Southampton Airport
Southampton Airport is the leading 'Fast Track' airport for central Southern England with 13 airlines and tour operators serving around 48 destinations. The airport is located in the northwest suburb of Southampton just 6 miles from the city centre. Southampton airport is easily accessible by most types of transport and ideally located for seaside destinations on Britain's south coast, Winchester and the New Forest.
Website: Southampton Airport (www.southamptonairport.com/)
Travel options
Taxi
Checker Cars is the official airport taxi operator located in the main concourse opposite the arrivals hall. Cars are available everyday 24 hours a day and there are taxis at the airport to meet all arriving flights. Fares to Southampton city centre are about £13, to Winchester £20 and to Bournemouth £58.
For more information about fares or to book a taxi visit Checker Cars (www.checkercars.com/), or call +44 (0)23 8062 7100.
Car
The airport is located in the northwest suburb of Southampton on the interchange of the M27 motorway to Portsmouth and M3 motorway to London. Passengers should exit at junction 5 of the M27. London is about 80 miles from the airport taking about 1 hour 30 minutes to drive. You can also get to Oxford and Newbury very easily via the A34. Use the VisitBritain journey planner (visitbritain.transportdirect.info/web2) to find the best route to your destination.
Postcode: If you are using satellite navigation the postcode for Southampton Airport is SO18 2NL.
Car hire
There are 5 car hire companies at Southampton Airport each with desks in the main terminal building. See car hire at Southampton Airport for details.
Bus
There are regular local bus services operated by First Southampton, Solent Blue Line and Uni Link between the airport and Southampton city centre. First Southampton's 101 service runs up to 2 buses an hour (during university term time).
For more information
First Southampton: +44 (0)23 8022 4854
Solent Blue Line: +44 (0)23 8061 8233
Uni Link: +44 (0)23 8059 5974
Coach
National Express is Britain's largest coach operator with direct and connecting routes to over 500 destinations in the UK. There is a National Express terminal in Southampton city centre on Western Esplanade. Take a taxi or local bus (see above) from the airport coach terminal. If you take a bus ask the driver to let you off at the nearest stop to Western Esplanade.
For more information or to book tickets online or by phone visit National Express (www.nationalexpress.com/), or call +44 (0)8705 808 080.
Train
The airport has the shortest plane to train connection of any airport in Europe. The terminal is just 99 steps from Southampton Airport (Parkway) Station, with up to 3 trains every hour to London Waterloo and fast links to many InterCity destinations.
For more information or to book tickets go to National Rail (www.nationalrail.co.uk/), or call +44 (0)20 7278 5240.