There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Exeter by plane, train, car ferry, taxi, bus, car, car train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SDR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
7h 59m£129–215Fly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davidstrain
5h 51m£122–341Car ferry, taxi
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the taxi from Plymouth to Exetertaxi
21h 7m£293–833Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Streetbus 501 / ...
27h 10m£124–209Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Exetercar
17h 19m£362–476Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Exeter
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Exeter (EXT)plane BIO - EXT
11h 13m£130–247Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Santander to Plymouthferry Es Sdr-Gb Ply
- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davidstrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
24h 11m£188–208
Santander to Exeter by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Exeter is to bus which costs £120 - £210 and takes 27h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Exeter is to fly and train which takes 5h 51m and costs £120 - £350.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Exeter. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Bampfylde Street via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 10m.
The distance between Santander and Exeter is 640 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Exeter without a car is to car ferry and taxi which takes 21h 7m and costs £290 - £850.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Santander to Exeter, including transfers.
Santander to Exeter bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Exeter bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Exeter is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 7:27 AM in Santander and 6:27 AM in Exeter.
Book your Santander to Exeter bus tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Exeter, England?
You can take a bus from Santander to Bampfylde Street via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 27h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Exeter via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bampfylde Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £165
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- £200–240
Alfa Cars
- Phone
- +44 1752911912
- Website
- alfacarsplymouth.co.uk
Blue Cab Co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1752477488
- Website
- bluecabco.uk
Devon Express Travel LLP
- Phone
- +44 1752 666 777
- Website
- devonexpresstravel.co.uk
Need a Cab?
- Phone
- +44 1752 666222
- Website
- needacab247.com
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