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Any fixed-fare route price quoted below was a limited-time promotion and is not running at the moment — we will be opening them again. Everything else in this article still stands, and every journey is quoted upfront on our standard rates before you book.
Southampton Airport (SOU) is our home airport — five miles from the office and the closest commercial airport for SO14-53 postcodes. Smaller than Bournemouth, with a tight European short-haul and Channel Islands network.
The chauffeur run
Distance: 4-12 miles depending on Southampton pickup point. Time: 15-30 minutes. Pricing: Per-mile rate from local Southampton pickups — typically £20-35 standard saloon. No fixed-fare route (the distance is too short for a flat fare to make sense).
For longer pickups within Hampshire / Dorset / IOW (via ferry), per-mile rate applies — Winchester is ~£40, Bournemouth area ~£70.
Surcharge structure
- Drop-off: £7 for 20 minutes (ANPR-based, cashless)
- Short-stay: £15 for 60 minutes (same zone as drop-off)
- Long Stay: currently closed
The same zone serves both pickup and drop-off — driver enters once, parks if pickup, exits if drop. The 20-minute window is generous.
Route network
- Loganair — Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen (regional UK)
- Eastern Airways / Aurigny — Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey)
- easyJet / KLM / Air France — limited European short-haul
Southampton is best known for the Heathrow connector — train via Southampton Airport Parkway → Reading → Heathrow Express. For travellers using this routing, chauffeur to Southampton Airport Parkway (£10-15 short distance) is the practical first leg.
Why a chauffeur for the local airport
The 4-12 mile distance is short, but the timing matters:
- Early-morning departures: No reliable taxi rank service before 06:00.
- Late-arriving inbound: Rail to local accommodation may have stopped.
- Heavy luggage: Walking from Parkway station is non-trivial with cases.
Reading
- /airports/southampton — airport page
- Bournemouth Airport — slightly larger network, 28 miles east
- Booking ahead — what we recommend
Booking
Book directly. For local-pickup transfers ≤10 miles, the price is built on the per-mile rate.