There are 11 ways to get from Portugal to Exeter by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OPO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 21m£84–200Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Exeter (EXT)plane OPO - EXT
6h 57m£64–225Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lisbon to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Exetercar
29h 6m£213–779Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
34h 26m£293–550Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Exeter (EXT)plane LIS - EXT
8h 50m£126–271Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LIS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 49m£96–236Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane OPO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 35m£130–317Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LIS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 18m£159–453Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OPO - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 44m£148–453Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane LIS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
8h 46m£151–368Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
40h 37m£98–322
Portugal to Exeter by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Exeter is to fly which costs £60 - £230 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs £80 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Sapadores and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 37m.
The distance between Portugal and Exeter is 852 miles.
The best way to get from Portugal to Exeter without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 26m and costs £290 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Portugal to Exeter, including transfers.
Portugal to Exeter bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios station.
The best way to get from Portugal to Exeter is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs £60 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £330 and takes 40h 37m.
Portugal to Exeter bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
There are 1551+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Portugal and Exeter, England?
KLM, Ryanair, and five other airlines fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Exeter (EXT) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sapadores to Bampfylde Street via Estação Sete Rios, Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 40h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–400
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Exeter via Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–370
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 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
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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