There are 11 ways to get from Exeter to The Cairngorms by train, unknown, bus, or plane
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Train, travel
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kingussie
- Walk from Kingussie to The Cairngorms
11h 41mBus, travel
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Cairngorm HotelE8
- Walk from Cairngorm Hotel to The Cairngorms
15h 22mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train, travel
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Kingussie
- Walk from Kingussie to The Cairngorms
7h 43mTrain, travel via Preston
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Kingussie
- Walk from Kingussie to The Cairngorms
12h 12mTrain, travel via Crewe
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Kingussie
- Walk from Kingussie to The Cairngorms
14h 22mFly Exeter to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train, travel
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)EXT - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Kingussie
- Walk from Kingussie to The Cairngorms
7h 4mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)BRS - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Walk from Aviemore to The Cairngorms
6h 45mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train, travel
- 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 Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Kingussie
- Walk from Kingussie to The Cairngorms
8h 11mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Newcastle, train, travel
- 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 Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kingussie
- Walk from Kingussie to The Cairngorms
9h 38mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)BRS - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Walk from Aviemore to The Cairngorms
9h 15mTrain, train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, travel
- 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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI)CWL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Kingussie
- Walk from Kingussie to The Cairngorms
9h 55m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Exeter and The Cairngorms is 656 miles.
The best way to get from Exeter to The Cairngorms without a car is to train and travel which takes 11h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Exeter to The Cairngorms, including transfers.
There are 470+ hotels available in The Cairngorms.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and The Cairngorms, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Exeter to The Cairngorms. However, you can take the train to Edinburgh Waverley, take the train to Kingussie, then travel to The Cairngorms. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to The Cairngorms via Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Buchanan Bus Station, and Cairngorm Hotel in around 15h 22m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
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 Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- 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 Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–170
Train from Exeter St Davids to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–600
- 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 Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- 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
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kingussie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Kingussie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £37–38
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kingussie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £80–110
Train from Perth to Kingussie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–85
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kingussie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
Train from Perth to Kingussie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
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 Crewe to Kingussie
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £310–360
Train from Inverness to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £220–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- 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 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- 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 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Cairngorm Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Cairngorm Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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