There are 12 ways to get from Exeter to Spain by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), car, car ferry, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRS - BCN
6h 16m€57–224Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BRS - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
7h 58m€51–157Train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
15h 52m€239–751Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Barcelonacar
28h 34m€188–878Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Barcelonabus
29h 43m€74–249Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane BRS - PMI
6h 6m€56–173Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BRS - MAD
6h 17m€70–193Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Málaga Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BRS - AGP
6h 31m€54–170Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane LGW - VLC
8h 22m€131–517Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
9h 25m€128–549Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
30h 25m€77–233Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
17h 38m
Exeter to Spain by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Spain is to train and fly and bus which costs €50 - €160 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Spain is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €55 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Spain station. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Exeter to Spain. However, there are services departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Paddington station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Perpignan and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 52m.
The distance between Exeter and Spain is 1330 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Spain without a car is to train which takes 15h 52m and costs €230 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Exeter to Spain, including transfers.
Exeter to Spain bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Spain train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Spain is to train which takes 15h 52m and costs €230 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €70 - €250 and takes 29h 43m.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Spain?
You can take a train from Exeter St Davids to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via London Paddington, Paddington station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Perpignan, and Barcelona Sants in around 15h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Barcelona, and Barcelona Sants in around 29h 43m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €46–48
- Website
- https://www.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 Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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Exeter to Spain bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Exeter to Spain train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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