Brighton
Population 134,293 (Wikidata)
Before you go
- January: 8 h 26 of daylight
- February: 10 h 02 of daylight
- March: 11 h 49 of daylight
- April: 13 h 48 of daylight
- May: 15 h 30 of daylight
- June: 16 h 29 of daylight
- July: 16 h 05 of daylight
- August: 14 h 35 of daylight
- September: 12 h 41 of daylight
- October: 10 h 47 of daylight
- November: 8 h 59 of daylight
- December: 7 h 59 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Brighton
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Brighton's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 2
1 to 2 hours· 10
2 to 3 hours· 18
3 to 5 hours· 56
- Warminster3h 04
- Ely3h 05
- Ipswich3h 07
- Bournemouth3h 08
- Stamford3h 08
- Derby3h 10
- Nottingham3h 11
- Warrington3h 16
- York3h 18
- Doncaster3h 19
46 moreFewer
- Bath3h 20
- Wigan3h 27
- Runcorn3h 28
- Bristol3h 29
- Wakefield3h 36
- Stockport3h 37
- Cheltenham3h 40
- Preston3h 41
- Cardiff3h 42
- Sheffield3h 43
- Leeds3h 45
- Manchester3h 46
- Chester3h 46
- Norwich3h 49
- Salford3h 49
- Gloucester3h 52
- Exeter3h 56
- Tewkesbury3h 57
- Bolton3h 59
- Lincoln3h 59
- Paris4h 01
- Liverpool4h 01
- Worcester4h 02
- Wrexham4h 02
- Huddersfield4h 07
- Durham4h 08
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 10
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 11
- Accrington4h 13
- Shrewsbury4h 14
- Kingston upon Hull4h 18
- Blackpool4h 22
- Burnley4h 24
- Lille4h 28
- Saint-Cloud4h 29
- Middlesbrough4h 31
- Torquay4h 31
- Swansea4h 35
- Altrincham4h 35
- Versailles4h 41
- Sunderland4h 42
- Ludlow4h 51
- Llandudno4h 55
- Cleethorpes4h 55
- Disneyland Paris4h 56
- Fontainebleau4h 58
5 hours or more· 83
- Scarborough5h 02
- Plymouth5h 05
- Brussels5h 07
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll5h 19
- Le Mans5h 24
- Berwick-upon-Tweed5h 27
- Nelson5h 27
- Cromer5h 27
- Annan5h 28
- Kraainem5h 36
73 moreFewer
- Edinburgh5h 40
- Amiens5h 42
- Leuven5h 44
- Kortrijk5h 47
- Reims5h 49
- Aalst5h 52
- Mechelen5h 52
- Metz5h 55
- Rouen5h 55
- Ghent6h 02
- Charleroi6h 04
- Glasgow6h 04
- Antwerp6h 11
- Calais6h 19
- Lier6h 25
- Rennes6h 27
- Chartres6h 28
- Ath6h 30
- Bruges6h 31
- Namur6h 32
- Rotterdam6h 34
- Liège6h 36
- Greenock6h 36
- Hasselt6h 37
- Sint-Niklaas6h 37
- Strasbourg6h 40
- Kirkcaldy6h 40
- Schiedam6h 43
- Nancy6h 46
- Le Havre6h 46
- Ypres6h 49
- Nantes6h 49
- Delft6h 49
- Stirling6h 53
- Ostend6h 56
- Lyon6h 58
- Dieppe7h 02
- The Hague7h 02
- Caen7h 03
- Penzance7h 05
- Perth7h 06
- Dinant7h 08
- Breda7h 09
- Bordeaux7h 10
- Helensburgh7h 13
- North Berwick7h 13
- Saint-Malo7h 14
- Dordrecht7h 16
- Leiden7h 17
- Lanark7h 20
- Amsterdam7h 22
- Colmar7h 23
- Aberystwyth7h 23
- Tilburg7h 25
- Spa7h 25
- Tywyn7h 27
- Gouda7h 28
- Dundee7h 29
- Dijon7h 33
- Whitby7h 34
- Bayeux7h 35
- Zaandam7h 36
- Haarlem7h 37
- Weesp7h 37
- Hilversum7h 38
- Maastricht7h 39
- Tenby7h 39
- Utrecht7h 48
- Almere7h 49
- Eindhoven7h 49
- Bussum7h 49
- Amersfoort7h 50
- 's-Hertogenbosch7h 52
From Brighton's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 2
1 to 2 hours· 9
2 to 3 hours· 23
3 to 5 hours· 57
- Derby3h 03
- Ely3h 03
- Bristol3h 09
- Doncaster3h 12
- Norwich3h 19
- Nottingham3h 25
- Lille3h 28
- York3h 34
- Cardiff3h 34
- Warminster3h 34
47 moreFewer
- Runcorn3h 36
- Chester3h 39
- Wakefield3h 40
- Stockport3h 41
- Cheltenham3h 42
- Sheffield3h 45
- Warrington3h 46
- Exeter3h 46
- Gloucester3h 48
- Manchester3h 51
- Liverpool3h 55
- Wigan3h 57
- Leeds3h 59
- Paris4h 01
- Altrincham4h 05
- Brussels4h 07
- Lincoln4h 10
- Salford4h 11
- Cromer4h 11
- Wrexham4h 11
- Preston4h 11
- Kingston upon Hull4h 12
- Tewkesbury4h 13
- Kortrijk4h 17
- Worcester4h 18
- Shrewsbury4h 21
- Bolton4h 24
- Torquay4h 26
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 31
- Scarborough4h 31
- Kraainem4h 32
- Saint-Cloud4h 34
- Swansea4h 36
- Durham4h 37
- Huddersfield4h 38
- Aalst4h 40
- Versailles4h 42
- Accrington4h 42
- Blackpool4h 47
- Plymouth4h 50
- Disneyland Paris4h 52
- Burnley4h 52
- Mechelen4h 53
- Ghent4h 54
- Leuven4h 58
- Fontainebleau4h 59
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 59
5 hours or more· 1
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Museum · 280 m
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- Royal Pavilion Attraction · 320 m
- Brighton Aquarium Aquarium · 510 m
- Fabrica Gallery · 580 m
- Jubilee Clock Tower Memorial · 680 m
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum Museum · 710 m
- Brighton Fishing Museum Museum · 730 m
- Brighton Pier Attraction · 800 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Brighton Festival
May
The Brighton Festival, in May each year, is the second biggest arts festival in Great Britain (coming closely behind Edinburgh). Music of all sorts, art exhibitions, and book debates
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The Great Escape
May
Music festival that takes part in venues all over the city in May with musicians from around the world
2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Brighton); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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The Open Market
Covered hall- Monday: 07:00–19:00
- Tuesday: 07:00–19:00
- Wednesday: 07:00–19:00
- Thursday: 07:00–19:00
- Friday: 07:00–19:00
- Saturday: 07:00–17:00
- Sunday: 10:00–17:00
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 07:00–19:00
- Tuesday
- 07:00–19:00
- Wednesday
- 07:00–19:00
- Thursday
- 07:00–19:00
- Friday
- 07:00–19:00
- Saturday
- 07:00–17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00–17:00
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Hollingdean Wholefoods
Covered hallEntirely volunteer run, plantbased community shop. Organic fruit and veg, extensive refill section, fresh bread and a large range of grocery items.
- Monday: 10:00–17:00
- Tuesday: 10:00–17:00
- Wednesday: 10:00–17:00
- Thursday: 10:00–17:00
- Friday: 10:00–17:00
- Saturday: 10:00–17:00
- Sunday: closed
10:00–17:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
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Getting around
- Pool Valley Coach Station 550 m
- Aquarium 580 m
- Brighton 710 m
- Brighton Station Taxi Rank 840 m
- Streamline Taxis 1.2 km
- 204060 414141 1.2 km
More train stations: Halfway Station 1.2 km, London Road (Brighton) 1.4 km, Black Rock 1.9 km, Moulsecoomb 2.7 km, Hove 2.8 km, Preston Park 2.9 km, Aldrington 3.6 km, Portslade 5.2 km, Falmer 5.3 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.