A new bus service is starting on Monday.

Stagecoach South East's new 701 route will run between Eastbourne and Brighton via Seaford and Newhaven.

The new service will have buses running hourly from Mondays to Saturdays.

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The earliest bus will leave Eastbourne at 5.40am and the first bus from Brighton will leave at 7.30am.

The last bus of the day on this new route will leave Eastbourne at 4.25pm.

The final journey from Brighton back to Eastbourne will be at 6.30pm.

Single tickets will be capped at £2 as part of the national bus fare cap.

Stagecoach has now confirmed there will be 11 stops on the service departing from Brighton.

These will listed as below:

  • Old Steine (Stop F), Brighton
  • Brighton University
  • Railway Station, near the Amex
  • Kingston Ridge
  • Railway Station Interchange
  • Lower Place
  • Denton Corner (Stop 2), Newhaven
  • Library
  • Seven Sisters Park Centre,
  • East Dean Garage, East Dean
  • Terminus Road, Eastbourne

The stops on the route departing from Eastbourne and heading to Brighton will have 12 stops.

These will include: 

  • Cornfield Road (Stop C3) 
  • Gildredge Road (Stop G2)
  • East Dean Garage
  • Seven Sisters Park Centre 
  • Library 
  • Denton Corner (Stop 1)
  • Railway Station Interchange 
  • Lower Place 
  • Kingston Ridge 
  • Railway Station
  • Brighton University 
  • Old Steine south (Stop Q)

More information including a map showing the exact route is expected to be released within the next few weeks.