There are 12 ways to get from Exeter to Durness by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office805
16h 32mDrive 693.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Exeter to Durness693.1 mi
11h 48m£174–251Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union StreetE8
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office805
18h 39mFly Exeter to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)EXT - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office
18h 8mTrain, bus via Preston
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office805
17h 14mTrain, bus via York
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to York
- Take the train from York to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
- Take the bus from Station to Post Office805
17h 35mTrain, bus via Newport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Newport (S Wales)
- Take the bus from Queensway Q1 to Buchanan Bus StationM19
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union StreetE8
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office805
20h 44mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)BRS - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office
9h 6mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LHR - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office
10h 28mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office
12h 54mFly Exeter to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EXT - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office
12h 21mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)BRS - ABZ
- Take the train from Dyce to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office
12h 3m
Exeter (EXT) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Durness is to drive which costs £170 - £260 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Durness is to drive which takes 11h 48m and costs £170 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Durness. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Post Office via Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Station Stance 6. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 39m.
The distance between Exeter and Durness is 821 miles. The road distance is 697.2 miles.
The best way to get from Exeter to Durness without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 32m to get from Exeter to Durness, including transfers.
Exeter to Durness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Durness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Exeter to Durness is 697 miles. It takes approximately 11h 48m to drive from Exeter to Durness.
There are 42+ hotels available in Durness.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Durness, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Post Office via Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, Union Street, and Bus Station Stance 6 in around 18h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Exeter to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–330
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Train from Exeter St Davids to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to York
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Lairg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £18–24
- 1st Class
- £30–45
Train from Dyce to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 01971 511 223
- info@thedurnessbus.com
- Website
- thedurnessbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- The Durness Bus
Bus from Station to Post Office
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- The Durness Bus
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
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Queensway Q1 to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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