Cheapest€31.14
- South Western Railway SW175906:352h 7m08:42Epsom StationExeter Central
Door to door 2h 51mCO2 9.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from Sutton to Exeter costs €31.14 at the cheapest and takes 2h 42m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 279 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 279 km
- Fastest
- 2h 42m
- Average
- 2h 49m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €31.14
- CO2 per passenger
- 9.2 kg
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 22 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 51m | 2h 7m | 44m | €31.14 | 9.2 kg | 5 |
- 2h 51mFastest, by Train
- €31.14Cheapest, by Train
- 9.2 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 279 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 22 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€42.13
- Great Western Railway GW121607:3032m08:02Epsom StationReading Station
- South Western Railway SW105609:341h 40m11:14Reading StationExeter Central
Changes at Reading, with 92 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 4h 28mCO2 8.9 kgChanges 1Refundable
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.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern3 changes | Southern | 08:20 | 12:16 | 3h 56m |
| Southern2 changes | Southern | 08:26 | 12:16 | 3h 50m |
| London Buses2 changes | 164 | 08:30 | 12:16 | 3h 46m |
| GWR1 changes | GWR | 10:03 | 12:21 | 3h 38m |
| Southern2 changes | Southern | 08:56 | 12:21 | 3h 31m |
| Southern1 changes | Southern | 09:42 | 14:02 | 4h 20m |
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 Sutton to Exeter | Wed9 Sept | Thu10 Sept | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €70.74 | €88.89 | €70.19 | €74.59 | €54.79 | €49.29 | €42.69 | €44.89 | €59.74 | €58.09 | €46.54 | €44.89 | €39.39 | €31.14 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €31.14
Exeter sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Where to sleep in Exeter
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When to book Sutton to Exeter
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €35.5490 days
- €36.0960 days
- €39.3945 days
- €33.8930 days
- €35.5421 days
- €31.1414 days
- €42.697 days
- €70.193 days
- €70.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 14 days ahead, at €31.14.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 127 percent. The dearest point is €70.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 14 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €44.89Sun
- €39.39Mon
- €35.54Tue
- €44.89Wed
- €59.74Thu
- €58.09Fri
- €46.54Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €42.69Sept
- €38.29Oct
- €34.99Nov
- €34.99Dec
- €30.59Jan
- €26.19Feb
The route
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 279 km against 243 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bournemouth, Southampton, Poole, Reading. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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 Sutton at 06:35 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.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sutton
Rail
- Epsom Station
- Epsom railway station
- Ashtead railway station
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 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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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Western Railway | €31.14 | 2h 42m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €26.50 | 85% |
| Taxes | €2.65 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €31.14 | 100% |
We cannot promise Exeter Central still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Exeter
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Sutton 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 Sutton to Exeter?
The fastest journey from Sutton to Exeter takes 2h 42m door to door, of which 2h 7m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 49m, 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 Sutton to Exeter?
The cheapest fare from Sutton to Exeter is €31.14, checked on 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €51.49. 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 Sutton to Exeter?
The cheapest way from Sutton to Exeter is by Train, at €31.14 for one passenger on 22 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 51m 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 Sutton to Exeter?
Fares from Sutton to Exeter bottom out around 14 days before departure, at €31.14. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 127 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sutton to Exeter?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sutton to Exeter, at €35.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sutton to Exeter?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sutton to Exeter, at €26.19 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 Sutton to Exeter?
1 operators sell services from Sutton to Exeter across 1 modes: South Western Railway. 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 Sutton to Exeter?
20 percent of the services we sell from Sutton to Exeter are direct. The rest connect at Bournemouth, Southampton, Poole, Reading, with about 60 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 Sutton to Exeter use?
Services from Sutton to Exeter by Train leave from Epsom Station and arrive at Exeter Central. Allow about 44m 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 Sutton to Exeter?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Sutton 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 Sutton to Exeter on 8 September 2026: 279 km of route against 243 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €31.14, and 2h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Exeter is somebody else's catalogue.
Things to do in Exeter
Day trips that leave Exeter in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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