Bitterne & Townhill Park — coverage
Postcodes & area
SO18 covers Bitterne (Bitterne Road, Bitterne Precinct, Bitterne Triangle), Townhill Park, Harefield, Midanbury and Bitterne Park. Common pickups: Bitterne railway station, Bitterne Precinct shopping area, the residential streets off Bitterne Road West and Bitterne Road East, Townhill Park retail park.
Where we go
Southampton city centre (10 minutes via Itchen Bridge or Northam Bridge), the cruise port (15 minutes), Southampton Airport (SOU — 12 minutes), Heathrow (1h 35m), Gatwick (1h 50m).
Pickup notes
SO18 is Zone A (£0 uplift). The Itchen Bridge toll (£1.20 each way) is included in our quote — never added on the day.
Local knowledge — east of the Itchen
Bitterne sits on the east bank of the River Itchen — Bitterne Manor stands on the site of Roman Clausentum, and Riverside Park runs along the water toward Woodmill. The two river crossings — the tolled Itchen Bridge and the free Northam Bridge — define every journey into town from here, so we pick the crossing on the day based on traffic to keep airport timings tight.