Salisbury to Avebury
Salisbury station
· 50 min
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About 50 min · Prehistoric stone circle
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Salisbury to Avebury in about 50 minutes, from £13.00 each. Picked up at the drop off point near the main entrance of Salisbury train station, dropped outside the Red Lion in the centre of the village. Or the whole vehicle for £91.75. There’s no direct bus.
Updated October 2026
Avebury is the village inside the world’s largest prehistoric stone circle, about 29 miles from Salisbury station. The shuttle takes you straight there; by bus it takes two buses with a change.
How else can I get to Avebury?
By bus with one change (route 2 to Devizes then the 49, or the X5 to Marlborough then the 42), by bike on National Cycle Route 45, by taxi from the rank at Salisbury station, or by car to the National Trust car park.
| Way | How it works | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local bus | Route 2 to Devizes, then the 49; or the X5 to Marlborough, then the 42 | Check the timetables, with one change | Check the fares |
| Taxi | Hackney carriages wait at the rank outside Salisbury station | About 50 minutes | By the meter |
| Driving and parking | The National Trust car park, south west of the village off the A4361, open 9am to 6pm | About 50 minutes | £8 all day or £5 after 3pm; free for National Trust and English Heritage members |
| Cycling | National Cycle Route 45 links Salisbury and Avebury, about 38 miles | About 4 hours | Free |
Drive times are estimates (about 29 miles, about 50 minutes). We never quote bus fares or times: check them with the bus companies. Walking isn’t listed: it’s a long day’s walk and we haven’t a source for the route yet.
How much is a shuttle from Salisbury to Avebury?
£13.00 each in a full shuttle of 8, or £91.75 for the whole vehicle.
Everyone pays an equal share of the fare plus one booking fee per booking, so each person who joins lowers everyone’s price.
| People sharing | Each |
|---|---|
| 2 | £46.75 |
| 3 | £31.75 |
| 4 | £24.25 |
| 5 | £19.75 |
| 6 | £16.75 |
| 7 | £14.61 |
| 8 (full) | £13.00 |
| Whole vehicle (private) | £91.75 in total |
Where does the shuttle pick me up?
At the drop off point near the main entrance of Salisbury train station, and it drops you outside the Red Lion in the centre of Avebury.
The National Trust asks visitors not to park on the village streets, so we drop you and drive on.
How long is the shuttle from Salisbury to Avebury?
About 50 minutes from the station to the Red Lion, on clear roads.
How does sharing a shuttle work?
Book a shuttle and others heading the same way can join it, and everyone pays an equal share of the fare, so the more people, the less you each pay.
Nobody joins? Full refund, unless you choose to go private. If nobody else has joined 2 hours before pickup, we ask if you’d like the whole vehicle for £91.75. If not, your hold is released and you pay nothing. If you ticked “I’d rather go private if nobody joins”, the vehicle is yours for £91.75 in total without asking.
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Book for your group. One to three of you. Pick the day and your time from Salisbury station.
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Nothing is taken yet. We hold the price you chose on your card. Your final price can only be the same or lower.
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Others join your shuttle. People heading to Avebury the same day, in groups of any size. Never more than 8 people in the vehicle.
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Your price drops as people join. The fare is shared equally between everyone in the vehicle, and each booking adds one booking fee. We take your final price 2 hours before pickup.
What is Avebury?
Avebury is a stone circle, a henge and a village all at once.
A huge bank and ditch runs round the outside, and the stones stand inside it, partly around the houses, the pub and the church. The National Trust looks after it on behalf of English Heritage.
The stones are free to visit and open at any reasonable time in daylight. Avebury, its surroundings and Stonehenge together make up one World Heritage Site.
The ways on a map
Salisbury station, the drop off by the Red Lion in Avebury, and where the buses change, on one simple drawn map.
Your shuttle is a licensed private hire car run by Premier Taxis Salisbury.
Other shuttles from Salisbury
Salisbury to Old Sarum
from £3.63 each
Questions
By shuttle from Salisbury station to the centre of the village, from £13.00 each. By bus, take route 2 to Devizes and change to the 49, or the X5 to Marlborough and change to the 42. By bike, National Cycle Route 45 links the two.
Yes. Every shuttle is a licensed taxi from Premier Taxis Salisbury, with a licensed driver.
No. English Heritage lists Avebury as free entry, open at any reasonable time in daylight.
A private shuttle is £91.75 for up to 8 people, all in. Share it and everyone in it pays an equal share of the fare, plus a £1.75 booking fee per booking, so the more people, the less each pays: from £13.00 each.
At Salisbury station, the drop off point near the main entrance of Salisbury train station. In Avebury, outside the Red Lion in the centre of the village.
Check before you go
Times, prices and opening hours change, so we link to the official pages rather than copy them.
Avebury, National Trust (opening, parking, facilities)
Avebury, English Heritage
Avebury directions, English Heritage
Related pages
Facts last checked: 23 October 2026.
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