There are 10 ways to get from Stromness to Exeter by ferry, bus, train, or plane
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Ferry, bus, train via Birmingham
best- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Union StreetE6
- Take the bus from Union Street to Haymarket StationE9
- Take the train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
18h 18mFerry, bus, train #4
cheapest- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3X99
- Take the train from Inverness to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
22h 28m£183–339Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Union StreetE6
- Take the train from Inverness to Darlington
- Take the train from Darlington to Exeter St Davids
19h 3mFerry, bus, train #2
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Union StreetE6
- Take the bus from Union Street to Haymarket StationE9
- Take the train from Haymarket to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bampfylde Street
19h 52mFly to Exeter
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Exeter (EXT)KOI - EXT
21h 20m£438–661Ferry, bus, train #3
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry TerminalNl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Union StreetE6
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Exeter St Davids
19h 4mFly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)KOI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
7h 55m£222–541Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)KOI - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
9h 7m£195–553Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
9h 59m£258–623Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)KOI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Take the train from Salisbury to Exeter Central
10h 26m£266–605
Kirkwall (KOI) to Exeter (EXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to Exeter is to ferry and bus and train which costs £180 - £340 and takes 22h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 7h 55m and costs £220 - £550.
The distance between Stromness and Exeter is 778 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to Exeter without a car is to ferry and bus and train via Birmingham which takes 18h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 18h 18m to get from Stromness to Exeter, including transfers.
There are 1361+ hotels available in Exeter.
What companies run services between Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland and Exeter, England?
Loganair flies from Kirkwall (KOI) to Exeter (EXT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–490
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Lerwick, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–470
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Exeter via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–490
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–470
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–420
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–420
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–420
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–430
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £140–200
- 1st Class
- £310–430
Train from Haymarket to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £170–250
- 1st Class
- £390–550
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £140–200
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Inverness to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- 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
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Salisbury to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Union Street to Haymarket Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–40
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £13–17
- Peak
- £16–19
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