Plan your travel for Pride now!
Pride 2025: Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd August
As Oleta Adams once said, “You can reach me by railway, you can reach me by trailway, You can reach me on an airplane, I don’t care how you get here, just – get here if you can”
With the Pride Festival on Saturday 2 August 2025 closing at 10.30pm and the possibility of large crowds staying for the headline artists, we advise you to plan your journey in advance if you are leaving the city on Saturday night.
By Train
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) which runs Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services to and from Brighton, is working closely with the Brighton & Hove Pride organisers, Sussex Police, Brighton & Hove City Council and other local partners on the arrangements for Pride weekend.
GTR have confirmed there will be more trains and extra carriages added to services to help you get to and from the city safely over Pride weekend.
To help you, here are some useful bits of information to bear in mind.
Please allow plenty of time to get to and from events in the city over the Pride weekend as trains will be very busy and you may not be able to board the first service.
Because of the large crowds who will be leaving the city after Pride, you should give yourself at least an hour to get to Brighton station from any of the festival sites. Make sure you have your train ticket in advance to speed things up. And remember that for safety reasons you won’t be able to take any glass bottles or containers into the station or on to trains.
In the spirit of Pride, the organisers and partners are working together to extend Brighton station’s rainbow queuing system outside, to direct passengers leaving the city into the appropriate queue for your train and destination, before you get to the station entrance. To help you on your way, remember:
Please bear in mind that there’s a limited service on the East and West Coastwaylines late at night, so make sure you know the times of your last trains and give yourself plenty of extra time.
Preston Park and London Road (Brighton) stations will be closed all weekend.
Keep checking the Southern or Thameslink websites for the latest information. Any disruptions are also communicated via the Southern and Thameslink X/Twitter feeds.
Plan your journeys at National Rail.
TRAVELING TO BRIGHTON BY BUS
If you are coming in from West Sussex you can get into Brighton on the 270, 271, 272 and 273 routes, and if you are coming from other areas in East Sussex like Lewes or Eastbourne you can get to Brighton on either the Regency routes 28 and 29, or the Coaster routes 11X, 12, 12A, 12X and 13X.
Over the weekend, Brighton & Hove Buses’ rainbow-hued Diversity Bus will once again shuttle festival-goers between the city centre and the party at Preston Park for Pride on Saturday August 3.
Metrobus special service 500 will also provide fast and frequent links between Preston Park, Old Steine and Kemp Town’s fabulous pubs, clubs and bars on Saturday afternoon and evening. The bus stops at St Peter’s Church along the way, where it’s only a short walk to Brighton Station.
CAMPSITE BUS
Metrobus special service 600 will carry festival-goers staying at the Waterhall Campsite to and from Old Steine during Pride weekend, from Friday right up until Monday morning. Timetable here.
Contactless payments are now accepted on all Brighton & Hove and Metrobus buses so getting on board couldn’t be easier.
Buses will be running but with diversions and road closures in place. Check Brighton & Hove Buses’ website Facebook and Twitter closer to the date: buses.co.uk and metrobus.co.uk
National Express run hourly services from London Victoria bus station and destinations throughout the UK.
BY CAR
Please be aware that there will be significant road closures for part of the day of Pride. There is NO parking at Preston Park and its surroundings on the day. Parking is restricted on a large section of Madeira Drive. Parking in the centre of Brighton can be both limited and expensive, so we suggest you use public transport where you can.
BY PLANE
Nearest international airport is Gatwick Airport, with frequent trains services to Brighton taking Approximately 20 minutes.
PARKING & TRAVEL ADVICE
Brighton & Hove City Council usually have a web page with advice for travelling and parking over the Pride weekend, including road closures. Link to follow when available.
Taxi
There are a number of licensed taxi firms operating in Brighton & Hove. If you are coming to the park and wish to get a taxi home on Saturday there will be a designated Pride taxi pick up on Stanford Avenue. Please check the road closures in the area if you are arranging a drop off/ collection.
You can plan journeys by all sorts of mode of transport, including foot!
But get here however you can…
