There are 12 ways to get from Exeter to Marseille by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St CharlesTgv
9h 43m€178–580Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
26h€60–217Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Marseille
14h 25mFly Exeter to Marseille Provence Airport
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)EXT - MRS
7h 49m€131–332Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
28h 10m€63–257Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Drive from Caen to Marseille
17h 53m€206–561Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)LHR - MRS
7h 19m€168–417Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)BRS - MRS
6h 18m€98–246Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)LGW - MRS
8h 19m€134–366Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)STN - MRS
8h 21m€139–356Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)CWL - MRS
10h 53m€121–350Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BRS - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Marseille St Charles
10h 10m€103–422
Exeter to Marseille by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Marseille is to bus via Paris which costs €60 - €220 and takes 26h.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Marseille is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Marseille. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h.
No, there is no direct train from Exeter to Marseille. However, there are services departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Marseille St Charles via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Exeter and Marseille is 1484 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Marseille without a car is to train which takes 9h 43m and costs €170 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Exeter to Marseille, including transfers.
Exeter to Marseille bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Marseille train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Marseille is to train which takes 9h 43m and costs €170 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €60 - €220 and takes 26h, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €340 and takes 7h 49m.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Marseille, France?
You can take a train from Exeter St Davids to Marseille St Charles via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles via London Victoria, Paris, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 26h.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Exeter to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- 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
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–47
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Geneve to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €65–100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–280
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €65–95
- Single Ticket
- €21–80
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–280
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More Questions & Answers
Exeter to Marseille bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Marseille is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 8:32 AM in Exeter and 9:32 AM in Marseille.
Exeter to Marseille train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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