Trains from Swindon to Portsmouth

Swindon to Portsmouth train information

• The trip between Swindon, located in England and Portsmouth, situated in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• There are 60 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Swindon to Portsmouth is approximately 2h49m. Taking the train is often the fastest option to get to Portsmouth from Swindon, and it's also a greener option than driving your car or flying.
• We found trains from £57.80 to travel in the next 180 days. Fares can change depending on when you travel or how long in advance you buy your ticket.

Best prices for Swindon to Portsmouth train tickets

Swindon - Portsmouth prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Swindon to Portsmouth by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Swindon - Portsmouth: the best time to book cheap trains

Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

The graph above shows the best prices found over the last six months depending on how much time in advance the train ticket is booked. Buying your train from Swindon to Portsmouth in advance can enable you to save money for your journey.

Tickets are available from £27 when buying your seat 7 days in advance which is 37% cheaper than the best fare we found when booking 1 day in advance.

Best prices for Swindon to Portsmouth trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Swindon and Portsmouth by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Portsmouth to Swindon and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Swindon - Portsmouth train tickets

Willing to travel for cheap? Many railcards and deals exist to spend less for your Swindon Portsmouth train ticket and save even more money on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are 5 types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

How much can I save with a railcard?

If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to evaluate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Swindon Portsmouth ticket is £64.28 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £64.28: £88/£64.28 = 1.37. It will take you approximately 2 trips from Portsmouth to Swindon (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

How much does a railcard cost?

The cost to get a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to buy a 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to get a third off most rail fares for a complete year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey