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Exeter to Sutton

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Exeter to Sutton. From €29.49, fastest 2h 41m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Exeter to Sutton costs €29.49 at the cheapest and takes 2h 41m 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.

Checked September 7, 2026Priced for September 22, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
279 km
Fastest
2h 41m
Average
2h 47m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€29.49
CO2 per passenger
9.2 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 September 22, 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
Train2h 44m2h44m€35.549.2 kg5
  • 2h 44mFastest, by Train
  • €35.54Cheapest, by Train
  • 9.2 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 279 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 22, 2026

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

Cheapest€29.49
  1. South Western Railway SW866407:301h 18m08:48Exeter CentralSouthampton Central
  2. Great Western Railway GW195909:4254m10:36Southampton CentralEpsom Station

Changes at Southampton, with 54 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 3h 50mCO2 8.9 kgChanges 1Refundable

Fastest€31.14
  1. South Western Railway SW123606:352h08:35Exeter CentralEpsom Station

Door to door 2h 44mCO2 9.2 kgChanges 0Refundable

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 modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Dartline Coaches2 changes6608:0711:433h 39m
Dartline Coaches2 changes6608:0711:283h 24m
GWR2 changesGWR08:3412:133h 39m
GWR3 changesGWR08:3412:113h 37m
South Western Railway1 changesSWR09:0413:134h 9m
Stagecoach South West2 changes4A09:0912:433h 37m
Stagecoach South West2 changes4A09:0912:283h 22m

Prices over the next three weeks

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

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Exeter to Sutton
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Exeter to SuttonTueSep 8WedSep 9ThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21
Train€81.19€65.79€90.54€68.54€57.54€61.94€56.44€38.83€43.78€59.74€58.09€47.09€44.89€35.54

Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €29.49

The trip ends at Epsom Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Sutton for the night the train gets in

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

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Booking window

When to book Exeter to Sutton

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

  1. €41.5990 days
  2. €28.3960 days
  3. €33.8945 days
  4. €28.3930 days
  5. €34.4421 days
  6. €35.5414 days
  7. €56.447 days
  8. €90.543 days
  9. €81.191 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €28.39.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 219 percent. The most expensive point is €90.54, 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.
€90.54€28.391371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 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. €44.89Sun
  2. €35.54Mon
  3. €38.83Tue
  4. €43.78Wed
  5. €59.74Thu
  6. €58.09Fri
  7. €47.09Sat
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. €38.83Sep
  2. €37.74Oct
  3. €32.79Nov
  4. €33.33Dec
  5. €28.94Jan
  6. €26.19Feb

The route

ExeterExeterSuttonSutton
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 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 Southampton, Bournemouth, Reading, Poole. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 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 06:35 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.
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
Bus
  • Exeter Bus Station
Air
  • EXT
Ferry
  • Exeter Quay

Sutton

Rail
  • Epsom Station
  • Epsom railway station
  • Ashtead railway station
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
South Western Railway€31.142h 41m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • South Western Railway
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-22, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€25.0085%
Taxes€2.508%
Our service fee€1.997%
Total you pay€29.49100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Sutton well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Sutton

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

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Questions about Exeter to Sutton

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Sutton?

The fastest journey from Exeter to Sutton takes 2h 41m door to door, of which 2h is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 47m, 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 Sutton?

The cheapest fare from Exeter to Sutton is €29.49, checked on September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €53.14. 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 Sutton?

The cheapest way from Exeter to Sutton is by Train, at €35.54 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 2h 44m 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 Sutton?

Fares from Exeter to Sutton bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €28.39. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 219 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Exeter to Sutton, at €35.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 22, 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 Sutton?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Exeter to Sutton, 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 service from Exeter to Sutton?

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

20 percent of the services we sell from Exeter to Sutton are direct. The rest connect at Southampton, Bournemouth, Reading, Poole, with about 54 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 Sutton use?

Services from Exeter to Sutton by Train leave from Exeter Central and arrive at Epsom Station. 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 Exeter to Sutton?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Exeter to Sutton 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 modeled 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 Sutton on September 7, 2026: 279 km of route against 243 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €29.49, and 2h 41m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Sutton are the half people leave until last.

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