Plymouth to Portsmouth

The fastest journey from Plymouth to Portsmouth takes 2h 22m door to door, of which 1h 38m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 44m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

The cheapest fare from Plymouth to Portsmouth is €15.74, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

The cheapest way from Plymouth to Portsmouth is by ferry, at €15.74 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 8h 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.

The fastest way from Plymouth to Portsmouth is by train, at 2h 22m door to door. Only 1h 38m 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 €32.24.

Fares from Plymouth to Portsmouth bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €13.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 175 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Plymouth to Portsmouth, at €21.77. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Plymouth to Portsmouth, at €13.54 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.

Brittany Ferries, Great Western Railway publish service areas covering both Plymouth and Portsmouth, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

33 percent of the services we sell from Plymouth to Portsmouth are direct. The rest connect at Torquay, Bournemouth, Cowes, Weymouth, with about 58 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Traveling from Plymouth to Portsmouth by ferry produces about 5.3 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 7.7 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Services from Plymouth to Portsmouth by train leave from Plymouth 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.

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Plymouth 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.