There are 5 ways to get from Exeter to Sandbanks by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Exeter Central to Salisburytrain Exeter St Davids - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain London Waterloo - Weymouth / ...
4h 22m£40–56Drive 80.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Exeter to Sandbankscar 80.2 mi
1h 48m£20–29Train, bus
- Take the train from Exeter Central to Salisburytrain Exeter St Davids - London Waterloo / ...
- Take the bus from Railway Station Stop SA to Meeting House Lanebus X3
4h 32m£31–35Train via Castle Cary
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Castle Carytrain
- Take the train from Castle Cary to Upweytrain
- Take the train from Upwey to Pooletrain
5h 7m£56–91Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Rail Stationbus 44A
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Kings Statuebus X53 / ...
- Take the train from Weymouth to Pooletrain
6h 38m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Sandbanks is to drive which costs £19 - £29 and takes 1h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Sandbanks is to drive which takes 1h 48m and costs £19 - £29.
The distance between Exeter and Sandbanks is 149 miles. The road distance is 80.7 miles.
The best way to get from Exeter to Sandbanks without a car is to train which takes 4h 22m and costs £40 - £60.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Exeter to Sandbanks, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Exeter to Sandbanks is 81 miles. It takes approximately 1h 48m to drive from Exeter to Sandbanks.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Sandbanks.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Sandbanks, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, England?
You can take a train from Exeter Central to Shoreacres via Salisbury, Southampton Central, Bournemouth, and Bournemouth Station in around 4h 22m.
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter Central to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Upwey to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Weymouth to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Castle Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Castle Cary to Upwey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £21–26
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £28–40
- Phone
- +44 1202 338420
- enquiries@morebus.co.uk
- Website
- morebus.co.uk
Bus from Railway Station Stop SA to Meeting House Lane
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.morebus.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Rail Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/south-west
- Phone
- +44 345 602 0121
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Kings Statue
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/wessex-dorset-south-somerset
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