Travel optionsfrom Portsmouth to Paignton
How to get to Paignton from Portsmouth by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Portsmouth to Paignton is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
7:244h19Portsmouth11:43Paignton£1461One-way2 changes
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7:244h19Portsmouth11:43Paignton£1461One-way2 changes
Fastest
6:054h12Portsmouth10:17Paignton£1471One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Portsmouth to Paignton:
A coach is £46 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Portsmouth to Paignton costing on average £84.
Other travel options to Paignton take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 32m.
- Around 10 coaches per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Portsmouth and Paignton 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 Paignton, Bus Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS) and arrive in Paignton station (PGN).
- Travel with Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Paignton by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Paignton by coach.
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