Trains
Breeze through to Southampton Airport with one of the fastest plane-to-train connections in Europe and just 60 seconds walk to the terminal.
Fastest journey times by rail from Southampton Airport Parkway station
- London Waterloo: 66 minutes
- Southampton City Centre: 8 minutes
- Bournemouth: 36 minutes
- Poole: 50 minutes
- Fareham: 34 minutes
- Portsmouth: 60 minutes
- Winchester: 10 minutes
- Basingstoke: 24 minutes
- Woking: 42 minutes
- Reading: 49 minutes
- Oxford: 74 minutes
Routes and operators
Trains direct to Southampton Airport
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.
Trains via Southampton Central
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.
For more journey times and to see airport rail links in detail, download our rail network map (PDF format).
Train to plane
A 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 information
Southampton 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.
