There are 7 ways to get from Durham to Southampton by plane or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane RDU - SOU
14h 1m£294–1,508Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane RDU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
16h 35m£205–717Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane RDU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
13h 30m£349–1,224Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RDU - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
15h 37m£217–762Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane RDU - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Southampton Centraltrain
16h 57m£233–794Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RDU - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
19h 35m£393–1,402Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CLT - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
16h 6m£320–1,067
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Southampton Airport (SOU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Southampton is to fly and train which costs £200 - £750 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Southampton is to fly and train which takes 13h 30m and costs £340 - £1,300.
The distance between Durham and Southampton is 3879 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 1m to get from Durham to Southampton, including transfers.
Southampton is 4h ahead of Durham. It is currently 5:48 PM in Durham and 9:48 PM in Southampton.
There are 1960+ hotels available in Southampton.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Southampton, England?
Aer Lingus and JetBlue Airways fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Southampton Airport (SOU) twice daily.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Southampton Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–1,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
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