Southampton Pre-Cruise Tour: London to Southampton via Stonehenge

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Leave your central London hotel for your cruise departure at Southampton Port, stopping to visit Stonehenge on the way! The prehistoric stone circle, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, sits roughly half-way between London and Southampton, making it an ideal stop before your cruise. Explore this intriguing monument at leisure, pondering its many mysteries before arriving at Southampton Port.

This service is available on all dates when Royal Caribbean, Oceania, NCL, Celebrity, Princess & Disney cruise ships are visiting Southampton. The service is also available to passengers on other ships if your arrival dates and arrival times coincide with ships listed. Please note you will need to make your own way from the ship we are servicing on that date.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Each person is allowed a maximum of 2 items of hold luggage (75x51x28 cm - 23kg each) and 1 item of carry-on luggage (55x40x20 cm - 10kg each). If you bring extra luggage it will not fit in the vehicle. In this instance you will be responsible for arranging separate transportation for your luggage to your cruise ship.

Should you wish to bring any mobility aids (wheelchairs or walkers) you MUST contact the operator in advance and provide full dimensions and weight. These items must be able to be folded and stored in the luggage hold. Wheelchairs must be counted as 1 item of your hold luggage.

If timed embarkation policies are introduced we will contact all customers prior to the your transfer to confirm your specific timings.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Maximum of 2 items of hold luggage (23kg each) and 1 item of carry-on luggage (10kg) per person.

Services of a friendly tour manager

One-way shared transfer by luxury coach

Air-conditioned vehicle

Entry to Stonehenge

Baggage storage

Gratuities

Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Stonehenge

While traveling, your tour manager will give you some insights into Wiltshire’s most intriguing relic – Stonehenge – and explain a few of the theories about the building of this Megalithic stone circle. After traveling for roughly 1.5 hours, arrive at Stonehenge and spend time exploring this incredible site independently. While strolling around this UNESCO World Heritage Site, ponder the tales your tour manager told you earlier, and make up your own mind about how and why it came to stand. Was it built as an astrological observatory, or was it perhaps intended as a sacred burial place? How did the gigantic Sarsen stones get to the site when no machinery existed to transport them? At the pre-arranged time, meet your tour manager back on the coach and then relax on the journey to Southampton on England’s coast. Your guide will drop you off right outside Southampton cruise terminal in time for your cruise.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included

Options

Southampton Pre-Cruise Tour: London to Southampton via Stonehenge

Pickup included

Reviews

4.58

467 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

357

Relaxing transfer with great stop
cfadams,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great way to transfer from central London to Southampton! Dan was friendly and knowledgeable & Lamaa was an excellent driver. The amount of time at Stonehenge was just enough. Would definitely recommend this over trying to put the trip together on your own - toting luggage around on trains & busses does not sound like an amazing day when a comfortable coach is headed this way!
Beautiful day at Stonehenge
genellejohnson,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Beautiful bus driven by Lamar with Dan as guide. Could have used another 15-30 minutes at Stonehenge. Dan provided commentary regarding history of the area during the bus ride. Highly recommend this transfer from Heathrow to Southampton with the Stonehenge tour.
Incredible Service + Value!
mlionti,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a great experience! Our driver was so nice and our trip guide Dan was wonderful! He shared lots of cool stories, facts, and helped keep us organized throughout the morning. He came up to each family to connect and share stories. Really appreciate International Friends for a great tour, we were picked up from our hotel, all tickets for Stone Henge were organized, and Dan gave us great tips for the day at Stone Henge. We look forward to our next tour with International Friends!
Great tour pre-cruise
galaxyfigment,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We booked a trip from London to Southampton before our cruise and had an amazing morning with Dan and Lamaa. Highly recommend the tour.
it's a long drive between...
Mark S,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
it's a long drive between Heathrow airport and the cruise terminal. Adding stone hedge into the trip was a nice add in. There was some confusion as to the correct pick-up time (We waited for nearly 2 hours because our pickup time showed 7:00 AM. The hotel called for us and found that the bus leaves London at our pickup time and it would be 9:00-9:30 before we were picked up. We had already checked out of the hotel. We ended up waiting in the hotel lobby for the 2+ hours)
Great way to transfer from London to Southampton Cruise Port
Gary G,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great tour and tour guide. Picked us up promptly at our hotel . Bus was newer and clean. Great way to transfer to the cruise port.
Great experience! Guide...
Maxine U,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great experience! Guide was informative and told us local history along the way. Plenty of time to see Stonehenge and we made it to port at our designated time.
Nice experience
Jane S,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Trip as expected. Nice drive with excellent tour guide Dan and driver Lamaa. Nice option to Southhampton with stop at Stonehenge.
Our bus ride to hedgestone.
267loisl,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Dan was a very entertaining guide. Very funny and knowledgeable. He was very friendly. I really enjoyed listening to him on our bus.
Great option for transfer from London to cruise port
Heather S,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Was nice to be able to combine transport to the port with a tour of Stonehenge. Our driver Lamaa got us from point A to B safely and efficiently, while Dan provided history, stories, and a few bad jokes to make the trip go by quickly.