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How to get fromDover to Exterby bus, car ferry, car, train, plane or car train

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There are 7 ways to get from Dover to Exter by bus, car ferry, car, train, plane, or car train

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  1. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus bus N1328
    11h 48m
    €48–79

  2. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Extercar car
    6h 49m
    €121–172

  3. Train, fly to Hannover Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane LHR - HAJ
    3. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain train
    9h 7m
    €121–408

  4. Bus, train via Utrecht

    1. Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Rotterdam Central Stationbus bus 814
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Hengelotrain train
    4. Take the train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain train
    12h 13m
    €83–138

  5. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoortbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Osnabrück central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain train
    14h 4m
    €55–81

  6. Eurotunnel, drive

    1. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train le shuttle
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Extercar car
    6h 10m

  7. Train, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LHR - DUS
    3. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Herfordtrain train
    9h 22m
    €117–321

Dover to Exter by bus and train

Calendar29Weekly Services
Duration11h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€48Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dover, England and Exter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

FlixBus operates a bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Bielefeld Brackwede train station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €40–60 and the journey takes 10h.

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