There are 13 ways to get from Exter to Bournemouth by train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
13h 37m£134–365Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London VictoriaN1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station035 / ...
19h 24m£70–182Train, bus
- Take the train from Herford to Dortmund HbfRe
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
17h 20m£97–188Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exter to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Bournemouth
8h 40mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)DUS - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
8h 35m£92–275Train, bus via Dover
- Take the train from Herford to Duisburg HbfRe
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Dover
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station035 / ...
19h 50m£71–127Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exter to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Bournemouth
9h 44m£146–215Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Southampton Airport (SOU)HAJ - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
8h 51m£152–402Train to Hannover Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)HAJ - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
8h 40m£89–324Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraal
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)AMS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
9h 36m£114–349Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof to Osnabrück Hbf
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)BRE - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
9h 55m£84–350Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraal
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)AMS - LCY
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
11h 7m£155–393Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)FMO - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
9h 54m£135–342
Exter to Bournemouth by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exter to Bournemouth is to train and bus via Dover which costs £70 - £130 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Exter to Bournemouth is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 35m and costs £90 - £280.
The distance between Exter and Bournemouth is 647 miles.
The best way to get from Exter to Bournemouth without a car is to train which takes 13h 37m and costs £130 - £370.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Exter to Bournemouth, including transfers.
The best way to get from Exter to Bournemouth is to train which takes 13h 37m and costs £130 - £370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £190 and takes 19h 24m.
Bournemouth is 1h behind Exter. It is currently 4:04 PM in Exter and 3:04 PM in Bournemouth.
There are 2391+ hotels available in Bournemouth.
What companies run services between Exter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a bus from Vlo-Exter, Wendeplatz to Bournemouth via Herford, Bahnhof, Herford, Bahnhof, Hengelo, Rotterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Embankment station, and London Waterloo in around 13h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Vlo-Exter, Wendeplatz to Bournemouth Station via Herford, Bahnhof, Herford, Bielefeld Hbf, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Bielefeld Brackwede train station, and London Victoria in around 19h 24m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Hannover Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Hannover Airport to Southampton Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–180
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Herford, Bahnhof to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Herford, Bahnhof to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Herford, Bahnhof to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hengelo to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–240
Train from Hengelo to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Clapham Junction to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–12
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herford to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herford to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Herford to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Herford to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Herford to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Herford, Bahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- dialog@nordwestbahn.de
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25
- Website
- nordwestbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–27
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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