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Compare coach and train for Portsmouth to Durham
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Portsmouth to Durham among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £26. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 40m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £26, and a train costs an average of £74.
Distance: 444 km
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£42 Average Price Cheapest | £107 Average Price |
9h 11m Average total duration 8h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 10m Average total duration Fastest 4h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Durham from Portsmouth by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Portsmouth to Durham is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
18:459h40Portsmouth4:25Durham£631One-way0 changes
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18:459h40Portsmouth4:25Durham£631One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Portsmouth to Durham:
A coach is £65 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Portsmouth to Durham costing on average £107.
Other travel options to Durham take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 41m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Portsmouth and Durham as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange and arrive in Durham, Sutton Street / Bridge Street.
- Trains mostly depart from Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS) and arrive in Durham station (DHM).
- Travel with National Express to go to Durham by coach.
- Travel with London North Eastern Railway to go to Durham by train.
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