Glyndebourne Festival
The Glyndebourne Festival from Portsmouth
A chauffeured day at the Glyndebourne Festival, starting from Portsmouth. The car comes to your door in Portsmouth (Hampshire). Its population is put at about 198,000. The nearest station by road is Portsmouth and Southsea, about 1 minute away. The drive is about an hour and 23 minutes (61.1 miles), mostly on the A3, M275 and A27. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 21 minutes less in the car. The 2027 dates are 20 May – 29 August. Festival performances include a 90-minute interval for picnicking in the gardens or dining in the restaurants.
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Portsmouth. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. From there it is the A3, M275 and A27 to Glyndebourne. Drop-off at Glyndebourne follows the organisers' published arrangements for the day. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Back at Portsmouth about an hour and 23 minutes after leaving the gates, give or take the exit queue.
- Portsmouth to Glyndebourne1 hr 23 min, 61.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Glyndebourne to Portsmouth1 hr 23 min, 61 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Festival performances include a 90-minute interval for picnicking in the gardens or dining in the restaurants.
Source: glyndebourne.comCars should be pre-booked both ways as local availability is limited; drop-off and collection is at the set-down point shown on the grounds map. A large free audience car park is managed by attendants.
Source: glyndebourne.comBlack tie is traditional during the Festival (May-August); autumn season is smart casual. On-site changing facilities are available.
Source: glyndebourne.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 197,700.
Source: openstreetmap.orgPortsmouth is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Portsmouth by road is Portsmouth and Southsea (PMS), about 1 minute' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Gatwick Airport is about 49 minutes away by road (34.0 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Biggin Hill Airport is about 77 minutes away by road (55.8 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
How long is the drive from Portsmouth to the Glyndebourne Festival?
About an hour and 23 minutes and 61.1 miles in clear traffic, via the A3, M275 and A27; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for the Glyndebourne Festival is Lewes. From Portsmouth, a car goes door to door in about an hour and 23 minutes.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Gatwick Airport is about 49 minutes from Glyndebourne by road; an airport collection can be added.
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- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.