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Compare coach and train for Southampton to Margate
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Southampton to Margate among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £27. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 59m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £27, and a train costs an average of £143.
Distance: 202 km
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£27 Average Price Cheapest | £148 Average Price |
6h 8m Average total duration 5h 38m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 29m Average total duration Fastest 3h 59m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Southampton to Margate
How to get to Margate from Southampton by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Southampton to Margate is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 4:156h10Southampton10:25Margate£511One-way1 change
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- 4:156h10Southampton10:25Margate£511One-way1 change
Fastest
- 4:156h10Southampton10:25Margate£511One-way1 change
Other options
- 7:306h45Southampton14:15Margate£511One-way1 change
- 14:306h45Southampton21:15Margate£511One-way1 change
- 17:207h05Southampton0:25Margate£511One-way1 change
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FAQs: Southampton to Margate
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This is compared to other travel options from Southampton to Margate:
A coach is £121 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Southampton to Margate costing on average £148.
Other travel options to Margate take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 38m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Southampton and Margate as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Southampton, Coach Station and arrive in Margate, Marine Terrace.
- Trains mostly depart from Southampton Central (SOU) and arrive in Margate station (MAR).
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Margate by coach.
- Travel with Cross Country, South Western Railway to go to Margate by train.
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