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Small But Classy - Exeter International Airport
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Normally when I travel in and out of Devon, to wherever, I take the train as that is my preferred mode of transport. I did however have the occasion to travel up to Manchester recently for a day out with a special friend and being under tight time constraints decided to look at flight options from Exeter. I must admit to having been pleasantly surprised by the number of destinations that are now available from here and yes; there was Manchester with a couple of flights daily provided by the up and coming (relatively) low-cost airline Flybe.

The airport itself really is a little cutie, small but perfectly formed, and has all the bits and bobs one would expect of an airport including cash machines, bureau de change, cafes and an air-side bar as well as a little "duty-free" shop.

The airport is only about 5 miles out of the city centre and has an hourly bus service (service 56 to Exmouth) which runs from St Davids railway station via the main Paris Street bus station to the airport with a journey time of about 25 minutes.

Flybe (which is based here) is the main operator, offering flights to about 30 UK and European cities. Other operators include Skybus (to the Isles of Scilly), Air Transat (to Toronto, Canada) as well as various summer charter operations such as Balkan Holidays to Bulgaria, First Choice to Greece and many others.

Yep, I like this airport and for the budget conscious the burger van on the car park is the place for lunch!

Written Aug 22, 2008

Website: www.exeter-airport.co.uk

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Exeter International Airport.
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Exeter International Airport is quite small compared to other Airports,but do quite alot of flights to lots of countrys including Tunisia,Cyprus,Spain,Greece,Canada,Lapland,Norway,Portugal,Turkey and many more.check out there web site for more information,there is also a bar, restaurants and shops.

Updated Sep 16, 2005

Website: www.exeterairport.co.uk

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2hrs from London
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stonefree 262 reviews
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Written Apr 18, 2003

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Train
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We went to Exeter by train. We took the train at swindon´s train station. The trip took about 2 hours and few minutes. Nice sights

Written Feb 1, 2005

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At Exeter Airport
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Sunset On The River Exe

Use The 56 Bus From The Airport To Exeter The Bus Runs Every Hour To Exeter And Is Great Value For Money.
Once At The Bus Station In Exeter You Can Travel Anywhere In The Southwest Or Nearby Is The Rail Stration

Written Mar 18, 2005

Phone: 0871 7891368

Website: www.thisisexeter.co.uk

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Train
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lina112 805 reviews

There´s direct trains from Swindon to Exeter St Davis, every hour on weekends.
Price: from 20 pounds return.

Written May 11, 2005

Website: www.thetrainline.com

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Exe Ferry
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Butts Ferry, River Exe

This little ferry boat is a gorgeous little gimick, especially considering there is a footbridge over the river Exe less 100 meters away, its called Butts Ferry . I imagine there has been a ferry service here for 100s of years. It only takes literally a minute to get accross, its a nice think for children to do. I cant remember the cost, but is was something like 30 pence each way. Bargin!

Go to the historic Quayside & you cant miss it.

Updated Oct 1, 2005

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Exemplarary Organisation - Paris St Bus Station
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Paris Street Bus Station

Exeter Bus Station at Paris Street, which is operated by Stagecoach, is the city's bus transportation centre from which the two main bus companies, Stagecoach and First, cover all of South Devon, with links to Barnstaple (and hence accessing the North of the County). This is also the terminus for National Express services linking the rest of the country. For a bus station this is particularly well organised with a series of bays from which the buses to different parts of the county leave, organised into logical groupings.

Everything is well signed and timetables are posted in each bay with the relevant bus details. The information office is generally helpful and drivers and other staff are happy to provide guidance also. This makes finding your bus pretty much idiot-proof - well it would have to be for me!!

Contact number below is for Traveline which provides bus and rail service details nationally and is also particularly well organised.

Updated Jun 16, 2009

Phone: 0871 200 2233

Website: www.stagecoachbus.com/devon/

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St David's Railway Station
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Exeter has 2 main railway stations, St David's and Central, and it is St David's that most people will first arrive at (except for trains from London Waterloo which stop first at Central).

St David's is the gateway to The West Country with regular services to and from London as well as Scotland and the North of England and is a wonderfully atmospheric station providing a terminus for not just the national rail services but also the local services both down (to South Devon) and up (to North Devon as far as Barnstaple). Going West, trains continue through Plymouth and on to Cornwall as far as Penzance.

The station itself is about a 15 minute walk into Exeter city centre (all uphill!) but is only a short train ride to Exeter Central, a similar bus journey from just outside the station to The High Street and also has a (usually) well-attended taxi rank.

The website below is a link to Wikipedia for more station info, whilst other and the phone number are for National Rail.

Written Jun 26, 2006

Phone: 08457 484950

Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_St_Davids_station

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Train from London
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When travelling to Exeter from London you have two options. To leave from London Waterloo Station or Paddington Station.

To go from Waterloo is cheaper (though not by much) it is a longer journey (nearly and hour longer) and the trains aren't as nice.

So if you can, leave from Paddington, and pick yourself up a Paddington Bear toy as well!

Updated Oct 5, 2006

Website: http://www.thetrainline.com/default.asp?href=&T2ID=2613_2006105155245

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