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Portsmouth · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Portsmouth

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United Kingdom traffic drives on the left. Picking up at LGW means 74 km (46 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Portsmouth

Car rental from Portsmouth: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Portsmouth to WorthingUnited Kingdom50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Portsmouth to BasingstokeUnited Kingdom52 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Portsmouth to BournemouthUnited Kingdom56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Portsmouth to PooleUnited Kingdom64 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Portsmouth to BrightonUnited Kingdom67 km (42 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Portsmouth to WokingUnited Kingdom69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Portsmouth to CrawleyUnited Kingdom73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Portsmouth to ReadingUnited Kingdom74 km (46 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Portsmouth to SloughUnited Kingdom86 km (54 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Portsmouth to SuttonUnited Kingdom87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Portsmouth to CroydonUnited Kingdom95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Portsmouth to High WycombeUnited Kingdom95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Portsmouth to LondonUnited Kingdom104 km (64 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Portsmouth to BerlinGermany1,017 km (632 mi)about 15 h 30 min
Portsmouth to MadridSpain1,172 km (728 mi)about 17 h 52 min
Portsmouth to RomeItaly1,435 km (892 mi)about 21 h 53 min
Portsmouth to ParisFrance328 km (204 mi)about 5 h
Portsmouth to HamburgGermany814 km (506 mi)about 12 h 25 min
Portsmouth to BudapestHungary1,504 km (935 mi)about 22 h 56 min
Portsmouth to WarsawPoland1,532 km (952 mi)about 23 h 22 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Portsmouth?

The left, as everywhere in United Kingdom.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.