Booking Airfare
Kayak
for airline fare comparison
1 800 Fly Europe
Make sure you click on the check other times button
Iceland Air
Aer Lingus
BT Store
another site for good air prices, especially one-way.
SkyScanner
Ground Transportation in the UK from members of the roll calls
London Accessibility
The London Pass
Heathrow Airport
Gatwick Airport Guide
There are 2 main (cheap choices) to get from London to Southampton: Train or Coach.
This can be as low as £1 from central london, around 2hours
Heathrow
National Express direct coach is best.
London Tool Kit Heathrow – Southampton
Gatwick
Direct (except sundays) train £10 is best.
Southern Railway
Key info
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Anytime on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
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Not before 10:00 Monday to Friday
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Not between 16:45 and 19:15 Monday to Friday when boarding trains from East Croydon and London stations (Victoria, London Bridge and Clapham Junction)
New coach service to compete with National express
Greyhound UK
Eddie Manning – Heathrow, Gatwick & London airport transfer service
Between Southampton and London by train: Go to Southampton Central station for Southwest Trains to London. You have the option of four departures an hour and journey times of 70 to 90 minutes. To check schedules, visit Southwest Trains or National Rail Enquiries online. You can also call 0871-200-4950 for train timetable information. Fares are cheapest for departures after 10:00 a.m., so ask for a “cheap day single or return.”
Here are some other companies that seem to be recommended on Trip Advisor:
London Heathrow Cars
£32 to Kensington
Simply Airports
£35 to same area
Try Smiths for Airports. They are based in Portsmouth but would probably do Southampton. They have a website so just google them.
Off-Peak Trains, Tickets and fares – National Rail Enquiries
For Cheap Train Tickets- best deals are released 12 weeks before so end of July time (Craig Baum) Red spotted hanky
Ferry
Hythe – Southampton ferry schedule
Last update: July 05, 2015