Travelling to the Counties of East and West Sussex
Air
Gatwick Airport is located in Sussex for further information regarding Gatwick Airport please visit http://www.gatwick-airport-guide.co.uk/ which provides comprehensive help on the airport and its services.
Shoreham Airport provides flights to and from the Channel Islands and Paris. Please visit their website for further information http://www.shorehamairport.co.uk/
Coach and Bus
National Express runs a national network of coach services from
London Victoria Coach Station to Sussex. For further information
on timetables and fare information pllease call them on
08705 808 080 or visit their website http://www.nationalexpress.co.uk/
Traveline provide a local bus service for further information please call 0870 608 2608.
Road
Sussex is only 90 minutes drive from London. Take the A24/A29 via Horsham or the A23/A27 via Gatwick and Crawley.
If you are traveling from the West or East of England take the A27 from Porstmouth or Newhaven. The A259 connects the coastal resort towns.
For further information contact the RAC
Sea
Transmanche Ferries run services to and from Newhaven to Dieppe and Le Havre in France. For further information, visit their website http://www.transmancheferries.co.uk/
Continental ferries can be found at Portsmouth Harbour which is located in the county of Hampshire please call them on 023 9229 7391 or visit their website for further information http://www.portsmouth-port.co.uk/
Rail
Train services run from London Victoria to most destinations in Sussex, which include:-
- Arundel
- Chichester.
- Eastbourne
- Gatwick Airport
- Hastings
- Haywards Heath
- Lewes
- Rye
- The City of Brighton and Hove which comprises of two towns which both have their own stations..
- Worthing
There is a fast service to the City of Brighton and Hove from London Victoria which only takes approximately 50 minutes. Thameslink services run from London King's Cross and London Bridge to Brighton. Trains from Gatwick Airport approximately take 30 minutes to reach London or Brighton.
A non-stop Gatwick Express service runs every 15 minutes between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport.
Victoria Station and Charing Cross provide services to "1066 Country" which includes the historic towns of Hastings, Rye, Battle and Pevensey.
There are frequent train services to Arundel, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton with a journey time of approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes
The Arun Valley train service link the towns of Littlehampton, Arundel, Amberley, Pulborough, Billingshurst, Horsham, Crawley and Three Bridges to London Victoria.
Regular train services operate along the coast covering towns located between Brighton and Eastbourne and Brighton and Hastings and towns located between Worthing and Portsmouth.
For more information and to advise on how to plan your journey please visit the National Rail website ttp://www.nationalrail.co.uk or call National Rail enquiries on 08457 484950 the overseas number is +44(0)20 7278 5240.