There are 11 ways to get from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EXT - EDI
3h 35m£93–234Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
11h 48m£32–95Train via Stafford
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Edinburgh Waverley
8h 4m£116–322Drive 438.5 mi
- Drive from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh438.5 mi
7h 24m£107–155Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
4h 34m£54–150Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
5h 23m£61–210Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Exeter Central to Salisbury
- Take the train from Salisbury to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SOU - EDI
6h 27m£123–245Fly Exeter to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Newcastle (NCL)EXT - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
4h 41m£93–308Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Newcastle (NCL)BRS - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
6h£60–229Train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Edinburgh WaverleyPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
8h 50m£62–603Train #2
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
11h 11m£116–259
Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £30 - £95 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs £90 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Bus Station and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Birmingham New Street and Stafford. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 4m.
The distance between Exeter (Station) and Edinburgh is 375 miles. The road distance is 441 miles.
The best way to get from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh without a car is to train via Stafford which takes 8h 4m and costs £110 - £330.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs £90 - £240. Alternatively, you can train via Stafford, which costs £110 - £330 and takes 8h 4m, you could also bus, which costs £30 - £95 and takes 11h 48m.
What companies run services between Exeter (Station), England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Loganair flies from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh Waverley via Exeter St Davids, Birmingham New Street, and Stafford in around 8h 4m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Exeter to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–190
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39–41
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Salisbury to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter Central to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Salisbury to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bus Station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Exeter (Station). It is currently 9:31 PM in Exeter (Station) and 8:31 PM in Edinburgh.
Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh is 441 miles. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Exeter (Station) to Edinburgh.
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