How to get to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is located within Portsmouth Naval Base with entry through Victory Gate at the corner of Queen Street and the Hard.
By road
RAC Route Planner or The AA (recommended)
The Historic Dockyard is less than 5 miles from Junction 12 of the M27. Follow the brown Historic Waterfront signs from the M275 into Portsmouth. Car parking is available on-site, or if the car park is full an alternative car park is available within a 5 minute walk. Please see our car parking page for more information.
For those using satellite navigation devices, the post code of the Historic Dockyard car park is PO1 3LA.
By Coach, Bus and Rail
Portsmouth Harbour Station / Hard Interchange coach and bus station is a few minutes walk from Victory Gate.
Rail
London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour is only a 90 minute journey and these run frequently. There are also regular services to and from Southampton Central with links to the South West and the West country.
SOUTH WEST TRAINS OFFER
If you are travelling to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard make it a GroupSave day where 2 pay - 4 travel! South West Trains (bookings and timetables)
For timetable details please visit National Rail Enquiries
Coaches
Coach parking - for further information about coach parking please contact our Advanced Sales Department on 023 9283 9766 or e-mail us. The majority of national coach services to Portsmouth stop at the Hard Interchange (adjacent to Historic Dockyard entrance).
Bus
Many local and regional bus services stop at the Hard Interchange (adjacent to Historic Dockyard entrance). Please visit First Bus, Stagecoach or Bluestar Bus services for the most up to date routes and timetables.
From 1st April 2008 until 4th April 2009, a joint discounted ticket is available for passengers on Stagecoach buses for a standard annual admission ticket to the Historic Dockyard. Please ask the driver for more details.
By Sea
Ferry services operate from France, Spain, the Isle of Wight and Gosport on a regular basis.
Links
P&0 Portsmouth Ferries
Wightlink Ferries