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Compare train, coach and flight for Sunderland to Exeter
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Sunderland to Exeter among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £38 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 6h 55m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £38, while a train costs an average of £188.
Distance: 487 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
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£188 Average Price | £38 Average Price Cheapest | £94 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 55m Average total duration Fastest 6h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 11h 40m Average total duration 11h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 10m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
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Compare the available ways to get from Sunderland to Exeter, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Sunderland to Exeter:
A coach is £151 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Sunderland to Exeter costing on average £188.
Other travel options to Exeter take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 40m.
You'll arrive about 45m sooner (6h 25m by train vs 7h 10m by car). Tickets start at around £188 compared to roughly £94 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Sunderland to Exeter
How to get to Exeter from Sunderland by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Sunderland to Exeter is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
9:066h37Sunderland15:43Exeter£3931One-way1 change
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- 9:066h37Sunderland15:43Exeter£3931One-way1 change
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- 9:066h37Sunderland15:43Exeter£3931One-way1 change
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- 7:066h38Sunderland13:44Exeter£3931One-way1 change
- 11:576h45Sunderland18:42Exeter£3931One-way1 change
- 15:556h46Sunderland22:41Exeter£3931One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Sunderland to Exeter:
A coach is £151 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Sunderland to Exeter costing on average £188.
Other travel options to Exeter take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 40m.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Sunderland and Exeter as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Sunderland, Interchange and arrive in Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court.
- Trains mostly depart from Sunderland station (SUN) and arrive in Exeter St Davids (EXD).
- Travel with Grand Central Trains, CrossCountry, London North Eastern Railway, Lumo to go to Exeter by train.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Exeter by coach.
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