Trains from Manchester to Brighton

Manchester to Brighton train information

• The trip between Manchester, located in England and Brighton, situated in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.
• The train is a quick and simple solution to travel to Brighton from Manchester. The average train time from Manchester to Brighton is 3h55m to cover the 204 miles.
• Depending how long in advance you buy your ticket or the day and hour of travel, the cost of the train may change.

Best prices for Manchester to Brighton train tickets

Manchester - Brighton prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Manchester to Brighton by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Manchester - Brighton: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Manchester to Brighton will increase if you don't book early. If we look at our data, if you book your seat 1 month in advance, tickets should be available from £30 whereas when buying your ticket on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £69 for your journey. Thus, you can save 58% on the price of your ticket by purchasing your seat 1 month in advance rather than on the day you're travelling.

The results are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Manchester to Brighton trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Manchester and Brighton by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Brighton to Manchester and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Manchester - Brighton train tickets

National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you are able to get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to pay less for your Manchester Brighton train ticket.

• In order to understand the benefits of a railcard, you can evaluate how many trips you need to break even. You will see that usually only a few trips are needed.

  For your assessment, you have to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, your savings on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average price of a Manchester Brighton ticket is £50.00 (1).

  Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you about 2 trips from Brighton to Manchester (one way journey) with your railcard to break even.

• The cost to buy a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to have a 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to get a third off most adult fares for a complete year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey