Southampton → Portsmouth
Southampton to Portsmouth by bus
Southampton
Portsmouth
A direct bus runs from Southampton to Portsmouth, scheduled from 40 min, with 160 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 40 min (typically 1 h 45 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 160
- Operators
- First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport, National Express
- Stations
- Central Station → The Hard Interchange
- Straight-line distance
- 25 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inPortsmouth →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 7 Dec 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Southampton to Portsmouth; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): UK BODS (bus/coach, all operators). How Head Your Way works.
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Direct connections from Portsmouth
A few of the 150 direct connections we hold, larger places first. Not a popularity ranking.
London🚌 Coachdirect · from 2 h 31 min · 80 departures a weekView this connection →Le Havre⛴ Ferry, Francedirect · from 6 h 30 min · 7 departures a weekView this connection →Caen⛴ Ferry, Francedirect · from 6 h 17 min · 20 departures a weekView this connection →Guildford🚌 Coachdirect · from 1 h 10 min · 32 departures a weekView this connection →Santander⛴ Ferry, Spaindirect · from 32 h 46 min · 2 departures a weekView this connection →Bournemouth🚌 Busdirect · from 1 h 45 min · National ExpressView this connection →Saint-Malo⛴ Ferry, Francedirect · from 11 h 24 min · 6 departures a weekView this connection →Stanwell🚌 Coachdirect · from 1 h 40 min · 46 departures a weekView this connection →Cherbourg⛴ Ferry, Francedirect · from 7 h 42 min · 3 departures a weekView this connection →Zierbena⛴ Ferry, Spaindirect · from 32 h 20 min · 2 departures a weekView this connection →Dorchester🚌 Coachdirect · from 2 h 40 min · National ExpressView this connection →Southampton🚌 Busdirect · from 40 min · 168 departures a weekView this connection →
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Stations: Portsmouth & Southsea; Portsmouth Harbour; Fratton; Hilsea · Ports: Portsmouth Harbour; Portsmouth Harbour Station Pier; Portsmouth
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