Falmer train station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Falmer on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Brighton, with 149 trains a day.
- 23 direct destinations
- 391st busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 10 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Falmer
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 149 | 144 | 111 |
| Lewes | 149 | 144 | 111 |
| Moulsecoomb | 122 | 108 | 76 |
| London Road (Brighton) | 112 | 108 | 76 |
| Hampden Park | 85 | 72 | 51 |
| Newhaven Town | 76 | 74 | 63 |
| Eastbourne | 73 | 70 | 45 |
| Polegate | 73 | 70 | 45 |
| Bishopstone | 72 | 74 | 63 |
| Seaford | 72 | 74 | 63 |
| Newhaven Harbour | 55 | 40 | 34 |
| Berwick | 43 | 35 | 39 |
| Bexhill | 42 | 36 | 13 |
| Hastings | 42 | 36 | 13 |
| St Leonards Warrior Square | 42 | 36 | 13 |
| Glynde | 41 | 35 | 38 |
| Southease | 39 | 36 | 32 |
| Ore | 33 | 35 | 10 |
| Cooden Beach | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| Collington | 17 | 18 | 7 |
| Pevensey and Westham | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| Normans Bay | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Pevensey Bay | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Falmer
Falmer is on the East Coastway Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Falmer station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Falmer station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Falmer station is
1,421,366 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 391st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Falmer and Brighton than any other pair: 616,032 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Moulsecoomb 1.7 miles
- London Road (Brighton) 2.8 miles
- Preston Park 3.2 miles
- Brighton 3.3 miles
- Hove 4.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Falmer, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Lewes Road · 2.4 miles
- Hartington Road Halt · 2.5 miles
- Kemp Town · 3.2 miles
- Holland Road Halt · 3.7 miles
- Rowan Halt · 4.9 miles
- Golf Club Halt · 5.0 miles
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Facilities at Falmer station
Falmer is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:25 to 19:50 · Saturday: 06:25 to 19:50 · Sunday: 09:10 to 16:45
Toilets · Waiting room
Parking at Falmer station
- Station Car Park 10 spaces, 1 accessible
Cycle parking: 56 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 24 August 2026.
Getting to Falmer station
Falmer station is in Brighton and Hove, South East, and is run by Govia Thameslink Railway (Southern).
The nearest motorway junction is M23 J11 (Pease Pottage), 16.1 miles north.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Falmer station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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