There are 13 ways to get from Portsmouth to Sète by train (Eurostar, TGV), ferry, bus, car ferry, car, train, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Setetrain Tgv
9h 48m€325–570Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
25h 20m€93–183Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havreferry
- Take the bus from Le Havre to Paris - Orly Airportbus 732
- Take the bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Montpellierbus
23h 44m€130–175Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havrecarferry
- Drive from Le Havre to Sètecar
15h 50m€183–412Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport, bus
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane LGW - MPL
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier to Sètebus
7h 20m€164–290Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Portsmouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sètecar
13h 23m€333–428Fly Southampton Airport to Fréjorgues Airport, bus
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane SOU - MPL
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier to Sètebus
9h 17m€197–578Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LHR - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Setetrain
8h 46m€141–359Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LGW - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Setetrain
8h 55m€119–270Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Setetrain
8h 44m€120–375Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LHR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Setetrain
8h 13m€144–387Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane LGW - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Setetrain
8h 17m€132–328Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport (BZR)plane LTN - BZR
8h 5m€104–288
Portsmouth to Sète by ferry, foot, bus, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portsmouth to Sète is to bus which costs €90 - €190 and takes 25h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Portsmouth to Sète is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 20m and costs €160 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Portsmouth to Sète. However, there are services departing from The Hard Interchange and arriving at Sete - Noel Guignon via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Montpellier - Sabines Tw2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Portsmouth to Sète. However, there are services departing from Portsmouth & Southsea and arriving at Sete via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Portsmouth and Sète is 1341 km.
The best way to get from Portsmouth to Sète without a car is to train which takes 9h 48m and costs €320 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Portsmouth to Sète, including transfers.
Portsmouth to Sète bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Hard Interchange station.
Portsmouth to Sète train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Portsmouth & Southsea station.
The best way to get from Portsmouth to Sète is to train which takes 9h 48m and costs €320 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 25h 20m.
What companies run services between Portsmouth, England and Sète, France?
You can take a train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Sete via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Hard Interchange to Sete - Noel Guignon via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station, and Montpellier - Sabines Tw2 in around 25h 20m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Southampton Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €22–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Southern
- 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
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Le Havre to Paris - Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 07 71 10 02 45
- Website
- totoom.fr
Bus from Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier to Sète
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €67
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
Bus from Montpellier - Aeroport Montpellier to Sète
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €67
- Schedules at
- totoom.fr
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €43–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–210
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Booking & Getting There
Portsmouth to Sète bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Sète is 1h ahead of Portsmouth. It is currently 4:50 PM in Portsmouth and 5:50 PM in Sète.
Portsmouth to Sète train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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