There are 10 ways to get from Exeter to Isle of Barra by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Barra Airport
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barra Airport (BRR)LHR - BRR
7h 2m£400–616Bus, ferry via Bristol
cheapest- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
20h 51m£59–233Train, ferry 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 Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
17h 58m£108–494Fly Exeter to Barra Airport
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Barra Airport (BRR)EXT - BRR
19h 28m£103–474Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Barra Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barra Airport (BRR)BRS - BRR
6h 15m£65–290Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Station Road
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
13h 7m£72–286Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barra Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barra Airport (BRR)BHX - BRR
7h 11m£90–391Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Barra Airport
- Take the train from Exeter Central to Salisbury
- Take the train from Salisbury to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Barra Airport (BRR)SOU - BRR
9h 38m£98–405Train, ferry
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
18h 48m£112–460Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to Birmingham Coach Station106 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station590 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road976
- Take the ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
22h 36m£68–244
Exeter to Isle of Barra by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Isle of Barra is to bus and ferry via Bristol which costs £55 - £240 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Isle of Barra is to train and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs £65 - £290.
The distance between Exeter and Isle of Barra is 667 miles.
The best way to get from Exeter to Isle of Barra without a car is to train and ferry via Preston which takes 17h 58m and costs £100 - £500.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Exeter to Isle of Barra, including transfers.
There are 37+ hotels available in Isle of Barra.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Isle of Barra, Scotland?
KLM, Loganair, and Aer Lingus fly from Exeter (EXT) to Barra Airport (BRR) twice daily.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Exeter to Barra Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–700
Flights from Exeter to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from Exeter to Barra Airport via Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from Exeter to Barra Airport via Manchester, Belfast City, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barra Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barra Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Dublin, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barra Airport via Derry, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barra Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39–42
- 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 Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- 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 Exeter St Davids to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter Central to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Station Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Oban Ferry Terminal to Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- https://www.calmac.co.uk
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
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