How to travel from Manchester to Portsmouth
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Travel InformationCompare bus, train, and flight for Manchester to Portsmouth
Train | Bus | Flight | |
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| Cheapest price | €60 | €17Cheapest | €61 |
| Average price | €139 | €30Cheapest | €175 |
| Average duration | 4h 35m | 6h 0m | 1h 0m |
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| First departure | 4:03 AM | 12:05 AM | 6:00 AM |
| Last departure | 8:50 PM | 11:40 PM | 10:05 PM |
| No. of daily departures | 4 | 14 | 10 |
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How to get from Manchester to Portsmouth by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Manchester to Portsmouth is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Travel between Manchester and Portsmouth on National Express, British Airways and Southern travel with Omio. When comparing schedules and tickets, we will also show you other options with multiple connections or other travel modes if they’re available.
Southern Rail is a train company based in the United Kingdom. It operates a wide range of services, from high-speed intercity trains to local commuter services. Its trains include the InterCity 125, InterCity 225, and Class 444 and 450. It also offers a variety of ticket types, such as Advance, Off-Peak, and Super Off-Peak. Onboard facilities include free Wi-Fi, power sockets, and a range of food and drink options. The most popular routes for Southern Rail are London to Brighton, London to Southampton, and London to Portsmouth.
National Express is the leading travel company for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 travel a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveler in mind. All National Express travel are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most travel are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the Manchester - Portsmouth travel: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom with its headquarters in London near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Known as a full-service global airline, BA offers low fares year-round to destinations around the globe and flies to and from centrally-located airports. Its extensive global route network includes more than 170 destinations in nearly 80 countries throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. BA is also the second largest airline based in the UK in terms of its fleet size and number of passengers carried.
FAQs: Travel from Manchester to Portsmouth
You can get from Manchester to Portsmouth 3 different ways: bus, train or flight.
The cheapest way to travel to Portsmouth from Manchester is a bus with an average price of $9 (€8).
This is compared to other travel options from Manchester to Portsmouth:
Taking a bus costs $61 (€53) less than taking a flight, which costs on average $70 (€61) for the same trip.
Taking a bus costs $71 (€62) less than taking a train, which costs on average $80 (€69) for the same trip.
The fastest way to get to Portsmouth from Manchester is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h.
Other travel options to Portsmouth take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 6 h of travel time.
Train takes 4 h 34 min on average.
The distance is approximately 191 miles (308 km) from Manchester to Portsmouth.
The average frequency per day from Manchester to Portsmouth is:
- Around 1 bus per day.
- 16 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Portsmouth from Manchester as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Manchester to Portsmouth:
- Most travelers who buy a bus ticket from Manchester to Portsmouth depart from Manchester, Coach Station to Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange.
The following travel companies offer services from Manchester to Portsmouth:
- Megabus or National Express can take you to Portsmouth by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for Megabus from Manchester to Portsmouth for $9 (€8).
- British Airways or Eastern Airways can get you to Portsmouth by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with British Airways from Manchester to Portsmouth for $70 (€61) on Omio.
- Virgin Trains, CrossCountry, Great Western Rail, South Western Railway, Southern, East Midlands Trains or Northern Rail (3) can take you to Portsmouth by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for Virgin Trains from Manchester to Portsmouth for $80 (€69).
Yes, there are direct routes from Manchester to Portsmouth with the following travel companies:
- You can find 1 direct bus per day to take to Portsmouth with Megabus.
Direct services to Portsmouth tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.
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