Bus and Coach from Southampton to Derby: Compare all prices

Compare all timetables for the bus from Southampton to Derby

Here is a selection of the cheapest bus trips from the schedule from Southampton to Derby from various bus operators like FlixBus for the next days.

today

tomorrow

£37

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

£44

Thursday

£44

Cheapest bus trips tomorrow
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	7h 40m	17:00	Southampton	Coach Station	00:40	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£37	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 17:00:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 07/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 40m
FlixBus	7h 25m	17:15	Southampton		00:40	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£37	A Bus from FlixBus goes from , Southampton (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 17:15:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 07/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £37 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 25m
FlixBus	9h 55m	10:50	Southampton	Coach Station	20:45	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£38	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 10:50:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 06/12/2025 20:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £38 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 55m
FlixBus	9h 35m	11:10	Southampton		20:45	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£38	A Bus from FlixBus goes from , Southampton (United Kingdom) at 06/12/2025 11:10:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 06/12/2025 20:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £38 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 35m

Did you know that if you travel from Southampton to Derby via Leicester, you can save more than £22? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  8h 5m
  
  0
  
  06:25
  
  Southampton
  Coach Station
  
  13:15
  
  Leicester
  St. Margaret's Bus Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £11
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 06:25:00 to St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) arriving at 08/12/2025 13:15:00. 50 Economy ticket for £11 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 50m
- National Express
  
  1h 10m
  
  0
  
  13:20
  
  Leicester
  St. Margaret's Bus Station
  
  14:30
  
  Derby
  Riverlights Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £4
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 13:20:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 08/12/2025 14:30:00. 50 Economy ticket for £4 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 10m
Travel time is 0h 40m longer, but you will save £22

Cheapest bus trips Wednesday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	9h 55m	10:50	Southampton	Coach Station	20:45	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 10:50:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 10/12/2025 20:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 55m
FlixBus	7h 40m	17:00	Southampton	Coach Station	00:40	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 17:00:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 40m
FlixBus	9h 35m	11:10	Southampton	University	20:45	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from FlixBus goes from University, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 11:10:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 10/12/2025 20:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 35m
FlixBus	7h 25m	17:15	Southampton	University	00:40	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from FlixBus goes from University, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 10/12/2025 17:15:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 25m

Did you know that if you travel from Southampton to Derby via Leicester, you can save more than £30? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  8h 45m
  
  0
  
  15:20
  
  Southampton
  Coach Station
  
  22:05
  
  Leicester
  St. Margaret's Bus Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £10
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 15:20:00 to St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) arriving at 08/12/2025 22:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £10 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 45m
- FlixBus
  
  1h 30m
  
  0
  
  22:35
  
  Leicester
  Fosse Park
  
  00:05
  
  Derby
  Riverlights Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £4
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Fosse Park, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 22:35:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 09/12/2025 00:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £4 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 30m
Travel time is 1h 20m longer, but you will save £30

Cheapest bus trips Thursday
BertCompanyCountOneCompanyName	Duration	Departure time	From	Departure	Arrival time	To	Destination	Seat classes	Price
FlixBus	9h 55m	10:50	Southampton	Coach Station	20:45	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 10:50:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 20:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 55m
FlixBus	7h 40m	17:00	Southampton	Coach Station	00:40	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from FlixBus goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 17:00:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 40m
FlixBus	9h 35m	11:10	Southampton	University	20:45	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from FlixBus goes from University, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 11:10:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 11/12/2025 20:45:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 9h 35m
FlixBus	7h 25m	17:15	Southampton	University	00:40	Derby	Riverlights Coach Station	Economy	£44	A Bus from FlixBus goes from University, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 11/12/2025 17:15:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 12/12/2025 00:40:00. 50 Economy ticket for £44 per person are available. Travel duration is 7h 25m

Did you know that if you travel from Southampton to Derby via Leicester, you can save more than £30? You can find the corresponding connections below.
- National Express
  
  8h 45m
  
  0
  
  15:20
  
  Southampton
  Coach Station
  
  22:05
  
  Leicester
  St. Margaret's Bus Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £10
  
  A Bus from National Express goes from Coach Station, Southampton (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 15:20:00 to St. Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester (United Kingdom) arriving at 08/12/2025 22:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £10 per person are available. Travel duration is 6h 45m
- FlixBus
  
  1h 30m
  
  0
  
  22:35
  
  Leicester
  Fosse Park
  
  00:05
  
  Derby
  Riverlights Coach Station
  
  0
  
  Economy
  
  £4
  
  A Bus from FlixBus goes from Fosse Park, Leicester (United Kingdom) at 08/12/2025 22:35:00 to Riverlights Coach Station, Derby (United Kingdom) arriving at 09/12/2025 00:05:00. 50 Economy ticket for £4 per person are available. Travel duration is 1h 30m
Travel time is 1h 20m longer, but you will save £30

Best Price Offer: The price for the cheapest coach from Southampton to Derby is £37 on 01/12/2025. Flexible travellers save on ticket prices.

Frequency of bus connections between Southampton and Derby

See here how frequent the connections between Southampton and Derby are, during different times and days of the week.

Wednesday is the busiest day, with more than 4 daily coaches from Southampton to Derby. Wednesday has instead the fewest connections, with only 4 daily coaches between Southampton and Derby.

The busiest time of the day is the Morning, with 6 coaches from Southampton to Derby, while Morning sees the fewest connections between Southampton and Derby, with 6 offers.

Facts about coaches from Southampton to Derby

Compare all providers like FlixBus that travel 4 times every day by bus from Southampton to Derby in one click! Book your bus ticket from Southampton to Derby starting from £37!

Cheapest Bus	£37
Fastest Bus	7h 25m
Earliest Coach	10:50
Latest Coach	17:15
Daily Bus Connections	4 Ø
Distance	223.9 km
Coach Companies	FlixBus

Cheapest coach connections from Southampton to Derby

Every day, 4 buses from 1 coach companies leave Southampton for Derby: in the table below, you will find the cheapest prices for a bus ticket for this route, starting from 05/12/2025 and for the following days.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday 01/12

Tuesday 02/12

Wednesday 03/12

Thursday 04/12

Friday 05/12

Saturday 06/12

£37

Sunday 07/12

Monday 08/12

Tuesday 09/12

Wednesday 10/12

£44

Thursday 11/12

£44

Friday 12/12

Saturday 13/12

£46

Sunday 14/12

£46

Monday 15/12

Tuesday 16/12

Wednesday 17/12

Thursday 18/12

£37

Friday 19/12

Saturday 20/12

Sunday 21/12

Monday 22/12

Tuesday 23/12

Wednesday 24/12

Thursday 25/12

Friday 26/12

Saturday 27/12

Sunday 28/12

The cheapest time to travel from Southampton to Derby

See here on which day and which time of the day you can find the cheapest bus ticket from Southampton to Derby, for the next 30 days.

With a price starting from £37, Thursday is the cheapest day for a coach from Southampton to Derby. Wednesday instead is the most expensive day with prices starting from £44.

Afternoon is the cheapest day time for bus tickets from Southampton to Derby, with £37. Morning is the most expensive time of the day with prices starting from £38.

How to save money travelling from Southampton to Derby

Travel can be expensive, but it doesn't need to be! Do you want to avoid paying a terrible price for your trip? Then follow these quick steps to save money:

Book the ticket from Southampton to Derby in advance! The earlier you book, the cheaper usually the price is. Also, you will be sure to have a place on the bus from Southampton to Derby, compared instead if you buy it at the last moment, or directly at the station.

If you can, avoid travelling at peak times. Instead of weekend, try travelling during the week. Travelling in the evening or at night it’s also cheaper, and later coaches from Southampton to Derby are also emptier.

Beloved bus companies from Southampton to Derby

These are the most booked bus companies between Southampton to Derby from our users.

FlixBus from Southampton to Derby

Here you will find the key facts about the FlixBus bus route Southampton to Derby:

Cheapest Price	£37
Fastest Coach	7h 25m
Earliest Coach	10:50
Last Coach	17:15
Daily Connections	4 Ø
Found on	03/12/2025

All bus stations and stops in Southampton and Derby

The map below shows you where to find all the bus stations in Southampton and Derby.

Coach Station

Harbour Parade 2

Solent University

East Park Terrace

University

Highfield Interchange Highfield Interchange

Port

Town Quay

New Road

Riverlights Coach Station

Morledge 735

Central Bus Station

Central Station

Railway Terrace

Pride Park

Tutbury & Hatton Train Station

Service and Comfort on the bus from Southampton to Derby

Want to know which seat classes are available on the coaches from Southampton to Derby? Or which bus companies serve the route Southampton to Derby? Below you will find answers to your questions.

FAQs about the Southampton to Derby bus

How much does a Southampton - Derby coach trip cost?

This depends on, among other things, the day and travel time. The cheapest ticket for the Southampton - Derby bus trip is available from £37 and takes 7h 40m. Compare offers and save money!

How much could I save by comparing buses from Southampton to Derby?

The connection Southampton to Derby is offered by 1 companies with ticket prices ranging from £37 to £44. Therefore, we suggest booking your ticket as soon as possible to ensure you will get the cheapest ticket price.

How many connections are available for the Southampton - Derby route on average every day?

Each day, the bus route from Southampton to Derby is offered by roughly 4 busses. By using our search, you can compare bus schedules and find your ideal trip.

How long does a bus to Derby from Southampton take?

The quickest coach from Southampton to Derby is provided by FlixBus and takes 7h 25m. Coach tickets for this connection cost £37. However, keep in mind that the connection can take longer due to traffic.

What time is the first bus from Southampton to Derby?

The earliest bus to Derby departs from Southampton at 10:50. In this context, information about departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

What time is the last coach from Southampton to Derby?

The latest bus to Derby departs from Southampton at 17:15. Please note that departure times may differ on weekends and holidays. Simply use our search to find the exact times for your planned travel date.

Which bus companies serve the Southampton - Derby route?

Passengers looking to travel from Southampton to Derby can travel with FlixBus. Compare all available bus tickets with our search to book the trip that works best for you.

Is there a direct bus between Southampton and Derby?

You can check all the direct connections between Southampton and Derby by using our search and looking at the Changes section in our filters. These are some of the companies which offer a direct bus: FlixBus.

What can I take with me on the bus to Derby from Southampton?

Depending on which provider you travel with, what you are allowed to bring with you can vary. Generally, you can take a suitcase and hand luggage with you on the bus for the Southampton Derby bus route free of charge. Simply use our search to find a coach that is best suited to your needs for your planned travel date.

What equipment is available for the Southampton Derby bus route?

The equipment on board differs depending on the provider. However, many long-distance buses have WiFi so you can tell your friends your exact location during the journey. To make travelling even more pleasant, air conditioning systems provide ventilation. It is best to use our search to get precise information about the equipment of the bus from Southampton to Derby on your planned travel date.

Available seat classes which are offered on the bus route Southampton to Derby

Economy

The cheapest option available for your ticket, it usually comes with reclinable seats and AC.

More bus routes to Southampton and to Derby

Here’s an overview of the most popular bus routes to Southampton and to Derby. Simply click on the connection of your choice, and you will find all the details about your bus route!