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Best ways of getting to Stonehenge from London that do not involve a tour

Hello everyone! I am going to be in London for 6 days this July with my cousin. We were planning to go to on a day trip to Bath. Could it be reasonable to do Stonehenge and Bath in the same day? We were planning to take the train to Bath. Does there happen to be a close train station to Stonehenge as well? Thank you for your thoughts! :)

Posted by
1160 posts

Salisbury is nearest station, and theres a Stonehenge bus every hour, the timetable is on the Stonehenge website.
You'd have to do Stonehenge first for your trip to work, and have an early start from London,its still an hour from Salisbury to Bath.

Posted by
211 posts

I know it would add to your day, but as long as you are going to Salisbury, you should definitely visit the Cathedral. It's not that far of a walk from the railway station; you can see the railway station and the cathedral (St. Mary's) on the second map here: http://www.salisburycityguides.co.uk/end.html

Posted by
2383 posts

To do Bath & Stonehenge in a day is pushing it and not advised (virtually impossible). As already said, you would use the train from London (Waterloo) to Salisbury & then the shuttle bus (hourly) that run to Stonehenge. If you have just missed a bus, walk to Salisbury Cathedral - built in the 1200's & really impressive & take a later shuttle to Stonehenge. http://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/explore/salisbury-and-surroundings

You probably would have saved money by staying in a hotel in Salisbury or Bath for 1 night rather than London.

www.visitbath.co.uk
Regular trains run between Salisbury & Bath. From Bath, you would go back to London (Paddington) though the occasional train* takes the longer route back via Salisbury. Fares are cheaper if you advance book, though the Salisbury to Bath leg would possibly stay the same - even pay on day.

Train schedules & fares here:- www.nationalrail.co.uk

www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
* www.southwesttrains.co.uk

Posted by
15 posts

Thank you for the great advice! I will definitly look into Salisbury and the cathedral. Maybe we will do Stonehenge on a separate day. I really appreciate your feedback!

Posted by
16893 posts

You've had lots of good advice. I would also say that Stonehenge looks exactly like the pictures, and you can't get close enough to touch. It's nice to have a full day for the sights of Bath itself.