Poole to Portsmouth runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:31 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €11.88 and €17.39, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 17m over 67 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 21 September 2026
€11.88 to €17.39
- 9%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Poole
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:31First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Great Western Railway runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Poole to Portsmouth on your date, and you pay on their side.
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AFerry holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €12.99Fri18
- about €13.54Sat19
- about €12.99Sun20
- about €11.88Mon21
- about €11.88Tue22
- about €11.88Wed23
- about €11.88Thu24
- about €11.88Fri25
- about €11.88Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Portsmouth. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Portsmouth for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Poole to Portsmouth
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.887 days
- €12.993 days
- €12.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 9 percent. The dearest point is €12.99, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 7 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Poole to Portsmouth and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
67 km
64 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
151,500 → 208,100
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 67 km against 64 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Cowes, Chichester, Southampton, Weymouth. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Portsmouth Harbour
Most of the points near Portsmouth Harbour open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Poole to Portsmouth
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Poole to Portsmouth?
The fastest journey from Poole to Portsmouth takes 1h 17m door to door, of which 35m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 11m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Poole to Portsmouth?
The cheapest fare from Poole to Portsmouth is €11.88, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €12.44. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Poole to Portsmouth?
The cheapest way from Poole to Portsmouth is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on 21 September 2026. That journey takes 3h 49m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Poole to Portsmouth?
The fastest way from Poole to Portsmouth is by train, at 1h 19m door to door. Only 35m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €13.54.
When should I book Poole to Portsmouth?
Fares from Poole to Portsmouth bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 9 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Poole to Portsmouth?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Poole to Portsmouth, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Poole to Portsmouth?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Poole to Portsmouth, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Poole to Portsmouth?
No operator record names Poole to Portsmouth directly. Brittany Ferries, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Poole to Portsmouth?
43 percent of the services we sell from Poole to Portsmouth are direct. The rest connect at Cowes, Chichester, Southampton, Weymouth, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Poole to Portsmouth produce?
Travelling from Poole to Portsmouth by train produces about 2.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Ferry produces about 7.7 kg, roughly 3 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Poole to Portsmouth use?
Services from Poole to Portsmouth by train leave from Poole railway station and arrive at Portsmouth Harbour. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Poole to Portsmouth?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Poole to Portsmouth allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Poole to Portsmouth on 17 September 2026: 67 km of route against 64 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Portsmouth a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Portsmouth and across United Kingdom
Day trips that leave Portsmouth in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Poole reaches 58 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 35 to 823 km. Portsmouth reaches 79 places in 3 countries, from 15 to 849 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Poole
- 58Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Portsmouth
Leaving Portsmouth
- 79Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 7Operators