St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton FC — a modern stadium near the centre of Southampton on the south coast, home to the Saints and their loyal support. On match days it fills with fans from across Hampshire. This guide covers St Mary's Stadium, getting there, and fixed-price transfers around Southampton and the region for the game.
St Mary's Stadium has been the home of Southampton FC since 2001, a modern, well-appointed ground near the heart of the city that replaced the club's historic old home. Home to the Saints, it draws loyal support from across Southampton and Hampshire, generating a good atmosphere on match days. Its location near the city centre and the docks means the surrounding area gets busy on match days, so getting there and away smoothly takes a little planning.
Southampton Central and local links serve the ground, busy on match days.
Door-to-ground, fixed price, and a pickup after — no parking hunt.
Near the M27, but match-day parking near the ground is limited.
| From | Saloon | Executive | MPV | 8-Seater |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton & local | £46 | £58 | £58 | £69 |
| Winchester | £53 | £63 | £64 | £70 |
| Portsmouth | £73 | £88 | £91 | £100 |
| The New Forest | £63 | £75 | £78 | £85 |
| From | Saloon | Executive | MPV | 8-Seater |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton & local | £83 | £104 | £104 | £124 |
| Winchester | £95 | £113 | £115 | £126 |
| Portsmouth | £131 | £158 | £164 | £180 |
| The New Forest | £113 | £135 | £140 | £153 |
Fares vary by pickup. Saloon seats 4, MPV 6, 8-seaters keep groups together.
A Saints match at St Mary's is a good south-coast football day, and Southampton offers pubs, food and the waterfront for before and after, with the New Forest and coast close by. For fans travelling in from around Hampshire, a fixed-price transfer makes the day easy: everyone travels together, no one worries about parking or driving after a few pints, and an agreed pickup afterwards beats the crush. For groups especially, having the travel sorted lets you enjoy the game.
Appreciating St Mary's Stadium and its place in Southampton enriches a visit to this modern south-coast ground. St Mary's opened in 2001, giving Southampton Football Club — universally known as the Saints — a modern, purpose-built home to replace their historic old ground, The Dell, which had served the club for over a century but had become too small and constrained for the modern game. The move to St Mary's, with its considerably larger capacity, marked an important step in the club's development, and the stadium takes its name from the St Mary's area of Southampton, the district where the club has its historical roots, giving the name a pleasing sense of continuity with the Saints' origins. The ground has since become the heart of the club's identity, drawing loyal and passionate support from across Southampton and the wider Hampshire area, and generating a strong atmosphere on match days, particularly for big fixtures and the fiercely contested south-coast rivalry with Portsmouth. Located near Southampton's city centre and not far from the docks and the River Itchen, the stadium is reasonably accessible, served by the city's transport links, though the surrounding area naturally gets busy on match days. Southampton's position as a major south-coast city and port adds to the appeal of a visit, with the city's waterfront, shopping and dining, and its maritime heritage, all nearby, while the beautiful New Forest National Park and other Hampshire attractions are within easy reach for those making a fuller trip. The ground's location also makes it convenient to combine a match with other reasons to visit the area, from the cruise port to the surrounding countryside. Understanding St Mary's as the modern home of the Saints, its roots in the club's historic district, and its setting in the vibrant port city of Southampton shows why a visit is enjoyable, and why a fixed-price transfer around the busy match-day city makes getting to and from the game easy.
A: Southampton FC — the Saints — a modern stadium near the city centre.
A: Yes — door-to-ground on match days, with a pickup after, no parking hunt.
A: Yes — MPVs and 8-seaters keep a group together and split the cost.
A: Yes — Winchester, Portsmouth, the New Forest and around, door-to-ground.
St Mary's Stadium, home of Southampton FC, is a modern south-coast ground — a fixed-price transfer gets you door-to-ground and back, beating the match-day parking and crush, ideal for groups and fans across Southampton and Hampshire.
Door-to-ground in Southampton — skip the parking hunt.
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