There are 12 ways to get from Southampton to Portimão by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
best- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BRS - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
9h 7m€85–230Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Portimãocar
33h 55m€282–981Train, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain Ic
37h 27m€331–615Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LHR - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
8h 50m€125–330Fly Southampton Airport to Faro Airport, train
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SOU - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
7h 6m€85–326Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LGW - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
8h 55m€93–260Train to Bournemouth Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BOH - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
9h€96–151Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LTN - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
9h 20m€112–335Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wokingtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LHR - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
11h 24m€139–438Bus via Lille
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Orientebus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
42h 49m€245–444Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
43h 51m€124–373Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Portobus
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Lisboa Orientetrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
2d 6h€225–851
Southampton to Portimão by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Portimão is to train and fly which costs €85 - €230 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Portimão is to fly and train which takes 7h 6m and costs €85 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Portimão. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão via London Victoria, Dover, Lille - Europe Train Station and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 49m.
The distance between Southampton and Portimão is 1860 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Portimão without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 27m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Southampton to Portimão, including transfers.
Southampton to Portimão bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Portimão bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Book your Southampton to Portimão bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 7784+ hotels available in Portimão.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Portimão, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Coach Station to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Lille, Lille - Europe Train Station, Lisbon - Oriente, and Lisbon in around 42h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Southampton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Porto Campanha to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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