--- title: "Portesham to Bristol – 2 ways by car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Portesham to Bristol is 87 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/portesham-to-bristol" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/portesham-to-bristol.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Portesham to Bristol [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Portesham&to=Bristol) [Bristol to Portesham](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bristol-to-portesham) **Fastest:** 2h 4m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** £9\ by car\ **Distance:** 87 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Sun 1 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 87 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sun 1 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h quicker than the train and £21 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 2h 4m£9–12 Estimated 104 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Portesham&to=Bristol) - [**Train** Least hassle 3h 2m£16–182 Estimated 8 departures · GWR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Portesham&to=Bristol) - [**Bus** 5h 49m£25–89 Estimated 1 departure · First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Portesham&to=Bristol) - [**Taxi** 2h 4m£145–210 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Portesham&to=Bristol) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from United Kingdom; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:35 → 12:57 4h 22m · 4 changes · South Western Railway SWR£52–121](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Portesham&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:00 → 14:49 5h 49m · 4 changes · First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset X53£25–89](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Portesham&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [10:29 → 13:59 3h 30m · 1 change · GWR£48–112](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Portesham&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [10:29 → 13:31 3h 2m · 2 changes · GWR£53–131](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Portesham&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 5. [10:37 → 15:56 5h 19m · 2 changes · South Western Railway SWR£56–140](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Portesham&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 6. [10:37 → 15:34 4h 57m · 3 changes · South Western Railway SWR£64–182](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Portesham&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 7. [10:51 → 16:52 6h 1m · 1 change · First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset X53£16–77](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Portesham&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 8. [12:52 → 18:54 6h 2m · 1 change · First Wessex, Dorset & South Somerset X53£16–77](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Portesham&to=Bristol&date=2026-11-01&time=08%3A00&it=t7) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Portesham to Bristol? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 4m door to door. The straight-line distance is 87 km. What is the cheapest way from Portesham to Bristol? Drive is the cheapest, from £9. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Portesham to Bristol? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 3h 2m. How much is the bus from Portesham to Bristol? Buses take about 5h 49m and cost £25–89 depending on operator and seat type. 1 departure appear in today's timetable window. How far is Bristol from Portesham by road? About 104 km, roughly 2h 4m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around £9–12; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - South Western Railway - GWR - CrossCountry Buses - morebus - First Wessex - Dorset & South Somerset - South Western Railway Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Bristol City and county in England Bristol is a city and ceremonial county in South West England. It is on the River Avon, and bordered by Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south, with a short coastline on the Bristol Channel to the west. The county includes most of the Bristol conurbation, but the urban area extends into South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and North Somerset. 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