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Compare coach and train for Paignton to Portsmouth
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Paignton to Portsmouth among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £36. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 14m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £36, and a train costs an average of £60.
Distance: 179 km
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4h 44m Average total duration Fastest 4h 14m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 21m Average total duration 10h 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Portsmouth from Paignton by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Paignton to Portsmouth is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
8:054h50Paignton12:55Portsmouth£861One-way0 changes
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8:054h50Paignton12:55Portsmouth£861One-way0 changes
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8:054h50Paignton12:55Portsmouth£861One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Paignton to Portsmouth:
A coach is £47 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Paignton to Portsmouth costing on average £87.
Other travel options to Portsmouth take longer:
Coach takes on average 10h 51m.
- Around 9 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Paignton and Portsmouth as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Paignton station (PGN) and arrive in Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS).
- Ferries mostly depart from Yarmouth and arrive in Lymington Pier.
- Coaches mostly depart from Paignton, Bus Station and arrive in Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Portsmouth by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Portsmouth by coach.
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