Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Festival of Speed from Brighton
Brighton to Goodwood House for the Festival of Speed. The car comes to your door in Brighton. Brighton is a place of roughly 256,000 people. Brighton station is 4 minutes away by car. On the map the run is 29.6 miles and about 56 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A259, A270 and A27. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 57 minutes less in the car. The 2027 dates are 15–18 July. Picnics are welcome, with a moderate alcohol allowance (for example one 750ml bottle of wine or four beers between two).
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Brighton. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. From there it is the A259, A270 and A27 to Goodwood House. Drop-off at Goodwood House follows the organisers' published arrangements for the day. Through the afternoon the car is parked close by, not sent away. After the last of the day, it is about 55 minutes back to Brighton.
- Brighton to Goodwood House56 min, 29.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Goodwood House to Brighton55 min, 30.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Picnics are welcome, with a moderate alcohol allowance (for example one 750ml bottle of wine or four beers between two).
Source: goodwood.comAll cars follow event signage to Gate 1, the designated drop-off and pick-up area. Car parks open 06:30 and are free.
Source: goodwood.comNo formal code: flat comfortable shoes, casual clothes and light rainwear advised for parkland; smart casual required in corporate hospitality pavilions.
Source: goodwood.comOpenStreetMap 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.orgAnimals other than assistance dogs, drones and excessive alcohol are among prohibited items.
Source: goodwood.comVisitors can fly in to Goodwood Aerodrome during the event.
Source: goodwood.com
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Questions
How far is the Festival of Speed from Brighton?
About 56 minutes and 29.6 miles in clear traffic, via the A259, A270 and A27; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the Festival of Speed is Chichester. From Brighton, a car goes door to door in about 56 minutes.
Can guests fly in for the day?
Southampton Airport is about 49 minutes from Goodwood House 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.