Trains to Exeter
30 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
30 places connect to Exeter by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €15.19. Origins run from 88 km away to 255 km, with a median of 223 km.
Arriving in Exeter
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff to Exeter train | €15.19 | 1h 31m | 88 km |
| Bristol to Exeter train | €17.39 | 1h 35m | 104 km |
| Poole to Exeter train | €18.49 | 1h 38m | 109 km |
| Bournemouth to Exeter train | €19.59 | 1h 39m | 116 km |
| Brighton to Exeter train | €21.79 | 2h 48m | 238 km |
| Crawley to Exeter train | €22.34 | 2h 44m | 238 km |
| Southampton to Exeter train | €24.54 | 2h 2m | 151 km |
| City of Westminster to Exeter train | €25.08 | 2h 47m | 252 km |
| Islington to Exeter train | €25.08 | 2h 49m | 255 km |
| Portsmouth to Exeter train | €27.83 | 2h 4m | 172 km |
| Reading to Exeter train | €31.14 | 2h 26m | 196 km |
| Sutton to Exeter train | €34.44 | 2h 46m | 243 km |
| London to Exeter train | €35.54 | 2h 36m | 253 km |
| Slough to Exeter train | €35.54 | 2h 39m | 223 km |
| Croydon to Exeter train | €35.54 | 2h 46m | 251 km |
- 30Places you can arrive from
- 30Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Exeter. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Exeter
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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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 14 | 47% | Cardiff, 88 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 16 | 53% | Slough, 223 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Exeter that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 30 | 100% |
Rail operators
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Exeter
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Exeter
- Exeter Central
- Exeter Central railway station
- Exeter St Davids railway station
Leaving Exeter
Where can I travel to Exeter by Trains from?
30 places connect to Exeter by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 88 km away in a straight line and the furthest 255 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Exeter cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Exeter is €15.19 for one passenger, across 30 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 223 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Exeter take?
The fastest Trains journey into Exeter is 1h 31m door to door. The median origin sits 223 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Exeter?
1 operators run Trains services into Exeter on our network: South Western Railway. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Exeter use?
Trains services into Exeter use 3 named terminals, among them Exeter Central, Exeter Central railway station, Exeter St Davids railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Exeter
We cannot promise Exeter Central still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Exeter
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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