Stonehenge in one day?

You can take a train from Waterloo Station to Salisbury, there are two trains per hour and the trip is 80 minutes. Then you can get the Stonehenge Tour Bus at the Salisbury Bus station, there is a bus that leaves about every 30 minutes. Or you could take a tour...Goldentours.com..has a tour that takes you to Bath, Salisbury and Stonehenge....or there is Evan Evans Tours..http://www.goldentours.com..which also goes to Bath, Salisbury and Stonehenge...both tour companies has a tour only to Stonehenge also. Just go to their websites and look to see what they offer and if it's what you want. We have used both companies and both are great. It would be so easy to do it on your own also, so really it is what you would feel more comfortable doing.

Thanks for the help guys!!! I can't wait to go!

I thought I had read that the bus from Salisbury was discontinued. Is that not (or no longer) the case?

It's still in operation........from this website..

http://www.thestonehengetour.info/times.shtml

THE STONEHENGE TOUR TIMES
We run different timetables at different times of the year, so please check your journey time carefully before you set off

Summer: 29 May - 31 Aug 2010Salisbury rail station 0930 1000 1030 1100 1130 1200 1230 1300 1330 1400 1430 1500 1600 1700
Salisbury bus station 0940 1010 1040 1110 1140 1210 1240 1310 1340 1410 1440 1510 1610 1710
Old Sarum 0946 1016 1046 1116 1146 1216 1246 1316 1346 1416 1446 1516 1616 1716
Amesbury bus station 0955 1025 1055 1125 1155 1225 1255 1325 1355 1425 1455 1525 1625 1725
Stonehenge arrive 1003 1033 1103 1133 1203 1233 1303 1333 1403 1433 1503 1533 1633 1733

Stonehenge depart 1010 1040 1110 1140 1210 1240 1310 1340 1410 1440 1510 1540 1640 1740 1840
Old Sarum 1030 1100 1130 1200 1230 1300 1330 1400 1430 1500 1530 1600 1700 1800 1900
Salibury Blue Boar Row 1036 1106 1136 1206 1236 1306 1336 1406 1436 1506 1536 1606 1706 1806 1906
Salisbury rail station 1041 1111 1141 1211 1241 1311 1411 1411 1441 1511 1541 1611 1711 1811 1911

Stonehenge Tour Fares...adult £18...child £9...student £15

London Walks does an explorer day to Stonehenge and Salisbury one day a week. I took this tour about 10 years ago and really enjoyed it. You take the train to Salisbury and they give you a guided walk of the cathedral. You have a break for lunch on your own in the town. You then go by bus to Stonehenge where you get another guided walk. Finally you return by train to London. Check the London Walks site at www.walks.com.

Michael, I think you are thinking of the public bus that was cancelled. You used to be able to take a public bus from Salisbury to Stonehenge and this was very inexpensive. I read that this was cancelled and now the only option is the more expensive tourist bus.

By now you may have done this already, but a couple of years ago, I took the Stonehenge/Avebury/Salisbury day trip through Astral Travel. It was excellent -- we didn't see any of Salisbury except the cathedral, but seeing Avebury more than made up for it. The tour had no more than 10 people on it in a comfortable little bus, and the driver was very knowledgeable. Four stars!

<<< I took the Stonehenge/Avebury/Salisbury day trip through Astral Travel. It was excellent >>

Astral went out of business well over 2 years ago.
The same tour is now run by International Friends mostly with ex Astral staff.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that! Thanks for the info.

I took a private tour and found it a good value several years ago but we saw extra things and were picked up and dropped at our B&B