Guide for travellers at Southampton Airport

UK. (SANEPR.com) November 28, 2007 -- Southampton Airport is situated just 6km from the outskirts of the city centre of Southampton. It is less than a kilometre from Junction 5 of the M27 motorway and the M3 just a few minutes away, providing fast communication links to Basingstoke and London with the A33/A34 linking to Oxford and the Midlands. Southampton is a modern regional airport handling over one million passengers each year flying to 33 different destinations. We provide full details of where you can fly to from Southampton with details of the airlines, tour operators and holiday companies.

If you are flying into Southampton then there are five major car hire companies based in the check in area of the terminal building. They are Alamo at Southampton Airport , Avis at Southampton Airport , Enterprise at Southampton Airport , Hertz at Southampton Airport and National at Southampton Airport .
The other alternative is to jump into a taxi and you will find a rank opposite arrivals which is operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by a company called Checkercars.

Other options are to catch a bus into the centre centre - you have the choice of two - or catch a train from Southampton Airport Parkway which is located at the airport. We provide full details of the contact numbers for taxi companies and bus routes and timetables, and our guide also provides details on fast hourly connections to London Waterloo and many other destinations around the country.

If you are picking someone up from the airport we provide live flight arrivals information .

If you are flying out of Southampton the terminal building is all on one floor and relatively small so it is very easy to find your way around. The departures lounge has recently undergone a five million pound facelift and is now twice the size with new and improved catering and seating facilities and a couple of shops and eating and drinking outlets both before and after security. We provide live flight information on departures from the airport as well as details of the various parking options and tariffs if you are planning to leave you car there.

Finally our general information section provides details on the weather at Southampton Airport and the surrounding area, as well as a 5 and 10 day forecast, amenities for children, disabled facilities, internet access and bureau de change locations.