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Compare train and coach for Blackpool to Exeter
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Blackpool to Exeter among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £21. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 55m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £21, and a train costs an average of £294.
Distance: 345 km
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9h 50m Average total duration 9h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 25m Average total duration Fastest 4h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Exeter from Blackpool by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Blackpool to Exeter is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
NX121 · NX1019:359h45Blackpool, Central Coach Station19:20Exeter, Honiton Road£311One-way1 change
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NX121 · NX1019:359h45Blackpool, Central Coach Station19:20Exeter, Honiton Road£311One-way1 change
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NX121 · NX1019:359h45Blackpool, Central Coach Station19:20Exeter, Honiton Road£311One-way1 change
Other options
NX121 · NX1019:359h55Blackpool, Central Coach Station19:30Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court£311One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Blackpool to Exeter:
A coach is £271 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Blackpool to Exeter costing on average £294.
Other travel options to Exeter take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 20m.
- Around 15 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Blackpool and Exeter as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Manchester Airport and arrive in Exeter International Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Blackpool North (BPN) and arrive in Exeter St Davids (EXD).
- Coaches mostly depart from Blackpool, Central Coach Station and arrive in Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Northern Trains Limited to go to Exeter by train.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Exeter by coach.
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