The Stonehenge Tour bus is the well-known public option from Salisbury. We are the private alternative: smaller group, reserved seat, coffee included, and luggage stored for the day. Same destination. Better experience.
| Feature | Stonehenge Tour bus | Our shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £22–25 per person return | £15 per person return |
| Group size | Up to 50+ passengers | Max 12 passengers |
| Seat guarantee | First come, first served | Reserved seat, guaranteed |
| Luggage storage | Not included | Free at Caboose, all day |
| Coffee | Not included | Takeaway coffee included |
| Pickup location | Outside station | 2 min from station exit |
| Hop-on hop-off | Yes (Old Sarum stop) | No (direct only) |
| Journey time | 35–45 min | 35 min |
| Book in advance | Recommended | Required (12 seats) |
The Stonehenge Tour bus is a perfectly good service. It has been running for years and it does the job. But it is a big public bus, and it fills up with whoever turns up on the day. There is no guarantee of a seat, no luggage storage, and you are sharing the journey with a large, mixed group.
Our shuttle holds 12 people. Every seat is yours when you book it. You pick up from Caboose, which is — unlike the tour bus stop — a proper hospitality venue. You collect a real coffee made by a barista, leave your bags in a secure space, and board a clean minibus with the same small group you will spend the day with.
It is a quieter, more personal way to start one of the great day trips in England.
At £15 return, we are also priced below the tour bus (which typically costs £22 to £25 per adult). You get more for less.
The Stonehenge Tour bus operates a hop-on hop-off service that also stops at Old Sarum, the Iron Age hill fort north of Salisbury. If you want to combine Old Sarum and Stonehenge on the same trip without backtracking, the tour bus is the better option for that specific itinerary.
If you are travelling as a very large group of more than 12, you will need to contact us in advance or use the tour bus, as our shuttle is capped at 12 passengers per departure.
For everyone else — couples, families, solo travellers, and small groups arriving by train — the private shuttle is the better choice.