Visiting The Sarah Duffen Centre by air
Four international airports (including London Heathrow and London Gatwick) and two regional airports
(Southampton and Bournemouth) are within 2½ hours by road.
To the airport
- Southampton Airport is only 35 minutes drive from The Sarah Duffen Centre and offers flights to over
22 direct destinations in the UK and Europe, together with over 200 long haul-worldwide destinations
via six key hubs including Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Frankfurt, Manchester and Dublin.
- Bournemouth Airport offers scheduled flights from Dublin (with Ryanair) and the Channel Islands, and
charter flights from many European locations.
- London Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport. Regarded as the hub of the aviation world,
over 90 airlines offer services to and from London Heathrow.
- London Gatwick is the second largest airport in the UK and the sixth busiest international airport in
the world.
- London Stansted is a rapidly growing airport, with 23 airlines offering flights from 85 (mostly European)
destinations.
- London Luton airport is another rapidly growing airport, offering scheduled services to many European
destinations (many with Easyjet).
From the airport
Buses, trains and taxis run from all of the airports:
- From London Heathrow, the rail journey to Portsmouth takes around 1½-2 hours (changing at Woking).
- From London Gatwick, regular services to Portsmouth are available with South Central Trains, averaging
around 1½-2 hours.
- From London Luton and London Stansted Airports, rail journey times to Portsmouth average around 3 hours,
usually involving a change or two in or around London.
- From Southampton Airport, the rail journey takes around 1 hour, changing at Southampton Central.
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Airport and airline websites
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