By plane
Southampton has a relatively small airport (http://www.baa.co.uk/main...) which has the advantage of a direct train connection to Brockenhurst. The alternative is to use one of the London airports, and then use the train or car from there.
Bournemouth also boasts a small international airport which is located on the edge of the New Forest so easy to reach by car.
By train
Brockenhurst has a station on the mainline railway from London to Bournemouth via Southampton, which is served by at least one fast train from each of those cities every hour. It is also served by longer distance train services from Birmingham and the north of England.
There are smaller stations within the forest serving Lyndhurst and Beaulieu, but in both cases the service is infrequent and the stations isolated and not close to the places they serve.
There is also a branch line railway from Brockenhurst to Lymington, principally to provide connections with the ferry service from there to the Isle of Wight.
Train times can be found on the National Rail Planner (http://www.nationalrail.c...) or by calling 0845-748-4950 from anywhere in the UK.
By car
From the north and east, the New Forest is best approached by the M27 motorway US English: freeway. For Beaulieu leave the M27 at junction 2 and follow the signs. For Lyndhurst and the north of the forest, leave at junction 1 and again follow signs. For Brockenhurst, use either of the above to, then follow signs for Brockenhurst from Beaulieu or Lyndhurst respectively.
From the west, you can approach the forest from Bournemouth by the A337 via Lymington to Brockenhurst, or by the the A35 direct to Lyndhurst. From further west, use the A31 trunk road which bisects the forest with very few intermediate junctions and turns into the M27.
From the south, you can reach Lymington from the Isle of Wight by theWightlink car and passenger ferry (http://www.wightlink.co.u...) which runs every half-hour.
By taxi
There are couple of local taxi companies providing local and long distance travel services from major airports, towns, bus and rail stations to New Forest. New Forest Taxi (http://www.newforesttaxi.com/) and Soton Taxi (http://www.sotontaxi.co.uk/) and Southampton Airport Transfer Taxi (http://www.southamptonair...) provide instant cab/taxi booking facility.
By ship
The Hythe Ferry (http://www.hytheferry.com) operates a half-hourly passenger ferry and pier tram service across Southampton Water from Town Quay, Southampton to the small town of Hythe, on the eastern edge of the New Forest. During the 12-minute journey, if they are in port, the ferry passes the berth of the liners Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II.