Travel to Lewes by train, car & bus etc

With excellent road and rail links, access to the continent via Newhaven and the rest of the world via Gatwick, Lewes is an easy place to get to and travel from.

Contact information:
Land / Sea / Air

Travel information:
Land / Sea / Air

Please note: The travel information section aims to promote travel to and from Lewes. For this reason we allow listing information for travel businesses and services outside of Lewes itself. Businesses and services based in Lewes are highlighted in orange.

Land

Lewes and District Taxis

Telephone: 01273 483232 - Email

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Sea

Hoverspeed

Telephone: 0870 241 2737

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Air

Shoreham Airport

Telephone: 01273 296900

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Gatwick Airport

Telephone: 0870 000 2468

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Heathrow Airport

Telephone: 0870 000 0123

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Stansted Airport

Telephone: 0870 000 0303

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Travelling to & from lewes

BY LAND

Car

Access Lewes by car via the M27 and A27 which is the main link road for the south coast. It also has direct links to the M23 and A23 leading to Gatwick, the M25, London and the rest of the UK.

The M25 London circular is approximately 48 miles and takes approximately 50 minutes by car.London (centre) is approximately 61 miles and takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes by car.

You can also approach the town via the A275 Offham Road (East Grinstead and Haywards Heath) or the A26 Malling Down road (Tunbridge Wells and Uckfield).

Rail

Train travel to Lewes is excellent and brings you right into the heart of the town, avoiding all the inherent hassle involved with cars.

London Victoria to Lewes takes approx. 1 hour and 10 minutes. Gatwick airport to Lewes takes approx. 35 minutes. Brighton to Lewes takes approx. 15 minutes.

Enquiry line: National Rail enquiries 08457 484950

Passengers with mobility difficulties (Lewes, Brighton & Eastbourne): 01273 324487

Bus

There are regular bus services to and from Lewes all helping to connect the town and nearby rural areas. The Local Rider buses are run by various commercial bus companies under contract from the County Council.

Enquiries about Local Rider: Rider Services, County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes BN7 1UE.

Concessionary Fares (CountyCard): Lewes District Council, Finance Department, 4 Fisher Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DQ. Telephone: 01273 471600.

For people with special needs (wheelchair access etc) contact: Community Transport for the Lewes area (CTLA), Hillcrest Centre, Newhaven, BN9 9EA. Telephone: 01273 517332.

Coach

If you require private coach hire, contact Regency Travel on 01273 477077 for full details.

Traveline

For further information about local transport services, you can contact Traveline on 08706 082608

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BY SEA

Ferry Ports

The nearest cross channel ferry terminal is Newhaven which takes you to Dieppe. Newhaven is approximately 8 miles from Lewes and takes approximately 20 minutes by car.

Dover is the main continental ferry terminal on the south coast with destinations such as Calais, Dunkirk and Ostend.

Dover is approximately 73 miles and takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes by car.

Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel rail link is yet another way to travel to the continent and an excellent alternative to ocean going vessels. The terminal in Ashford is approximately 50 miles and takes approximately 1 hour 20 minutes by car.

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BY AIR

Airports

Lewes is conveniently placed for some of the UKs major airports, making travel to the town from more or less any international destination, pretty straight forward.

Gatwick airport is approximately 36 miles and takes approximately 40 minutes by car.

Heathrow airport is approximately 76 miles and takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes by car.

Enquiries: British Airways 08457 733377

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Disclaimer

Details assumed correct as stated. In all cases, please phone appropriate numbers for full details before travelling. I cannot be held responsible for any changes made by individual companies.

If you do find a change, please contact me so I can update the website. Thank you.