Village in Brighton, East Sussex, England

Saltdean

Saltdean is a coastal village largely within the city of Brighton and Hove, with part located in Lewes district.

Every way there

London → Saltdean
78 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £9–11
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Luton, Luton → Saltdean
122 km · quickest by road, 2h 32m · £15–20
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London, Essex → Saltdean
78 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £9–11
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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 Saltdean, 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 Saltdean has

YScheduled flightsLondon (LGW), 40 km
NTrains and coachesno timetable feed known for this country
YFerriesNewhaven Ferry Port, 7 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.

50.803°, -0.041°

Saltdean is approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of central Brighton, 5 miles (8 km) west of Newhaven, and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Lewes. It is bordered by farmland and the South Downs National Park.

How locals move

Getting around Saltdean 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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