DAY TOURS TO STONEHENGE FROM LONDON ULTIMATE GUIDE
Just 88 miles (140 km) away from London lies a Neolithic and Bronze Age stone circle that has mystified experts and historians for centuries. With each stone weighing up to 25 tons (on average), scientists are baffled as to how Stonehenge could have been constructed, let alone why it ended up there in the first place. But out of all the mysteries surrounding the stone circle, one thing you don’t have to wonder about is how to get to Stonehenge when visiting London.
To get from London to Stonehenge, tourists normally head to Salisbury (either by rail or by coach) and then pay for additional transportation to get from Salisbury to Stonehenge, which costs £18 (or more). Then, visitors have to pay for the entry fee to enter Stonehenge itself, which costs another £22.70 - £28.10.
Factoring in all these costs, many people choose to go with a tour company to visit Stonehenge from London to save money and also spare themselves the hassle of finding their way around Salisbury as well.
Most tours from London to Stonehenge include free entry into Stonehenge itself. Some companies even offer private tours so you can enter Stonehenge’s inner circle at sunrise or sunset when no other tourists are around, however, these tend to be quite expensive.
If you’re looking around for the perfect tour from London to Stonehenge, here are some of the many options you can choose from:
From London to Stonehenge with Evan Evans Tours
Evan Evans may not offer as many tours to Stonehenge as other tour companies based out of London, but they have some of the best deals in terms of direct tours from London to Stonehenge.
They also offer a variety of combo tours from London to Stonehenge which include visits to other places nearby as well. They have an excellent Bath and Stonehenge combo tour which costs around £95, as well as tours that include private viewings of Stonehenge’s inner circle at sunrise or sunset. These tours also include visits to Windsor Castle and Oxford, thus they tend to be more expensive (around £125), but if you’re looking for just a simple tour from London to Stonehenge, their Stonehenge Express tour is the most straight-forward option.
Not only does their Stonehenge Express tour include free entry into Stonehenge, it also has great family package deals so you can save a ton of money on ticket costs. However, the company doesn’t offer free pick-up and drop-off services from central hotels in London, unlike other tour companies.
Tickets for the Stonehenge Express tour cost:
- £69 for adults
- £64 for children
- £66 for seniors/students
- £261 for families (consisting of two adults and two children)
From London to Stonehenge with Premium Tours
Premium Tours is another reputable tour company that offers a number of different combination tours from London to Stonehenge, as well as visits to Windsor Castle, Bath and even the Cotswolds.
The company offers private tours from London to Stonehenge so you can enter the stone circle at sunrise and sunset which cost around £180, and the tour also includes visits to Lacock and Bath as well.
However, if you’re looking for just a straightforward visit to Stonehenge, the Stonehenge Direct Tour is a suitable option. Premium Tours offers both early morning and afternoon departures, with pick-up and drop-off at Victoria Station. The tour prices are:
- £69 for adults
- £59 for children (ages 3 to 16)
- £66 for seniors and students
If you only have a short amount of time in London and you want to see as much of the city as possible as well as Stonehenge, they have an excellent Open Top London Bus tour with an afternoon visit to Stonehenge package, which includes a photo stop at the Tower of London, and time to see the Changing of the Guard before heading to Stonehenge.
The Open Top London Bus Tour with an afternoon visit to Stonehenge tour costs:
- £115 for adults
- £105 for children (between the ages of three and 16)
- £112 for seniors/students
From London to Stonehenge with Golden Tours
With quick morning or afternoon jaunts between Stonehenge and London, to all-day excursions to the stone circle as well as Bath, Lacock and the South West Coast, when it comes to the type of Stonehenge tour experience you’re looking for, Golden Tours probably has it.
Golden Tours offers a ton of combo tours so you can visit more than one place in one day. Not just limited to Stonehenge tours from London, Golden Tours also offers great Stonehenge and Bath combo packages which cost around £121.60, as well as Stonehenge combo tours which include visits to Lacock, Glastonbury, the South West Coast, and much, much more. Golden Tours is also a great option if you’re looking to save money on group/family bookings, as they offer great deals on tours from London to Stonehenge for families.
Their Simply Stonehenge Morning Tour lasts for about six hours, and includes an extended visit and entry into Stonehenge. Customers will then be dropped off in a central Kensington location around 2:30 p.m.
The Simply Stonehenge Morning Tour costs:
- £65.55 for adults
- £60.80 for children (between the ages of three and 16)
- £62.70 for seniors/students
- £247.95 for families (consisting of two adults and two children)
They also offer a Simply Stonehenge Afternoon Tour which costs the same amount as their morning tour, however, customers won't have an option to include a free snack pack when booking the tour.
From London to Stonehenge with International Friends
International Friends has become more and more popular in recent years as they offer everything from overnight tours to Paris to excursions to Dover. They have a great Bath and Stonehenge combo deal that’s available every day and costs £105 for adults and £95 for children, which is a great option if you want to see Bath as well as Stonehenge.
For a more complete experience, consider the Inner Circle Viewing of Stonehenge & Visit to Lacock & Bath Tour. This experience includes exclusive access to the stone circle at sunrise or sunset, a visit to the picturesque village of Lacock for breakfast or dinner, and a trip to Bath to explore the Roman Baths and Pump Room. The tour costs £180 for adults, £170 for children, and £177 for seniors.
From London to Stonehenge with Anderson Tours
Anderson Tours offer great combo tours from London to Stonehenge which also include visits to Bath, Avebury, and Salisbury; however, if you’re looking for just a tour from London to Stonehenge, you only have one option:
Their Stonehenge Special Access/Private Viewing Morning Inner Circle Tours are great if you’re hoping to book your own private tour of Stonehenge before it opens to the general public. Customers are picked up at various locations in central London like London Bridge, Baker Street and Victoria between the hours of 4:20 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., and tickets cost £155 for adults and £145 for children.