There are 8 ways to get from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Crosstrain Tunbridge Wells - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain London Paddington - Plymouth / ...
3h 53m£90–163Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Crosstrain Tunbridge Wells - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Exeterbus Ukn49
8h 2m£40–68Bus
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Bus Stationbus 291
- Take the bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 025 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
7h 36mDrive 198 mi
- Drive from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exetercar 198 mi
3h 28m£49–71Fly from London Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Exeter (EXT)plane LGW - EXT
5h 43m£100–237Train
- Take the train from Tunbridge Wells to London Waterloo Easttrain Hastings - London Charing Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Exeter Centraltrain London Waterloo - Exeter St Davids
5h 15m£77–160Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tunbridge Wells to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Exeter (EXT)plane LCY - EXT
7h 12m£265–489Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Exeter (EXT)plane LHR - EXT
7h 1m£213–441
Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter is to train and bus which costs £35 - £70 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter is to drive which takes 3h 28m and costs £45 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Royal Tunbridge Wells station to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Railway Station and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Bus Station, North Terminal Bus Station and Heathrow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Tunbridge Wells and arriving at Exeter St Davids via Charing Cross station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 53m.
The distance between Royal Tunbridge Wells and Exeter is 211 miles. The road distance is 199.1 miles.
The best way to get from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter without a car is to train via London which takes 3h 53m and costs £85 - £170.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter, including transfers.
Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter bus services, operated by Metrobus, depart from Railway Station.
Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Tunbridge Wells station.
The best way to get from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter is to train via London which takes 3h 53m and costs £85 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 36m, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £240 and takes 5h 43m.
What companies run services between Royal Tunbridge Wells, England and Exeter, England?
You can take a train from Tunbridge Wells to Exeter St Davids via London Charing Cross, Charing Cross station, Paddington station, and London Paddington in around 3h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Railway Station to Bampfylde Street via Bus Station, North Terminal Bus Station, and Heathrow Central Bus Station in around 7h 36m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–550
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–550
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from London City Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–390
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Exeter via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–390
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Tunbridge Wells to London Waterloo East
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Tunbridge Wells to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Tunbridge Wells to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Exeter Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 1293 449191
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metrobus
Bus from Railway Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Metrobus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
Bus from North Terminal Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–22
- Website
- Oxford Bus Company
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter bus services, operated by Metrobus, arrive at Bus Station.
Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London Charing Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter is 199 miles. It takes approximately 3h 28m to drive from Royal Tunbridge Wells to Exeter.
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