Worthing: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Worthing is a city of 113,866 people in United Kingdom (England), 7 m (23 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Worthing railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Worthing runs from about 8 h 1 min a day in late December to 16 h 35 min in late June (computed for 50.82° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Worthing is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre, whose 10,883-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 73 km), Southampton Airport (SOU, 70 km), London City Airport (LCY, 82 km).
Flights to Worthing: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Worthing railway station, West Worthing railway station, Goring-by-Sea railway station, East Worthing railway station, Durrington-on-Sea railway station. Trains to Worthing
Buses to Worthing · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 79 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Paris, 293 km (France) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Birmingham, 213 km — flights · tours
- Brussels, 332 km (Belgium) — flights
- Rotterdam, 359 km (The Netherlands) — flights
- Manchester, 322 km
- Sheffield, 295 km — tours
- Leeds, 341 km
- Antwerp, 337 km (Belgium)
- Liverpool, 339 km
Twin towns and sister cities: Gutach im Breisgau, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Elzach.
Common questions
Which airport serves Worthing?
London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 39 km (24 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Worthing?
About 113,866 people live in Worthing, across 32,480,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Worthing in?
Europe/London, currently UTC+1.
What currency is used in Worthing?
The Pound (GBP). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Worthing?
London (79 km), Paris (293 km), Birmingham (213 km), Brussels (332 km), Rotterdam (359 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.