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Compare train and coach for Exeter to Aberystwyth
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Exeter to Aberystwyth among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £33. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 16m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £33, and a train costs an average of £54.
Distance: 192 km
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5h 46m Average total duration Fastest 5h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 5m Average total duration 8h 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Aberystwyth from Exeter by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Exeter to Aberystwyth is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
10:108h35Exeter18:45Aberystwyth£401One-way0 changes
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10:108h35Exeter18:45Aberystwyth£401One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Exeter to Aberystwyth:
A coach is £16 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Exeter to Aberystwyth costing on average £59.
Other travel options to Aberystwyth take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 35m.
- Around 15 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Exeter and Aberystwyth as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court and arrive in Aberystwyth, Alexandra Road.
- Trains mostly depart from Exeter St Davids (EXD) and arrive in Aberystwyth station (AYW).
- Travel with National Express to go to Aberystwyth by coach.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Aberystwyth by train.
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