Buses to University of Southampton

29 bus routes serve University of Southampton in Highfield. 12 are university or campus services. 9 run through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

University and campus services

Routes run for the university or branded for students. These are usually the most frequent way onto campus in term time — and the most likely to change or stop in the vacation.

• U1N Ocean Village → Swaythling via Southampton, Bassett Uni-Link
• U9 Townhill Park → Southampton General via Bitterne, Shirley Mon–Fri 07:16–16:45 Uni-Link
• U1C Eastleigh → Southampton via Swaythling, Portswood Mon–Fri 04:56–00:56 Uni-Link
• U1A Southampton → Southampton Airport via Portswood, Swaythling Mon–Fri 04:35–00:58 Uni-Link
• U2B Southampton → Bassett Green via Banister Park, Highfield Mon–Fri 07:17–00:31 Uni-Link
• U1E Southampton → Eastleigh via Portswood, Swaythling Mon–Fri 17:10–18:52 Uni-Link
• U2C Highfield → Southampton via Bassett, Banister Park Mon–Fri 06:42–23:52 Uni-Link
• U6C Aldermoor → Southampton via Upper Shirley, Swaythling Mon–Fri 06:16–23:06 Uni-Link
• U6H Southampton → Aldermoor via Swaythling, Upper Shirley Mon–Fri 05:44–00:00 Uni-Link
• U2 Southampton → Highfield via Banister Park, Bassett Mon–Fri 08:10–17:30 Uni-Link
• U7 Highfield → Winchester Mon–Fri 08:45–18:13 Uni-Link
• 28A Southampton Airport → Chilworth Old Village via Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford Bluestar

Every route serving University of Southampton

• U1N Ocean Village → Swaythling via Southampton, Bassett university service no Sunday service Tuesday–Saturday nights Uni-Link
• U9 Townhill Park → Southampton General via Bitterne, Shirley university service Mon–Fri 07:16–16:45 no Sunday service Uni-Link
• U1C Eastleigh → Southampton via Swaythling, Portswood university service Mon–Fri 04:56–00:56 Sun 04:56–00:56 Every night Uni-Link
• U1A Southampton → Southampton Airport via Portswood, Swaythling university service Mon–Fri 04:35–00:58 Sun 04:35–00:58 Every night Uni-Link
• U2B Southampton → Bassett Green via Banister Park, Highfield university service Mon–Fri 07:17–00:31 Sun 07:46–00:30 Uni-Link
• U1E Southampton → Eastleigh via Portswood, Swaythling university service Mon–Fri 17:10–18:52 no Sunday service Uni-Link
• U2C Highfield → Southampton via Bassett, Banister Park university service Mon–Fri 06:42–23:52 Sun 08:09–23:51 Uni-Link
• U6C Aldermoor → Southampton via Upper Shirley, Swaythling university service Mon–Fri 06:16–23:06 Sun 07:30–23:06 Uni-Link
• U6H Southampton → Aldermoor via Swaythling, Upper Shirley university service Mon–Fri 05:44–00:00 Sun 06:24–00:01 Uni-Link
• U2 Southampton → Highfield via Banister Park, Bassett university service Mon–Fri 08:10–17:30 no Sunday service Uni-Link
• U7 Highfield → Winchester university service Mon–Fri 08:45–18:13 no Sunday service Uni-Link
• 28A Southampton Airport → Chilworth Old Village via Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford university service no Sunday service Bluestar
• 17 Weston → Adanac Park via Southampton, Lords Hill Mon–Fri 04:45–00:53 Sun 04:45–00:54 Every night Bluestar
• 2 Southampton → Fair Oak via Eastleigh, Bishopstoke Mon–Fri 05:10–00:36 Sun 05:57–00:35 Every night Bluestar
• 15 Southampton → Hamble-le-Rice via Chapel, Woolston Mon–Fri 05:42–00:30 Sun 06:22–20:48 Bluestar
• 13 Southampton → Harefield via Sholing, Bitterne Mon–Fri 06:31–23:21 Sun 07:29–20:16 Bluestar
• 6 Southampton → Bitterne via Chapel, Woolston Mon–Fri 06:47–22:54 Sun 09:06–18:20 Bluestar
• X4 Southampton → Portsmouth via Park Gate Mon–Fri 07:24–19:28 Sun 08:18–17:37 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport
• X5 Southampton → Portsmouth via Warsash, Segensworth Mon–Fri 08:04–19:52 Sun 08:48–18:06 First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport
• N17 Weston → Nursling via Southampton, Lords Hill no Sunday service Every night Bluestar
• 28 Southampton → Chilworth Old Village via Highfield, Bassett Mon–Fri 07:18–18:10 no Sunday service Bluestar
• N2 Southampton circular via Portswood, Swaythling no Sunday service Every night Bluestar
• 506 Southampton → Bassett via Portswood, Highfield Mon–Fri 08:08–15:16 no Sunday service Bluestar
• 19 Thornhill → Lords Hill via Freemantle, Maybush Mon–Fri 04:56–00:25 Sun 05:29–00:25 Bluestar
• 19a Thornhill → Lords Hill via Upper Shirley, Southampton General Mon–Fri 05:26–23:15 Sun 06:27–23:29 Bluestar
• 566 Bassett Green → Shirley Warren via Swaythling, Upper Shirley Mon–Fri 15:11–15:18 no Sunday service Bluestar
• 1 Southampton → Winchester via St Cross Mon–Fri 05:34–05:34 Sun 06:54–00:34 Monday–Saturday nights Bluestar
• N1 Southampton → Winchester via Olivers Battery, Pitt no Sunday service Friday & Saturday nights Bluestar
• C7 Portswood → Brockenhurst via Totton, Dibden Purlieu Mon–Fri 17:53–17:53 no Sunday service Bluestar

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to University of Southampton

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• U1N Ocean Village → Swaythling via Southampton, Bassett Tuesday–Saturday nights 00:56–03:36
• U1C Eastleigh → Southampton via Swaythling, Portswood Every night 22:00–01:17 runs tonight
• U1A Southampton → Southampton Airport via Portswood, Swaythling Every night 22:00–07:00 runs tonight
• 17 Weston → Adanac Park via Southampton, Lords Hill Every night 22:00–07:00 runs tonight
• 2 Southampton → Fair Oak via Eastleigh, Bishopstoke Every night 22:00–01:03 runs tonight
• N17 Weston → Nursling via Southampton, Lords Hill Every night 01:02–04:55 runs tonight
• N2 Southampton circular via Portswood, Swaythling Every night 01:35–04:10 runs tonight
• 1 Southampton → Winchester via St Cross Monday–Saturday nights 22:00–01:35 runs tonight
• N1 Southampton → Winchester via Olivers Battery, Pitt Friday & Saturday nights 01:10–04:53

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to University of Southampton from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other University of Southampton campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to University of Southampton?

29 routes serve the campus: the U1N (towards Wessex Lane Halls), the U9 (towards General Hospital), the U1C (towards Eastleigh), the U1A (towards Airport), the U2B (towards Bassett Green), the U1E (towards Eastleigh), the U2C (towards Highfield), the U6C (towards Aldermoor), the U6H (towards Aldermoor), the U2 (towards University), the U7 (towards Winchester), the 28A (towards Science Park) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University of Southampton?

Yes — 12 of the 29 routes are university or campus services: the U1N, the U9, the U1C, the U1A, the U2B, the U1E, the U2C, the U6C. These are usually the most frequent way onto campus in term time, and some run only during term.

What time is the first bus to University of Southampton?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 04:35, on the U1A. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

9 of the 29 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to University of Southampton outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation — that applies to the U1N, U9, U1C, U1A. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to University of Southampton, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus, or every stop and route in Highfield.