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There are excellent connections throughout Hampshire, by road, rail, air and sea.
Road
Two major motorways (the M3 running north to London and M27 running from Portsmouth in the east to the New Forest in the west) pass through the county. The recently opened A3 Hindhead tunnel provides a dual carriageway link between London and Portsmouth.
Rail
Main line rail links connect London to the major towns in the county, a journey by train between the capital and Southampton takes little over an hour, while a journey between Portsmouth and London takes approximately an hour and a half.
Air
Hampshire has its own international airport. Southampton International airport is a modern regional airport with its own dedicated railway station. It caters for some 2 million passengers a year with around 50 destinations across Europe on over 900 weekly flights.Hampshire is also within easy access of London’s airports with connections to all international terminals at Heathrow just 30 minutes away and Gatwick 1 hour.
To the north of the county is Europe’s leading business airport at Farnborough. Exclusively dedicated to business aviation, TAG Farnborough Airport is the most modern and efficient private airport of its kind in Europe.
Sea
There are two major ports at Portsmouth and Southampton. Regular ferry services leave from Portsmouth to France and Spain and Southampton is the country's premier vehicle-handling port and is also responsible for nearly half of the UK's container trade with the Far East.
The Isle of Wight is linked to the mainland via six ferry routes that operate out of Lymington, Portsmouth, Southampton and Southsea. The fastest crossing is by hovercraft between Ryde and Southsea, which takes approximately ten minutes.
Virtual connections
99.6% of the county’s population now has the possibility to access the Internet using broadband and virtually all of the County’s 50,000 or so VAT registered businesses have the same opportunity. Hampshire County Council is running a campaign to encourage suppliers to bring superfast broadband to rural Hampshire.
