There are 9 ways to get from Clifden to Exeter by bus, plane, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Clifden to Galway Coach Station
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
9h 10m£59–193Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Clifden East to Galway Coach Station923
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Anderson's Quay251
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station Parnell Place to Rosslare Harbour40
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Take the train from Pembroke Dock to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
23h 41m£145–242Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Clifden to Dublin Terminal 1
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Drive from Holyhead to Exeter
12h 26m£136–203Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Exeter
- Take the bus from Clifden to Galway Coach Station
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Exeter (EXT)DUB - EXT
8h 13m£83–252Bus, bus to Cork Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Clifden to Galway Coach Station
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bristol Airport (BRS)ORK - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
11h 2m£83–223Bus, bus to Shannon Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Clifden to Galway Coach Station
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)SNN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
10h 26m£128–355Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Take the bus from Clifden to Galway Coach Station
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)DUB - CWL
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
11h 14m£72–334Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Exeter
- Take the bus from Clifden to Westport
- Take the bus from Westport to Ireland West Airport
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Exeter (EXT)NOC - EXT
25h 19m£81–316Bus, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Take the bus from Clifden to Galway Coach Station
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)DUB - NQY
- Take the train from St Austell to Exeter St Davids
12h 11m£80–372
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Clifden to Exeter is to bus and fly and train which costs £55 - £200 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Clifden to Exeter is to bus and fly which takes 8h 13m and costs £80 - £260.
The distance between Clifden and Exeter is 475 miles.
The best way to get from Clifden to Exeter without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 23h 41m and costs £140 - £250.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Clifden to Exeter, including transfers.
There are 1353+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Clifden, Ireland and Exeter, England?
There is no direct connection from Clifden to Exeter. However, you can take the bus to Galway Coach Station, take the bus to Dublin Airport Zone 11, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Exeter St Davids. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Clifden East to Exeter St Davids via Galway Coach Station, Cork Anderson's Quay, Cork Bus Station Parnell Place, Rosslare Harbour, Rosslare Harbour, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke Dock, and Cardiff Central in around 23h 41m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Dublin Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Cork Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Shannon Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Exeter via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Exeter via Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from St Austell to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- 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 Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from St Austell to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Pembroke Dock to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Clifden to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Dublin Airport Zone 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Clifden East to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Clifden to Galway Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Galway Coach Station to Cork Anderson's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Clifden to Westport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
Bus from Westport to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station Parnell Place to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Pembroke Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £160–200
- On Foot
- £35–45
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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