Southampton Flights

Southampton Flights are more readily available thanks in part the arrival of the many new airlines that have appeared. Flybe Southampton has one of its main regional bases located at Southampton airport, which means they will have aircraft based at Southampton airport. This will enable Flybe to operate a large number of daily flights from Southampton to over thirty five locations. Flybe operate flights to Southampton from cities around the UK and Europe and are now Europe’s largest regional airline operating flights to twelve countries.

With the increase in popularity of cruises from Southampton it is not unusual to find flights to Southampton busy on certain days as holidaymakers travelling on flights from Southampton airport home after enjoying a Mediterranean cruise from Southampton harbour. There has never been so many cruise ships cruising the Mediterranean especially from Southampton so if you are planning on booking a cruise make sure you book your flights to Southampton as early as possible so you can get one of the cheap Southampton flights that are on offer from time to time.

Southampton airport destinations cover over forty five destinations in conjunction with fourteen airlines and tour operators and as a result handles almost two million passengers a year. Originally opened in 1910 the airport was purchased by BAA its current owner in 1990, which also owns three airports in Scotland as well as London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted airports as well.

Southampton Airport is located twenty miles from Portsmouth, thirty three miles from Bournemouth and sixty six miles from Brighton. From the city centre of Southampton the airport is only around four miles away and can easily be reached by car in less than ten minutes depending upon traffic and the time of day. You can travel to and from the centre of Southampton and Southampton Airport by train in less than ten minutes. The airport terminal itself is less than one hundred steps away from the railway station. There are rail departures to many InterCity Destinations and up to three trains an hour to London Waterloo. There are two coach companies operating bus transfers to and from Southampton Airport and Southampton University and the city centre. There are generally coaches every fifteen to twenty minutes depending on the time of day and season. As you would expect there is an airport taxi service, which is located in the main concourse opposite the arrivals hall of the terminal building. The airport taxi service operated twenty four hours a day and can be booked in advance. Airport taxis are not the cheapest but do offer a convenience that is not available unless you hire your own car. For information on Southampton airport parking or car hire Southampton airport select the appropriate link on the navigation.