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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 an average ticket price of £37 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 7h 18m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £37, while a train costs an average of £163.
Distance: 466 km
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£37 Average Price Cheapest | £163 Average Price |
11h 5m Average total duration 10h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 18m Average total duration Fastest 6h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Exeter from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Carlisle to Exeter is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
2:549h31Carlisle12:25Exeter£3401One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- 2:549h31Carlisle12:25Exeter£3401One-way2 changes
Fastest
9:105h34Carlisle14:44Exeter£3481One-way1 change
Other options
- 8:085h36Carlisle13:44Exeter£3481One-way1 change
- 10:075h36Carlisle15:43Exeter£3481One-way1 change
- 7:035h40Carlisle12:43Exeter£3481One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Carlisle to Exeter:
A coach is £127 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Carlisle to Exeter costing on average £163.
Other travel options to Exeter take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 5m.
- Around 14 trains per day.
- Around 3 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 Caledonian Sleeper, Avanti West Coast to go to Exeter by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Exeter by coach.
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