Travel to Portsmouth
Every way to reach Portsmouth: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Portsmouth is reachable from 79 places across 3 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 7 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin is 15 km away.
How people reach Portsmouth
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 84 | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 308 km | 5 |
| Ferry | 96 | €11.88 | 3h 37m | 849 km | 2 |
- 08:30 to 23:30First and last departure
- 79Places you can arrive from
- 3Countries
- 7Operators
What the operators filed into Portsmouth on September 17, 2026, taken from the busiest routes into the city. Real times, and a fare only where an operator published one.
Departures on September 17, 2026
Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. We hold no fare for these services, so there is no price here to mislead you.
08:3013:305h
BRITTANY FERRIESVessel MONT ST MICHELDirect
CAEN → PORTSMOUTH
16:3021:305h
BRITTANY FERRIESVessel GUILLAUME DE NORMANDIEDirect
CAEN → PORTSMOUTH
21:1507:009h 45m
BRITTANY FERRIESVessel COMMODORE CLIPPERDirect
LE HAVRE → PORTSMOUTH
23:3006:156h 45m
BRITTANY FERRIESVessel MONT ST MICHELDirect
CAEN → PORTSMOUTH
The train gets you into Portsmouth. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Portsmouth for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 126 | 70% | Cowes, 15 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 42 | 23% | Dudley, 201 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 12 | 7% | Irun, 831 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 158 | 88% |
| Spain | 12 | 7% |
| France | 10 | 6% |
Stations, airports and ports in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
- Portsmouth Harbour
- Portsmouth Harbour railway station
- Portsmouth and Southsea railway station
- Portsmouth Hard Interchange
- Newport Bus Station
- PORTSMOUTH
- Portsmouth Harbour
- Portsmouth International Port
The cheapest journeys into Portsmouth
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading to Portsmouth train | €11.88 | 1h 22m | 74 km |
| Brighton to Portsmouth train | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 67 km |
| Slough to Portsmouth train | €11.88 | 1h 27m | 86 km |
| Bournemouth to Portsmouth train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 56 km |
| Poole to Portsmouth train | €11.88 | 1h 22m | 64 km |
| Worthing to Portsmouth train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 50 km |
| Basingstoke to Portsmouth train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 52 km |
| Brent to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 4h 23m | 100 km |
| Bristol to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 6h 2m | 128 km |
| Cardiff to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 5h 1m | 164 km |
| London to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 5h | 104 km |
| Reading to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 4h 17m | 74 km |
| Slough to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 3h 55m | 86 km |
| Bournemouth to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 3h 37m | 56 km |
| Weston-super-Mare to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 6h 37m | 145 km |
| Barking to Portsmouth ferry | €11.88 | 5h 33m | 116 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Portsmouth Harbour
Most of the points near Portsmouth Harbour open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Portsmouth
Common questions about Travel to Portsmouth
How can I get to Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 79 places, across 3 countries, on services run by 7 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Portsmouth?
The cheapest way into Portsmouth is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 79 origins we sell into Portsmouth over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Portsmouth?
The fastest journey into Portsmouth is by train, at 1h 14m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 15 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Portsmouth have?
Portsmouth has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth Harbour railway station, Portsmouth and Southsea railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Portsmouth from within 200 km?
126 of the routes we sell into Portsmouth start within 200 km. The nearest is Cowes, 15 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Portsmouth in United Kingdom?
Portsmouth connects to 79 places on our network across 3 countries the furthest of them 849 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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.
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.
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Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
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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