Trains from Southampton to Ipswich

Southampton to Ipswich train information

The trip between Southampton, located in England and Ipswich, situated in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.

There are 136 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Southampton to Ipswich is approximately 7h00m. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Ipswich from Southampton, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.

Depending how far in advance you purchase your ticket and the travel date, the price of the ticket can vary.

Best prices for Southampton to Ipswich train tickets

Southampton - Ipswich prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Southampton to Ipswich by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

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Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

Booking your train ticket in advance is often cheaper than leaving it to the day you travel. Yet, as you can notice in the chart above, the cost of train tickets Southampton to Ipswich tend to remain approximately the same and cost £20.

Best prices for Southampton to Ipswich trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Southampton and Ipswich by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Ipswich to Southampton and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Southampton - Ipswich train tickets

Do you want to travel at the lowest fares? Many railcards and tricks can be obtained to pay less for your Southampton Ipswich train ticket and make even more savings on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are several types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

The main benefit of using a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to be profitable.

You will need to purchase at least £88 of train tickets throughout the duration of the railcard's validity for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you buy afterwards, you will save money.

As an example, train tickets from Southampton to Ipswich cost on average £50.00 (1). If you're dividing £88 by £50.00 (£88/£50.00 = 1.76), it turns out that after only 2 one way journeys from Ipswich to Southampton, the railcard will have paid for itself.

Railcards enable you to get a third off most adult fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey