There are 12 ways to get from Tours to Southampton by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, car ferry, bus, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 41m£159–328Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus 032
16h 42m£60–104Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tours to Caentrain Ter
- Take the car ferry from Caen Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
12h 48m£87–373Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tours to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Southamptoncar
9h 11m£82–417Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tours to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Southamptoncar
8h 36mTrain to Paris Orly Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ORY - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Chichestertrain
- Take the train from Chichester to Southampton Centraltrain
7h£102–280Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CDG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Chichestertrain
- Take the train from Chichester to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 30m£97–287Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane ORY - SOU
4h 38m£94–342Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CDG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 51m£112–309Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CDG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
7h 28m£152–454Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NTE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Chichestertrain
- Take the train from Chichester to Southampton Centraltrain
8h 17m£84–226Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Tours to Le Manstrain
- Take the train from Le Mans to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Chichestertrain
- Take the train from Chichester to Southampton Centraltrain
9h 7m£111–393
Tours to Southampton by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tours to Southampton is to bus which costs £60 - £110 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Tours to Southampton is to train and fly which takes 4h 38m and costs £90 - £350.
No, there is no direct bus from Tours station to Southampton station. However, there are services departing from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station and arriving at Coach Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 42m.
The distance between Tours and Southampton is 505 miles.
The best way to get from Tours to Southampton without a car is to train which takes 6h 41m and costs £150 - £330.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Tours to Southampton, including transfers.
Tours to Southampton bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tours to Southampton is to train which takes 6h 41m and costs £150 - £330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £110 and takes 16h 42m.
Tours to Southampton bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Southampton is 1h behind Tours. It is currently 10:16 AM in Tours and 9:16 AM in Southampton.
What companies run services between Tours, France and Southampton, England?
You can take a train from St Pierre Des Corps to Southampton Central via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, St Pancras International Station, Euston Bus Station, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 6h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Coach Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 16h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £35–50
- 1st Class
- £55–70
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–70
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £40–60
- 1st Class
- £65–85
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–70
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £29–40
- 1st Class
- £45–60
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- £50–70
Train from Tours to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- £60–85
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- £45–65
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- £60–90
Train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £28–45
- Rail 1st Class
- £40–65
Train from Tours to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £14–21
- Rail 1st Class
- £22–35
Train from Le Mans to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £23–35
- Rail 1st Class
- £35–55
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £85–120
- Comfort
- £100–140
- Premium
- £130–170
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55–80
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Tours to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Tours to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to Chichester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £14–21
Train from Chichester to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £11–17
- 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
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55–80
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–250
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–250
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £23–29
- Car
- £40–60
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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