The Betfred Derby Festival
The Derby at Epsom from Brighton
From Brighton to the Derby at Epsom, door to drop-off. For households in and around Brighton, the pick-up is at home. Its population is put at about 256,000. Brighton station is 4 minutes away by car. On the map the run is 43.2 miles and about an hour in clear traffic, by way of the A23, M23 and A217. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 11 minutes more in the car. In 2027 it runs 4–5 June. Epsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey.
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Brighton. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. Leaving Brighton, the car picks up the A23 and keeps to the main roads. On drop-off, the course's rules apply. Anyone being dropped off at The Derby should go to Car Park 8, which is also the pick-up and drop-off point. For 2027 all parking is free, with pre-booking recommended. While you are inside, the chauffeur waits nearby and is ready when you are. The return to Brighton takes about an hour, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Brighton to Epsom Downs Racecourse1 hr, 43.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Epsom Downs Racecourse to Brighton1 hr 1 min, 44.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Epsom Downs Racecourse lies in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.orgAnyone being dropped off at The Derby should go to Car Park 8, which is also the pick-up and drop-off point. For 2027 all parking is free, with pre-booking recommended.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukA dress code applies in the Queen Elizabeth II Stand on Derby Day; other enclosures are relaxed.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 256,000.
Source: openstreetmap.orgThe closest National Rail station to Brighton by road is Brighton (BTN), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe course is just off junction 9 of the M25, on the B290 Epsom Downs Road.
Source: thejockeyclub.co.ukThe nearest station named by the organisers is Epsom Downs, Tattenham Corner and Epsom (Three local stations serve the course; Derby shuttle bus from Epsom station (inbound 09:30-14:00, return 15:30-19:30)).
Source: thejockeyclub.co.uk
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Questions
How far is the Derby at Epsom from Brighton?
About an hour and 43.2 miles in clear traffic, via the A23, M23 and A217; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the Derby at Epsom is Epsom Downs, Tattenham Corner and Epsom. From Brighton, a car goes door to door in about an hour.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Gatwick Airport is about 31 minutes from Epsom Downs Racecourse by road; an airport collection can be added.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.