How to travel from London to Exeter

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Travel Information to Exeter from London

Distance252 km
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range€13 - €32
Cheapest modeCoach • €13 • 4 h 20 min
Fastest modeTrain • €32 • 2 h
Popular travel companiesNational Express or South Western Railway

Travel 252 km by train or coach between London and Exeter. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are National Express or South Western Railway among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from London to Exeter.

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from London to Exeter

How to get from London to Exeter by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from London to Exeter is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus
08:00AM5h05
London, Victoria Coach Station
01:05PMExeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court
261One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
04:00PM5h15
London, Victoria Coach Station
09:15PMExeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court
181One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Great Western RailP22664
10:03AM2h00
London Paddington (PAD)
12:03PMExeter St Davids (EXD)
1071One-way
0 transfers

Other options

South Western RailwayP61149
09:20AM3h18
London Waterloo (WAT)
12:38PMExeter Central (EXC)
611One-way
0 transfers
South Western RailwayP61149
09:20AM3h22
London Waterloo (WAT)
12:42PMExeter St Davids (EXD)
611One-way
0 transfers
South Western RailwayP61149+Great Western RailP33366
09:20AM4h11
London Waterloo (WAT)
01:31PMExeter St Thomas (EXT)
661One-way
1 transfer
FlixBusFlixBus
11:30AM4h55
London, Victoria Coach Station
04:25PMExeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court
261One-way
0 transfers
National ExpressNX501
12:00PM4h40
London, Victoria Coach Station
04:40PMExeter, Honiton Road
331One-way
0 transfers
National ExpressNX040 · NX104
09:30AM5h10
London, Victoria Coach Station
02:40PMExeter, Honiton Road
341One-way
1 transfer

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FAQs: Travel from London to Exeter

Travel to Exeter easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from London to Exeter.

FAQs

You can get from London to Exeter 2 different ways: train or coach.

The cheapest way to travel to Exeter from London is a coach with an average price of €13.

This is compared to other travel options from London to Exeter:

A coach is €18 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from London to Exeter costing on average €32.

The quickest way to travel from London to Exeter is by train, which takes on average 2 h   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Coach takes on average 4 h 20 min.

Exeter is approximately 252 km away from London.

The average frequency per day from London to Exeter is:

  • 37 coaches per day.
  • Around 20 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Exeter from London as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from London to Exeter:

  • Most travellers take a coach from London, Victoria Coach Station to Exeter, Honiton Road Park and Ride.
  • Most travellers who purchase a train ticket from London to Exeter depart from London Euston to Exeter St Davids.

The following travel companies offer services from London to Exeter:

  • National Express, Megabus or FlixBus can take you to Exeter by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for FlixBus from London to Exeter for €13.
  • Travel with South Western Railway, Great Western Rail or first_great_western to go to Exeter by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find South Western Railway London to Exeter tickets on Omio for €32.

Yes, there are direct services available from London to Exeter with the following travel companies:

  • 17 direct coaches per day with National Express or FlixBus.
  • Direct train available with South Western Railway, Great Western Rail or first_great_western 7 direct trains per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Exeter as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Exeter from London.

Many of our customers travelling from London to Exeter don't make Exeter their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham or Edinburgh, either of which you could add to your London and Exeter trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Exeter to any of these top destinations today!

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