By Train:
South West Trains run regular (at least one an hour) services to Southampton from London Waterloo via Winchester and Basingstoke as well as from Portsmouth and further east along the south coast. Many of these trains continue beyond Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth via the New Forest.
Southern Railway run services via a longer and slower route from London Victoria, but have the advantage of serving London Gatwick airport on the way.
Cross Country run longer distance services from the north of England via Birmingham and Reading.
First Great Western runs services from Cardiff, Bristol and Bath via Salisbury.
Megatrain is a new budget ticket option available up to four times a day on South West Trains' services between London and Southampton.
Train times can be found on National Rail or by calling 08457 48 49 50 from anywhere in the UK.
By Coach:
Megabus run a twice daily bus service from London Victoria Coach Station to Southampton.
National Express also run a regular coach service direct to Southampton from London Victoria Coach Station.
By Car:
The M3 links Southampton with the M25 and London. The M27 leads west towards Bournemouth and the West Country, and east along the coast towards Brighton and the rest of the south of England.
Car parking is relatively easy with many pay and display places in the city centre. There are a number of free 2hr car parks too, and if you stray a little further away you can find free parking on the streets.
By Air:
Southampton is about an hour from Heathrow/London and it has all the usual travel links, rough journy time is 2 hours..
Fom Heathrow direct by airport taxi (which must be pre-booked; pay the driver cash to get a preferential rate - credit card needs pre-arrangement).
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