The cheapest buses from Exeter to London
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The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Exeter to London will cost around £ 24 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only £ 15.
Timetable Exeter to London
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The fastest buses from Exeter to London
Fastest Journey
4 h 10 m
Average
4 h 54 m
Buses per day
21
Distance
253 km
Of the 21 buses that leave Exeter for London every day 16 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
These direct buses cover the 253 km distance in an average of 4 h 54 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 4 h 10 m .
The slowest buses will take 5 h 55 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Coach Information between Exeter and London
 | Distance | 156 miles (252 km) |
 | Average coach duration | 4 h 20 min |
 | Average coach ticket price | £16 (€18) |
 | Direct coach | Yes |
 | Coach companies | National Express or Megabus |
Coaches from Exeter to London cover the 156 miles (252 km) long journey taking on average 4 h 20 min with our travel partners like National Express or Megabus. There are direct coach services available. You can get the cheapest coach tickets for this trip for as low as £11, but the average price of coach tickets is £16. Travellers depart most frequently from Exeter St Davids and arrive in London, Victoria Coach Station.
Coach companies
National Express Exeter – London
Find the best coaches from Exeter to London with Omio's travel partners National Express from £11. We can find you the best deals, timetables and tickets when comparing and booking the best journey.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance coach provider operating over 550 coaches per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates coach services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express coaches have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most coaches come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your coach between Exeter and London, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
National Express has the following ticket policies due to COVID-19, which you should be aware of when booking and travelling by coach between Exeter and London:
- Cashless payments recommended
- Online booking and check-in recommended
- Pre-reservation / seat allocation
- Verification of ticket with valid ID
- Exceptions to waive change or cancellation fees policy
- For journeys between July 1st and October 31, 2020, the following change and refund policies apply:
- Restricted ticket: One change is allowed free of charge
- Standard ticket: Full refund or one change is allowed free of charge
- Fully flexible ticket: Unlimited changes to time or date are allowed
- All change and refund requests must be made at least 24 hours before the original outbound journey. Partial refunds are not allowed.
Buses from Exeter to London
It's easy and convenient to take buses from Exeter to London with National Express operating a dozen daily services between the two cities. The first departs at 1:05 a.m. and the last sets off at 5:55 p.m. Travel time for the 158-mile journey ranges from 4 hours and 20 minutes up to 5 hours and 5 minutes. All services are direct. Buses to London leave from Exeter Bus & Coach Station centrally located on Paris Street. Buses from Exeter arrive at London's Victoria Coach Station. Passengers can continue their journeys on buses which stop right outside or can walk to the nearby Victoria Bus or Underground Stations.
Taking the Bus from Exeter
The modernised Exeter bus and coach station is found behind the city's main high street on Bampfylde Street, unless passengers have heavy luggage or young children, it is an easy walk from most of Exeter's popular destinations. Local bus services are reliable and all routes stop within a short walk of the bus station. Alternatively city centre taxis are efficient and affordable. One thing to be aware of when taking buses from Exeter to London is the student diaspora; there are many Londoners studying here so, at the end of term, seats on buses and coaches tend to get booked up quickly.
Getting into London by Bus
All services stop at Victoria Coach Station on Buckingham Palace Road. This is next to Victoria train station and a ten minute walk to the palace itself. Popular theatres around here tend to show family friendly musicals such as Billy Elliott, Wicked and Matilda. Onward journeys by tube can be made on the District, Circle and Victoria lines.
Travel Tips
When travelling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Exeter St Davids and arriving in London, Victoria Coach Station.
Passengers board their coach most frequently from Exeter St Davids and travel around 1 mile (s) / 1 km from the city centre to this coach station.
Passengers travelling this route most often arrive at London, Victoria Coach Station and need to travel approximately 1 mile (s) / 2 km from the coach station to the city centre in London.
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