There are 12 ways to get from Exeter to Kirkcudbright by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square501
10h 3mDrive 405.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Exeter to Kirkcudbright405.9 mi
6h 45m£101–146Bus
- 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 Abington Service AreaM11
- Take the bus from Abington Service Area to WhitesandsX74
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square501
15h 16mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- 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 Central to Dumfries
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
8h 59mTrain, bus via Lancaster
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Lancaster
- Take the train from Lancaster to Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Selkirk Road505 / ...
10h 19mTrain, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Loreburne Centre to Harbour Square501
11h 3mTrain, bus via Manchester #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 Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Loreburne Centre to Harbour Square501
13h 1mTrain 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 Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square
9h 19mFly Exeter to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EXT - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Lockerbie
- Take the bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square
8h 40mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, train, bus
- 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 Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
9h 28mFly Exeter to Newcastle, train, bus
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Newcastle (NCL)EXT - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
8h 29mFly Exeter to Manchester Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Manchester Airport (MAN)EXT - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
9h 3m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Kirkcudbright is to drive which costs £100 - £150 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Kirkcudbright is to drive which takes 6h 45m and costs £100 - £150.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Kirkcudbright. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Harbour Square via Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Abington Service Area and Whitesands. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Exeter and Kirkcudbright is 435 miles. The road distance is 408.3 miles.
The best way to get from Exeter to Kirkcudbright without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Exeter to Kirkcudbright, including transfers.
Exeter to Kirkcudbright bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Kirkcudbright bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Exeter to Kirkcudbright is 408 miles. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Exeter to Kirkcudbright.
There are 361+ hotels available in Kirkcudbright.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Kirkcudbright, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Harbour Square via Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Abington Service Area, and Whitesands in around 15h 16m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Exeter to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Exeter to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
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
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £80–120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £140–200
Train from Birmingham New Street to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35–50
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £75–110
- 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
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- 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 Central to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £20–29
- 1st Class
- £40–50
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- enquiries@mccallscoaches.com
- Website
- mccallscoaches.com
Bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Loreburne Centre to Harbour Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- contact@dumgal.gov.uk
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- dumgal.gov.uk
Bus from Whitesands to Harbour Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Whitesands to Selkirk Road
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Loreburne Centre to Harbour Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- DGC Buses
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–29
- 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
- 5 times a day
- 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 Abington Service Area
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Abington Service Area to Whitesands
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Dumfries station to Carlingwark Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
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