Hastings train station
You can reach 58 stations directly from Hastings on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is St Leonards Warrior Square, with 189 trains a day.
- 58 direct destinations
- 272nd busiest in Britain
- Staffed full time
- Step-free throughout
- 75 parking spaces
- 10 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Hastings
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Leonards Warrior Square | 189 | 179 | 191 |
| Hampden Park | 131 | 111 | 79 |
| Bexhill | 115 | 107 | 73 |
| Eastbourne | 115 | 107 | 73 |
| Ore | 103 | 105 | 67 |
| Cooden Beach | 87 | 87 | 66 |
| Collington | 85 | 86 | 66 |
| Pevensey and Westham | 83 | 73 | 66 |
| Lewes | 78 | 71 | 42 |
| Polegate | 78 | 71 | 42 |
| Battle | 74 | 72 | 118 |
| High Brooms | 74 | 72 | 118 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 74 | 72 | 118 |
| Wadhurst | 74 | 72 | 118 |
| London Bridge | 72 | 103 | 115 |
| Tonbridge | 69 | 72 | 118 |
| Charing Cross | 66 | 69 | 57 |
| Sevenoaks | 66 | 69 | 57 |
| Waterloo East | 66 | 69 | 57 |
| Etchingham | 62 | 39 | 68 |
| Robertsbridge | 62 | 39 | 68 |
| West St Leonards | 52 | 39 | 68 |
| Crowhurst | 51 | 39 | 68 |
| Frant | 50 | 39 | 68 |
| Stonegate | 50 | 39 | 68 |
| Brighton | 43 | 37 | 42 |
| Falmer | 42 | 36 | 13 |
| Ashford International | 36 | 36 | 30 |
| Appledore | 36 | 36 | 30 |
| Ham Street | 36 | 36 | 30 |
| Normans Bay | 36 | 34 | 28 |
| Rye | 36 | 36 | 30 |
| Three Oaks | 36 | 36 | 30 |
| Winchelsea | 36 | 36 | 30 |
| Haywards Heath | 35 | 34 | 0 |
| Orpington | 35 | 69 | 57 |
| Wivelsfield | 35 | 34 | 0 |
| Clapham Junction | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| East Croydon | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Gatwick Airport | 34 | 34 | 0 |
and 18 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Hastings
Hastings is on the East Coastway Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Hastings station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Hastings 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 Hastings station is
2,168,544 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 272nd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 33,339 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Hastings and Bexhill than any other pair: 365,548 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 41 stations instead of 58, a drop of about 29%. Saturday runs to 53.
Nearest other stations
- St Leonards Warrior Square 0.7 miles
- Ore 0.9 miles
- West St Leonards 1.6 miles
- Three Oaks 3.3 miles
- Crowhurst 3.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Hastings, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Bulverhythe · 1.9 miles
- Glyne Gap Halt · 3.3 miles
- Sidley closed 1964 · 4.5 miles
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Facilities at Hastings station
Hastings is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:50 to 20:30 · Saturday: 05:50 to 20:30 · Sunday: 05:50 to 20:30
Toilets
Parking at Hastings station
- Station Car Park 75 spaces, 4 accessible
£6.50 off-peak, £7.20 a day, £29.30 a week
Cycle parking: 50 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 August 2026.
Getting to Hastings station
Hastings station is in Hastings, South East, and is run by Southeastern.
The nearest motorway junction is M20 J10A (Sevington), 24.1 miles north-east.
10 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Hastings 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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