Surbiton to Exeter

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Surbiton to Exeter. From €20.14, fastest 8h 49m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Surbiton to Exeter costs €20.14 at the cheapest and takes 8h 49m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 249 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.

Checked 9 September 2026Priced for 29 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
249 km
Fastest
8h 49m
Average
9h 23m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€20.14
CO2 per passenger
28.6 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 29 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
Ferry9h 43m8h 13m1h 30m€22.8928.6 kg5
  • 9h 43mFastest, by Ferry
  • €22.89Cheapest, by Ferry
  • 28.6 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
  • 249 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026

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

Cheapest€20.14
  1. Brittany Ferries BF267806:218h 13m14:34Kingston Turks PierExeter Quay

Door to door 9h 43mCO2 28.6 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€41.03
  1. Brittany Ferries BF253607:301h 54m09:24Kingston Turks PierThames RiverCruise
  2. South Western Railway SW741210:291h 35m12:04Reading StationExeter Central

Changes at Reading, with 65 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 5h 41mCO2 12.5 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.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
South Western Railway1 changesSWR08:1412:023h 48m
South Western Railway2 changesSWR08:1711:113h
South Western Railway2 changesSWR08:4712:163h 29m
South Western Railway2 changesSWR09:1612:213h 11m
South Western Railway1 changesSWR10:1414:023h 48m
South Western Railway2 changesSWR10:1613:183h 2m

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 Surbiton to Exeter
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Surbiton to ExeterThu10 SeptFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 Sept
Ferry€43.79€41.59€46.54€37.19€26.19€27.84€34.44€27.84€25.09€30.04€28.39€22.89€22.89€23.99

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €20.14

The journey ends at Exeter Central. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Exeter for the night the ferry gets in

Sort by distance from Exeter Central and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Surbiton to Exeter

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

  1. €19.5990 days
  2. €14.6460 days
  3. €16.8445 days
  4. €17.9430 days
  5. €23.4421 days
  6. €23.9914 days
  7. €34.447 days
  8. €46.543 days
  9. €43.791 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €14.64.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 218 percent. The dearest point is €46.54, 3 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.
€46.54€14.641371421304560

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. €28.39Sun
  2. €22.89Mon
  3. €22.89Tue
  4. €23.99Wed
  5. €27.84Thu
  6. €26.19Fri
  7. €30.04Sat
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. €27.84Sept
  2. €21.24Oct
  3. €16.84Nov
  4. €15.19Dec
  5. €15.19Jan
  6. €14.09Feb

The route

SurbitonSurbitonExeterExeter
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 249 km against 238 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 Southampton, Reading, Staines, Slough. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 14 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 Surbiton at 06:21 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.

Surbiton

Ferry
  • Kingston Turks Pier
  • Kingston Town End Pier

Exeter

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

Landing at EXT after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Exeter

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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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€20.148h 49m33 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 Ferry fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€16.5082%
Taxes€1.658%
Our service fee€1.9910%
Total you pay€20.14100%

We cannot promise Exeter Central still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Exeter Central

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Surbiton to Exeter

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 Surbiton to Exeter?

The fastest journey from Surbiton to Exeter takes 8h 49m door to door, of which 8h 13m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 9h 23m, 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 Surbiton to Exeter?

The cheapest fare from Surbiton to Exeter is €20.14, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €26.19. 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 Surbiton to Exeter?

The cheapest way from Surbiton to Exeter is by Ferry, at €22.89 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 9h 43m 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 Surbiton to Exeter?

Fares from Surbiton to Exeter bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €14.64. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 218 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Surbiton to Exeter, at €22.89. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Surbiton to Exeter?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Surbiton to Exeter, at €14.09 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 Surbiton to Exeter?

1 operators sell services from Surbiton to Exeter 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 Surbiton to Exeter?

20 percent of the services we sell from Surbiton to Exeter are direct. The rest connect at Southampton, Reading, Staines, Slough, 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 Surbiton to Exeter use?

Services from Surbiton to Exeter by Ferry leave from Kingston Turks Pier and arrive at Exeter Quay. 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 Surbiton to Exeter?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Surbiton to Exeter 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 Surbiton to Exeter on 9 September 2026: 249 km of route against 238 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €20.14, and 8h 49m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The ferry is the simple part. What you do once you are in Exeter is somebody else's catalogue.

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Day trips out of Exeter and across United Kingdom

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Exeter, with free cancellation on most of it.

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