There are 10 ways to get from Bologna to Exeter by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Exeter (EXT)plane BLQ - EXT
7h 53m£99–348Fly 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 57m£96–260Train, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- 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£194–478Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Exeter Centraltrain
30h 39m£160–326Drive, 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 25m£155–423Train 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£99–301Fly 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 18m£125–395Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Exeter Centraltrain
31h 19m£164–304Drive, 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 48m£246–363
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 £95 - £260 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 7h 25m and costs £150 - £430.
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 £190 - £480.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Bologna to Exeter, including transfers.
Exeter is 1h behind Bologna. It is currently 12:03 PM in Bologna and 11:03 AM in Exeter.
There are 1428+ hotels available 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.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–470
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- 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 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- 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
- £45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
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
- £55–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Website
- italotreno.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £100–130
- 1st Class
- £130–170
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- 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
- £90–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £90–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £120–170
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £120–180
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–60
- 1st Class
- £70–100
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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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