There are 13 ways to get from Germany to Southampton by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CGN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 9m£91–218Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DUS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 21m£82–301Train via Hanover
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
14h 55m£277–515Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus 032 / ...
24h 57m£95–155Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Berlin to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Southamptoncar
11h 21m£272–347Fly Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FRA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 33m£96–247Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 9m£104–323Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane AMS - SOU
6h 5m£121–351Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CGN - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 22m£85–289Fly Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 26m£113–329Fly Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAM - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 36m£104–333Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
15h 58m£139–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Southamptoncar
12h 25m£184–309
Germany to Southampton by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Southampton is to bus which costs £95 - £160 and takes 24h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Southampton is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs £120 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Southampton station. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at Coach Station via Berlin Südkreuz train station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Southampton. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Southampton Central via S Spandau Bhf, Hannover Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
The distance between Germany and Southampton is 405 miles.
The best way to get from Germany to Southampton without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 14h 55m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Germany to Southampton, including transfers.
Germany to Southampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
Germany to Southampton train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Spandau Bhf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Southampton is to train via Hanover which takes 14h 55m and costs £270 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £160 and takes 24h 57m.
What companies run services between Germany and Southampton, England?
You can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Southampton Central via S Spandau Bhf, Hannover Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 14h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. to Coach Station via Berlin Südkreuz train station and London Victoria in around 24h 57m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–340
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- 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
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
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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- 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 London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- 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)
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 Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Germany to Southampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Germany to Southampton train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
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