There are 5 ways to get from Porto to Dorset by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or 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 to Bournemouth Airport
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH)plane OPO - BOH
7h 52m£167–352Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OPO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouthtrain
10h 16m£55–222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Porto to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Dorsetcar
28h 52m£172–759Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Valongo - Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo to Toursbus
- Take the train from Tours to Caentrain Ter
- Take the train from Caen to Cherbourgtrain K2+ / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
32h 25m£225–401Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane OPO - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Pooletrain
10h 39m£82–227
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Porto to Dorset is to fly and train which costs £55 - £230 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Porto to Dorset is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs £160 - £360.
The distance between Porto and Dorset is 773 miles.
The best way to get from Porto to Dorset without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 32h 25m and costs £220 - £410.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Porto to Dorset, including transfers.
There are 2256+ hotels available in Dorset.
What companies run services between Porto, Portugal and Dorset, England?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bournemouth Airport (BOH) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bournemouth Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bournemouth Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bournemouth Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bournemouth Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Tours to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Tours to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Valongo - Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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