There are 12 ways to get from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre by train, plane, night train, bus, car, car train or car ferry
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Train, night train • 27h 57m
Train, bus • 29h 35m
Drive, Eurotunnel • 15h 32m
Drive, car ferry • 16h 45m
Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre is to train and fly, which costs £80 - £380 and takes 11h 3m.
The quickest way to get from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre is to train and fly which costs £85 - £340 and takes 7h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre. However, there are services departing from Southampton Airport Parkway and arriving at Corniglia via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Zuerich Hb and Sestri Levante. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 57m.
The distance between Southampton Airport (SOU) and Cinque Terre is 1124 km.
The best way to get from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre without a car is to train and night train which takes 27h 57m and costs £320 - £850.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre, including transfers.
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Southampton Airport Parkway station.
The quickest flight from London Gatwick Airport to Pisa Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 10m.
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), arrive at Sestri Levante station.
easyJet offers flights from London Gatwick Airport to Pisa Airport.

- Distance: 1123.7 km
- Duration: 7h 34m
What companies run services between Southampton Airport (SOU), England and Cinque Terre, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cinque Terre. However, you can take the train to Clapham Junction, take the train to Gatwick Airport, take the walk to London Gatwick airport, fly to Pisa, take the walk to Pisa Airport, take the train to Pisa Centrale, take the train to La Spezia Centrale, then take the train to Cinque Terre. Alternatively, you can take the train to Reading, take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the walk to London Heathrow airport, fly to Florence, take the walk to Florence Airport (FLR), take the tram to Unita, take the walk to Firenze S.M.N., take the train to Pisa Centrale, take the train to La Spezia Centrale, then take the train to Cinque Terre.

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220 - €850
Flights from London Gatwick to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70 - €290
Flights from London Heathrow to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €650
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €750
Flights from London Heathrow to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80 - €700
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €700

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60 - €260
Flights from London Gatwick to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35 - €340
Flights from London Gatwick to Milan Malpensa via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €340
Flights from London Gatwick to Milan Malpensa via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €340

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Florence via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Linate via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €650
Flights from London Heathrow to Bologna via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from London Heathrow to Bologna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Malpensa via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €500
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Malpensa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €500

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Florence via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190 - €900
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Linate via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €700
Flights from London Heathrow to Bologna via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €1100
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Malpensa via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €600

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Florence via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €1000
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Linate via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €650
Flights from London Heathrow to Bologna via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €600
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Malpensa via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €650

- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70 - €290
Flights from London Gatwick to Florence via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €290
Flights from London Gatwick to Milan Malpensa via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €600

- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Florence via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €550
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90 - €600
Flights from London Heathrow to Bologna via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €600

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Florence via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €800
Flights from London Heathrow to Bologna via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €490
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Malpensa via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €440

- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Linate via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €700
Flights from London Heathrow to Bologna via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €650

- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €270

- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70 - €240

- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €35 - €55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €60 - €85
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €90
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €35 - €55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €65 - €90

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9 - €45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- €9 - €14
- Base Standard
- €23 - €35
- Base Premium
- €30 - €45
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- €11 - €15
- Base Standard
- €25 - €35
- Base Premium
- €30 - €45

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6 - €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €6 - €9
Train from Milano Centrale to Levanto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14 - €19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €14 - €19
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7 - €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €7 - €11
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6 - €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €6 - €9

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6 - €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €10 - €12
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6 - €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €10 - €12
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7 - €14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12 - €14
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5 - €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €9 - €11
Frequently asked questions

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €35 - €55
- 1st Class
- €45 - €70

- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19 - €50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €19 - €27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30 - €50

- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10 - €26
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Contactless Off Peak
- €10 - €15
- Contactless Peak
- €18 - €26

- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9 - €40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €14 - €19
- Smart Low Cost
- €9 - €11
- Smart Flex
- €28 - €40

- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17 - €200
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €140 - €200
- Couchette Carriage
- €70 - €100
- Seating Carriage
- €17 - €24
Train from Genova Piazza Principe to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15 - €200
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €140 - €200
- Couchette Carriage
- €70 - €95
- Seating Carriage
- €15 - €22

- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T.1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4 - €6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/

Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130 - €410
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- €320 - €410
- Standard
- €130 - €190
- Standard Premier
- €180 - €240

- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75 - €190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €75 - €120
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €130 - €190

- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Sestri Levante
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130 - €250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html

- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/

- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from London - Victoria Coach Station to Paris - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Paris - Bercy Seine to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60 - €90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/

Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions

- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables

- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50 - €70
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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