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Compare coach and train for Reading to Portsmouth
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Reading to Portsmouth among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 36m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £18, and a coach costs an average of £41.
Distance: 74 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£36 Average Price Cheapest | £49 Average Price |
2h 6m Average total duration Fastest 1h 36m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 58m Average total duration 3h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Reading to Portsmouth
How to get to Portsmouth from Reading by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Reading to Portsmouth is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 11:053h20Reading14:25Portsmouth£471One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- 11:053h20Reading14:25Portsmouth£471One-way0 changes
Fastest
- 11:053h20Reading14:25Portsmouth£471One-way0 changes
Other options
- 15:053h30Reading18:35Portsmouth£481One-way0 changes
- 14:053h30Reading17:35Portsmouth£521One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Reading to Portsmouth:
A train is £13 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Reading to Portsmouth costing on average £49.
Other travel options to Portsmouth take longer:
Coach takes on average 3h 28m.
- Around 12 coaches per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Reading and Portsmouth as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Reading, Blagrave Street and arrive in Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange.
- Ferries mostly depart from Portsmouth Harbour and arrive in Portsmouth Harbour.
- Trains mostly depart from Reading station (RDG) and arrive in Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS).
- Travel with South Western Railway, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Portsmouth by train.
- Travel with National Express, RailAir to go to Portsmouth by coach.
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