There are 11 ways to get from Aberdeen to Southampton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
9h 1m£199–375Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn11
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus 032
16h 37m£78–143Bus, train
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Stationbus 160
15h 9m£134–259Drive 534.4 mi
- Drive from Aberdeen to Southamptoncar 534.4 mi
9h 22m£131–188Fly Aberdeen Airport to Southampton Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane ABZ - SOU
5h 42m£116–282Train
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meadstrain Aberdeen - Plymouth / ...
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour / ...
11h 30m£337–495Fly Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ABZ - LHR
- Take the train from Woking to Southampton Centraltrain
4h 58m£97–412Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane EDI - SOU
5h 56m£129–307Fly Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ABZ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
5h 36m£107–310Fly Aberdeen Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ABZ - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Centraltrain
5h 14m£97–272Fly Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Southampton Centraltrain
5h 59m£145–317
Aberdeen to Southampton by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Southampton is to bus which costs £75 - £150 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Southampton is to fly and train which takes 4h 58m and costs £95 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Southampton station. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Coach Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Aberdeen to Southampton. However, there are services departing from Aberdeen and arriving at Southampton Central via Edinburgh Waverley, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 1m.
The distance between Aberdeen and Southampton is 603 miles. The road distance is 537.5 miles.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Southampton without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 9h 1m and costs £190 - £380.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Aberdeen to Southampton, including transfers.
Aberdeen to Southampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Union Square Bus Station.
Aberdeen to Southampton train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Aberdeen station.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Southampton is to train via Edinburgh which takes 9h 1m and costs £190 - £380. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £110 - £290 and takes 5h 42m, you could also bus, which costs £75 - £150 and takes 16h 37m.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Southampton, England?
You can take a train from Aberdeen to Southampton Central via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 9h 1m. Alternatively, KLM, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Southampton Airport (SOU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–270
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–270
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Southampton Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–260
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–430
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £300–430
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Woking to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Aberdeen to Southampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Aberdeen to Southampton train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aberdeen to Southampton is 537 miles. It takes approximately 9h 22m to drive from Aberdeen to Southampton.
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