Why go
- 1 recommended spot to eat and drink.
- Served by Brighton City Airport (ESH).
History
Brighton and Hove, UK is a city in United Kingdom. We do not yet hold a written history for it — the sources below are the best starting points, and this page will be expanded into a full guidebook.
Eat & drink
Restaurant
Airports
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 23 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 47 airlines (easyJet, British Airways, Transavia France, Norwegian Air Shuttle…) · direct flights to 165 destinations incl. Arrecife, Tenerife, Larnaca, Orlando, Alicante… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 47 airlines, 165 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 101 routes: Aberdeen, Agadir, Ajaccio, Alicante, Almeria, Amsterdam, Antalya, Arrecife, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bastia, Belfast, Bergen, Berlin, Bodrum, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Catania, Chania, Cologne, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza … +61 more
- British Airways BA (734, A319, A320, 777, 737, Dash 8-400) · 43 routes: Algier, Alicante, Amsterdam, Antigua, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bari, Bermuda, Bordeaux, Bridgetown, Cancun, Catania, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Faro, Genoa, Glasgow, Hewandorra, Jersey, Kingston, Larnaca, Las Vegas, Malaga, Male, Malta, Marrakech, Naples, Newquai*, Nice, Olbia*, Orlando, Paphos, Pisa, Plaisance, Rome, Salzburg, Tampa, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Tirana … +3 more
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W, 787-8) · 43 routes: Agadir, Alicante, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Bodrum, Cancun, Catania, Chania, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Izmir, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Larnaca, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Menorca, Mykonos, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Plaisance, Preveza, Punta Cana, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Thira … +3 more
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 30 routes: Aalborg, Alesund, Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bergen, Budapest, Catania, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gothenborg, Gran Canaria, Helsinki, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malaga, Nice, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Sandefjord, Split, Stavanger, Stockholm, Tenerife, Thira, Tromso, Trondheim
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, 757-200, A330-200) · 22 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Funchal, Heraklion, Hurghada, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Venice, Villafranca
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800, 75W, 787-8) · 19 routes: Agadir, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Cancun, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Marrakech, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Plaisance, Preveza, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Iberia Airlines IB (777, A320, A319, 734) · 13 routes: Alicante*, Antigua*, Arrecife*, Barcelona*, Bermuda*, Bridgetown*, Florence, Hewandorra*, Kingston*, Malaga*, Orlando*, Tampa*, Tenerife*
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (757-200, 757-300, A321, A330-200) · 11 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (747-400, A330-300, 330) · 9 routes: Antigua, Beijing, Bridgetown, Cancun, Havana, Hewandorra, Las Vegas, Montego Bay, Orlando
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 5 routes: Cork, Dublin, Kaunas, Sevilla, Shannon
- Air Transat TS (330, 310) · 4 routes: Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
- Aer Lingus EI (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Belfast, Connaught, Dublin
- American Airlines AA (777) · 3 routes: Las Vegas*, Orlando*, Tampa*
- Finnair AY (777) · 3 routes: Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Funchal, Lisbon, Porto
- Air Arabia Maroc 3O (A320) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Tanger
- Air One AP (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Palermo
- Alitalia AZ (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Palermo
- Condor Flugdienst DE (330, 757) · 2 routes: Arrecife*, Cancun*
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400) · 2 routes: Las Vegas*, Orlando*
- Germania ST (A319, 737-700) · 2 routes: Erfurt, Pristina
- Meridiana IG (A320, 737) · 2 routes: Naples, Olbia
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Marrakech
- SATA International S4 (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Lisbon*, Ponta Delgada
- Transaero Airlines UN (A320, 747-400) · 2 routes: Moscow, Orlando*
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A321, 737-900) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Vueling Airlines VY (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Florence
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Berlin AB (734) · 1 route: Salzburg*
- Air China CA (330) · 1 route: Beijing
- Air Europa UX (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Atlant-Soyuz Airlines 3G (A319) · 1 route: Freetown
- Aurigny Air Services GR (Embraer 195, ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (735, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- bmibaby WW (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Caribbean Airlines BW (767) · 1 route: Port-of-spain
- Croatia Airlines OU (A320) · 1 route: Split
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Newquai
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik*
- Montenegro Airlines YM (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Tivat
- Nas Air XY (330) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Qantas QF (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- TransHolding System YO (A320) · 1 route: Hassi Messaoud*
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (735, 73N, 737-800, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Brighton City Airport (ESH) 7 mi to the centre
Cecil Pashley Way, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5FF, UK — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Swanborough Farm Airstrip 6.5 mi to the centre
Lewes, East Sussex, ENG, GB
Folly Farm Airstrip 6.9 mi to the centre
Henfield, West Sussex, ENG, GB
Getting there by ferry
Newhaven Ferry Port
Ferry terminal · 8.8 mi from the centre · LD Lines
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Brighton City Airport (ESH); 4 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 12 mi (nearest: Newhaven Ferry Port, 8.8 mi).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Brighton and Hove, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Tours & experiences
Sightseeing
Bike Tour
Boat Tour