There are 6 ways to get from Dunkirk to Exeter by train, bus, car ferry, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
5h 38mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Dunkirk to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Exetercar
6h 21m£66–139Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
10hCar ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Port of Dovercarferry
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Exeter Centraltrain
13h 12mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dunkirk to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Exetercar
5h 13mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Exeter (EXT)plane BRU - EXT
11h 14m
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Exeter (EXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunkirk to Exeter is to drive and car ferry which costs £65 - £140 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Dunkirk to Exeter is to drive and car ferry which takes 6h 21m and costs £65 - £140.
No, there is no direct train from Dunkirk to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Dunkerque and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Lille Europe, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 38m.
The distance between Dunkirk and Exeter is 392 miles.
The best way to get from Dunkirk to Exeter without a car is to train which takes 5h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Dunkirk to Exeter, including transfers.
Dunkirk to Exeter train services, operated by SNCF Voyages, depart from Dunkerque station.
Exeter is 1h behind Dunkirk. It is currently 5:31 PM in Dunkirk and 4:31 PM in Exeter.
Dunkirk to Exeter train services, operated by SNCF Voyages, arrive at Lille Europe station.
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What companies run services between Dunkirk, France and Exeter, England?
You can take a train from Dunkerque to Exeter St Davids via Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 5h 38m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Exeter via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–350
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- southwesttrains.co.uk
Train from London Waterloo to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- southwesttrains.co.uk
- 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
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–117
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Standard Car - Economy
- £67
- Standard Car - Flexi
- £117
- 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
- £8–19
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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