Brighton to St Albans City by train
Swap the coast for arts, theatre and architecture with one of our trains from Brighton to St Albans. With services running through the daytime, you’ll be able to get to St Albans within two hours without so much as lifting a finger – giving you the simplest of travel solutions. You can find out more on departure and arrival times, journey durations and costs of train tickets from Brighton to St Albans directly on our website.
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Journey information from Brighton to St Albans City
- How long is the average journey duration from Brighton to St Albans City? 1 hour 47 minutes
- How long is the fastest journey duration from Brighton to St Albans City? 1 hour 37 minutes
- When is the first train from Brighton to St Albans City? 00:04
- When is the last train from Brighton to St Albans City? 23:37
- How many services run for Brighton to St Albans City today? 38
The above information is intended as a guide. It may not include timetable alterations because of engineering work, unplanned disruption etc. Please use the journey planner to plan your journey before you travel. Some tickets are subject to restrictions. Please check these before you travel.
The information above refers to direct journeys only. Other journeys may be available by changing train or by using a different London Terminal. At certain times buses may operate some of the journeys shown. Services of all operators on the route shown are included in the figures. Not all tickets may be used on all services.
On many routes, the last journey before services finish for the day departs after midnight. Where this is the case, it is this service (in the early hours of the following morning), and not the last one before midnight that is shown.