Portsmouth is in Virginia, within the United States of America.

Get in

Portsmouth is primarily served by Norfolk Airport and to a lesser extent, Newport News/Williamsburg Airport.

By plane

• Norfolk International Airport (ORF ^IATA), 2200 Norview Ave (one mile east of Interstate 64 Exit 279), ☏ +1 757-857-3351. Non-stop flights to Norfolk Airport from the following cities (some cities may be seasonal or only offer service certain days of the week): Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Nashville, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, St Louis, Tampa and Washington. 
• Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF ^IATA). 

By boat

Take a ferry from Norfolk.

See

• 1 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum. (updated Oct 2019)
• 2 Fresnel Lens Pavilion. An 1896 first order Fresnel lens on display in a 16-foot pavilion. (updated Oct 2019)
• 3 Lightship Portsmouth. (updated Oct 2019)
• 4 Hill House Museum. (updated Oct 2019)
• 5 Children's Museum of Virginia. (updated Oct 2019)
• 6 Visual Arts Center at Tidewater Community College. (updated Oct 2019)
• 7 Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center. (updated Oct 2019)
• 8 Railroad Museum of Virginia. (updated Oct 2019)
• 9 Jewish Museum & Cultural Center. (updated Oct 2019)
• 10 Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum. (updated Oct 2019)
• 11 Paradise Creek Nature Park. (updated Oct 2019)
• 12 Portsmouth City Park. A 93-acre landscaped park that includes a nine-hole executive golf course. (updated Oct 2019)
• 13 Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve. Virginia’s only urban wildlife preserve. (updated Oct 2019)

• Olde Towne Public House, 467 Court St, ☏ +1 757-966-1229. (updated Jul 2021)

Eat

• Barons Pub, 500 High St, ☏ +1 757-399-4840. Live music daily. (updated Jul 2021)

Drink

• Bier Garden, 438 High St, ☏ +1 757-393-6022. German classics pair with 300+ global brews in a traditional setting with a beer hall and garden. (updated Jul 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center, 425 Water Street (In the heart of the historic district), ☏ +1 757 673-3000, toll-free: +1-888-839-1775, fax: +1 757 673-3030. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. All guest rooms have views of the Elizabeth River. Foggy Point Bar & Grill, the hotel restaurant, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

Go next

• Norfolk, just across the Elizabeth River
• Chesapeake
• Suffolk
• Virginia Beach

Routes through Portsmouth

END ← Chesapeake ←	W  E	→ Norfolk → Virginia Beach
Fredericksburg ← Newport News ←	N  S	→ Chesapeake → Wilmington