There are 7 ways to get from Formby to Portsmouth by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southseatrain London Waterloo - Portsmouth Harbour / ...
5h 16m£106–263Drive 250.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Formby to Portsmouthcar 250.1 mi
4h 33m£62–89Fly Liverpool to Southampton Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane LPL - SOU
7h 27m£93–290Train via Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhamptontrain Liverpool Lime Street - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Centraltrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
7h 13m£113–338Train via Newport
- Take the train from Chester to Newport (S Wales)train Holyhead - Cardiff Central / ...
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Portsmouth & Southseatrain Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour / ...
8h 53m£121–214Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
6h 52m£84–280Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
6h 15m£88–207
Formby to Portsmouth by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Formby to Portsmouth is to drive which costs £60 - £90 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Formby to Portsmouth is to drive which takes 4h 33m and costs £60 - £90.
No, there is no direct train from Formby to Portsmouth. However, there are services departing from Formby and arriving at Portsmouth & Southsea via Liverpool Lime Street, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Formby and Portsmouth is 281 miles. The road distance is 251.6 miles.
The best way to get from Formby to Portsmouth without a car is to train which takes 5h 16m and costs £100 - £270.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Formby to Portsmouth, including transfers.
Formby to Portsmouth train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Formby to Portsmouth is to train which takes 5h 16m and costs £100 - £270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £90 - £290 and takes 7h 27m.
Formby to Portsmouth train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Formby to Portsmouth is 252 miles. It takes approximately 4h 33m to drive from Formby to Portsmouth.
What companies run services between Formby, England and Portsmouth, England?
You can take a train from Formby to Portsmouth & Southsea via Liverpool Central, Liverpool Lime Street, London Euston, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 5h 16m. Alternatively, easyJet, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Southampton Airport (SOU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Liverpool to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £70–100
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £120–180
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £28–40
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £65–95
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £30–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Woking to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £70–110
- 1st Class
- £140–210
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £50–75
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £65–85
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £90–130
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £8–11
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–31
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–18
- 1st Class
- £25–31
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