How to get to Crawley from Portsmouth

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Compare train and coach for Portsmouth to Crawley

Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Portsmouth to Crawley among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from £7. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 28m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £7, and a coach costs an average of £34.

Distance: 73 km

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Coach

£13

Average Price

Cheapest

£46

Average Price

1h 58m

Average total duration

Fastest

1h 28m

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30m

Additional time*

3h 51m

Average total duration

3h 21m

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30m

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Southern

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from Portsmouth to Crawley

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

Our recommendation

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

  • SouthernC82572_C82397
    12:081h31
    Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)
    13:39Gatwick Airport (GTW)
    £141One-way
    0 changes

Cheapest

  • SouthernC82572_C82397
    12:081h31
    Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)
    13:39Gatwick Airport (GTW)
    £141One-way
    0 changes

Fastest

  • SouthernC82552_C82377
    10:081h20
    Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)
    11:28Crawley station (CRW)
    £241One-way
    0 changes

Other options

  • SouthernC82582_C82407
    13:081h31
    Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)
    14:39Gatwick Airport (GTW)
    £141One-way
    0 changes
  • SouthernG26194_C82393
    11:331h38
    Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)
    13:11Gatwick Airport (GTW)
    £141One-way
    0 changes
  • SouthernC82562_C82387
    11:081h31
    Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)
    12:39Gatwick Airport (GTW)
    £171One-way
    0 changes

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FAQs: Portsmouth to Crawley

Travel to Crawley 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 Portsmouth to Crawley.

FAQs
There are 2 options to travel between Portsmouth and Crawley including taking a train and coach.
The cheapest way to travel from Portsmouth to Crawley is a train with an average price of £13.

This is compared to other travel options from Portsmouth to Crawley:

A train is £33 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Portsmouth to Crawley costing on average £46.

The fastest way to travel from Portsmouth to Crawley is by train with an average journey time of 1h 28m.

Other travel options to Crawley take longer:

Coach takes on average 3h 21m.

The Portsmouth to Crawley distance is approximately 73 km.
The average frequency per day from Portsmouth to Crawley is:
  • Around 20 trains per day.
  • Around 5 coaches per day.

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

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Portsmouth to Crawley:
  • Ferries mostly depart from Portsmouth Harbour and arrive in Portsmouth Harbour.
  • Coaches mostly depart from Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange and arrive in London, Gatwick Airport Terminal South.
  • Trains mostly depart from Portsmouth Harbour (PMH) and arrive in Gatwick Airport (GTW).
If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Portsmouth to Crawley, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:
  • Travel with Southern, South Western Railway, Southern to go to Crawley by train.
  • Travel with National Express to go to Crawley by coach.
Yes, there is a direct route available from Portsmouth to Crawley:
  • 14 direct trains per day with Southern.
Omio customers who travel from Portsmouth to Crawley often also extend their vacation to go to London, Croydon, Greenwich, Stratford, Tottenham. Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Crawley and these popular destinations at a great price.

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