There are 11 ways to get from Southampton to Carcassonne by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car ferry, train, plane, ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Carcassonnetrain Tgv
11h 32m€387–625Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Carcassonne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Carcassonne Airport (CCF)plane STN - CCF
7h 12m€91–293Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonnebus
24h 25m€101–186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Southampton to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Carcassonnecar
15h 47m€190–635Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- 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 Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
7h 45m€127–413Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havreferry
- Take the bus from Le Havre to Paris - Orly Airportbus 732
- Take the bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Carcassonnebus
24h 42m€132–177Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Southampton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Carcassonnecar
13h 5m€340–437Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BRS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
8h 7m€108–288Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LGW - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
8h 15m€109–305Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane STN - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
8h 21m€112–322Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane LGW - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Carcassonnetrain
9h 53m€138–304
Southampton to Carcassonne by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Carcassonne is to bus which costs €100 - €190 and takes 24h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Carcassonne is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Carcassonne via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from Southampton Central and arriving at Carcassonne via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
The distance between Southampton and Carcassonne is 1476 km.
The best way to get from Southampton to Carcassonne without a car is to train which takes 11h 32m and costs €380 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Southampton to Carcassonne, including transfers.
Southampton to Carcassonne bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Carcassonne train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Southampton Central station.
The best way to get from Southampton to Carcassonne is to train which takes 11h 32m and costs €380 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 24h 25m.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Carcassonne, France?
You can take a train from Southampton Central to Carcassonne via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 11h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Station to Carcassonne via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 24h 25m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Carcassonne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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 (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
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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Le Havre to Paris - Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–100
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–390
Ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
Southampton to Carcassonne bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Carcassonne is 1h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 12:10 AM in Southampton and 1:10 AM in Carcassonne.
Southampton to Carcassonne train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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