Transfer from Heathrow Airport to Southampton
The city of Southampton was founded by the Romans around the year 70 AD under the name of Clausentum. The settlement had a great strategic importance as a port, for the already important cities of Salisbury and Winchester. It became even more important after the Norman invasion in 1066. Back then it was called “Hamwic”. The nearby Winchester became the capital of England and Southampton became England’s most important trading port. With the advent of British expansion in Asia and North America Southampton lost its prominent position to other port cities such as Plymouth or Liverpool. But it regained its popularity in the 17th century when it became a popular resort town, but it soon lost its fame to Brighton.
During the war, the historic old town was completely destroyed. After the war on the location of the old city modern buildings were built and other old ones rebuilt. Southampton started to expand steadily once again mainly because of the increasing air traffic, the great number of passengers who traveled by ship and the cruise ships. In addition to this tourism increased greatly since 1990, partly because of the proximity to the popular holiday region of New Forest.
Transfer from London Heathrow Airport to Southampton by Rail:
In order to get a transfer from London Heathrow Airport to Southampton by rail, you need to take the Heathrow Express Service to London Paddington in a journey that will last approximately 16 minutes. From Paddington Station you will be able to take the National Rail Service to Reading Station from where you will be able to take a direct connection to Southampton. Other transport options include taking a taxi transfer from Paddington Station or Heathrow Airport to Southampton.
Transfer from London Heathrow Airport to Southampton by Car:
In order to get from Heathrow Airport to Southampton by car, you have to take the M3 motorway. The distance between Heathrow Airport and Southampton is of 67.2 miles.
Transfer from London Heathrow Airport to Southampton by Taxi:
A Taxi Transfer from London Heathrow Airport to Southampton with 247 Airport Transfer will take approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. The Heathrow Airport transfer to Southampton will cost approximately 90 GBP for a saloon car.
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