There are 9 ways to get from Runcorn to Brighton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Runcorn to London Eustontrain Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain Cambridge - Brighton / ...
3h 37m£52–415Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Peter's Churchbus 025
8h 35m£29–72Train, bus
- Take the train from Runcorn to Smethwick Galton Bridgetrain Liverpool Lime Street - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Gatwick Airport South Terminalbus Uk920
7h 43mDrive 247.2 mi
- Drive from Runcorn to Brightoncar 247.2 mi
4h 29m£61–88Fly Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LPL - LGW
5h 4m£63–175Fly 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 50m£143–405Fly Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MAN - LGW
6h 52m£72–240Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Runcorn to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
6h 2m£92–290Fly Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
6h 20m£96–229
Runcorn to Brighton by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Runcorn to Brighton is to bus which costs £29 - £75 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Runcorn to Brighton is to train which takes 3h 37m and costs £50 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Runcorn to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Runcorn High Street- Stand C and arriving at St Peter's Church via Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A, Newhall St and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Runcorn to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Runcorn and arriving at Brighton via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 37m.
The distance between Runcorn and Brighton is 235 miles. The road distance is 248.7 miles.
The best way to get from Runcorn to Brighton without a car is to train which takes 3h 37m and costs £50 - £420.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Runcorn to Brighton, including transfers.
Runcorn to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A station.
Runcorn to Brighton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Runcorn station.
The best way to get from Runcorn to Brighton is to train which takes 3h 37m and costs £50 - £420. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £60 - £180 and takes 5h 4m, you could also bus, which costs £29 - £75 and takes 8h 35m.
What companies run services between Runcorn, England and Brighton, England?
You can take a train from Runcorn to Brighton via London Euston and London St Pancras Intl in around 3h 37m. Alternatively, Ryanair and easyJet fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–460
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
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–460
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–270
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Runcorn to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–380
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- 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
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Runcorn to Smethwick Galton Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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
- £14–25
- 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 Warrington Bus Interchange Stand A to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Peter's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Runcorn to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Runcorn to Brighton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Runcorn to Brighton is 249 miles. It takes approximately 4h 29m to drive from Runcorn to Brighton.
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