There are 13 ways to get from Exeter to Valence by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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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 Valence VilleTgv
9h 27m€196–590Bus 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 - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valence - Central Bus Station
23h 12m€49–232Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Valence
12h 35mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BRS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
6h 34m€103–268Train via Gare De Valence Tgv
- 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 Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes SudTgv
10h 30m€197–642Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Valence
23h 35m€78–237Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Drive from Caen to Valence
16h 2m€176–511Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)BRS - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
8h 20m€150–348Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)LGW - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
8h 43m€116–388Train 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 Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Valence Ville
10h 34m€101–332Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère 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 Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)LGW - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
10h 29m€143–438Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BRS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
9h 17m€125–422Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Fréjorgues 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 Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)LGW - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
10h 48m€150–497
Exeter to Valence by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Valence is to bus via Paris which costs €45 - €240 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Valence is to train and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Valence station. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Valence - Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Exeter to Valence. However, there are services departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Valence Ville via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 27m.
The distance between Exeter and Valence is 1272 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Valence without a car is to train which takes 9h 27m and costs €190 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Exeter to Valence, including transfers.
Exeter to Valence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Valence train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Valence is to train which takes 9h 27m and costs €190 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €45 - €240 and takes 23h 12m.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Valence, France?
You can take a train from Exeter St Davids to Valence Ville via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Valence - Central Bus Station via London Victoria, Paris, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 23h 12m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–82
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- 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
- €65–120
- 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
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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
- €80–330
- 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 Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €130–190
Train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €16–24
- Rail 1st Class
- €25–40
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- Rail 1st Class
- €27–40
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Valence
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- 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
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valence - Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- 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
- €16–23
- 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 Valence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Valence is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 5:15 PM in Exeter and 6:15 PM in Valence.
Exeter to Valence train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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