Stonehenge by Public Transport
Independent Day Trips To Stonehenge From London Using Salisbury As Your Gateway
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| Stonehenge Bus |
To make an independent trip to a Stonehenge using public transport you need to use Salisbury as your gateway town.
There are frequent trains from London's Waterloo station, normally two trains an hour to Salisbury. Scheduled travel time is about 80 minutes.
From the rail station, the Stonehenge Tour Bus will transport you on the thirty minute trip to Stonehenge.
Salisbury
Salisbury itself is also well worth a visit in its own right.
The city of Salisbury is an old medieval market town. You can still see many of the medieval wooden fronted buildings in the centre and the market still operates twice a week. The big attraction at Salisbury is Salisbury Cathedral within which is an original of the Magna Carta.
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Salisbury to Stonehenge Tour Bus - The Stonehenge Tour
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The Stonehenge Tour Bus pictured above is the only regular public transport to Stonehenge itself. It normally runs at least hourly and more frequently in the summer months. The Stonehenge Tour Bus also allows you to stop over at Old Sarum, which is worthwhile.
The journey itself is quite scenic. Stonehenge Bus starts from Salisbury Rail Station and also picks up at the Bus Station. Unfortunately there is no left luggage facility at the train station.
The bus works on a hop on, hop off principle. You can spend as long as you like at Stonehenge or Old Sarum, you do not have to ride on a particular schedule.
Stonehenge Tour Prices & TimetableSalisbury to Stonehenge By Public Bus
Not so long ago before the Stonehenge Tour Bus was introduced you used to be able get cheap public buses to Stonehenge. Today the nearest you can get to Stonehenge by public bus is Amesbury. From Amesbury its a 20/30 minute walk up to Stonehenge.
If you really want to do Stonehenge in depth, you can spend all day walking the Stonehenge landscape. There are a number of Neolithic monuments like Woodhenge scattered around the Stonehenge and Amesbury district all with information boards and connecting footpaths. Unfortunately this facility is not promoted much and its difficult to find official information.
Take the number 5 or 6 bus from Salisbury Bus Station to Amesbury, a 25 minute ride. Buses run approximately every 30 minutes Monday to Saturdays, every 2-3 hours Sunday.
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| Outline Rail Map Connecting Salisbury (Trains at least hourly) |
Salisbury By Train
It is quite an attractive proposition to take a 3 or 4 day tour of the main English attractions. There are frequent trains connecting Salisbury, Bath and Oxford.
Salisbury is a good base for visiting Stonehenge in addition to its own charms. Oxford is a few miles from Blenheim Palace, Cotswolds and Stratford Upon Avon.
Frequent trains run from London's Waterloo station taking approximately 80 minutes to do the journey to Salisbury.
There are normally two trains an hour operating up until very late evening.
London - Salisbury Times & Fares
On the Salisbury - Waterloo route there is also a chance you may be able to get deep discounted fares on Megatrain / Megabus.
This is a web site that sells cheap fares on a subset of the trains where it is unlikely they will sell many tickets otherwise. You have to purchase in advance.
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