🎓 Buses to University of Portsmouth

12 bus routes serve University of Portsmouth in Old Portsmouth. 6 run through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving University of Portsmouth

• 13 City Centre City Shops South → Baffins Portsmouth College Mon–Fri 07:03–22:14 Sun 09:03–22:14 Stagecoach South
• 7 City Centre, Civic Offices → Wecock Farm, Blackbird Close Mon–Fri 04:12–01:26 Sun 06:00–23:10 🌙 Every night First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport
• 700 Chichester Bus Station → The Hard Interchange Mon–Fri 04:48–00:41 Sun 05:28–23:41 Stagecoach South
• H1 Southsea → Hovertravel Stop Mon–Fri 06:30–20:29 Sun 08:10–20:29 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport
• 725 The Hard Interchange → Sefter Bottom Barfoots of Botley Mon–Fri 05:39–20:14 Sun 05:39–20:14 Stagecoach South
• 3 Fareham Bus Station → South Parade Pier Mon–Fri 04:35–01:38 Sun 06:28–23:36 🌙 Every night First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport
• 2 The Hard Interchange → Allaway Avenue Shops 24 hours First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport
• 1 The Hard/Gunwharf → South Parade Pier Mon–Fri 04:40–01:21 Sun 06:53–22:21 🌙 Friday & Saturday nights First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport
• 23 Havant Bus Station → Southsea South Parade Pier 24 hours Stagecoach South
• X3 Fareham Bus Station → South Parade Pier Mon–Fri 08:06–23:29 Sun 23:15–23:36 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport
• 030 Fareham - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Fareham Mon–Fri 03:05–19:55 Sun 03:05–19:55 🌙 Every night coach National Express
• 25 The Hard Interchange → Lifeboat Station Mon–Fri 07:29–16:34 Sun 08:55–16:34 Stagecoach South

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to University of Portsmouth

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• 7 City Centre, Civic Offices → Wecock Farm, Blackbird Close Every night 22:00–07:00 runs tonight
• 3 Fareham Bus Station → South Parade Pier Every night 22:00–07:00 runs tonight
• 2 The Hard Interchange → Allaway Avenue Shops Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 1 The Hard/Gunwharf → South Parade Pier Friday & Saturday nights 22:00–07:00
• 23 Havant Bus Station → Southsea South Parade Pier Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 030 Fareham - Victoria, London → Belgravia, Victoria - Fareham Every night 22:00–06:59 runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to University of Portsmouth from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other University of Portsmouth campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to University of Portsmouth?

12 routes serve the campus: the 13 (towards Baffins Portsmouth College), the 7 (towards Wecock Farm, Blackbird Close), the 700 (towards The Hard Interchange), the H1 (towards Hovertravel Stop), the 725 (towards Sefter Bottom Barfoots of Botley), the 3 (towards South Parade Pier), the 2 (towards Allaway Avenue Shops), the 1 (towards South Parade Pier), the 23 (towards Southsea South Parade Pier), the X3 (towards South Parade Pier), the 030 (towards Belgravia, Victoria - Fareham), the 25 (towards Lifeboat Station). Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University of Portsmouth?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 12 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to University of Portsmouth?

2 routes serve the campus 24 hours a day. Of the fixed-hours routes, the earliest weekday departure from the campus is 03:05 on the 030.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

6 of the 12 routes run in the small hours, and 2 run 24 hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to University of Portsmouth outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to University of Portsmouth, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Old Portsmouth.