Regional train1h 13
LondonLondon WaterlooSouthamptonSouthampton Central
direct, South Western Main Line, 2 trains per hour
South Western Railway
Route
London to Southampton
2 ways to get from London to Southampton
LondonLondon WaterlooSouthamptonSouthampton Central
- Regional train
- 1h 13 published
- Distance
- 128.9 km by road
- Operators
- South Western Railway
- Regional train 1h 13
- Transfer ~1h 49 est. drive
LondonSouthampton
- Regional train1h 13London WaterlooSouthampton Central
- Transfer~1h 49 est.any addressany address
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Transfer~1h 49 est. drive
Londonany addressSouthamptonany address
door to door
Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer
Before you land
The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.
Hours
South Western Railway's fastest Waterloo-Southampton Central journeys take about 1 hour 13 minutes, but the average across all stopping patterns runs closer to 1 hour 47 minutes - a traveller comparing a teaser fastest time to a typical departure can be caught out.
southwesternrailway.com · checked 2026-09-10
Easy to get wrong
Southampton Central is a different station from Southampton Airport Parkway, about five miles north of the city - a traveller flying via Southampton Airport does not arrive directly at Southampton Central and needs a short separate onward hop, covered as its own corridor in this file.
en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-09-10