Accommodation & Travel
Travel
By plane:
Southampton has an airport situated towards the north of the city and around a 30 minute bus ride from the main campus. These buses are around every 8 minutes and you should take the U1C towards the city centre and alight at Highfield campus. Click here for the U1 bus timetable and a service map. If you arrive in London Gatwick, there is usually an hourly direct train service to Southampton Central which takes around 2 hours.
By train:
Southampton has two main railway stations: Southampton Airport Parkway (for instructions on how to reach Highfield campus refer to above) & Southampton Central. From Southampton Central, outside the southern side of the station, take the U1A towards the Aiport and alight at Highfield Campus. Southampton is linked via direct services to: London (~ 1 hr 15 mins), Birmingham (~ 2 hrs 15 mins), Cardiff (~ 2 hrs 30 mins) and more.
Accommodation
Elizabeth House hotel situated on The Avenue about 15 minutes walk from Highfield campus.
Travelodge is situated around 20 minute walk from Highfield campus.
Other hotel options can be found here , the majority of which are in the city centre.