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Compare coach and train for Exeter to Bolton
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Exeter to Bolton among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £34. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 20m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £34, and a train costs an average of £79.
Distance: 327 km
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4h 50m Average total duration Fastest 4h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 55m Average total duration 13h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Bolton from Exeter by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Exeter to Bolton is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
17:0513h30Exeter6:35Bolton£341One-way0 changes
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17:0513h30Exeter6:35Bolton£341One-way0 changes
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17:0513h30Exeter6:35Bolton£341One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Exeter to Bolton
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This is compared to other travel options from Exeter to Bolton:
A coach is £37 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Exeter to Bolton costing on average £79.
Other travel options to Bolton take longer:
Coach takes on average 13h 25m.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Exeter and Bolton as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Exeter International Airport and arrive in Manchester Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court and arrive in Bolton, Interchange.
- Trains mostly depart from Exeter Central (EXC) and arrive in Bolton station (BON).
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Bolton by coach.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Cross Country to go to Bolton by train.
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