There are 12 ways to get from Southampton to Perth by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SOU - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
4h 7mFly Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SOU - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
4h 24m£51–202Train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
8h 17m£96–303Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5032 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station802
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South StreetM9
13h 11m£75–136Drive 460.2 mi
- Drive from Southampton to Perth460.2 mi
7h 49m£113–162Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LHR - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
5h 37mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LHR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
5h 59m£94–299Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
5h 57mTrain to London City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LCY - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
5h 36mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LGW - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
5h 35mTrain via Birmingham
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
10h 13m£72–385Train via Birmingham Airport (BHX)
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham InternationalBournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham International to PerthLondon Euston - Inverness
10h 22m£111–208
Southampton to Perth by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Perth is to bus which costs £75 - £140 and takes 13h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Perth is to fly and train which takes 4h 24m and costs £50 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Perth. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at South Street via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton to Perth. However, there are services departing from Southampton Central and arriving at Perth via Waterloo station, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 17m.
The distance between Southampton and Perth is 400 miles. The road distance is 462.9 miles.
The best way to get from Southampton to Perth without a car is to train which takes 8h 17m and costs £95 - £310.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Southampton to Perth, including transfers.
Southampton to Perth bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Perth train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Southampton Central station.
The best way to get from Southampton to Perth is to train which takes 8h 17m and costs £95 - £310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £140 and takes 13h 11m.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Perth, Scotland?
You can take a train from Southampton Central to Perth via London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 8h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Station to South Street via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Buchanan Bus Station in around 13h 11m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–220
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–350
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Birmingham International to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £300–350
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to South Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Southampton to Perth bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Southampton to Perth train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Southampton to Perth is 463 miles. It takes approximately 7h 49m to drive from Southampton to Perth.
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