There are 13 ways to get from Spain to Exeter by plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe, Eurostar), bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BCN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 39m£69–225Bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ALC - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 29m£68–205Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
17h 9m£292–610Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
29h 30m£70–224Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Santander E.A.bus
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davidstrain
32h 36m£143–767Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MAD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 35m£71–215Fly Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AGP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 46m£70–202Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane PMI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
6h 28m£69–234Fly Málaga Airport to Exeter
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Exeter (EXT)plane AGP - EXT
5h 47m£113–296Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAD - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 47m£141–380Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 7m£139–350Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Exetercar
19h 15m£201–588Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Exetercar
17h 35m
Spain to Exeter by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Exeter is to bus which costs £65 - £230 and takes 29h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Exeter is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs £110 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 30m.
The distance between Spain and Exeter is 831 miles.
The best way to get from Spain to Exeter without a car is to train which takes 17h 9m and costs £290 - £650.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Spain to Exeter, including transfers.
Spain to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
The best way to get from Spain to Exeter is to train which takes 17h 9m and costs £290 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £230 and takes 29h 30m, you could also fly, which costs £110 - £300 and takes 5h 47m.
Spain to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
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What companies run services between Spain and Exeter, England?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Exeter St Davids via Barcelona-Sants, Perpignan, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross and St Pancras, Paddington Station, and London Paddington in around 17h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Bampfylde Street via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 29h 30m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Málaga Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–70
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–60
- 1st Class
- £70–100
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–50
- 1st Class
- £45–70
- 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
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £90–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £120–170
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £70–90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £95–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–65
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £150–200
- 1st Class
- £190–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £55–80
- Comfort
- £65–90
- Premium
- £90–120
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- 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
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £23–29
- Car
- £40–60
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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