There are 9 ways to get from Stromness to Exeter by plane, train, 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 to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KOI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 31m£289–728Ferry, bus, train via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
19h 11m£224–392Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Exeter St Davidstrain
19h 4m£323–559Ferry, bus, train via Bristol
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bampfylde Streetbus 106 / ...
21h 40m£273–410Fly to Exeter
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Exeter (EXT)plane KOI - EXT
6h 42m£359–614Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
9h 39m£309–687Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane KOI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Exeter Centraltrain
11h 39m£323–672Ferry, bus, train via Doncaster
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the train from Inverness to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
19h 8m£263–419Ferry, bus, train via Crewe
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry Nl1
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus X99
- Take the train from Inverness to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davidstrain
22h 29m£258–454
Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stromness to Exeter is to ferry and bus and train via Crewe which costs £250 - £460 and takes 22h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Stromness to Exeter is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs £350 - £650.
The distance between Stromness and Exeter is 630 miles.
The best way to get from Stromness to Exeter without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 19h 4m and costs £320 - £600.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Stromness to Exeter, including transfers.
There are 1523+ 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
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–470
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–470
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £250–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £220–310
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- 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
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- 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
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Salisbury to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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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