N12 Brighton to Eastbourne via Ovingdean, East Saltdean
Operated by Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company. First bus 00:45, last bus 04:00. 8 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.70 to £3.00 — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 00:45–05:02. Every night. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
Wanted a different N12? 2 other bus routes are numbered N12 elsewhere in the UK — see every N12 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 00:45 | 01:45 | 02:45 | 03:45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Station (Stop B5) | 00:45 | 01:45 | 02:45 | 03:45 |
| Sea Life Centre (Stop P1) | 00:52 | 01:52 | 02:52 | 03:52 |
| Paston Place (adj) | 00:55 | 01:55 | 02:55 | 03:55 |
| Marine Gate (adj) | 00:57 | 01:57 | 02:57 | 03:57 |
| White Horses (opp) | 01:02 | 02:02 | 03:02 | 04:02 |
| Saltdean Lido (adj) | 01:05 | 02:05 | 03:05 | 04:05 |
| Roderick Avenue (after) | 01:10 | 02:10 | 03:10 | 04:10 |
| Town Centre (adj) | 01:18 | 02:18 | 03:18 | 04:18 |
| Railway Station Interchange (E-bound) | 01:19 | 02:19 | 03:19 | 04:19 |
| Denton Corner (Stop 2) | 01:22 | 02:22 | 03:22 | 04:22 |
| Library (o/s) | 01:27 | 02:27 | 03:27 | 04:27 |
| Chyngton Gardens (adj) | 01:30 | 02:30 | 03:30 | 04:30 |
| Seven Sisters Park Centre (o/s) | 01:32 | 02:32 | 03:32 | 04:32 |
| East Dean Bus Shelter (E-bound) | 01:37 | 02:37 | 03:37 | 04:37 |
| The Lamb (adj) | 01:42 | 02:42 | 03:42 | 04:42 |
| Cornfield Road (Stop C1) | 01:45 | 02:45 | 03:45 | 04:45 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the N12
Adult single £1.70 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.80 | Churchill Square | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| £1.80 | £1.80 | North St/Sealife Centre | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £1.80 | Bedford Street | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.80 | Paston Place | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.80 | Arundel Terrace | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.80 | Marine Gate | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.80 | Rottingdean | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.80 | Longridge Avenue | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.80 | £1.70 | Bannings Vale | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Broomfield Ave | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.70 | Roderick Ave | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.70 | Seaview Road | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £1.70 | The Fairway/Newhaven/Retail Park | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £1.70 | Denton Corner/Sainsburys | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.70 | Bishopstone Road | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £1.70 | Seaford Library/Stn | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £1.70 | £1.70 | Chyngton Est/Lane | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.70 | Seven Sisters Park Centre | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £1.70 | Friston or East Dean | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | Y.Hostel/Golf Club | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | Eastbourne Town Centre |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Brighton Station.
Go-Ahead's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 2 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company before you travel.
Tickets on the N12
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company publishes singles on this route for adults.
Adult Single
Ticket types come from Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 3 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27 December, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route N12
N12 towards Eastbourne
All 76 stops
- Brighton Station (Stop B5) Brighton
- North Road (S-bound) Brighton
- Clock Tower (Stop T2) Brighton
- North Street (Stop N2) Brighton
- Sea Life Centre (Stop P1) Brighton
- New Steine (adj) Brighton
- Bedford Street South (adj) Kemp Town
- Burlington Street (adj) Kemp Town
- Paston Place (adj) Kemp Town
- Eaton Place (adj) Kemp Town
- Duke's Mound (opp) Kemp Town
- Arundel Terrace (adj) Kemp Town
- Marine Gate (adj) Brighton
- Marine Gate Flats (adj) Brighton
- Roedean Cafe (adj) Brighton
- Roedean School (adj) Brighton
- Greenways (adj) Ovingdean
- The Windmill (adj) Rottingdean
- White Horses (opp) Rottingdean
- Newlands Road (adj) Rottingdean
- Chailey Avenue (adj) Rottingdean
- Cranleigh Avenue (adj) Saltdean
- Chichester Drive West (adj) Saltdean
- Saltdean Lido (adj) Saltdean
- Bannings Vale (adj) East Saltdean
- Telscombe Tye (adj) East Saltdean
- Highview Road (adj) Telscombe Cliffs
- Broomfield Avenue (adj) Telscombe Cliffs
- Telscombe Cliffs Way (adj) Telscombe Cliffs
- Lincoln Avenue (adj) Peacehaven
- Hoddern Avenue (E-bound) Peacehaven
- Roderick Avenue (after) Peacehaven
- Bramber Avenue (after) Peacehaven
- Slindon Avenue (E-bound) Peacehaven Heights
- Gladys Avenue (adj) Peacehaven Heights
- Seaview Road (opp) Peacehaven Heights
- Tudor Rose Park (o/s) Peacehaven Heights
- Blakeney Avenue (opp) Newhaven
- Peacehaven Golf Club (o/s) Newhaven
- The Fairway (adj) Newhaven
- Kwik Fit Centre (opp) Newhaven
- The Rose Walk (opp) Newhaven
- Town Centre (adj) Newhaven
- Railway Station Interchange (E-bound) Newhaven
- Retail Park (opp) Newhaven
- Denton Corner (Stop 2) Newhaven
- Foxhole Farm (adj) Newhaven
- Tide Mills (opp) Tide Mills
- Bishopstone Road (adj) Bishopstone
- Hill Rise (adj) Seaford
- Beacon Road (adj) Seaford
- Belgrave Road (adj) Seaford
- Railway Station (opp) Seaford
- Library (o/s) Seaford
- War Memorial (adj) Seaford
- Southdown Road (opp) Seaford
- Downs Road (opp) Seaford
- Sutton Corner (SE-bound) Seaford
- Manor Road (opp) Seaford
- Chyngton Gardens (adj) Seaford
- Chyngton Lane (opp) Seaford
- Seven Sisters Park Centre (o/s) Exceat
- Gayles Farm (opp) Friston
- St Mary the Virgin Church (opp) Friston
- East Dean Bus Shelter (E-bound) East Dean
- Downs View Lane (adj) East Dean
- Halfway Cottages (opp) East Dean
- South Downs Way (before) Old Town
- Youth Hostel (adj) Old Town
- Cherry Garden Road (adj) Old Town
- Tally Ho (adj) Old Town
- The Lamb (adj) Old Town
- The Goffs (o/s 44) Old Town
- Hartfield Road (adj) Eastbourne
- Railway Station (Stop R2) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Cornfield Road (Stop C1) Eastbourne Town Centre
N12 towards Brighton
All 77 stops
- Cornfield Road (Stop C3) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Memorial Roundabout (Stop M1) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Gildredge Road (Stop G1) Eastbourne Town Centre
- Hartfield Road (opp) Old Town
- The Goffs (o/s 25) Old Town
- The Lamb (opp) Old Town
- Tally Ho (opp) Old Town
- Summerdown Road (adj) Old Town
- Cherry Garden Road (opp) Old Town
- Youth Hostel (opp) Old Town
- South Downs Way (after) Old Town
- Halfway Cottages (adj) East Dean
- Downs View Lane (opp) East Dean
- East Dean Bus Shelter (W-bound) East Dean
- St Mary the Virgin Church (adj) Friston
- Gayles Farm (o/s) Friston
- Seven Sisters Park Centre (opp) Exceat
- Chyngton Lane (adj) Seaford
- Chyngton Gardens (opp) Seaford
- Manor Road (adj) Seaford
- Sutton Corner (W-bound) Seaford
- Downs Road (adj) Seaford
- Southdown Road (adj) Seaford
- War Memorial (opp) Seaford
- Library (opp) Seaford
- Railway Station (adj) Seaford
- Belgrave Road (opp) Seaford
- Beacon Road (opp) Seaford
- Hill Rise (opp) Seaford
- Bishopstone Road (opp) Bishopstone
- Tide Mills (adj) Tide Mills
- Foxhole Farm (opp) Newhaven
- Denton Corner (Stop 1) Newhaven
- Retail Park (adj) Newhaven
- Railway Station Interchange (W-bound) Newhaven
- South Way (SW-bound) Newhaven
- Elim Church (adj) Newhaven
- The Rose Walk (adj) Newhaven
- Kwik Fit Centre (adj) Newhaven
- The Fairway (opp) Newhaven
- Blakeney Avenue (adj) Newhaven
- Tudor Rose Park (opp) Peacehaven Heights
- Seaview Road (adj) Peacehaven Heights
- Seaview Avenue (adj) Peacehaven Heights
- Slindon Avenue (W-bound) Peacehaven Heights
- Bramber Avenue (before) Peacehaven
- Roderick Avenue (before) Peacehaven
- Hoddern Avenue (W-bound) Peacehaven
- Lincoln Avenue (opp) Peacehaven
- Telscombe Cliffs Way (opp) Telscombe Cliffs
- Broomfield Avenue (opp) Telscombe Cliffs
- Telscombe Tye (opp) East Saltdean
- Bannings Vale (opp) East Saltdean
- Saltdean Lido (opp) Saltdean
- Chichester Drive West (opp) Saltdean
- Cranleigh Avenue (opp) Saltdean
- Chailey Avenue (opp) Rottingdean
- Newlands Road (opp) Rottingdean
- White Horses (o/s) Rottingdean
- The Windmill (opp) Rottingdean
- Greenways (opp) Ovingdean
- Roedean School (opp) Brighton
- Roedean Cafe (opp) Brighton
- Marine Gate (opp) Brighton
- Arundel Terrace (opp) Kemp Town
- Duke's Mound (adj) Kemp Town
- Eaton Place (opp) Kemp Town
- Paston Place (opp) Kemp Town
- Burlington Street (opp) Kemp Town
- Bedford Street South (opp) Kemp Town
- New Steine (opp) Brighton
- Sea Life Centre (Stop P2) Brighton
- Old Steine (Stop S1) Brighton
- North Street (Stop N6) Brighton
- Clock Tower (Stop T1) Brighton
- North Road (opp) Brighton
- Brighton Station (Stop B5) Brighton
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first N12 bus?
The first N12 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:45 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last N12 bus?
The last N12 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 04:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the N12 bus cost?
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company's published fares on the N12: adult single £1.70 to £3.00. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the N12 bus?
The N12 is operated by Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company.
Timetable data from Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.