There are 11 ways to get from Ardrossan to Exeter by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
5h 9m£72–173Train via Warrington
- Take the train from Ardrossan Town to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 39m£201–329Drive 451.6 mi
- Drive from Ardrossan to Exetercar 451.6 mi
7h 41m£112–162Fly Glasgow Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Exeter (EXT)plane GLA - EXT
6h 38m£84–299Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Exeter
- Take the train from Ardrossan Town to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)plane EDI - EXT
6h 2m£95–251Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Ardrossan Town to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 18m£79–185Fly Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 54m£127–242Fly Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h£141–300Fly Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Exeter Centraltrain
7h 35m£98–281Train
- Take the train from Ardrossan Town to Glasgow Centraltrain Ardrossan Harbour - Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Exeter St Davidstrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth
10h 45m£304–434Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Kilmarnock to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davidstrain
14h 10m£198–360
Ardrossan to Exeter by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ardrossan to Exeter is to fly and train which costs £70 - £180 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ardrossan to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 5h 9m and costs £70 - £180.
No, there is no direct train from Ardrossan to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Ardrossan Town and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 39m.
The distance between Ardrossan and Exeter is 429 miles. The road distance is 454.3 miles.
The best way to get from Ardrossan to Exeter without a car is to train via Warrington which takes 9h 39m and costs £200 - £330.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Ardrossan to Exeter, including transfers.
Ardrossan to Exeter train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Ardrossan Town station.
The best way to get from Ardrossan to Exeter is to train via Warrington which takes 9h 39m and costs £200 - £330. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £80 - £300 and takes 6h 38m.
Ardrossan to Exeter train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ardrossan to Exeter is 454 miles. It takes approximately 7h 41m to drive from Ardrossan to Exeter.
What companies run services between Ardrossan, Scotland and Exeter, England?
You can take a train from Ardrossan Town to Exeter St Davids via Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay, and Birmingham New Street in around 9h 39m. Alternatively, Aer Lingus, KLM, and Ryanair fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Exeter (EXT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–410
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £290–410
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Ardrossan Town to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Kilmarnock to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–26
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Salisbury to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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