Exeter to Irun

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Exeter to Irun. From €57.37, fastest 26h 28m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Exeter to Irun costs €57.37 at the cheapest and takes 26h 28m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 873 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.

Checked 9 September 2026Priced for 28 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
873 km
Fastest
26h 28m
Average
28h 7m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€57.37
CO2 per passenger
100.4 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Ferry29h 42m28h 12m1h 30m€75.14100.4 kg4
  • 29h 42mFastest, by Ferry
  • €75.14Cheapest, by Ferry
  • 100.4 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
  • 873 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€57.37
  1. Plymouth Citybus PC278807:3059m08:29Exeter Bus StationPlymouth Bretonside
  2. Brittany Ferries BF561609:5026h 10m12:00Plymouth MillbayHendaia - Hondarribia Boat

Changes at Plymouth, with 81 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 29h 37mCO2 98.5 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€59.18
  1. Brittany Ferries BF107907:301h 19m08:49Exeter QuayDittisham
  2. Brittany Ferries BF124809:4423h 59m09:43DittishamHendaia - Hondarribia Boat

Changes at Paignton, with 55 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 27h 43mCO2 100.6 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this journey yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Exeter to Irun
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Exeter to IrunThu10 SeptFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 Sept
Ferry€148.29€136.73€144.98€106.48€86.14€92.19€89.98€93.29€81.73€86.13€93.28€75.69€75.14€78.44
Coach€154.18€166.83€153.08€105.23€111.82€99.17€113.47€101.37€79.92€84.32€98.07€87.62€76.07€97.52

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €57.37

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Irun is not something we sell.

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Booking window

When to book Exeter to Irun

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €57.3790 days
  2. €46.5460 days
  3. €54.2445 days
  4. €58.0930 days
  5. €61.2221 days
  6. €78.4414 days
  7. €89.987 days
  8. €144.983 days
  9. €148.291 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €46.54.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 219 percent. The dearest point is €148.29, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€148.29€46.541371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €93.28Sun
  2. €75.69Mon
  3. €75.14Tue
  4. €78.44Wed
  5. €93.29Thu
  6. €87.24Fri
  7. €84.32Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €92.19Sept
  2. €65.78Oct
  3. €53.14Nov
  4. €48.19Dec
  5. €48.74Jan
  6. €44.34Feb

The route

ExeterExeterIrunIrun
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 873 km against 832 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Paignton, Plymouth, Donostia / San Sebastián, Torquay. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Exeter at 06:42 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Exeter

Rail
  • Exeter Central
  • Exeter Central railway station
  • Exeter St Davids railway station
Coach
  • Exeter Bus Station
Air
  • EXT
Ferry
  • Exeter Quay

Irun

Rail
  • Irun railway station
  • Ventas de Irun railway station
  • Hendaye station
Coach
  • Irun Colón
  • Ficoba
Ferry
  • Hendaia - Hondarribia Boat
  • Hondarribia - Hendaya Boat
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Brittany Ferries€65.2426h 28m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Toilets
  • Brittany Ferries
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€48.9985%
Taxes€4.909%
Supplier fees€1.493%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€57.37100%

We cannot promise Irun railway station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Irun

Most of the points near Irun railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Exeter to Irun

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Exeter to Irun?

The fastest journey from Exeter to Irun takes 26h 28m door to door, of which 28h 12m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 28h 7m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Exeter to Irun?

The cheapest fare from Exeter to Irun is €57.37, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €86.14. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Exeter to Irun?

The cheapest way from Exeter to Irun is by Ferry, at €75.14 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 29h 42m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Exeter to Irun?

Fares from Exeter to Irun bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €46.54. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 219 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Exeter to Irun?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Exeter to Irun, at €75.14. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Exeter to Irun?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Exeter to Irun, at €44.34 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Exeter to Irun?

1 operators sell services from Exeter to Irun across 1 modes: Brittany Ferries. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Exeter to Irun?

20 percent of the services we sell from Exeter to Irun are direct. The rest connect at Paignton, Plymouth, Donostia / San Sebastián, Torquay, with about 55 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Exeter to Irun use?

Services from Exeter to Irun by Ferry leave from Exeter Quay and arrive at Hendaia - Hondarribia Boat. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Exeter to Irun?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Exeter to Irun allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Exeter to Irun on 9 September 2026: 873 km of route against 832 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €57.37, and 26h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Irun a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Irun before you go?

Day trips that leave Irun in the morning and cover a good part of Spain by evening.

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