There are 12 ways to get from Spain to Portsmouth by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car ferry, car, 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.
Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BCN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
6h 31m£50–188Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BCN - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouthbus
7h 34m£41–201Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
13h 54m£348–568Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
27h 26m£110–335Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
18h 37m£215–480Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MAD - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
6h 41m£62–217Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PMI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
6h 29m£60–149Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
6h 52m£59–189Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAD - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouthbus
7h 39m£51–250Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouthbus
8h 5m£50–222Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University of Portsmouthbus 030
27h 40m£87–195Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Portsmouthcar
16h 11m£346–451
Spain to Portsmouth by train, bus, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Portsmouth is to fly and bus which costs £40 - £210 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Portsmouth is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs £60 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Portsmouth. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at University of Portsmouth via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Portsmouth. However, there are services departing from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya and arriving at Portsmouth & Southsea via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Nord, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 54m.
The distance between Spain and Portsmouth is 762 miles.
The best way to get from Spain to Portsmouth without a car is to train which takes 13h 54m and costs £340 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Spain to Portsmouth, including transfers.
Spain to Portsmouth bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Portsmouth train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Portsmouth is to train which takes 13h 54m and costs £340 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £200 and takes 27h 40m.
What companies run services between Spain and Portsmouth, England?
You can take a train from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya to Portsmouth & Southsea via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 13h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to University of Portsmouth via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 27h 40m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £180–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- £1
- On board ticket
- £2
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University of Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–210
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–210
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Spain to Portsmouth bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Spain to Portsmouth train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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