Pride 2024 – road closure and travel information

It’s set to be another big weekend in Brighton & Hove as Pride returns to the city for 2024.

With thousands of people set to arrive in the city, we’re urging people to plan their travel arrangements in advance.

Information about the best ways to travel to and from Pride, including bus and train details, can be found on the Pride website travel page.

Road closures

For those who may be unfamiliar with Pride in Brighton & Hove, several roads will be closed in the city centre on both Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August for the community parade, the festival in Preston Park and the Pride Village Party in Kemp Town.

Where possible, we would recommend people not to travel to Pride by car.

The Pride LGBTQ+ Community Parade starts at Hove Lawns at 11am on Saturday 3 August and travels through the city centre to Preston Park. Roads will be closed and parking bays will be suspended along the length of the parade route.

Roads will be closed around the Pride Village Party, including St James’s Street and Madeira Place.

There will also be road closures for the festival in Preston Park, including Preston Road between New England Road to Stanford Avenue and Stanford Avenue between Preston Road and Beaconsfield Road.

Roads may also be closed during the weekend where the police advise it is required for public safety.

Full road closure information for the Pride weekend.

Road closures are also shown on the One Network website.

Bus information

From Thursday 1 August until Monday 5 August there will be some bus diversions and changes to timetables in place.

Over Pride weekend, Brighton & Hove Buses will be operating a shuttle service (route 500 and route 600) operating to and from Preston Park from the Old Steine and the Waterhall Campsite.

More information about city bus services and route changes during Pride can found on the Brighton & Hove Buses website.

Service updates can also be found on their Twitter page.

Train information

Everyone planning on using the train over the weekend should allow plenty of time to get to and from the city as trains will be very busy and people may not be able to board the first service.

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) which operates Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express have confirmed there will be more trains and extra carriages added to services to help visitors get to and from the city over Pride weekend.

Because of the large crowds who will be leaving the city after Pride, the advice is to get to Brighton station early. Everyone should plan to give themselves at least an hour to get to the station from any of the festival sites or the seafront.  

If travelling to or from any of the Pride events in the city, you will need to use Brighton station. Preston Park and London Road (Brighton) stations will be closed all weekend to help manage crowding.

Travellers are encouraged to get their train ticket in advance to speed things up. And remember that for safety reasons glass bottles or containers will not be allowed into the station or on to trains.

Rainbow queuing system at Brighton Railway Station

Brighton station’s rainbow queuing system will also be in place to direct passengers leaving the city into the appropriate queue for their train and destination, before they get to the station entrance. To help everyone on their way, remember:

  • The green queue will be for trains on the East Coastway (services towards Lewes, Seaford and Eastbourne)
  • The purple queue will be for trains on the West Coastway (towards Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing and Chichester)
  • The blue queue is for stations on the Brighton Main Line (for stations towards Haywards Heath, Gatwick Airport and to London)

More information can be found on the Southern or Thameslink websites.

Any disruptions are also communicated via the Southern and Thameslink X/Twitter feeds.

Journeys can be planned at National Rail.

Walking

One of the best ways of getting around Brighton & Hove is on foot with most journeys a lot shorter than you may think.

  • Brighton train station to Kemp Town (Pride Village Party) = 15 to 20 mins
  • Brighton train station to Preston Park (Fabuloso) = 15 to 20 mins
  • Hove train station to Hove Lawns (Parade Start) = 20 to 25 mins
  • Palace Pier to Hove Lawns (Parade start) = 25 to 35 mins

Useful maps can be found on the Visit Brighton website.

By bike

Brighton & Hove’s Beryl BTN Bikes scheme is one of the best ways of moving around the city.

The city has more than 700 pedal and e-bikes located at more than 100 hubs around the city.

You can pay as you ride or, for £15, users can get 100 minutes of ride time with no unlocking fees on either pedal or e-bikes.

Our network of cycle lanes can also be found on our online cycle map.