There are 10 ways to get from Portsmouth to Esbjerg by bus, plane, train (Eurostar), train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LHR - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 9mkr 722–2,466Train
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
17h 44mkr 2,531–4,265Bus, train
- Take the bus from University of Portsmouth to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Niebülltrain 33
- Take the train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.train 030
25h 43mkr 1,293–2,780Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Portsmouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Esbjergcar
12h 41mkr 2,905–3,920Fly from Southampton Airport, bus
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane SOU - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
8h 8mkr 2,048–3,862Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LGW - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
7h 5mkr 965–3,003Train to London City Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LCY - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminalbus
8h 51mkr 2,564–6,160Train via London
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.train Ece / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.train Ic / ...
18h 3mkr 1,313–2,777Bus
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminalbus 172
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhusbus 180
29h 13mkr 1,038–1,599Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Portsmouth to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Esbjergcar
13h 50mkr 2,103–3,559
Portsmouth to Esbjerg by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portsmouth to Esbjerg is to bus which costs 1000 kr - 1600 kr and takes 29h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Portsmouth to Esbjerg is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 5m and costs 950 kr - 3000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Portsmouth to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from The Hard Interchange and arriving at Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Vejle Trafikcenter and Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Portsmouth to Esbjerg. However, there are services departing from Portsmouth & Southsea and arriving at Esbjerg St. via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf and Kolding St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 44m.
The distance between Portsmouth and Esbjerg is 966 km.
The best way to get from Portsmouth to Esbjerg without a car is to train which takes 17h 44m and costs 2500 kr - 4300 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Portsmouth to Esbjerg, including transfers.
Portsmouth to Esbjerg bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Hard Interchange station.
Portsmouth to Esbjerg train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Portsmouth & Southsea station.
The best way to get from Portsmouth to Esbjerg is to train which takes 17h 44m and costs 2500 kr - 4300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1000 kr - 1600 kr and takes 29h 13m.
What companies run services between Portsmouth, England and Esbjerg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Esbjerg St. via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf, and Kolding St. in around 17h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Hard Interchange to Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Vejle Busterminal, Vejle Trafikcenter, and Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport in around 29h 13m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,100
Flights from Southampton Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,800
Flights from London City Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–4,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from London City Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–4,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from London City Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–4,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
Flights from London City Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–3,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Billund Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 420–3,300
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 230–500
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 230–500
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 230–500
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,700
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Tønder St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 48
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 156
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 252
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 252
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Niebüll
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,046
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,046
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–320
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 85–150
- Website
- National Express
Bus from University of Portsmouth to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–200
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–190
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Esbjerg Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Frodesgade v Esbjerg Rådhus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Portsmouth to Esbjerg bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Esbjerg is 1h ahead of Portsmouth. It is currently 11:06 PM in Portsmouth and 12:06 AM in Esbjerg.
Portsmouth to Esbjerg train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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