Southampton Transportation

Getting There: By Air: BAA Southampton Airport (+44 870 1212747 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +44 870 1212747      end_of_the_skype_highlighting; http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/) serves Bath and is located 15 min. from the city center. Airlines include:

Aer Arann (+44 800 5872324; http://www.aerarann.com)

Air Berlin (+44 870 738 8880; http://www.airberlin.com/)

Air France (+44 870 142 4343; http://www.airfrance.co.uk/)

Aurigny (+44 871 8710717; http://www.aurigny.com)

British Airways (+44 870 8509850; http://www.britishairways.com)

Eastern Airways (+44 1652 680600 http://www.easternairways.com)

Eclipse Direct (+44 870 501 0203; http://www.eclipsedirect.co.uk/)

First Choice Airways (+44 870 750 0472; http://www.firstchoice.co.uk/)

Flybe (+44 871 7000123; http://www.flybe.com)

Holiday Options (+44 870 0130 450; http://www.holidayoptions.co.uk/)

Iberworld Airlines ( http://www.iberworld.com )

Inghams (+44 208 780 4400; http://www.inghams.co.uk/index1.html)

ScotAirways (+44 870 606 0707; http://www.scotairways.com/)

Skybus (+44 845 710 5555; http://www.skybus.co.uk)

Thomas Cook (+44 870 111 1111; http://www.thomascook.com/)

Thomson Fly ( +43 192 89 598/ http://www.thomsonfly.com )

Thompson Holidays (+44 870 165 0079; http://www.thomson.co.uk/po/index.jsp)

VLM (+44 23 8067 2677; http://www.flyvlm.com/emc.asp)

If you prefer to travel through London, there are 3 airports serving the city. Heathrow International Airport (LHR) (+44 870 000 0123; http://www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/heathrow/) is considered the hub of the aviation world and is the base for over 90 airlines. Gatwick International Airport (BAA) (+44 870 000 2468 http://www.baa.co.uk/main/airports/gatwick) is the closest to Brighton. Stansted International Airport (STN) (+44 870 000 0303 http://www.baa.com/main/airports/stansted) is another option. Major airlines include:

American Airlines (+1 817 967 2000/ http://www.aa.com)

Air Canada (+1 800 776 3000/ http://www.aircanada.ca )

Air China (http://www.airchina.com.cn)

Air France (+1 800 871 1366/ http://www.airfrance.com )

Air India (http://www.airindia.com)

Alitalia (+ 1 800 223 5730/ http://www.alitalia.com)

British Airways ( +1 800 247 9297/ http://www.british-airways.com )

Iberia (+ 1 800 772 4642/ http://www.iberia.com)

Japan Airlines (+1 800 525 3663/ http://www.japanair.com )

Korean Air (+1 800 438 5000/ http://www.koreanair.com )

Qantas ( +1 604 279 6611/ http://www.qantas.com )

United Airlines (+1 800 241 6522/ http://www.ual.com )

Virgin Atlantic Airways (+ 1 800 862 8621/ http://www.virgin-atlantic.com)

From London, you can transfer to the Bristol International Airport or travel to Brighton via rail, bus or motorway. It is a 90 min. train ride from London's Paddington to Bath.

Rental Car Companies include:

Alamo (http://www.alamo.com/ 800-522-9696)

Auto Europe (http://www.autoeurope.com/ 888-223-5555)

Hertz (http://www.hertz.com 405-749-4424)

Thrifty (http://www.thrifty.com)

By car: From the North, London and the Home Counties take the M3, M27. From the West Country, Bristol and Wales take the A36. From the East take the A27/M27 and exit at Junction 8.

By Rail/Bus/Coach:

Travel line (http://www.nexus.org.uk) provides all public transportation information.

National Express Coaches: http://www.gobycoach.com

National Rail (+44 8457 484950)

First Western National (http://www.firstgroup.com) offers train and bus transportation.

Eurostar (http://www.eurostar.com/)

The Trainline (http://www.thetrainline.com/)

By Sea: Cross channel ferry services operate from the port of Portsmouth (21 miles from Southampton). Red Funnel Ferries provides service from Town Quay to Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Three cruise terminals operate from Southampton.

Red Funnel Ferries (http://www.redfunnel.co.uk)

Brittany Ferries (http://www.brittanyferries.com)

P&O Ferries (http://www.poportsmouth.com)

Condor Ferries (http://www.condorferries.co.uk)

Getting Around:

Transport Direct: Transport Direct (http://www.transportdirect.info/TransportDirect/en/) is a complete transport journey planner for Great Britain. The site covers train, flight, coach, car route planning, etc.

By Rail:

Eurostar (http://www.eurostar.com/)

The Trainline (http://www.thetrainline.com/)

BritRail, (http://www.acprailnet.com/britrail ; 866-BRITRAIL).

Network Rail (http://www.networkrail.co.uk; + 44 0 8457 11 41 41)

By Coach/Bus:

Park & Ride (+44 0845 606 4446) with locations throughout the city for bus connections

National Express Coaches (http://www.gobycoach.com)

Eurolines (http://www.nationalexpress.com/eurolines_microsite/index.cfm)

By Foot:

The best way to tour the city is on foot. Major tourist destinations in Southampton are within walking distance of the major hotels.

Planning a Trip

Getting There

Trains depart from London's Waterloo Station several times daily. The trip takes a little more than an hour. Call tel. 0845/748-4950, or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk.

National Express operates hourly departures from London's Victoria Coach Station. The trip takes 2 1/2 hours. Call tel. 0871/781-81-81, or visit www.nationalexpress.com for information and schedules.

If you're driving, take the M3 southwest from London.

Visitor Information

The Tourist Information Centre, 9 Civic Centre Rd. (tel. 023/8083-3333; www.visit-southampton.co.uk), is open Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 5pm, Sunday and bank holidays 10am to 3:30pm.