There are 11 ways to get from Bologna to Exeter by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Exeter (EXT)plane BLQ - EXT
7h 34m£89–320Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BLQ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 59m£69–251Train, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
22h 43m£154–479Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Calaisbus 700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
28h 33mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bologna to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Exetercar
17h 45mFly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BLQ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 26m£132–401Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 50m£71–249Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BLQ - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
10h 13m£86–302Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BLQ - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 21m£117–301Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminsterbus
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Exeter Centraltrain
32h 40mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bologna to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Exetercar
18h 43m£247–364
Bologna to Exeter by train, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Exeter is to fly and train which costs £65 - £260 and takes 7h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 7h 26m and costs £130 - £410.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna station to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Bologna - Bus Station and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 33m.
The distance between Bologna and Exeter is 819 miles.
The best way to get from Bologna to Exeter without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 43m and costs £150 - £480.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Bologna to Exeter, including transfers.
Bologna to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bologna - Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Exeter is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs £85 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 28h 33m.
Bologna to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Exeter is 1h behind Bologna. It is currently 11:57 PM in Bologna and 10:57 PM in Exeter.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Exeter, England?
KLM, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Exeter (EXT) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Bampfylde Street via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 28h 33m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £28–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Upminster
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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