London to Exeter by train
London Paddington → Exeter St Davids
Trains link London (London Paddington) and Exeter (Exeter St Davids) in about 2h at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the West of England line (276 km, typically 3 h 56 min), one of 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h
- Typical
- ≈ 2h 10m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- GWR
How long does the train from London to Exeter take?
The fastest trains cover London to Exeter in about 2h; a typical journey takes around 2h 10m.
Is there a direct train from London to Exeter?
Yes: direct trains run between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids.
This corridor in the atlas
- West of England line The other way to Exeter: from Waterloo by Woking and Basingstoke, then west by Andover, Salisbury, Sherborne and Yeovil Junction, much of it on single track, to Exeter Central and down to St Davids, reached in 1862.
Legendary routes through London or Exeter
- Eurostar London → Paris
- LNER Azuma London → Edinburgh
- Caledonian Sleeper London → Fort William
- Avanti West Coast London → Glasgow
Sleepers too: night trains from London.
More trains from London
- London → Reading ≈ 23 min · direct
- London → Cambridge ≈ 49 min · direct
- London → Oxford ≈ 50 min · direct
- London → Brighton ≈ 58 min · direct
- London → Bath ≈ 1h 13m · direct
- London → Southampton ≈ 1h 14m · direct
More train routes in United Kingdom · France.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.