There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Exeter by plane, train, car ferry, taxi, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)SDR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
8h 31m£75–298Car ferry, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Take the taxi from Plymouth to Exeter
20h 54m£328–903Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
26h 21m£83–173Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Exeter
17h 30mBus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Exeter
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Exeter (EXT)BIO - EXT
10h 43m£120–265Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BIO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
7h 48m£75–226Fly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
8h 2m£133–436Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BIO - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
9h 9m£128–378Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
10h 7m£103–351
Santander to Exeter by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Exeter is to bus which costs £80 - £180 and takes 26h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Exeter is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs £75 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 21m.
The distance between Santander and Exeter is 644 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Exeter without a car is to car ferry and taxi which takes 20h 54m and costs £320 - £950.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Santander to Exeter, including transfers.
Santander to Exeter bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Exeter bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Exeter is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 4:56 AM in Santander and 3:56 AM in Exeter.
Book your Santander to Exeter bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Exeter, England?
You can take a bus from Santander to Bampfylde Street via Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 26h 21m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bristol Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- 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 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- £260–310
Need a Cab?
- Phone
- +44 1752 666222
- Website
- needacab247.com
Devon Express Travel LLP
- Phone
- +44 1752 666 777
- Website
- devonexpresstravel.co.uk
Blue Cab Co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1752477488
- Website
- bluecabco.uk
Alfa Cars
- Phone
- +44 1752911912
- Website
- alfacarsplymouth.co.uk
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