There are 11 ways to get from Valence to Exeter by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Valence Ville to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
8h 51m£166–495Bus via Calais
cheapest- Take the bus from Valence - Central Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
20h 31m£62–152Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Valence to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Exeter
12h 36mTrain, fly to Exeter
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Exeter (EXT)LYS - EXT
8h 38m£141–325Train via Gare De Valence Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
10h 19m£167–552Bus
- Take the bus from Valence to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Honiton Road P&R501 / ...
22h 31m£64–176Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Valence to Caen
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Exeter
15h 56m£155–449Train, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)LYS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
6h 13m£85–235Train, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)LYS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
7h 15m£138–407Train, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)LYS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Exeter St Davids
8h 8m£106–320Train, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Luton Airport (LTN)LYS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
7h 56m£118–333
Valence to Exeter by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valence to Exeter is to bus via Calais which costs £60 - £160 and takes 20h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Valence to Exeter is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs £85 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Valence station to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Valence - Central Bus Station and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Valence to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Valence Ville and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 51m.
The distance between Valence and Exeter is 795 miles.
The best way to get from Valence to Exeter without a car is to train which takes 8h 51m and costs £160 - £500.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Valence to Exeter, including transfers.
Valence to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Valence - Central Bus Station.
Valence to Exeter train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Valence Ville station.
The best way to get from Valence to Exeter is to train which takes 8h 51m and costs £160 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus via Calais, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 20h 31m.
What companies run services between Valence, France and Exeter, England?
You can take a train from Valence Ville to Exeter St Davids via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 8h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Valence - Central Bus Station to Bampfylde Street via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 20h 31m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £17–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Valence Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- 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 Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- 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
- £35–110
- 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 Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £75–120
- Rail 1st Class
- £120–170
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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Valence - Central Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Valence to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- 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
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Honiton Road P&R
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–250
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–250
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More Questions & Answers
Valence to Exeter bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Exeter is 1h behind Valence. It is currently 10:12 AM in Valence and 9:12 AM in Exeter.
Valence to Exeter train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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