Southampton is the UK’s busiest cruise port and the home port for P&O Cruises and Cunard, so for most British cruise passengers it is where the holiday starts. Ports Direct runs door to door transfers to Southampton Cruise Terminal from every part of the UK — you close your front door, and we do the rest.
Why not drive yourself?
Southampton’s cruise terminals sit inside a working dock, and on a busy Saturday several thousand passengers arrive within the same few hours. Parking is expensive for a fortnight, the walk from the car park with luggage is nobody’s idea of a good start, and the car sits there for the duration.
A Ports Direct transfer takes all of that away. Your driver arrives at the agreed time, handles the cases and drops you at the terminal door 3-4 hours before sailing — in good time to check in, with no traffic to worry about and no keys in your pocket for a fortnight.
Shared or private to Southampton
Shared Door-To-Door Service is our most popular and best value service — picked up from home and driven to the ship, collecting other cruise passengers en-route where required, with a maximum of 3 additional pick-ups.
Private Door-To-Door Service is a complete, hassle free transport solution: picked up from home and driven directly to Southampton with no additional pick-ups. This is the option for P&O and Cunard sailings, for mobility vehicles, and for anyone who simply wants the vehicle to themselves.
The right vehicle for your party
From a saloon car for up to 3 passengers, through small and large MPVs (up to 5 and up to 8), to a 16-seat minibus or minicoach for a group — and a Rolls Royce or Bentley if you want to arrive in style. See vehicle types for the full range and luggage allowances.
Hotels, airports and tours
Plenty of passengers stay near Southampton the night before an early sailing. We will happily run you home to hotel and hotel to terminal as two legs of the same booking, or collect you from an airport or train station if you are travelling down separately. If you are marking a special occasion, champagne and flowers can be added to the booking — and a half day city tour before or after the cruise.
Popular pick-up areas for Southampton
We run door to door transfers to Southampton from every part of the UK. These are some of the routes we are asked for most often:
- The Midlands — Birmingham, Nottingham and Leicester, straight down the M40 or M3
- London and the Home Counties — a short, easy run to the terminal
- The North West — Manchester, Liverpool and Cheshire
- Yorkshire and the North East — Leeds, Sheffield, York and Newcastle
- Wales and the South West — Cardiff, Swansea, Bristol, Devon and Cornwall