There are 10 ways to get from Southampton to Whitburn by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SOU - EDI
3h 11m£75–189Fly Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane SOU - GLA
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heartlands Servicesbus
3h 43m£44–181Train via Stafford
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Staffordtrain Bournemouth - Manchester Piccadilly / ...
- Take the train from Stafford to Haymarkettrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
9h 7m£169–264Train, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to London Waterlootrain Weymouth - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukxn10 / ...
11h 42m£74–129Drive 413.5 mi
- Drive from Southampton to Whitburncar 413.5 mi
7h 3m£104–151Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
5h 8m£67–176Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
5h 1m£95–322Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LGW - EDI
5h 36m£72–183Train
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Haymarkettrain Bournemouth - Glasgow Central
9h 51m£216–315Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 802
12h 5m£90–146
Southampton to Whitburn by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Whitburn is to train and bus which costs £70 - £130 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Whitburn is to fly which takes 3h 11m and costs £70 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Southampton station to Whitburn. However, there are services departing from Coach Station and arriving at Heartlands Services via Heathrow Terminal 5 and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Southampton to Whitburn. However, there are services departing from Southampton Central and arriving at Bathgate via Stafford and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Southampton and Whitburn is 378 miles. The road distance is 415.9 miles.
The best way to get from Southampton to Whitburn without a car is to train via Stafford which takes 9h 7m and costs £160 - £270.
It takes approximately 3h 11m to get from Southampton to Whitburn, including transfers.
Southampton to Whitburn bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southampton to Whitburn train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Southampton Central station.
The best way to get from Southampton to Whitburn is to fly which takes 3h 11m and costs £70 - £190. Alternatively, you can train via Stafford, which costs £160 - £270 and takes 9h 7m, you could also bus, which costs £90 - £150 and takes 12h 5m.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Whitburn, Scotland?
easyJet, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Southampton Central to Aitken Drive via Stafford, Haymarket, Bathgate, and Gordon Avenue in around 9h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Southampton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £210–320
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- £19–40
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heartlands Services
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Heartlands Services
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £4–9
- 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
- £11–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Southampton to Whitburn bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Southampton to Whitburn train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Stafford station.
Yes, the driving distance between Southampton to Whitburn is 416 miles. It takes approximately 7h 3m to drive from Southampton to Whitburn.
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