How to get to Portsmouth from Edinburgh

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Travel Information from Edinburgh to Portsmouth

Distance365 miles
Available travel modesCoach, train or flight
Ticket price range£19 - £53
Cheapest modeFlight • £19 • 1 h 15 min
Fastest modeFlight • £19 • 1 h 15 min
Popular travel companiesNational Express, easyJet or LNER

Take a coach, train or flight to travel 365 miles from Edinburgh to Portsmouth. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are National Express, easyJet or LNER among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Edinburgh to Portsmouth.

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from Edinburgh to Portsmouth

How to get to Portsmouth from Edinburgh by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Edinburgh to Portsmouth is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

National Express
09:3513h55
Edinburgh
23:30Portsmouth
£631One-way
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Cheapest

National Express
09:3513h55
Edinburgh
23:30Portsmouth
£631One-way
0 changes

Fastest

National Express
21:0012h40
Edinburgh
09:40Portsmouth
£911One-way
0 changes

Other options

FlixBus
22:4017h45
Edinburgh
16:25Portsmouth
£941One-way
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FAQs: Edinburgh to Portsmouth

Travel to Portsmouth easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Edinburgh to Portsmouth.

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There are 3 travel options from Edinburgh to Portsmouth. You can take a coach, train or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Portsmouth from Edinburgh is by taking a flight, which costs on average £19.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Edinburgh to Portsmouth:

A flight is £4 less than a coach with an average ticket price of £23 from Edinburgh to Portsmouth.

A flight is £34 less than a train with an average ticket price of £53 from Edinburgh to Portsmouth.

The quickest way to travel to Portsmouth from Edinburgh is by flight, which takes on average 1 h 15 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 12 h 50 min of travel time.

Getting to Portsmouth by train takes 6 h 49 min on average.

Portsmouth is approximately 365 miles away from Edinburgh.

The average frequency per day from Edinburgh to Portsmouth is:

  • 5 coaches per day.
  • 38 flights a day.
  • Around 3 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Edinburgh and Portsmouth as scheduled services by coach, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Edinburgh to Portsmouth:

    The following travel companies offer services from Edinburgh to Portsmouth:

    • National Express or Megabus can get you to Portsmouth by coach. You can find a good deal for coach tickets with National Express from Edinburgh to Portsmouth for £23 on Omio.
    • Travel with easyJet, British Airways, Azul or Cityflyer (British Airways 2) to go to Portsmouth by plane. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Cityflyer (British Airways 2) Edinburgh to Portsmouth tickets on Omio for £28.
    • LNER, Lumo, Avanti West Coast or CrossCountry can take you to Portsmouth by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for Lumo from Edinburgh to Portsmouth for £53.

    Yes, there are direct routes from Edinburgh to Portsmouth with the following travel companies:

    • You'll find 28 direct flights a day to Portsmouth with.

    Direct services to Portsmouth tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.

    Your journey from Edinburgh to Portsmouth doesn't have to end in Portsmouth. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like London, Southampton, Manchester, Birmingham or London Waterloo. If you’d like to add London, Southampton, Manchester, Birmingham or London Waterloo to your Edinburgh to Portsmouth trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Portsmouth today!

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