There are 11 ways to get from Southampton to Bamberg 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 Southampton Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SOU - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bambergtrain
6h 34m€114–458Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane STN - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bambergtrain
7h 9m€102–371Train via Würzburg
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
11h 29m€281–588Bus, train
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bambergtrain
18h 33m€144–406Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southampton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bambergcar
10h 23m€300–387Train to London City Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LCY - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
8h 8m€201–545Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LHR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
8h 34m€155–463Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LGW - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Bambergtrain
9h€152–415Train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bambergtrain
12h 39m€281–643Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Bamberg train stationbus
25h€111–174Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bambergcar
11h 32m€193–342
Southampton to Bamberg by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Bamberg is to bus which costs €110 - €180 and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Bamberg is to fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs €110 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Bamberg station. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Bamberg train station via London Victoria and Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton to Bamberg. However, there are services departing from Southampton Central and arriving at Bamberg via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt and Würzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 29m.
The distance between Southampton and Bamberg is 975 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Bamberg without a car is to train via Würzburg which takes 11h 29m and costs €280 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Southampton to Bamberg, including transfers.
Southampton to Bamberg bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Bamberg train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Southampton Central station.
The best way to get from Southampton to Bamberg is to train via Würzburg which takes 11h 29m and costs €280 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 25h.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Bamberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Southampton Central to Bamberg via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, and Würzburg Hbf in around 11h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Station to Bamberg train station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Nuremberg central bus station in around 25h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Frankfurt to Bamberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Bamberg train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Southampton to Bamberg bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bamberg is 1h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 3:01 AM in Southampton and 4:01 AM in Bamberg.
Southampton to Bamberg train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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