Saints fans planning on travelling by train to Fulham might wish to reconsider, with the main line from Southampton shut again up to Eastleigh, meaning a minimum 2 hour trip.
Saints fans taking the train up to London for the FA Cup tie with Fulham could face chaos, made even worse by the fact that there will be over 4,000 Saints fans up at Craven Cottage and many would normally go by train.
But maintenance works mean that it is a replacement bus service between Southampton Central and Eastleigh, that means an hourly service that will take a little over 2 hours.
With the line towards Portsmouth also closed, that means taking a Southern Railway train is not really a viable option.
That means that many Saints fans might be considering other options and one might be the coach's run by independent provider Southampton Away Travel, they are putting on an extra coach for the trip at a cost of only £20.75 including food.
The full details including how to book are below including a link to Southampton Awy Travel's website.
Fulham vs Southampton!
Saturday, 6 January 2018
Kick off: 15:00
http://southamptonawaytravel.co.uk/cup-fixtures/fa-cup/fulham/
Coach ticket price is inclusive of Free food & drink, 4G WiFi and entertainment on-board.
Some of our New Fleet will have reclining seats, more leg room and power points to charge your electronic devices.
Price: £20.75
Pick-up Points and Times
Bournemouth Interchange — Stand K — 08:30
Ringwood Meeting House — 08:45
Marchwood Church — 09:25
Pegasus Coach Yard, Botley — 09:30
Farmhouse Pub, Totton — 09:40
Hedge End, Barlycorn Pub — 09:40
Southampton Train Station (TOYS”R”US side) — 09:55
Isle of Wight Ferry — Red Funnel — 10:05
St Mary’s Stadium — 10:10
Fleming Park, Eastleigh — 10:30 (As a courtesy to the Centre, please refrain from using the Car Park)
Winchester, King Alfred Bus Stop — 10:50
Hatch Warren, Basingstoke— 11:10
Fleet Services— 11:30