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Breeze through to Southampton Airport with one of the fastest plane-to-train connections in Europe – it's just 60 seconds walk to the terminal.
Southampton Airport (Parkway) rail station is as little as 66 minutes from central London by the fastest rail link, and services connect the airport with destinations throughout southern England and south Wales.
Routes and operators
South West Trains: Operates services to London Waterloo, Southampton Central and destinations including Winchester, Salisbury, Bournemouth, Weymouth and Basingstoke, with connections throughout south and west England.
CrossCountry: Trains run to Southampton Central, Bournemouth, Reading, Birmingham and Manchester, with connections to destinations around Britain.
Change at Southampton Central (journey time as little as eight minutes) for the following services:
First Great Western: Services throughout western England with destinations including Portsmouth, Brighton, Bristol and Cardiff.
Southern: Connections to destinations including Portsmouth, Brighton, London Bridge and London Victoria.
Fastest journey times to ...Southampton Central: 8 min
London Waterloo: 67 min
Winchester: 10 min
Bournemouth: 36 min
Basingstoke: 22 min
Salisbury: 51 min
Oxford: 74 min.
For more journey times and to see airport rail links in detail, download our rail network map (PDF format).
Train to planeA new footbridge has been installed adjacent to the airport terminal, at a cost of over £2 million. The covered walkway has lift access, making access to and from the airport significantly easier for passengers with luggage, children or reduced mobility.
Live travel informationSouthampton Airport is the first UK airport to provide live transport updates on bus, ferry, rail and road networks across the South. The new screens are located in the arrivals hall and at the help point to help passengers with their onward journeys.
Useful linksTimetable information from National Rail Enquiries