There are 11 ways to get from Oban to Exeter by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 46m£44–140Train via Warrington
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
12h 6m£142–436Bus
- Take the bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Lordswood Rd to Bampfylde Streetbus 101 / ...
15h 30m£45–95Drive 532.8 mi
- Drive from Oban to Exetercar 532.8 mi
9h 5m£127–184Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Exeter
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Exeter (EXT)plane EDI - EXT
7h 16m£101–273Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 26m£59–184Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 36m£65–242Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane GLA - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Exeter Centraltrain
9h 7m£79–244Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 32m£112–272Train
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Oban - Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Exeter St Davidstrain Glasgow Central - Plymouth / ...
13h 6m£85–326Bus, train
- Take the bus from Station Road to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 976
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davidstrain
14h 58m£118–332
Oban to Exeter by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oban to Exeter is to bus which costs £45 - £95 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Oban to Exeter is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 46m and costs £40 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Oban to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Corran Halls Car Park and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall St and Lordswood Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Oban to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Oban and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 6m.
The distance between Oban and Exeter is 492 miles. The road distance is 535.9 miles.
The best way to get from Oban to Exeter without a car is to train via Warrington which takes 12h 6m and costs £140 - £440.
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Oban to Exeter, including transfers.
Oban to Exeter bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Corran Halls Car Park station.
Oban to Exeter train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Oban station.
The best way to get from Oban to Exeter is to train via Warrington which takes 12h 6m and costs £140 - £440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £95 and takes 15h 30m.
What companies run services between Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland and Exeter, England?
You can take a train from Oban to Exeter St Davids via Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay, and Birmingham New Street in around 12h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Bampfylde Street via Buchanan Bus Station, Newhall St, and Lordswood Rd in around 15h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Southampton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £80–120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £140–200
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–14
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Salisbury to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Corran Halls Car Park to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Station Road to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Lordswood Rd to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Oban to Exeter bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Oban to Exeter train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oban to Exeter is 536 miles. It takes approximately 9h 5m to drive from Oban to Exeter.
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