Liverpool to Portsmouth

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How to get from Liverpool to Portsmouth?

We are suggesting 3 routes by train, bus, carpooling to plan your trip Liverpool Portsmouth. Routes displayed are sorted depending on a performance indicator (calculated from number of changes, expected duration, distance between an airport and the center of the city it serves...). You'll be able to:

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All modes of transport Liverpool-Portsmouth

For your trip from Liverpool (England, United Kingdom) to Portsmouth (England, United Kingdom) with a distance of 197 mi you will be able to take 3 modes of transport, eventually by combining carpooling, bus and/or train, and according to which the duration of the journey will be significantly different.

Take a coach from Liverpool to Portsmouth

No coach company allows you to get you directly to Portsmouth from Liverpool without changing buses, you will have to take the coach lines Liverpool-Birmingham and Birmingham-Portsmouth.

You will board a coach of MegaBus or National Express in Liverpool. The bus will drop you off at Birmingham bus station (0.5 mi from Birmingham, United Kingdom). Please make sure to show up on time at Liverpool bus station (0.1 mi from Liverpool) at least 15 minutes before the time of departure for Birmingham. Once arrived in Birmingham, take another coach of National Express or MegaBus that will take you to Portsmouth bus station (England United Kingdom).

Travel by train between Liverpool and Portsmouth

It is not possible to travel directly by train from Liverpool to Portsmouth without changing trains but some trains run on lines Liverpool-London and London-Portsmouth allowing you to make the entire trip only by rail.

Trains of Virgin Trains to London leave from Liverpool Lime Street railway station in Liverpool. Arrival in London will take place at London Euston station (2 mi from the city centre). Correspondence or change is required in London where the train Mainline West operated by South West Trains or Southern Railways leave for Portsmouth.

Carpool from Liverpool to Portsmouth

Blablacar is the main carpooling platform in Europe where drivers having the route Liverpool-Birmingham will be able to share a ride with you that you will combine with a trip by bus in order to cover the entire trip.

Which carriers to travel between Liverpool and Portsmouth?

Railway companies

London Midland provides a rail connection Liverpool-Birmingham with the train from Liverpool Lime Street railway station (0.2 mi from city-centre) and serving the rail station of Birmingham New Street at arrival (0.4 mi from centre)

South West Trains transports passengers on a rail line from London to Portsmouth with the train which leaves London Waterloo station to arrive at Fratton railway station (England United Kingdom)

Virgin Trains operates the train journey Liverpool-London with the train from Liverpool Lime Street railway station (0.2 mi from city-centre) and serving the rail station of London Euston at arrival (2 mi from centre)

Southern Railways provides a rail connection from London to Portsmouth with the train Mainline West which leaves London Victoria station to arrive at Fratton railway station (England United Kingdom)

Bus companies

National Express operates the intercity bus services from the bus station of Liverpool in Liverpool and to the one of Birmingham (England United Kingdom) and between the city of Birmingham (serving Birmingham bus station at 0.5 mi from centre) and the city of Portsmouth where the coach will drop you off at Portsmouth station situated at about 1.8 mi from Portsmouth city centre.

MegaBus is the bus operator that allows to travel on the lines from the bus station of Liverpool in Liverpool and to the one of Birmingham Airport (England United Kingdom) and between the city of Birmingham (serving Birmingham bus station at 0.5 mi from centre) and the city of Portsmouth where the coach will drop you off at Portsmouth station situated at about 1.8 mi from Portsmouth city centre.

Carpooling

Depending on the requested date, Blablacar can display an offer to share a ride Liverpool-Birmingham (78.9 mi)

Stop cities from Liverpool or cities to visit near Portsmouth

When travelling from Portsmouth to Liverpool by carpooling, bus, train, you might have to change at Birmingham located at 79 mi from Liverpool and 121 mi away from Portsmouth, London situated at 63 mi from Portsmouth (United Kingdom). If you have some time on your way to Portsmouth or back to Liverpool, this may be a really good opportunity to visit and have a short stay in those cities.

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