Terra_chan asked:
This spring break my family (4 people, 2 adults, 2 kids) is planning to fly over to London. While we are there we are planning to take a side trip to Stonehenge which we predict will take about a day all together. I need some information. What is the quickest but cheapest way to get there. Do they have a train station over there, or a bus that is not too inexpensive? How much would it cost and about how long would it take to get there? We don’t want to pay a bunch for expensive planned tour so we don’t need info on that. Also is there anything else in that region that would be worth a visit?
This spring break my family (4 people, 2 adults, 2 kids) is planning to fly over to London. While we are there we are planning to take a side trip to Stonehenge which we predict will take about a day all together. I need some information. What is the quickest but cheapest way to get there. Do they have a train station over there, or a bus that is not too inexpensive? How much would it cost and about how long would it take to get there? We don’t want to pay a bunch for expensive planned tour so we don’t need info on that. Also is there anything else in that region that would be worth a visit?
Please give any advice you can. I am fairly new to planning trips so, all help is appreciated.
Oh, I didn;t make myself clear. We want to go straight from London to stonehenge. We will not have a car
Hi–I did this a few years ago but forget the details so just put stonehenge London train the the Yahoo search and came up with what I’ve pasted in here. There were tons of other sites as well. Tripadvisor.com is a good site to use for these types of questions. Anyway, have a nice trip and hopefully you can use this information. We went from London to Stonehenge and back in a day with no problems.
By Train
The nearest train station to Stonehenge is Salisbury. From London you need to depart from Waterloo Station. Trains run approximately every hour, the journey lasts about an hour and a half. The first train normally starts around 6.00am with the last train about 12 midnight. Fares vary, but you should allow about £25 return. It’s always best to check times and prices before you intend to travel.
British Rail’s Information line: 08457 48 49 50
By Coach
This is the cheapest way to travel to Stonehenge. Coaches run from Heathrow Airport and Victoria Coach Station in Central London. You will need to get off at Amesbury. From Amesbury you can either walk (about 2 miles away), catch a local bus, or get a taxi. Coaches run about 3 times a day and take about 2 hours to get there. You can buy tickets on the coach, at the coach station, or from ticket agents for National Express (approx £12 return).
From Gatwick Airport you will need to go into either Heathrow or Victoria coach station and change coaches to Amesbury.
National Express link 08705 80 80 80 (10p per min)
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Bath is about half hour from Stonehenge and that is a really beautiful city. Worth seeing it.