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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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£13 Average Price Cheapest | £46 Average Price |
1h 58m Average total duration Fastest 1h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 51m Average total duration 3h 21m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Crawley from Portsmouth by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Portsmouth to Crawley is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
C82572_C8239712:081h31Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)13:39Gatwick Airport (GTW)£141One-way0 changes
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C82572_C8239712:081h31Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)13:39Gatwick Airport (GTW)£141One-way0 changes
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C82552_C8237710:081h20Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)11:28Crawley station (CRW)£241One-way0 changes
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C82582_C8240713:081h31Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)14:39Gatwick Airport (GTW)£141One-way0 changes
G26194_C8239311:331h38Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)13:11Gatwick Airport (GTW)£141One-way0 changes
C82562_C8238711:081h31Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)12:39Gatwick Airport (GTW)£171One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Portsmouth to Crawley
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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.
Other travel options to Crawley take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 21m.
- 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.
- 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).
- Travel with Southern, South Western Railway, Southern to go to Crawley by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Crawley by coach.
- 14 direct trains per day with Southern.
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