There are 11 ways to get from Exeter to Scotland by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane EXT - EDI
3h 19m£88–244Bus via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 101 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
13h 10m£31–84Train via Preston
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
7h 42m£62–323Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
11h 1mDrive 440.4 mi
- Drive from Exeter to Glasgowcar 440.4 mi
7h 13m£108–156Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRS - EDI
4h 16m£54–150Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRS - GLA
3h 56m£43–130Fly Exeter to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Newcastle (NCL)plane EXT - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
4h 38m£98–318Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BRS - ABZ
4h 42m£90–260Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane BRS - INV
4h 50m£57–230Train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Glasgow Centraltrain Plymouth - Glasgow Central / ...
8h 48m£80–210
Exeter to Scotland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Scotland is to bus via Birmingham which costs £30 - £85 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Scotland is to fly which takes 3h 19m and costs £85 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Bus Station and Shudehill Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 1m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Glasgow Central. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 48m.
The distance between Exeter and Scotland is 375 miles. The road distance is 443 miles.
The best way to get from Exeter to Scotland without a car is to train via Preston which takes 7h 42m and costs £60 - £330.
It takes approximately 3h 19m to get from Exeter to Scotland, including transfers.
Exeter to Scotland bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Scotland train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Scotland is to fly which takes 3h 19m and costs £85 - £250. Alternatively, you can train via Preston, which costs £60 - £330 and takes 7h 42m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 11h 1m.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Scotland?
Loganair flies from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Exeter St Davids to Glasgow Central via Birmingham New Street and Preston in around 7h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–70
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Exeter to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–210
Flights from Exeter to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–160
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- 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 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- 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
- 6 times 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
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- 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
- £39–41
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- 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
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Exeter to Scotland bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at Bus Station.
Exeter to Scotland train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Exeter to Scotland is 443 miles. It takes approximately 7h 13m to drive from Exeter to Scotland.
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