There are 9 ways to get from York 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 York to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brightontrain Bedford - Brighton / ...
3h 23m£74–140Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from York to London Heathrow Airportbus Ukn14
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to St Peter's Churchbus 025
8h 10m£34–66Bus, train
- Take the bus from Low Ousegate to Leeds Bus Station Entrancebus 843 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brightontrain
7h 47m£49–102Drive 252.1 mi
- Drive from York to Brightoncar 252.1 mi
5h£63–90Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
6h 3m£124–360Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
6h 5m£129–278Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LBA - LGW
6h 34m£86–206Train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brightontrain
5h 50m£119–372Train to Newcastle, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NCL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
6h 6m£139–320
York to Brighton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from York to Brighton is to bus which costs £30 - £70 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from York to Brighton is to train which takes 3h 23m and costs £70 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from York to Brighton. However, there are services departing from York and arriving at St Peter's Church via Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from York to Brighton. However, there are services departing from York and arriving at Brighton via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 23m.
The distance between York and Brighton is 243 miles. The road distance is 253.6 miles.
The best way to get from York to Brighton without a car is to train which takes 3h 23m and costs £70 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from York to Brighton, including transfers.
York to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from York station.
York to Brighton train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from York station.
The best way to get from York to Brighton is to train which takes 3h 23m and costs £70 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £70 and takes 8h 10m.
What companies run services between York, England and Brighton, England?
You can take a train from York to Brighton via London Kings Cross and London St Pancras Intl in around 3h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from York to St Peter's Church via Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 8h 10m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–320
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01653 692556
- customer.services@transdevbus.co.uk
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Low Ousegate to Leeds Bus Station Entrance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/coastliner/
- Standard Adult Single
- £3
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from York to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 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
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
York to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Heathrow Airport station.
York to Brighton train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between York to Brighton is 254 miles. It takes approximately 5h to drive from York to Brighton.
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