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, especially if you are leaving the city on Saturday night.
By Train
We’re really pleased to once again be working in close partnership with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – which runs Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express train services to and from Brighton – on the arrangements for Pride.
With huge numbers of people expected to travel to and from to the city to be part of the weekend’s events, many months of detailed planning takes place to get everything ready. Our teams are currently working closely together on all the specific details, alongside partners such as the police and Brighton & Hove City Council.
The detailed plans to get the crowds safely to and from Brighton over Pride weekend are still being developed. But as soon as more information and advice is available, we’ll update this page, so keep checking back here for the latest.
We also suggest to keep checking the Southern or Thameslink websites for the latest information.
Plan your train journeys in advance 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
Bus Shuttle service: Pride Campsite – Pride on the Park – City Centre
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 to follow.
Easy Pay: By Contactless Payments – Just tap on and tap off or Pay by cash
How to Use Contactless:
· Tap On: Tap your contactless card, device, or Apple/Google Pay on the reader at the front of the bus when you board.
· Payment Cards: The system accepts American Express, Visa and Mastercard payment cards, including pre-pay cards.
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…