There are 8 ways to get from Crawley to Exeter by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdontrain Brighton - Bedford / ...
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain London Paddington - Plymouth / ...
3h 40m£88–157Drive 171.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Crawley to Exetercar 171.8 mi
3h 25m£43–62Bus
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 025 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
6h 6m£45–70Fly London Gatwick Airport to Exeter
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Exeter (EXT)plane LGW - EXT
4h 23m£89–216Train via Reading
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain Gatwick Airport - Reading / ...
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davidstrain London Paddington - Plymouth / ...
4h 26m£79–153Train via Basingstoke
- Take the train from Crawley to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Exeter Centraltrain
5h 30m£74–151Fly London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LGW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 34m£94–226Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Exeter
- Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Exeter (EXT)plane LHR - EXT
7h 2m£211–421
Crawley to Exeter by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crawley to Exeter is to drive which costs £40 - £65 and takes 3h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Crawley to Exeter is to drive which takes 3h 25m and costs £40 - £65.
No, there is no direct bus from Crawley to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Town Centre South and arriving at Bampfylde Street via North Terminal Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Crawley to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Three Bridges and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Farringdon Without and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 40m.
The distance between Crawley and Exeter is 208 miles. The road distance is 172.8 miles.
The best way to get from Crawley to Exeter without a car is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs £85 - £160.
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Crawley to Exeter, including transfers.
Crawley to Exeter bus services, operated by National Express, depart from North Terminal Bus Station.
Crawley to Exeter train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Three Bridges station.
The best way to get from Crawley to Exeter is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs £85 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £70 and takes 6h 6m, you could also fly, which costs £85 - £220 and takes 4h 23m.
What companies run services between Crawley, England and Exeter, England?
You can take a train from Three Bridges to Exeter St Davids via Farringdon, Farringdon Without, and London Paddington in around 3h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Town Centre South to Bampfylde Street via North Terminal Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 6h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–390
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–380
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bristol Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Crawley to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–22
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
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Booking & Getting There
Crawley to Exeter bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Crawley to Exeter train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at Farringdon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Crawley to Exeter is 173 miles. It takes approximately 3h 25m to drive from Crawley to Exeter.
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