How To Reach Winchester, England United Kingdom
How to Reach Winchester, Time to Reach England Great Britain United Kingdom by Bus, Train, Flight, Air, Texi, Cab, Timing and Schedule
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National Express operate services to Winchester from cities throughout the UK including London. Advanced ticketing is required. National Express coaches drop off in the Broadway. Megabus , which requires online pre-booking, offers cheap daily tickets to Winchester from London on the routes to Southampton and Bournemouth. The drop off location is St. Catherine's Park and Ride car park, 15 minutes' walk from the city centre.
For those with a special interest in cathedral cities, Wilts & Dorset operate the branded Cathedral Connection between Salisbury and Winchester, taking in some very attractive countryside on route. Despite its branding, this is a rural bus service (number 68) with no need for advance ticketing; it operates six times a day (except Sundays) and takes about an hour and a half for the journey. Timetable details can be found on the website, or by telephoning 01722-336855 from anywhere in the UK.Sometimes the buses take a long time to arrive
The town is conveniently situated for the M3 motorway (US English: freeway) from London to Southampton, with the A34 providing access from the Midlands and the North. Winchester and its city centre are generally regarded as car-unfriendly; an excellent Park and Ride site National Park and Ride Directory is located just off junction 10 of the M3 (from M3 north, exit at junction 9 and follow the signs) and buses provide a link to the city centre every 10-15 mins taking under 10 mins for the journey. Operates Mo-Fr 7.30AM-6.30PM; Sa 8AM-6PM; no service Sundays; £2.70 per car (including all passengers).
Winchester has a station on the main line from London to Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth. It is also served by long-distance services from Reading, Oxford, Birmingham and places further north. From London, trains to Winchester depart from London Waterloo; there are several trains an hour which take about one hour for the journey. A "cheap" day-return adult ticket between Winchester and London Waterloo is typically around £22. Train times (from any location) can be found on the National Rail Planner or by calling 08457 48 49 50 from anywhere in the UK. Bear in mind that engineering works can occur, particularly at weekends. Double-check your journey with South West Trains before you travel. If engineering works are occurring, consider using a coach/bus for travels outside Winchester instead - it may be faster than the replacement rail bus service and is invariably cheaper. Crossing to the other platform at Winchester station is not obvious (there are no signs) or fast (it's couple of minutes walk), leave plenty of time if you don't already know the way. From either side you must leave the station to enter a subway from the car park.
London Gatwick Airport is about 80 miles drive from Winchester via the M23 (northbound), M25 (clockwise) and M3 (southbound) motorways. By train, catch a London bound train which stops at Clapham Junction (note that the heavily advertised Gatwick Express do not stop there) from the airport rail station, and change at Clapham Junction for a service to Winchester; two or three services an hour give a journey time of just under two hours for the whole journey.
Winchester by Road:
The town is conveniently situated for the M3 motorway (US English: freeway) from London to Southampton, with the A34 providing access from the Midlands and the North. Winchester and its city centre are generally regarded as car-unfriendly; an excellent Park and Ride site National Park and Ride Directory is located just off junction 10 of the M3 (from M3 north, exit at junction 9 and follow the signs) and buses provide a link to the city centre every 10-15 mins taking under 10 mins for the journey. Operates Mo-Fr 7.30AM-6.30PM; Sa 8AM-6PM; no service Sundays; £2.70 per car (including all passengers).
Winchester by Train:
Winchester has a station on the main line from London to Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth. It is also served by long-distance services from Reading, Oxford, Birmingham and places further north. From London, trains to Winchester depart from London Waterloo; there are several trains an hour which take about one hour for the journey. A "cheap" day-return adult ticket between Winchester and London Waterloo is typically around £22. Train times (from any location) can be found on the National Rail Planner or by calling 08457 48 49 50 from anywhere in the UK. Bear in mind that engineering works can occur, particularly at weekends. Double-check your journey with South West Trains before you travel. If engineering works are occurring, consider using a coach/bus for travels outside Winchester instead - it may be faster than the replacement rail bus service and is invariably cheaper. Crossing to the other platform at Winchester station is not obvious (there are no signs) or fast (it's couple of minutes walk), leave plenty of time if you don't already know the way. From either side you must leave the station to enter a subway from the car park.
Winchester by Air:
London Gatwick Airport is about 80 miles drive from Winchester via the M23 (northbound), M25 (clockwise) and M3 (southbound) motorways. By train, catch a London bound train which stops at Clapham Junction (note that the heavily advertised Gatwick Express do not stop there) from the airport rail station, and change at Clapham Junction for a service to Winchester; two or three services an hour give a journey time of just under two hours for the whole journey.