Airport Transfers from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brighton

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One-Way Transfer
A one-way transfer covers one journey between two addresses: the North Terminal to a small hotel by The Lanes, the South Terminal to student housing on the Falmer campus, or an office on John Street to the South Terminal for a late departure. When your flight arrives, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time; for a departure, you set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.
Round-Trip Service
Round-Trip Service books both directions in one reservation: the South Terminal to your hotel on the front for a Brighton Centre conference and back after the closing session, or the North Terminal to a Hove flat for a week by the sea and home again. Over Pride weekend, cars around the city go early. With both directions in one booking, the return is secured from the start; you set both pick-up times yourself, and the confirmation lists them.
Hourly Service
Hourly service keeps one chauffeur and one vehicle with you for a set number of hours. When you book, you set the start at LGW, the final address and the hours you need, and you add the day's plan to the reservation so the chauffeur has it before your flight lands. It suits an arrival day with appointments, not a straight run to one hotel.

London Gatwick Airport to Brighton: Route and Drive Time

Gatwick and Brighton are both in Sussex: the airport in the borough of Crawley, the city on the coast to the south. From the terminals the drive is 27 miles, normally 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. The M23 runs south from the airport and turns into the A23, which crosses the South Downs and comes down into Brighton from the north.

On arrival in the city, the address decides the final part. The seafront hotels and the Brighton Centre are on the coast road; The Lanes, the old centre, lie just behind it; Hove continues to the west, and the Amex Stadium and the University of Sussex are at Falmer, on the north-eastern edge. Journey times vary with traffic and weather.

London Gatwick Airport to Brighton: Route and Drive Time

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London Gatwick Airport

Gatwick, which handled 42.8 million passengers in 2025, runs a North and a South Terminal, which stand almost a mile from each other. Give your terminal in the booking and the car goes there.

As you come in to land, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Brighton is also on the main railway line through Gatwick, so a train is an option for a light traveller. With a family, several cases or a conference stand, a car to the hotel address saves carrying it all from Brighton station to the seafront.

Meeting Your Chauffeur at London Gatwick Airport

Arriving at Your Address in Brighton

The Lanes, the tight web of alleys left from Brighton's days as a fishing village, are lined with jewellery shops. For a room or flat inside them, send the full address with the booking and we will tell you how close the car can go.

Conferences have been held at the Brighton Centre, by the sea, since 1977, ranging from party gatherings to trade meetings, and John Street is home to the European offices of American Express. For a hotel on the seafront or in Hove, add the hotel name to the address.

At Falmer, the University of Sussex campus and the Amex Stadium stand side by side, about 5 miles from the centre; say which building or gate you are heading for.

Arriving at Your Address in Brighton

From Brighton Back to London Gatwick Airport

The drive back takes 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes on an ordinary day; plan by that length, and give it more if you leave on a summer Sunday afternoon. You set the pick-up time yourself, and the confirmation shows it.

Write your departure terminal in the booking: easyJet leaves from the North Terminal, British Airways short-haul from the South.

Big events in the city slow the way out. Charity entry pages give Sunday 4 April 2027 for the next Brighton Marathon, which starts on the seafront, and Albion home games fill the roads around Falmer. On those dates an earlier pick-up is wise.

From Brighton Back to London Gatwick Airport
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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before booking your airport transfer with Bookinglane.

How far is Brighton from Gatwick Airport?

27 miles by road, normally 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes on the M23 and A23. Give the terminal and your Brighton or Hove address when you book.

My evening flight into Gatwick is delayed. Will the chauffeur still take me to Brighton?

Yes. The chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pick-up around the real landing time, so the transfer follows the delay. Tell support only if your flight number changes.

Where do I find my car after landing at Gatwick?

Pick-ups at Gatwick happen in Short Stay parking, and each terminal has its own; yours is the one where you land. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pick-up rules.

Should I go from Gatwick to Brighton by train or by car?

Gatwick and Brighton are on the same main railway line, so the train suits a traveller with light luggage going near the station. A car suits a family, a group or anyone heading for a seafront hotel, Hove or Falmer with several cases.

Twenty students arrive together for a summer school. What should we book?

More than a van, which holds up to 12. For twenty students with luggage, choose a coach, which seats up to 56, and list the cases so the vehicle is matched to the load.

What do you need to know about London Gatwick Airport in 2026–2027?

Gatwick's plan to use its standby runway for regular flights cleared the courts in August 2026, with first flights aimed at around 2030. In Brighton, charity partners list the Brighton Marathon for 4 April 2027, and Pride is expected on 31 July – 1 August 2027, not yet confirmed by its organisers in October 2026.