There are 10 ways to get from Scotland to Southampton by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
3h 15m£88–208Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus 032
12h 37m£29–89Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Streettrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
7h 32m£60–292Bus via Birmingham
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 181 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Stationbus 160
12h 10m£34–104Drive 418 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Southamptoncar 418 mi
7h 15m£101–146Fly Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
2h 56m£38–174Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Southampton Centraltrain
4h 44m£84–275Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Southampton Centraltrain
5h 3m£88–260Fly Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
5h 14m£48–185Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
5h 32m£54–200
Scotland to Southampton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Southampton is to bus which costs £29 - £90 and takes 12h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Southampton is to fly which takes 2h 56m and costs £35 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Southampton station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Coach Station via Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Southampton. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Southampton Central via Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 32m.
The distance between Scotland and Southampton is 368 miles. The road distance is 420.4 miles.
The best way to get from Scotland to Southampton without a car is to train which takes 7h 32m and costs £60 - £300.
It takes approximately 3h 15m to get from Scotland to Southampton, including transfers.
Scotland to Southampton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Southampton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Southampton is to fly which takes 3h 15m and costs £85 - £210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £60 - £300 and takes 7h 32m, you could also bus via Birmingham, which costs £30 - £110 and takes 12h 10m.
What companies run services between Scotland and Southampton, England?
Loganair, Aer Lingus, and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Southampton Central via Birmingham New Street in around 7h 32m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Woking to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Scotland to Southampton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Scotland to Southampton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Scotland to Southampton is 420 miles. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Scotland to Southampton.
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