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Transport
The Portsmouth city region boasts an impressive communications network and benefits from close proximity to London and to international airports and seaports.
Roads
The Portsmouth city region area has a number of major routes leading to London, the Midlands and the North. The main motorway travelling through the vicinity is the M27 has recently undergone motorway widening, resulting in reduced congestion and quicker journey times. The M27 leads to the A3(M) (Guildford), M3 (joining the M25 to London), and A27 (Brighton).
Travelling times to London and the Midlands will be even shorter once the Hindhead Tunnel opens in 2011. The project completes the dual carriageway link between London and Portsmouth and removes a major source of congestion.
Rail
There are numerous railway stations around the Portsmouth city region with the majority linking directly to London taking around 1hour 20 minutes.
Connections To Airports
Connections to the UK’s largest airports Gatwick and Heathrow are approximately 1 hour 30 minutes drive time from destinations within the Portsmouth city region.
Southampton Airport is the leading 'Fast Track' airport for Central Southern England. Working together with 15 various airlines and tour operators it serves around 45 destinations and welcomes 1.96 million passengers a year. It is approximately 30 minutes drive time from the Portsmouth city region and accessible via the interchange of the M3 and M27 (junction 5).
Bournemouth Airport provides additional domestic and international capacity, just 45 minutes drive away.
Sea Ports
Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port is the UK’s premier roll-on roll-off port for the western channel and is a great destination from which to reach Continental Europe as a passenger. In 2006, the port welcomed over 3 million passengers and saw 269,317 freight units pass through. The port is accessible via the M27 junction 12 leading to the M275 into Portsmouth City Centre.
The Port of Southampton just 30 minutes away, handles in excess of 42 million tonnes of cargo annually and is the main gateway for Far East imports to the UK. It is also recognised as the ‘Cruise Capital’ of the UK and northern Europe, with around 1million passengers each year passing through on ships such as the Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2.
