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Compare train, coach and flight for Carlisle to Brighton
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Carlisle to Brighton among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £33. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 29m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £33, and a train costs an average of £125.
Distance: 490 km
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11h 35m Average total duration 11h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 59m Average total duration Fastest 4h 29m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Brighton from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Carlisle to Brighton is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
22:3510h20Carlisle8:55Brighton£351One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Carlisle to Brighton
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This is compared to other travel options from Carlisle to Brighton:
A flight is £21 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Carlisle to Brighton costing on average £41.
A flight is £122 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Carlisle to Brighton costing on average £142.
Other travel options to Brighton take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 29m.
Coach takes on average 11h 5m.
- Around 33 flights per day.
- Around 9 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Carlisle and Brighton as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Carlisle, Bus Station (Lonsdale Street) and arrive in Brighton, York Place (St Peter's Church).
- Flights mostly depart from Glasgow International Airport and arrive in London Heathrow Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Carlisle station (CAR) and arrive in Brighton station (BTN).
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper to go to Brighton by train.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Brighton by coach.
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