There are 7 ways to get from Basildon to Exeter by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain London Paddington - Totnes / ...
3h 42m£71–144Train via London
cheapest- Take the train from London Waterloo to Exeter Centraltrain London Waterloo - Exeter St Davids
4h 52m£30–98Train, bus
- Take the train from Brentwood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train Shenfield - Heathrow Terminal 5 / ...
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Exeterbus Ukn49
8h 5m£31–67Drive 199.4 mi
- Drive from Basildon to Exetercar 199.4 mi
4h 7m£49–71Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Exeter (EXT)plane LCY - EXT
7h 48m£228–626Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Exeter (EXT)plane LGW - EXT
5h 40m£111–270Fly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Exeter (EXT)plane LHR - EXT
5h 57m£155–431
Basildon to Exeter by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basildon to Exeter is to train and bus which costs £30 - £70 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Basildon to Exeter is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs £70 - £150.
No, there is no direct train from Basildon to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Basildon and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Aldgate station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 42m.
The distance between Basildon and Exeter is 203 miles. The road distance is 200.5 miles.
The best way to get from Basildon to Exeter without a car is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs £70 - £150.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from Basildon to Exeter, including transfers.
Basildon to Exeter train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from London Paddington station.
The best way to get from Basildon to Exeter is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs £70 - £150. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £220 - £650 and takes 7h 48m.
Basildon to Exeter train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at Exeter St Davids station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basildon to Exeter is 201 miles. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Basildon to Exeter.
What companies run services between Basildon, England and Exeter, England?
Great Western Railway (GWR) operates a train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids hourly. Tickets cost £60–120 and the journey takes 2h 10m. Alternatively, British Airways, Aer Lingus, and KLM fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Exeter (EXT) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Brentwood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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