There are 13 ways to get from Southampton to Portimão by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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 28m€87–245Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Portimãocar
33h 56m€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 29m€316–591Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane LHR - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
9h 12m€114–296Fly 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 25m€106–252Train 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
9h 7m€95–275Train 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 19m€92–151Train, 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 39m€113–542Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LHR - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
11h 23m€127–428Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LGW - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
11h 28m€148–457Bus 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 - Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
43h 36m€228–435Bus
- 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
44h 21m€113–379Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Portobus
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Tunestrain Ic
2d 7h€321–604
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 €90 - €160 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Portimão is to fly and train which takes 7h 25m and costs €100 - €260.
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 Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 36m.
The distance between Southampton and Portimão is 1862 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Portimão without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 29m and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 28m 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 7625+ 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 - Sete Rios, and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios in around 43h 36m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–85
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- 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
- €70–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Faro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–310
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–310
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- 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
- €45–230
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- 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
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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