How to Get There
Accommodation
a&o Hostel - Brighton Palace Pier formerly owned by Youth Hostel Association (YHA) Brighton
Old Steine
Brighton
BN1 1NH
Coach:
National Express coaches go from various location to Brighton Pool Valley Coach Station. You may have to change coach at Victoria Coach Station. They also go from Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
When you arrive at Pool Valley Coach Station, you'll know it as the coach goes through the tightest gap ever and the station is right near the seafront. It is a 1min walk to the Hostel, you can see the back of the o&a Hostel sign from the coach station.
Train:
Trains go from London Victoria Train Station, London Blackfires or London Bridge Station as well as many stations across the UK.
When you arrive at Brighton Train Station it's a 15min walk to the Hostel.
Or you can get No. 7 bus from Brighton Station (Stop A) 3 stops to North Street (Stop C) and 1 min walk from there to the Hostel. It take about 10mins.
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/7
There is also a taxi rank at the station.
Flying:
- Gatwick Airport - The closest airport to Brighton. From Gatwick there are coaches and trains that go from the airport to Brighton Pool Valley Coach Station and Brighton Train Station. The Coach takes just over an hour and the train takes 25-40min.
- Heathrow Airport - From Heathrow there are coaches that go to Brighton Pool Valley Coach Station. It takes about 2 hours. To get trains to Brighton you will need to go via London on the tube. There are a few tube options but you should aim to get to London Victoria or London Backfires or London Bridge Stations. You can then get trains to Brighton from either of those stations. It takes about 2 hour 30mins.
Example route - Heathrow Terminal 1-3 tube station - Piccadilly Line (East bound) to South Kensington - Change to District Line (East bound) to Victoria Tube Station - Walk to London Victoria national railway station - Train to Brighton.
Parking:
There is no parking at the hostel. The nearest all-day multi-storey is The Lanes car park which is directed to from the sea front. There is an unloading bay outside the hostel for drop-offs.
Brighton Girls School
Montpelier Road
Brighton, East Sussex
BNI 3AT
Walk:
For those staying at the Hostel there will be a walking bus to Brighton Girls School. It's about a 20min walk.
Brighton Girls School is a 12 minute walk from Brighton Train Station.
Bus:
From the Hostel you can get the 18 or 21 bus from Old Steine (Stop H) 5 stops to Park Royal and then it's 5 min walk from there.
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/18
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/21
From the Hostel you can also get 1, 1A, 5, 5A, 5B part of the way from Old Steine (Stop H) to Waitrose and then it's a 7min walk from there.
From Brighton Station you can get 7, 27, 77 from Brighton Station (Stop E) to Seven Dials and then a 5 min walk from there.
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/7
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/27
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/77
You can also get many buses that go along North Street and Western Road to Waitrose and it's a a 7 min walk from there.
Route Finder: https://www.buses.co.uk/plan-your-journey
There is a tap on tap off option on the busses with a contactless bank card, the price is depending on how many stops you go with a cap of £2. Just tap your card near the driver and then tap it off by the door when you are at your stop. You can also just pay for a ticket with the bus driver (by card or cash) for a single ticket £2 or a City Saver £5 (so only worth it if you are getting 3 or more buses a day).
Taxi:
There is a taxi rank outside the front of the train station - the journey is a 5 minute ride.
There are also plenty of taxi ranks in the town centre.
Brighton & Hove Radio Cabs: 01273 204060 Streamline Taxis: 01273 202020 City Cabs: 01273 205205
Parking:
Please do not park in the school car park due to limited spaces.
Please park on the road.
Most of the roads around the school have Pay & Display spaces
(up to 4 hours no return 4 hours, each road is a different location
number so cars can be moved to another road nearby after 4 hours).
However, there are a lot of Permit only spaces too so make sure
you are in the correct space.
Windlesham Avenue- Couple of spaces on South side are P&D
Windlesham Road- West Side of the road is P&D
Temple Gardens - Spaces further away from the school are P&D
St Michael's Place - All permit only
Clifton Hill - Spaces further away from the school) are P&D
Powis Villas - Some of the spaces are P&D
Victoria Street - Some of the spaces are P&D
BHASVIC
Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6EG
Walk:
For those staying at the Hostel there will be a walking bus to BHASVIC. It's about a 25min walk.
BHASVIC is a 15-20 minute walk from Brighton Train Station.
Bus:
From the Hostel you can get the 27 bus from Old Steine south (Stop U) 7 stops to BHASVIC Stop.
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/27
From Brighton Station you can get 27 or 77 from Brighton Station (Stop E) to BHASVIC Stop.
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/27
Timetable: https://www.buses.co.uk/services/BH/77
All of the following bus services can get you to BHASVIC depending on where you are in the city:
21e, 27, 27b, 27c, 55, 56, 56e, 59,59a, 73, 77, 91
Route Finder: https://www.buses.co.uk/plan-your-journey
There is a tap on tap off option on the buses with a contactless bank card, the price is depending on how many stops you go with a cap of £2. Just tap your card near the driver and then tap it off by the door when you are at your stop. You can also just pay for a ticket with the bus driver (by card or cash) for a single ticket £2 or a City Saver £5 (so only worth it if you are getting 3 or more buses a day).
Taxi:
There is a taxi rank outside the front of the train station - the journey
is a 5 minute ride.
There are also plenty of taxi ranks in the town centre.
Brighton & Hove Radio Cabs: 01273 204060
Streamline Taxis: 01273 202020 City Cabs: 01273 205205
Parking:
Please do not park in the College Car Park due to limited spaces.
Please park on the road. There are some Pay & Display street
parking bays on Dyke Road and in the residential roads off
Old Shoreham Road. Most of them finish at 8pm so you will
only need to pay for 1hr or so.
