is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs £95 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £80 and takes 7h 6m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £180 and takes 5h 17m.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Brighton, England?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Brighton via London Euston and London St Pancras Intl in around 4h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to St Peter's Church via Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 7h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–550
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to St Peter's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Liverpool to Brighton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Liverpool to Brighton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Liverpool to Brighton is 266 miles. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Liverpool to Brighton.
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