| Travelling
Between Cruise Terminals & Bus + Rail Stations At Southampton |
If
you are using public transport to get to Southampton you will need
to take a taxi between the cruise terminals and the bus or rail stations.
There are four cruise terminals at Southampton. We have a dedicated
page on the cruise terminals including a section on travelling
between the bus/train stations and each cruise terminal with a
map.
|
Typical
Southampton Taxi |
| National
Express Bus - Southampton & Gatwick |
National
Express Coaches are comfortable long distance coaches with onboard
washroom and toilets.
In Southampton, National Express buses have their own dedicated bus
station about 300m from the rail station. A taxi is required for passengers
going to or from the cruise terminal.
There are no direct coaches between Southampton and Gatwick, most
journeys you will change buses at Heathrow Airport.
The journey is mostly along motorway. |
Southampton
Bus Station |
Luggage
allowance is two suitcases, neither of which should weigh more than
20kg, plus hand luggage.
It is up to the discretion of the driver if more luggage is carried.
There is no luggage excess charge system, if everybody in the bus
turns up with their full luggage allowance there is no room for more
luggage. |
Fare
: £24.20
Single, £30.00 Return.
(Children 3-15 Half Price)
Gatwick
- Southampton Ticketing & Timetables
Journey Time : Around 3 hours 45 minutes
Frequency:
Broadly hourly |
| Rail
Gatwick - Southampton |
| There
is a direct service that runs broadly hourly most days taking two
hours. If you just miss a train there are indirect options which take
no longer connecting with the London Waterloo to Southampton train
at Clapham Junction. |
Fares
: Fares
are complex, definitions of peak travel can vary by sector. Broadly
off peak fares are available for train departures after 09:30 Monday
to Friday, anytime weekends.
Off
Peak Fare : £18.60
Single, £28.70 Return.
Peak
Fare : £25.00
Single, £50.00 Return
Use 'the trainline'
- for timetables and available fares.
|
 |
For
overseas visitors the big problem with train tickets is that there
are no true etickets at the moment. Tickets ordered online can only
be sent to UK postal addresses.
There is an option where you can order online and pickup the tickets
on arrival at a special ticket machine. The good news is that Gatwick
is one of the few stations where such a machine is located, but there
is no machine at Southampton. |
Private
Transport
Direct
transfers from Gatwick to Southampton by private hire vehicle save
a lot of hassle and tedium associated with the public transport alternatives.
Journey time is around 100 minutes and there is no tedious transfer
between the bus or coach station to the cruise terminal at the end. |
Gatwick
- Southampton Private Hire Fixed Price Menu
(Prices include all taxes, parking fees etc) |
Passenger
Capacity |
Luggage
Capacity |
Price |
Vehicle
Type |
| 4 |
4
cases |
£170 |
Saloon/Sedan/MPV
- 4 cases plus up to 5 hand luggage. Chrysler Voyager or similar. |
 |
Saloon
Sedan Car/ MPV transfer enquires/quotations
|
|
8
|
16
cases |
£240 |
High
Loader Bus- bus with seats taken out .
Room for 16 cases/outsize items + hand luggage |
 |
|
12
|
16
cases |
£290 |
Standard
12 seat bus - standard 12 seat minibus
Room for 16 cases/outsize items + hand luggage |
|
16
|
16/20
cases |
£335 |
Standard
16 seat bus - standard 16 seat minibus
Room for 16 cases/outsize items + hand luggage |
 |
|
>16
|
quotation
required for larger coach with 24, 48 or 53 seats |
Order now on
our secure shopping cart:
Gatwick
to Southampton online minibus reservation
Southampton
to Gatwick online minibus reservation
|
Or use our Gatwick - Southampton enquiry form
|
|
