Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot from Portsmouth
Royal Ascot from Portsmouth. Collection is from any address in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Portsmouth is a place of roughly 198,000 people. By rail, the closest stop is Portsmouth and Southsea, 1 minute' drive. Expect about an hour and 9 minutes on the road via the M27, M3 and A332, a distance of 71.8 miles. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 19 minutes more in the car. The 2027 dates are 15–19 June. London Heathrow is about 29 minutes away by road (12.8 miles).
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Portsmouth. A luxury people-carrier is the usual choice for a larger group. Leaving Portsmouth, the car picks up the M27 and keeps to the main roads. You are set down at the permitted drop-off for your enclosure or ticket. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. The return to Portsmouth takes about an hour and 10 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Portsmouth to Ascot Racecourse1 hr 9 min, 71.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascot Racecourse to Portsmouth1 hr 10 min, 72 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
London Heathrow is about 29 minutes away by road (12.8 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgAt Royal Ascot, Royal Enclosure guests are dropped off and collected at Car Park 1 or Car Park 3; guests in all other enclosures use the drop-off points at Car Parks 3 and 6. Car parking is pre-booked via the racecourse.
Source: ascot.comStrict and enclosure-specific. Royal Enclosure gentlemen wear black, grey or navy morning dress with waistcoat, tie and black or grey top hat; the Windsor Enclosure has no formal dress code.
Source: ascot.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.orgThe Windsor Enclosure allows racegoers to bring their own picnic, subject to the picnic policy.
Source: ascot.comQueen Anne identified the site at East Cote as a racecourse in 1711; the first race, Her Majesty's Plate, was run that August.
Source: ascot.com
Price this journey
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Questions
How far is Royal Ascot from Portsmouth?
About an hour and 9 minutes and 71.8 miles in clear traffic, via the M27, M3 and A332; allow longer on the day.
Is there a dress code at Royal Ascot?
Strict and enclosure-specific. Royal Enclosure gentlemen wear black, grey or navy morning dress with waistcoat, tie and black or grey top hat; the Windsor Enclosure has no formal dress code.
Where does the car drop us?
At Royal Ascot, Royal Enclosure guests are dropped off and collected at Car Park 1 or Car Park 3; guests in all other enclosures use the drop-off points at Car Parks 3 and 6. Car parking is pre-booked via the racecourse.
Our undertaking
- 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.