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London to Stonehenge Shuttle Bus and Independent Day Trip

London, England
London to Stonehenge Shuttle Bus and Independent Day Trip

From $87.34

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 6 hours 30 minutes
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Ponder one of Europe’s greatest prehistoric monuments on this independent day trip to Stonehenge from London. Travel from central London by air-conditioned coach, and on arrival, enjoy ample free time to explore this UNESCO-listed ancient masterpiece and the Stonehenge visitor center. Stroll around the monument perimeter, marvel at the stones, and more. This round-trip London to Stonehenge bus trip includes entrance tickets, plus a possible lunch upgrade.
  • Return coach trip from London to Stonehenge makes logistics easy
  • Tour Stonehenge at your leisure, and download a free audio guide
  • Stonehenge entrance tickets are included for your convenience
  • Upgrade to enjoy lunch as part of your outing

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Perfect for independent travelers, this self-led Stonehenge tour includes round-trip transit and entry.

What's Included

  • Visit Stonehenge
  • Visitor Center Exhibitions
  • 1-Course Meal (if option selected)
  • Transportation by Luxury Air-Conditioned Coach
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Audio guides (this can be downloaded free prior to the visit)

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

  • Victoria Coach Station, 164 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 9TP, UK

    Located approximately 7 minutes walk from Victoria Underground and Railway station. 8:15 AM tour departs at Gate 19, while 10:45 AM and 1:15 PM tour departs at Gate 0. Please go inside the building and check in at the gate. Boarding starts 15 minute before the time stated.

End point

  • Victoria Railway Station, 115 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 9SA, UK

What To Expect

Select your preferred departure time, and join up with your air-conditioned coach in central London. Then, sit back and relax as you set off on your approximately 2-hour drive to Stonehenge.

Rising from vast Salisbury Plain, this spectacular ancient monument dates back some 4,500 years. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986, it centers on a ring of giant standing stones and is generally believed to have served as a prehistoric temple that marked out the movements of the sun, although its purpose is still wreathed in conjecture.

On arrival at Stonehenge, collect your included entrance tickets and choose to download the free audio guide. You'll enjoy ample free time to explore the Stonehenge site and visitor center, whose facilities include exhibitions and a café.

Perhaps ride the visitor shuttle or follow walkways to the monument to view it close up. Marvel at this prehistoric masterpiece, and meander around the perimeter as you ponder how the stones were transported here, and then raised and used.

Stroll around the visitor center to learn how and why Stonehenge was built through the cutting-edge audiovisuals and stunning collections of ancient exhibits, including stone axes and burial treasures. Be sure, too, to view the replica Neolithic houses to discover how the Neolithic peoples of the area lived and worked.

After nearly two hours of exploring, reconvene with your coach and relax on your ride back to London. Your trip then ends with a drop-off at the original starting point.

Stonehenge

2 hours 30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Please note: entrance to the inner circle is not included
  • The Stonehenge Audio Guide is available to download in 12 different languages prior to the visit or while you are on site. Please search for the ‘Stonehenge Audio Tour’ in your app store.
  • One-course meal (if option selected) is a choice of either Fish and Chips or Vegetarian option available on the day. Drinks are available at additional cost. The pub is located a 5-7-minute walk from the drop-off point.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 55 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Kailie_V
The ride to Stonehenge was a breeze thanks to our bus driver who was funny and engaging the entire trip. It was a joy to see the countryside and marvel at the mysterious Stonehenge in person. I would definitely book with this company again!

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Stonehenge - a wondrous adenture
Daniel_S, Mar 2024
Enjoyable day. Lots to see and do. Time went by so quickly. Stonehenge was fantastic. Would recommend this trip to everyone!
Reliving the bronze age.
DEBARATI_B, Mar 2024
Visting the pre -historic monument and completing the circle is worthseeing.The exhibition and the exhibits were also worthvisiting as it takes you back to the different stages of the period.
Stonehenge beautiful place to visit
Margoth_D, Mar 2024
Love it. Will highly recommend to everyone. Great service. The drive was smooth and gave us the opportunity to see more of London F ood was excellent. 😊
Transportation to Stonehenge
Miguel_J, Mar 2024
It’s really just transportation from London to the site, no kind of real tour from this so don’t expect it. Straight to the point takes you to Stonehenge and back so no big complaints. I did have trouble finding the gate because it wasn’t listed.
Too little for so much travel
Michael_K, Mar 2024
Monoliths themselves were formidable, but there was no guide & audio guide was nonfunctional. So snacking & driver's jokes were something to justify 4 hours in a bus!!!
Love Stonehenge, but the bus...
Dorrie_B, Mar 2024
The monument was wonderful, but the bus was cramped, very warm, and the toilet was out-of-order. We also left 15 minutes late due to two late passengers.
Rating is on he tour company and not Stonehenge’ which is a 5
Laura_B, Mar 2024
Overall the trip to Stonehenge was amazing! As for the company taking us there and back there was practically zero communication. No announcements were ever made. We just got on the bus and left. The only words spoken was when we arrived and he said stay seated while I go get your tickets. We were there for three hours. My family used up just about every minute of it, including eating in the cafeteria at the visitor center. We didn’t order it but beware the fish and chips add-on is for DINNER AFTER the trip once you are back in London. That would have made me angry.
Nice tour to Stonehenge
Stefan_C, Mar 2024
The tour is a good option if you want to see only Stonehenge in a day. We didn't found an 8am tour and we booked the 10.45am tour so we spent almost all day on the road and at Stonehenge. Two hours to Stonehenge, 2 hours there and another 2 hours back. We were back at 6.30pm but we had a good traffic day. The bus was comfortable and the driver was nice and friendly.
Great Day Trip.
Natasha_W, Mar 2024
Our tour bus operator, Greg, was informative and friendly. He made the ride enjoyable. Also, the Fish & Chips at The Jugged Hare was very good.
Very casual!
Tomi_W, Mar 2024
We had more than plenty of time to look around once the bus got there. The driver was nice! The bus was clean and up to date. I would totally recommend this tour.
Good way to see Stonehenge, but a long ride
Meri_P, Feb 2024
It was easy to book & pay. It does take 2 hours to get there & 2 to return. So, you have about 2 hours to walk around. We returned to the coach early as it was cold & rainy. No guide - just the bus driver. Tyrone was excellent! He’s a wonderful, kind, funny man & a great driver. Don’t bother with the fish & chips dinner. You don’t have it until you return to London! We gave it to Tyrone - as a tip! He was excited & very thankful.
Everybody should visit there at least once in your lifetime
Tomoko_O, Feb 2024
The museum was a great help for me to understand the history. Also I was impressed how well the sight has been preserved. Shuttle bus from the visitor’s center to Stonehenge is great.
Go see it up close!
Jerry_F, Feb 2024
Great experience and loads of fun. The ride was comfortable, driver informative and a mesmerizing spectacle to see in person.
Stonehenge tour
Tina_S, Jan 2024
Seeing the Stonehenge was nice. We had enough time to explore. I paid for the meal I thought it was covered while we were at the Stonehenge exhibit. But the meal covered was located in the city after the tour. Not worth paying for the meal in my opinion but the tour was good.
Amazing and mystical!
Florent_C, Jan 2024
Site was amazing. Transportation there (bus) is confortatble and relaxing. At the site, facilities are great. Informations on site and the history well presented. Site very clean. Shuttle buses always available and clean that takes you to the site are great. At first, I almost cancelled because of the rain that day. When we arrived it at stop rainning but I was amazed by the sight. Something mystical about it. I'm glad I didn't cancel and would have enjoyed it in the rain also! Excellent tour! Highly recommend to everyone.
Great day out!
Carron_O, Jan 2024
Comfortable 2 hour coach journey, John the driver gave us some interesting info during the journey and all the relevant info we needed before leaving the coach at Stonehenge. I have marked it down by 1 star because they had run out of guide maps at the visitors centre which also included the QT Code to access the audio commentary so unfortunately we missed out on all the extra interesting information.
Good Trip but Too Long
Ronald_O, Jan 2024
It was a good trip. The stay at Stonehenge is too long. The bus stays for 2.5 hours which is too long. The weather was terrible, but even on a good day you don't need that much time. Bus was comfortable and everything ran on time. Bus driver agreed to drop off passengers at their hotel. I would expect everyone to go back to the origin.
Stonehenge is worth seeing, Viator did the job
Aurlie_D, Dec 2023
Stonehenge is a place to see. Viator did the job. They drove us there. The luxury coach they mentioned was just an average bus, no WiFi on board, the welcoming woman did her job (asked our names and told us we could sit in) but wasn't really "welcoming". Poor woman she wasn't even given a "Viator" jacket. It was hard to spot her at the station. The driver did his job. He was nice. Basically Viator just drives you there all the "great experience" they sell is ****. But after all do we need more than being driven there?
Relaxing day at Stonehenge
Jennifer_H, Nov 2023
The trip went exactly as planned. We enjoyed the cafe, museum, gift shop and village and then we took the provided shuttle to see Stonehenge. It was good having learned about the stones prior to viewing them. We were able to get great pictures. It was a fun and relaxing day for us. We didn’t luck out with the bus driver. He didn’t speak at all until we arrived and then told us to wait on the bus while he got our wristbands. Then he didn’t speak to us the whole ride home. For reference we went in November, the weather was cool but sunny and not windy.
Trip to Stonehenge
Elly_K, Nov 2023
Value for money with a friendly tour guide along with a comfortable ride. Will definitely recommend to family and friends!
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