Train travel to Southampton

[mollymootoo]

Hi

Looking for some help with travel arrangements.

 

Planning to travel by train from Dundee to Southamton. Looking for some tips/advice on quickest and/or cheapest routes. We are happy to do the journey in two halves and stay in a hotel overnight.

 

Thanks in advance for all replies

[scottbee]

Hi

Looking for some help with travel arrangements.

 

Planning to travel by train from Dundee to Southamton. Looking for some tips/advice on quickest and/or cheapest routes. We are happy to do the journey in two halves and stay in a hotel overnight.

 

Thanks in advance for all replies

I had a quick look on nationalrail.co.uk

and from my point of view; the

Dundee - Haymarket - Birmingham - Southampton

is the best route.

While you can go Dundee - London/Kings Cross - London/Waterloo - Southampton; you'd need to get across town (subway or Taxi)

 

another option would be flying from Edinburgh to Southampton on FlyBE

[mollymootoo]

Thanks, yes I would prefer to avoid changing in London if possible.

 

Have flown using Flybe before but my partner hates flying and I promised we would use train this time!!!

[Venator Caudicum]

There is also an early morning start at about half past seven which requires only one change in Newcastle.

[John Bull]

I'm guessing you'll have no problem in completing the journey in one hit - breaking it midway's got to be pain.

 

In Southampton, best bets for hotel are;

Etap (cheap & basic), Ibis, & Novotel (popular) share a site across the road from So'ton central station. Southampton Park (traditional 3-star) is a ten minute walk, Jury's Inn 15 mins. All are a £5 to £8 taxi ride to any cruise terminal.

There's also a new Premier Inn about 10 min walk at West Quay. And Holiday Inn (Herbert Walker Ave) also 10 mins walk & right next to City Cruise Terminal. Both are an easy walk to City terminal, or short taxi hop to other cruise terminals.

John Bull

[sddsddean]

Have you thought about using the Caledonian Sleeper to come down?

http://www.scotrail.co.uk/caledoniansleeper/index.html

Its not cheap (about £150 ea Dundee - Euston) and would mean changing at Edinburgh Waverley about 2230 onto the sleeper, but it might be a way of doing it. To cut your cost, on arrival in London, you could tube or cab to Waterloo and get a train direct to Southampton. If you do this using www.megatrain.co.uk you can do it for £1 each instead of about £35. Going back, you would be off the ship at say 0800, in London say 1000, get a train at Euston/Kings X at 1100, in Dundee around 1900. Long day, but cheaper than the sleeper.

 

Simon