There are 5 ways to get from Southampton to Kabul by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kabul (KBL)plane LHR - KBL
13h 22m$522–1,233Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kabul (KBL)plane LGW - KBL
16h 46m$373–1,288Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kabul (KBL)plane BHX - KBL
14h 29m$478–1,427Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kabul (KBL)plane STN - KBL
16h 53m$390–1,330Fly from Southampton Airport
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kabul (KBL)plane SOU - KBL
16h 56m$449–1,713
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Kabul is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,300 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Kabul is to bus and fly which takes 13h 22m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Southampton and Kabul is 5842 km.
It takes approximately 13h 22m to get from Southampton to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 3h 30m ahead of Southampton. It is currently 5:25 PM in Southampton and 8:55 PM in Kabul.
There are 23+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Kabul, Afghanistan?
KLM, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Kabul (KBL) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kabul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kabul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kabul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kabul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Kabul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- National Express
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