Brighton Pride 2026
Brighton Pride 31st July - 3rd August
One of the biggest events in the city, Brighton Pride, is back! With celebrations all over the city, Pride timetables will be in place. All diversions are subject to roads reopening on time.
Route 600 shuttle service
During Pride weekend, the shuttle service route 600 will run between Preston Park, the Old Steine, and the Waterhall Campsite. View the route 600 timetable and fares here https://www.buses.co.uk/Pride.
Thursday 30th July
From 20:00 - 04:00 the following morning, the A23 at Preston Road will be closed in both directions for the set up for the Pride Park area. During this time, routes 5 and 5A and Metrobus routes 271 and 272 will need to divert via Beaconsfield Villas and Preston Drove in both directions.
Friday 31st July
From 21:00, the Sea Life Centre junction will be closed for Pride and will remain shut until 05:00 on Monday. During this time, coastal routes will divert via Edward Street and Rock Gardens, serving Bedford Street.
Saturday 1st August
The Clock Tower and North Street will be closed between 10:15 - 13:30.
The Old Steine will be closed between 10:15 - 13:30.
St James’ Street will be closed all day.
The Sealife centre / Palace Pier Junction will be closed all day.
Preston Road between Stanford Avenue and Preston Drove will be closed all day.
London Road to Oxford Street will be closed between 10:15 - 16:30 and 21:00 - 01:00.
Brighton Station, Queens Road and North Road will be closed between 15:30 - 01:00.
Buses from the West of the city (Hove / Mile Oak) will be turning at Churchill Square
Eastbound buses (towards Whitehawk) will terminate at Western Road and then operate via Montpelier Road, Upper North Street, and Dyke Road to Imperial Arcade, turning right into Churchill Square.
Buses from the North (Moulsecoomb and Lewes) will be turning at the Open Market.
Buses from Lewes Road and Elm Grove (except 25, 28, 29 and 29A) will terminate at the Open Market between 10:15 - 16:30 and restart the route from the east side of The Level.
Routes 25, 28, 29 and 29A will terminate and restart at Lewes Road bus garage between 10:15 - 16:30.
Buses from Ditchling Road will terminate at the Open Market, between 10:15 - 16:30, turning at the Level, and restarting from the temporary bus stop in Union Road.
Closure of London Road from 21:00
Buses coming from Lewes Road will not serve the Open Market but will use St Peter's Place and St Peter's Bus Lane.
Buses from Ditchling Road and Elm Grove will serve the Open Market, then divert down the east side of St Peter's Church.
Buses northbound towards Lewes Road/Elm Grove will use St Peter's bus lane and St Peter's Place, then serve the Level bus stop northbound.
Buses using Ditchling Road will use St Peter's bus lane, St Peter's Place, Lewes Road and Union Road, serving the temporary stop in Union Road.
Buses from the East and Coastal routes
All buses will terminate at either Park Street or the Bingo Hall (Upper Bedford Street) between 10:15 - 13:30.
For the entire day, all buses that serve the Sealife Centre will divert Via Lower Rock Gardens and Edward Street in both directions. Any passengers that use the Sealife stop should go to Edward Street Law Courts Stop.
Route 1
Between 10:15 - 13:30, buses will operate between Mile Oak and Churchill Square and Whitehawk and Upper Bedford Street.
St James’ Street is unable to be served all day.
Route 1X
Between 10:15 - 13:30 buses will operate between Mile Oak and Churchill Square only.
There will be no buses between the Marina and County Hospital during this time. Route 7 and 23 are available as an alternative.
Route 2
Between 10:15 - 13:30 these routes will operate between Steyning/Shoreham and Churchill Square. Also, between Rottingdean/Woodingdean and Brighton College (Freshfield Way), turning around the Bingo Hall. Some morning journeys from Rottingdean to the Bingo will depart slightly earlier compared to normal.
St James’s Street is unable to be served all day.
Route 3X
Between 09:40 - 15:30 buses will operate between Hangleton and Brighton Station only.
Between 15:30 - 16:30 buses will operate between Hangleton and Seven Dials only.
From 16:30 the buses from Brighton University will divert via St Peter's Bus Lane, (stopping at St Peter's Church), then non-stop to Seven Dials via Old Steine, North Street and Dyke Road.
The buses from Hangleton will stop at Seven Dials as normal, then divert via Dyke Road, North Street, Old Steine and serving St Peter's Church in the bus lanes northbound, then onto a normal route past St Peter's Church.
A revised timetable will operate from 16:30.
Routes 5/5A/5B from Patcham and Hollingbury
Preston Road between Preston Drove and Stanford Avenue is closed all day.
Before 10:15, routes 5 and 5A will operate non-stop via Preston Drove and Beaconsfield Villas.
Between 10:15 - 16:30 route 5 will use Braybon Avenue, Surrenden Road, Preston Drove to Fiveways and Ditchling Road to the Open Market. Then turn via The Level, serving the temporary bus stop in Union Road. Then use the same route back to as a the route 5A.
Route 5B will be unable to operate from Asda to Braybon Avenue between 09:40 - 16:00.
From 16:00 – 21:00 routes 5, 5A and 5B will operate via Preston Drove, Fiveways, Ditchling Road and Oxford Street to London Road.
From 21:00 buses will serve the Open Market southbound, then use the east side of St Peter's Church.
Routes 5/5A/5B from Hangleton
Preston Road between Preston Drove and Stanford Avenue is closed all day.
Before 10:15, Routes 5/5A will operate non-stop from Springfield Road via Beaconsfield Villas and Preston Drove.
Between 10:15 - 16:30 all buses will terminate at Churchill Square.
Between 16:00 - 21:00 routes 5, 5A and 5B will operate via Oxford Street, Ditchling Road and Preston Drove to resume normal route.
From 21:00 buses will not serve London Road. Buses will operate via St Peter's Place, Lewes Road, Union Road (serving the temporary stop), Ditchling Road and Preston Drove.
Route 6
Between 10:15 - 16:00 buses to Brighton Station will divert via Montpelier Road, Seven Dials and Terminus Road. Buses from Brighton Station will divert via Upper Gloucester Road, Buckingham Road, Dyke Road and Imperial Arcade, turning right into Churchill Square.
From 16:00 all buses will terminate and start from the Old Steine.
Route 7
Between 10:10 - 13:25 this route will operate between George Street and Brighton Station, dropping off at stop B1 at Brighton Station, then picking up on stop B6 for the return journey.
Between 10:15 - 13:30 route 7 will operate between Brighton Marina and Upper Bedford Street. Buses will drop off on the Westbound Upper Bedford Street, then restart from the Upper Bedford Street stop Eastbound.
Normal route between 13:30 – 16:00.
From 15:30 - 01:00 this route will not serve Brighton Station, instead, buses will serve Dyke Road and Imperial Arcade in both directions.
Routes 12/14/13X
All Buses will use Edward Street and Lower Rock Gardens all day.
Between 10:00 - 13:35 Westbound buses (Towards Brighton Station) will terminate at Park Street, and will be starting the next trip from the same stop. Buses will then turn right down Upper Bedford Street, then left onto the seafront A259.
Between 13:35 - 16:00, buses will serve Brighton Station as normal.
From 15:30 all buses will terminate/ restart from Imperial Arcade due to the closure of Queens Road and Brighton Station.
Route 20 - Queens Park
Buses to Queens Park will not be able to serve St James’s Street all day.
Buses in Queens Park will be suspended between 10:15 - 13:30.
Between 13:30 - 16:00 buses will operate between Queens Park and Imperial Arcade.
From 16:45 all intending passengers at Imperial Arcade to Queens Park will need to board at C7 instead of C8.
From 16:15 buses will not serve Brighton Station.
From 21:00 buses will not serve London Road.
Route 20 - Hollingdean
Between 10:15 - 16:30 buses will terminate at the Open Market and restart in Union Road after turning at The Level.
From 16:00 buses will not be able to serve Brighton Station in both directions. Buses to Hollingdean will operate as normal to Imperial Arcade, then divert via Regent Hill and North Street to St Peter's Church.
This diversion will be non-stop between Imperial Arcade and St Peter's Church.
Buses to Queens Park will divert via St Peter's Bus Lane then Old Steine and North Street, dropping passengers off at Old Steine and North Street, picking up intending passengers for Queens Park at Imperial Arcade C7, turning via Regent Hill and Western Road to resume a normal route onto North Street.
From 21:00, buses from Hollingdean will not be able to serve the St Peter's Bus Lanes, but will serve the Open Market, then use the east side of St Peter's Church.
From 21:00, buses towards Hollingdean will not be able to serve London Road, but will use St Peter's Place, Lewes Road, serving the Level stop and Union Road temporary stop.
Route 21
Between 10:00 - 16:30 all buses will terminate at the Open Market and restart from The Level Northbound. Buses from Goldstone Valley terminate and restart at Churchill Square, a revised timetable applies on these journeys.
From 21:00 due to the closure of London Road this departure towards the Marina will not serve the Open Market, but will use St Peter's Church Bus Lane, St Peter's Place and Lewes Road.
From 21:00, due to the closure of London Road, this departure towards Churchill Square and Goldstone Valley will serve the Open Market Southbound, then use the East side of St Peter's church.
Route 22
Between 10:15 - 16:30 all buses will terminate at the Open Market and restart from The Level Northbound. From 21:00 due to the closure of London Road, buses from Woodingdean will serve the Open Market, then divert down the east side of St Peter's Church. Buses towards Woodingdean will use St Peter's bus lane, St Peter's Place and the east side of The Level.
Route 23
Normal route all day but may be subject to delays.
Route 25
Between 10:30 - 16:30 buses will be running between Lewes Road Garage and Universities only.
Route 24
Between 10:15 - 16:30 buses will terminate at the Open Market Southbound and restart from the east side of The Level Northbound. From 21:00 this departure southbound, will not be able to serve the Open Market but will use the Lewes Road and St Peter's Place to get to St Peter's Bus Lane. The Northbound service will also use St Peter's Place and the Lewes Road.
Route 26 (and 46 in Hollingbury)
Between 10:15 - 16:30 buses will terminate at the Open Market southbound, turn at The Level and restart at the temporary bus stop in Union Road.
16:00 – 21:00 Normal route.
From 21:00 this route will serve the Open Market Southbound, then use the East side of St Peter's Church.
The Northbound route (Towards Hollingbury) will use St Peter's bus lane, St Peter's Place, Lewes Road and Union Road, serving the temporary bus stop in Union Road.
Route 27
All buses will use Edward Street.
Between 10:10 - 13:30 Westbound routes (Towards Westdene) will terminate at Park Street Eastbound, and restart the next trip from the same stop. Buses will then turn right down Upper Bedford Street, then left onto the seafront A259.
Between 10:30 - 13:30 buses from Westdene will terminate at Brighton Station stop B5 and pick up from stop B6 heading back to Westdene.
From 15:30 all buses will operate via Imperial Arcade and Dyke Road in both directions.
Routes 28/29/29A
Between 10:00 - 16:30 buses to/from Tunbridge Wells, Heathfield, Eastbourne, Ringmer and Lewes will terminate and start from Lewes Road Bus Garage.
Route 46 (Southwick)
Between 10:00 - 16:15 buses from Southwick will terminate at Churchill Square.
From 21:00 buses from Southwick will use St Peter's Place, Lewes Road and Union Road serving the temporary stop. From Hollingbury they will serve the Open Market, then use the east side of St Peter's Church.
Route 48
Between 10:15 - 16:30 buses will terminate at the Open Market and restart from the East side of the Level. From 21:00 buses will not serve the Open Market and will use Lewes Road, St Peter's Place and St Peter's Church both directions.
Route 49
Between 10:10 - 16:30 buses will terminate at the Open Market and restart from the East side of the Level Northbound.
Between 10:15 - 16:30 buses from Portslade Station will terminate at Churchill Square.
From 21:00 buses will not be able to serve the London Road/Open Market and will use Lewes Road and St Peter's Place both directions.
Route 77
This route will not be able to operate from Brighton Palace Pier all day.
Between 09:55 - 15:20 this route will start and terminate at Brighton Station, dropping off at stop B5 and picking up at stop B6 heading towards Devil's Dyke.
From 15:45 buses will divert via Dyke Road between Seven Dials and Imperial Arcade in both directions (not serving Churchill Square).
Route 78
Between 10:30 - 16:30 this route will start from the East side of The Level Northbound and terminate at the Open Market southbound.
Route 79
Between 10:15 - 16:30 this route will terminate at the Open Market Southbound, and restart from the temporary bus stop in Union Road, using The Level to turn around.
From 16:00 this route will not serve Brighton Station and instead serve Royal Pavilion (R1) then use St Peter's bus lane to resume normal route.
Night Routes
N1
Buses will be diverted via Edward Street all night.
Serving stops at the Royal Pavilion (R1) and Law Courts in Edward Street.
N5
Route is unchanged although there may be short notice diversions in the London Road area.
N7
First N7 trip will be diverted away from Brighton Station via Imperial Arcade.
N12/N14
All buses will use Edward Street and Rock Gardens in both directions.
Serving stops at the Royal Pavilion (R1) and Law Courts in Edward Street towards Newhaven
Serving stops at Upper Rock Gardens and Law Courts towards Brighton Station
City Sightseeing
No service all day
Sunday 2nd August
From 12:00 - 22:30 the A23 Preston Road will be closed in both directions for the festival in Preston Park. During this time routes 5 and 5A and Metrobus routes 271 and 272 will divert via Beaconsfield Villas and Preston Drove in both directions.
The Sea Life Centre junction and St James's Street will be closed for Pride and will remain shut until 05:00 on Monday. During this time, coastal buses will divert via Edward Street and Rock Gardens, serving Bedford Street.
Metrobus
Thursday 30 July 20:00 - Friday 31st July 04:00.
Due to Preston Road being closed, buses are diverting in both directions.
Stops not in use:
Preston Drove
Rookery Close
Nestor Count
Lovers Walk
Stanford Avenue
Please use: Preston Road, Harrington Road and Springfield Road
Friday 31st July 22:00 - Saturday 1st August 00:00
Due to Preston Road being closed, buses are diverting in both directions.
Stops not in use:
Preston Drove
Rookery Close
Nestor Count
Lovers Walk
Stanford Avenue
Please use: Preston Road, Harrington Road and Springfield Road
Saturday 1st August
The main Pride event and parade will start from 10:00.
Between 10:00 and 16:30, the following diversions will be in place.
Routes 271 and 272
Buses will not be able to serve any stops between Upper Bedford Street and Preston Drove.
Please use Royal Sussex Hospital and Brighton, Harrington Road.
Routes 270 and 273
Buses will be terminating and restarting from the Open Market.
Buses will be unable to serve between Preston Drive and Churchill Square.
After 16:30
Routes 270 and 273
Buses will be on diversion between Preston Drove and the Old Steine.
Buses will be unable to serve between Preston Drove and the London Road Shops.
Please board these services after 16:00 at either the Old Steine or the Open Market
Routes 271 and 272
Buses will be on diversion between Preston Drove and the Old Steine.
Buses will be unable to serve between Preston Drove and the London Road Shops.
Please board these services after 16:00 at either the Old Steine or the Open Market
Buses will not be able to serve the Sealife centre or New Steine.
Sunday 2nd August until 3rd August
Buses will not be able to serve stops between Preston Drove and Springfield Road.
Please use Harrington Road and Preston Circus.
Route 271 and 272 will be unable to serve:
Sea Life Centre
New Steine
Please use the Old Steine or Bedford Street South.
Sunday 2nd August until 22:30
Due to Preston Road being closed, buses are diverting in both directions.
Stops not in use:
Preston Drove
Rookery Close
Nestor Count
Lovers Walk
Stanford Avenue
Please use: Preston Road, Harrington Road and Springfield Road during this time
Compass Travel
Due to the Pride celebrations and parade throughout the city the following services will be disrupted and changed as below. Please expect last minute service cancellations and delays to buses due to the road closures and excess traffic through the city over the weekend.
Services 37 and 37B
All day on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August St. James Street and the Palace Pier roundabout will be closed to all traffic.
Services towards Bristol Estate buses will divert from Old Steine via Edward Street, Upper Rock Gardens and St. James Street back to normal route and towards Meadowview buses will be diverting from St. James Street via Upper Rock Gardens and Edward Street, back to normal route from Old Steine.
Additionally on Saturday 1st August between 10:00 and 16:00 and also from 19:00 onwards, further diversions will be in place due to road closures around London Road and Brighton Station.
Service 37 travelling towards Bristol Estate will divert via Elm Grove, Freshfield Road, Edward Street, Upper Bedford Street and Bristol Road. Service 37 buses travelling towards Meadowview will follow the diversion in the opposite direction.
Service 37B travelling towards Bristol Estate will divert by continuing along Queens Park Road, onto Egremont Place, Edward Street, into Upper Rock Gardens to pick up the normal route from St. James Street. Service 37B buses travelling towards Meadowview will follow the diversion in the opposite direction.
Service 47
On Saturday 1st August service 47 will not be able to operate across the city and instead will be split into two halves. One half of service 47 will run a shuttle between Brighton Marina and Saltdean and the other half will run shuttles between Brighton Station/Seven Dials and Hangleton/West Hove Sainsburys. This service may be disrupted if the Police decide to close the roads around Brighton Station due to overcrowding. On Sunday 2nd August service 47 will run a full service but will be diverted via Eastern Road and Upper Rock Gardens in both directions.
Service 52
On Saturday 1st August service 52 will run a full route with diversions as follows: Buses towards Patcham between Rock Gardens and Fiveways service 52 will divert via Upper Rock Gardens, Egremont Place/Queens Park Road, Elm Grove, Lewes Road, Hollingdean Road / Upper Hollingdean Road and Ditchling Road. Buses towards Woodingdean will follow this diversion in reverse order. On Sunday 2nd August service 47 will run a full service but will be diverted via Eastern Road and Upper Rock Gardens in both directions.
National Express
There are no planned stop suspensions on Thursday 30 July or Friday 31 July.
The following stops will also be suspended on Saturday 1 August & Sunday 2 August:
Brighton (Patcham)
Brighton (Withdean Park)
Brighton (Preston Park)
Brighton (Preston Circus)
Brighton (York Place)
On 1 & 2 August, Service 025 to/from Brighton will relocate to:
Hove Station (Goldstone Villas), bus stop at The Station public house (Postcode BN3 3RU)
Services operating between Worthing and Brighton can divert after serving Hove (Kingsway), via Grand
Avenue, The Drive, Eaton Road & Blatchington Road to reach Goldstone Villas/Hove Station
(or, from Hove Station, via Station Approach, Denmark Villas, Cromwell Road, The Drive & Grand Avenue,
returning to westbound normal line of route at Kingsway).
Services operating between London and Brighton can divert at the A23/A27 intersection (Patcham
interchange), via the A27 to Devil’s Dyke interchange, then King George VI Avenue, Nevill Road, Sackville
Road & Blatchington Road to reach Goldstone Villas/Hove Station
(or, from Hove Station, via Station Approach, Denmark Villas, Cromwell Road, The Drive, Old Shoreham Rd,
Nevill Road, Court Farm Road, Hangleton Road, King George VI Avenue, joining the A27 at Devil’s Dyke
interchange and returning to the northbound normal line of route at Patcham interchange).
Stagecoach
Please see information here https://www.stagecoachbus.com/regional-service-updates/south/worthing-and-brighton
National Rail
If travelling to or from any of the Pride events in the city, you’ll need to use Brighton station.
London Road and Preston Park stations will be closed from 17:00 on Friday 31 July for the whole weekend. They will both re-open from the start of services on Monday 3 August.
Because of the large crowds who will be leaving Brighton after Pride, give yourself at least an hour to get back to Brighton station from any of the festival sites, or the seafront.
The rear entrance at Brighton station (Stroudley Road) will be closed. To get into the station please use the main front entrance on Queens Road.
Working with Pride, Brighton & Hove City Council and the Police, for everyone’s safety we implement a rainbow queuing system on the approach to the station, to direct everyone leaving the city into the right queue for your train and destination:
Purple queue is for trains on the West Coastway, for stations towards Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing, Barnham, Chichester and beyond.
Blue queue for trains on the Brighton Main Line, for stations towards Haywards Heath, Gatwick Airport and to London
Green queue is for trains on the East Coastway, for stations towards Lewes, Seaford and Eastbourne
Refectory Road, Sussex Uni - Roadworks - Stop Suspension
Due to roadworks, Refectory Road will be closed. We will be unable to serve Bramber House during this time.
We will be on diversion via East Slope and North South Road.
There will be a temporary bus stop in East Slope Road.