Bus
The following bus companies operate services calling at Royal South Hants Hospital. A live departure board can be found on Level A of the main building.
First Buses
023 8022 4854
www.firstgroup.com
3
City Centre to Townhill Park (via RSH, Portswood and Bitterne) Monday to Sunday every 10
minutes peak time.
21/21A/22/22B
RSH to Nursling (via City Centre, Central Station (21 only), Millbrook (22 only), Shirley,
General Hospital and Lordshill) Monday to Saturday every 30 minutes peak time. Bus stops directly outside Fanshawe Wing.
Uni Link
023 8059 5974
www.unilinkbus.co.uk
U6/U6C/U6H
To General Hospital (via City Centre, RSH, Portswood and Highfield) Monday to Sunday every 30 minutes peak time.
CityLink
The free bus from Town Quay to Southampton Central runs regularly at peak hours and 7 days a week. Patients travelling from Isle of Wight should take this bus to West Quay and change for one of the above busses.
Train
The closest train station to the Royal South Hants Hospital is Southampton Central. It is served by trains from London Waterloo, Weymouth, and Portsmouth Harbour regularly, with less frequent services from Bristol Temple Meads, Brighton and Romsey.
Because the station is situation on the South Western Main Line, services can be disrupted by engineering works, particularly at weekends.
For train times call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50, or TrainTracker on 0871 200 49 50, text the phrase Text – Southampton Central to 84950 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
Southampton Central Railway Station is around a half an hour walk from the Royal South Hants Hospital. Alternatively there is a taxi rank just outside the entrance to the station. See route 21 above for travel by bus.
Taxi
The main taxi service for Southampton can be booked by calling 023 8022 2222, or through Radio Taxis on 023 8066 6666, or West Quay Cars on 0700 0700 0700.
A free phone with direct lines to taxi services can be found in the Fanshawe Wing entrance area and at the Main Entrance.
