By bus
National Express (http://www.nationalexpress.com) provide coach services to London coach tends to be slow and takes around 2 hours and various other cities from Pool Valley coach station, between Old Steine and the seafront.
Stagecoach bus services run to Brighton from Portsmouth, via Worthing, on service 700. It costs £6.30 for one day's unlimited travel on this route. See Stagecoach (http://www.stagecoachbus....) for times.
Brighton and Hove Buses bus services run to Brighton from Eastbourne in the east and Tunbridge Wells in the north. Travel on Brighton & Hove Buses cost £2 per journey or £4 a day for Travel within Brighton Southwick - Newhaven - Lewes - this is called a CitySaver. There is also a SuperSaver ticket for travel within Southwick to Eastbourne, for £5 a day. There are many discount fares "CentreFares", online tickets and tickets which cost more Nightbuses - ranging from £2 for N7 and N25 to £5 for the N69. Children only receive a discount with a BusID. See Brighton and Hove Bus Company (http://www.buses.co.uk) for details.
By plane
The city's proximity to London means Brighton is well served by airports. Brighton can be reached from Gatwick by train in as little as 25 minutes.Shoreham's airport also known as Brighton City Airport is located 5 miles to the west of Brighton. It is the nearest airport for light aircraft and also offers sightseeing flights. It is the oldest licensed airport in the UK.
By train
Wikitravel has a guide to Rail travel in the United Kingdom.
Trains to Brighton run from Victoria and London Bridge stations in London, taking about an hour faster for the Brighton Express services from Victoria, although expect to add another 20 minutes if travelling during peak commuting times. Trains also run along the coast from Hastings and Lewes in the east, and Portsmouth and Chichester in the west. Brighton is on a direct line to Gatwick and Luton airports Gatwick is much closer, being to the south of London.
Southern tickets to London and some other destinations can be purchased from as little as £3 £2 with rail cards one way, if purchased online from their website. The tickets can then be collected from the automated machines at your departure station.
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By car
Brighton is a congested city, and not easy to drive or park in. The principal route from London and Gatwick Airport is the A23. The A27 runs along the coast, and is dual carriageway from the M27 at Portsmouth in the west to Lewes in the east. There are several car parks in central Brighton - expect to pay about £1.50 per hour, even on Sundays. Alternatively, parking is available at Worthing or Lewes stations, about 20 minutes by train from the city centre. Another alternative is to use the city's Park and Ride service, information can be found at The National Park and Ride Directory (http://www.parkandride.ne...).
There are particular days in the year when it is very inadvisable to drive into Brighton:
The children's parade day at the start of Brighton Festival (http://www.brighton-festi...). Usually the first Saturday in May. Many roads in the centre of Brighton are closed.
The day of the annual London to Brighton Bike Ride. This is on a Sunday in June - tens of thousands of cyclists plus their support vehicles are in the city, so many roads will be blocked or difficult to get across.
The parade day of the Brighton and Hove gay pride week (http://www.brightonpride.org/). Around first Saturday of August. Many roads in the centre of Brighton are closed.
The first Sunday of November when the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is held unless, of course, you own a veteran car!
Any summer's day when the sun is shining and the whole of London decides to head to the Brighton beach.