Village and parish in East Sussex, England

Falmer

Falmer is a small village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England, lying between Brighton and Lewes, approximately five miles (8 km) north-east of the former.

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Every way there

London → Falmer
15 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £2–2.5
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Luton, Luton → Falmer
31 km · quickest by road, 53 min · £3.5–5
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London, Essex → Falmer
15 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £2–2.5
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Falmer, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Falmer has

YScheduled flightsLondon (LGW), 31 km
NTrains and coachesno timetable feed known for this country
YFerriesNewhaven Ferry Port, 14 km, DFDS Seaways; sailings estimated
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Brighton, 7 km.

50.880°, -0.090°

It is also the site of Brighton & Hove Albion's Falmer Stadium.

How locals move

Getting around Falmer the local way

Go nextDieppe, France – by ferry from Newhaven Harbour, about east of Brighton.

From Wikivoyage: Brighton, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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