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Compare train and coach for Carlisle to Exeter
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Carlisle to Exeter among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £61. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 6h 39m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £61, and a train costs an average of £131.
Distance: 466 km
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£61 Average Price Cheapest | £146 Average Price |
11h 5m Average total duration 10h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 9m Average total duration Fastest 6h 39m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Exeter from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Carlisle to Exeter is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Carlisle to Exeter:
A coach is £70 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Carlisle to Exeter costing on average £131.
Other travel options to Exeter take longer:
Coach takes on average 12h 0m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Carlisle and Exeter as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Newcastle Airport and arrive in Exeter International Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Carlisle, Bus Station (Lonsdale Street) and arrive in Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court.
- Trains mostly depart from Carlisle station (CAR) and arrive in Exeter St Davids (EXD).
- Travel with National Express to go to Exeter by coach.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast to go to Exeter by train.
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