North Street Brighton bus diversion: four stops missed overnight on 9–10 November

Last updated: 9 November 2026, 09:48 GMT.

A North Street Brighton bus diversion will change westbound boarding points in the city centre tonight, Monday 9 November. Brighton & Hove Buses lists an overnight roadworks closure towards Hove, with services using the seafront before returning to their routes at the Clock Tower and Churchill Square.

North Street Brighton bus diversion: where to board

The operator’s dated service notice gives the closure window as 20:00–04:00 and identifies four missed stops: North Street N5, North Street N6, Old Steine S1 and Old Steine S2. It names Sea Life Centre and Old Steine S4 as alternatives.

These are specific stop codes, so check the letter and number on the pole rather than assume another stop beside the same junction will do. The notice concerns the direction towards Hove; it does not establish that every eastbound city-centre journey is diverted in the same way.

What passengers should do tonight

• Before walking to your usual stop, check the operator’s journey planner and live departures for your route and departure time.
• If your usual boarding point is N5, N6, S1 or S2, check which of the operator’s alternatives serves the journey you need.
• Allow time for the walk to the replacement stop and the different road route. A bus appearing in a timetable is not confirmation that the usual stop remains open.

This matters particularly for people leaving city-centre workplaces, restaurants or evening events after 20:00. The main inconvenience may be reaching the right boarding point, rather than simply waiting longer at the old one.

There is also a separate overnight change east of Newhaven. Our Denton diversion report explains the 12 and 12X changes and Seaford–Eastbourne shuttle. Those arrangements should not be confused with this city-centre closure.

Brighton Locals’ view

The short overnight window limits the duration of the disruption, but the stop changes deserve clear attention before the evening starts. The useful response is to identify the correct replacement boarding point, rather than treat this as a general warning about all Brighton buses.

What happens next

The advertised end is 04:00 on Tuesday 10 November. Check the operator’s live notice for extensions or changes before an early journey. We will update this page if the confirmed arrangements change.

The practical point: after 20:00, check the stop code before heading for a westbound bus.

Featured image: an archive photograph of a Brighton & Hove route 25 bus in North Street, Brighton, not tonight’s closure. Photo: Les Chatfield, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Reporting source: Brighton & Hove Buses.

Author: Brighton Locals Newsroom